Starting 2024 with Great Attendance!

Starting 2024 with Great Attendance!

Happy new year and welcome back, Downey Unified families! We are ready to start 2024 on the right foot, and one way of doing so is as simple as ensuring that your students are showing up to school! At Downey Unified, our mission is to see all our students graduate...
Eating Healthy Over the Holidays

Eating Healthy Over the Holidays

Winter Break is upon us, and we’re wishing our Downey Unified family a wonderful holiday season, creating memories with your loved ones. The holidays can also mean a lot of sweets, extra snacking, and heavy holiday meals. It’s a time of year we greatly...
Gratitude Comes in a Variety of Forms

Gratitude Comes in a Variety of Forms

The month of November often reminds individuals of the importance of expressing gratitude for the blessings they have in their lives—which include blessings that could be in the form of people. While saying one is “thankful” for another person can touch one’s heart,...
Character Counts Week

Character Counts Week

October 15–21 is Character Counts Week, teaching students the 6 Pillars of Character and what it means to be individuals of honorable character and helping them live lives that truly exude how one should act and treat people, displaying kindness and respect to oneself...