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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

Protect Kids, Not Guns

Katherine Portillo, Photographer May 11, 2021

In the year 2018 I was a freshman at Downey High School, there are not many details I remember about this year, however I do remember this was when I first became aware and fully comprehended what a school...

The Issue of Gun Control

Ajla Nasic, Social Media Manager March 6, 2018

Since the Valentine’s Day attack on Marjory Stoneman Douglas students left 17 dead, the polarizing issue of gun control has sprung up once again in the media. The eighteenth shooting of 2018 has resulted...

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting

Nathalie Sibal, Co-Copy Editor March 5, 2018

A gunman identified as Nikolas Cruz opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School located in Parkland, Florida on Feb. 14. Cruz used an AR-15 assault rifle to shoot students in hallways and classrooms....

Mass Shootings

Alexis Gutierrez, Writer December 20, 2017

305 people, including 27 children, were murdered and 125 people were injured while worshipping, on Friday, November 24 at an Al Rawda mosque in Egypt’s northern Sinai region.   This terrorist...

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