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The School Newspaper of Downey High School

The Downey Legend
In B-212, after school on Feb. 12 Ms. Rabak waits to sign her students’ Great Depression Challenge papers. The challenge takes place over the course of two weeks and participants must wear the same outfit everyday.

The Great Depression Challenge

Jazlyn Contreras, Video Manager • February 26, 2016

For two weeks, junior history students will face The Great Depression Challenge, in which they must wear the same outfit everyday for twenty points extra credit. This project started on Feb. 9., and...

During the beginning of the Great Depression unit, in Modern American History classes, Brenda Alvizures and juniors are given the opportunity to get extra credit by dressing in the same outfit for two full weeks. “It’s easy points,” junior Brenda Alvizures said. “It also saves me time in the morning, not having to choose a new outfit everyday.”

A trip to the Great Depression

Noemi Lozano, Copy Editor • February 25, 2014

To begin the Great Depression unit, all U.S. History teachers offered a 25 point extra credit opportunity that involved wearing the same clothing for two consecutive weeks, much like people would during...

From Jan. 8 to Jan. 18, Bernice Mendez, 11, takes part in the U.S. History challenge, where students and teachers wear the same clothes for two weeks to see how difficult times were during the Great Depression. “I feel so filthy everyday even though we could wash our clothes,” Mendez said, “I’m not wearing these clothes for months after.”

An era never forgotten

Sara Cabrera, Writer/ Copy Editor • January 16, 2013

To begin the 1930s Great Depression unit, U.S. History teachers are assigning a 25 point extra credit assignment to students who wear the same attire from Jan. 8 to Jan. 18 as a way of experiencing the...

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