It’s the ladies’ turn

At the Downey High School gym on April 17, the Sadie’s DJ interacts with students attending the dance to get the crowd hyped up. “ The DJ was awesome, [I] love how he came down and hyped us up,” senior Destiny Ayala said.

Mia Dixon-Slaughter, Co-Editor-in-Cheif
May 6, 2015

On Fri., Apr. 18, the Downey High student body attended the luau themed Sadie’s dance in the gym. The dance, titled “Lets Have A Tiki part 2,” was decorated with Hawaiian props and a black light affect, giving the usual theme a glow-in-the-dark twist.

The dance’s hype came from untraditional proposals, which were done by the girls rather than the boys. The girls mustered up the courage to ask their dates, just as the boys usually do for most other dances, in different and fun ways.

Junior Rebeca Cardenas asked her date, junior Carlos Aburto, with a How I Met Your Mother reference since her date loves the comedy TV show.

“My favorite part of Sadies’ was getting to ask him,” Cardenas said. “I loved seeing his reaction; it was worth going through the trouble.”

The proposals lasted for weeks before the actual dance took place. Some girls were still asking even days before the dance. Proposals only built up the anticipation for the luau themed dance.

Couples arrived in matching Hawaiian attire with leis and flower accessories. The dance was lively with the DJ playing modern music from various genres and students crowded around the dance floor. The DJ ended the night with the song “If You Like Pina Coladas” by Jimmy Buffet to fit the tropical theme as students prepared to leave.

Senior Giselle Ramos enjoyed her time at Sadies’ with her date, Raul Valera, and wished the dance was longer.

“I had so much fun with Raul,” Ramos said. “We went to In-n-Out after but we wished we could have kept the fun going for a little longer before we left.”

The dance brought in over $1,000 of profit for the senior class. President of the senior class, Austin Rodriguez, was pleased with the success of Sadies’.

“A lot of money came from this dance,” Rodriguez said. “This is a good profit and it will help make the seniors’ end of the year activities be fun.”

With 172 people at the dance, Sadies’ raised a little over $1,400 which will help pay for senior activities such as Senior Sunset.

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Mia Dixon-Slaughter, Co-Editor-in-Cheif

Mia Dixon-Slaughter, Co-Editor-in-Chief of The Downey Legend, stepped into the world of journalism 3 years ago as a sophomore. After a great deal of persuasion from her two best friends, who were on staff at the time, Dixon-Slaughter submitted her application at the semester and was welcomed shortly after. “I love writing and always have,” Slaughter said, “but I’ve always stuck strictly to literature so branching out into a different style and type of writing has helped me develop as a writer.” Although writing essays and covering stories can be polar opposites, the writer adjusted without much trouble. During her time at The Downey Legend, she has covered numerous stories, fiddled with the camera, and established the newspaper’s credibility on social media. She is competent enough to know what it takes to have efficient deadlines; all Slaughter has to do now is to guide her staff in that direction.

If the writer is not covering stories happening around school, she is still somehow always somewhere on campus. Juggling AP classes, an ASB position, and her role in newspaper, Slaughter often finds herself with a hectic schedule. This being said, when genuine free time presents itself, she takes full advantage of it. “I love getting lost or ending up in places spontaneously because it feels so great to not have an agenda sometimes,” Dixon-Slaughter said. While the senior is busy getting ready for college and balancing out the rest of her responsibilities, she hopes to provide the staff with an exemplary example of the amount of greatness that can rise from commitment.

Emily Herrera, Sports Section Editor

Senior Emily Herrera went from photojournalism to The Downey Legend to give herself a challenge as a photographer. “When I graduate I want to become a sports photographer,” Herrera said. “I think Newspaper will give me practice in my photographic skills.” As a photographer Herrera plans on building her portfolio. To Herrera, photography is not just taking pictures, it is a passion that lets her go behind a lens and capture an incredible image.
When Herrera does not have a camera in her hands, she likes to play soccer. Playing soccer gives her an adrenaline rush that has helped her release stress. During the summer she went to The Monster tour held by Rihanna and Eminem. “Watching Rihanna play live in person was the highlight of my summer,” Herrera said, “my favorite song was “All of the Lights”.” She loves watching sports on TV and hanging out with her friends during her spare time. In the future Herrera sees herself attending UC Santa Barbara or USC and majoring in photojournalism. She has a long path ahead of her with many challenges on the way, but she is going to stay positive and conquer her dreams.