Vanessa Carrillo, Co-Editor-in-Chief
Co-Editor in Chief, Vannesa Carrillo, 12, has been part of Downey High School’s Newspaper, The Downey Legend, for the past 2 years. Carrillo has also been part of the Downey Viking’s girls wrestling team since freshman year and wishes to end her last season off strong. As a dependable soul, she spends every lunch with the special needs students in hopes of pursuing a career in teaching the disabled.
As a frequent aid to those with special needs Carrillo has made it her life mission to help those in need. “I help the students with severe developmental issues,” Carrillo stated. “I help feed them. I read to them. I sing to them and I do arts and crafts with them.”
![Feeling rather confident for his tests and upcoming finals, AP Human Geography student, Diego Martinez, 9, describes his study routine at the DHS quad on Jan. 16. “I’ll study one day starting with flashcards and the [given] packet. The second day, I'll quickly review material that I studied before, and then study other papers and notes,” Martinez stated. “I will finish off by reviewing the KBAT [know and be able to do] paper.”](https://www.thedowneylegend.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Diego_APstudent_2-900x675.jpg)
![Being the librarian for a school of more than 4,000 students, as well as working across the street at the Downey City Library, Mrs. Ortiz believes that students should have access to math tutors somewhere convenient and easy for students to go to and get the help needed. “The writing center was doing so well in English,” Mrs. Ortiz said. “Something similar to that [that would benefit students] would be Math.”](https://www.thedowneylegend.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Sept.15_3rdDraft_Jake_Carrillo.jpg)