The School Newspaper of Downey High School

The Downey Legend
The School Newspaper of Downey High School

The Downey Legend
The School Newspaper of Downey High School

The Downey Legend
Marcos Reyes

Marcos Reyes, Photographer

With a love for fashion and photography, senior, Marcos Reyes, dreams to become a fashion photographer. “I want to be a fashion photographer because I love how, you as the photographer, get to be so creative in the images,” Reyes said. “Fashion and photography will allow me to see the amazing creativity that I can contribute to the industry and let my work be seen by millions of people.

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Throughout the competition, Fernanda Ramos, 12, was overwhelmed with preparations necessary for the State competitions. “Practicing my part of my presentation was difficult since I kept forgetting my part,” Ramos said, “but at the end It was all worth it since I got create memories with friends and at the end the hard work paid off.”

[Photo] Photography Student Wins Gold Medal on SkillsUSA

Brenda Melara, Writer
May 21, 2018
On Mar. 14, Valerie Flores, 12, holds a walk-out at Downey High School and advocates for gun control due to the recent events at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. 17 lives were lost during the shooting.

[Photo] Downey High School Students Protest Gun Violence

Oscar Flores, Copy Editor
March 20, 2018
During the Q & A, Johana Hernandez, the Creator of Glaudi’s, talks about her inspirations to create a certain clothing piece and what she tries to do for her clients. “When designing, I think about them [students] as celebrities,” Hernandez said. “We have a dress for every girl and I get inspired by each and every girl. It’s always about who’s wearing it.”

[Photo] Encore Fashion Club x GLAUDI

Ysabelle Canilao, Photographer
January 29, 2018
On Nov. 12, At Designer Con, Victoria Most, an animator for Coraline, expresses how important it is to find your own and unique style. “For me as an artist, style changes over the years,” Most said. “At first, I copied other artists, and felt like I’m not good enough to be in this industry, but my professor in college told me that it just takes time to develop a style and that style changes over time and may not be the same years later.”

[Photo] Designer-Con’s Vendors: Tips and Tricks for Success

Lily Nguyen, Comic Artist
November 17, 2017
Ready for her debut on the cosplay contest, Ashley Lopez, a veteran cosplayer, talks about her experience with her hobby. “I actually built these costumes [Thor and Loki] over the past two years; this [Thor] one is the one I’m debuting today,” Lopez said. “This is my fifth convention and my third time cosplaying. Today, I’m actually excited for the cosplay contest because it’s my first time participating.”

[Photo] LA Comic-Con Saturday Recap

Oscar Flores and Valeriee Menjivar
November 13, 2017
Due to the recent events of the Las Vegas Shooting, Chelsea Ma decides to help raise money for the victims of the shooting, by throwing a fashion show with other contestants of Project Runway. After the show was over, Chelsea Ma accumulated 300,000 dollars that went to to the families of the victims.

[Photo] L.A Fashion Week’s Emerging Designers

Ysabelle Canilao, Photographer
November 1, 2017
As Germany legalizes their first gay marriage, Amy Torres, 12, reflects on the country’s stepping stone towards equality. “I feel like I am happy for this because it is just making the world better place for the LGBTQ community,” Torres said. “This makes more people of the LGBTQ community come out of their shell and be proud of who they are as an individual.”

[Photo] Rainbow Wedding Cake in Germany

Alexis Gutierrez, Writer
October 18, 2017
As the fall starts rolling in, Tyler Rivera-Whitt’s, 12, favorite clothing piece of the fall season is a basic t-shirts because of how versatile and simple a t-shirt is. “ I love how I can wear a basic shirt and still have a crisp look to my outfit,” Rivera-Whitt said. “T-shirts are so affordable and it just looks so effortless that anyone can rock a basic t-shirt.”

[Photo] Fall Fashion

Lizzy Martinez, Co-Business Manager
October 4, 2017
As Krikorian is coming to a close, Mikayla Bisson, 12, feels conflicted about Kikorian closing its doors .” I understand that the Kirkorian is outdated, but I don't feel like replacing it is the best option,” Blisson said. “ Maybe a better option would be to renovate it and keep some of the original aspects like the neon sign.”

[Photo] Krikorian’s Final Days

Vicky Arguello, Writer
September 20, 2017
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