About the Writers
Jezabel Perez, Podcaster
As she enters her third year in Newspaper, podcaster Jezabel Perez, 12, plans on graduating and attending San Diego State University to become more independent but not too far from home. Perez plans to study to become a Social Worker to pursue a career in which she demonstrates her kindness and desire to help others. While in The Downey Legend, Perez hopes to sharpen her listening skills that will also benefit her down her career path.
Perez finds joy in being a podcaster as she loves to talk and hear other people’s stories and tell it in a unique way other than writing. “If I’m not doing something meaningful and making a difference then what is the point? I want to leave this world knowing that I made a difference” Perez explained.
Perez finds joy in being a podcaster as she loves to talk and hear other people’s stories and tell it in a unique way other than writing. “If I’m not doing something meaningful and making a difference then what is the point? I want to leave this world knowing that I made a difference” Perez explained.
Yasmine Jreisat, Podcaster
Staying active and helping people is what Yasmine Jreisat,10, does best. She looks forward to meeting new people and getting together to go around and help the most needed. Therefore, she has a two year experience in Downey High School’s Kiwini's club, where they fundraise money and volunteer for different organizations. She is going on her second year as a tennis player and plans on staying on the team for the rest of her high school career. And she is also going on her first year as a podcast in Downey’s newspaper.
Being unsure of what she wants to base her career on, Jreisat is focused pursing something she enjoys doing. She is driven by her determination to keep a high GPA. Making her capable of always receiving A’s in her courses, this will go in her favor whenever she decides what to base her life on. “I wanna do something enjoyable, I'm not so sure what that is going to be yet,” Jreisat stated. “But I will work on having a stable life”.
Being unsure of what she wants to base her career on, Jreisat is focused pursing something she enjoys doing. She is driven by her determination to keep a high GPA. Making her capable of always receiving A’s in her courses, this will go in her favor whenever she decides what to base her life on. “I wanna do something enjoyable, I'm not so sure what that is going to be yet,” Jreisat stated. “But I will work on having a stable life”.