For her first year in Newspaper, Lisa Torres, 12, joins this year's crew as a photographer/writer. Torres hopes to achieve good grades this year, she also wants to have fun adventures and learn new things. Torres has plans of graduating from Downey with good grades and then going to Cerritos to then transfer to Cal State Long Beach to pursue a career in the medical field. With the free time that Torres has, she likes to Dance, Listen to music and sing, she also likes photography and visiting nature. Torres also enjoys spending time with her family and friends. Her favorite animal is a dolphin but has a dream pet which is a fat and chubby bulldog.

Torres was excited to join newspaper this year, after being in photojournalism last year and recommended by the teacher, "I am really excited to explore the creative side of newspaper, having new experiences to photograph and write about" Torres stated "it's really something I've always been curious about and ready to begin new chapters in my life."