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🌱 How Downey Unified turns student screen time into real-world skills
Downey, California Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Downey! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Downey Unified turns student screen time into real-world skills
- Appeals court ruling touches Downey in deadly carjacking spree case
Also on today's calendar: Marinelli Bros. Circus - A New Experience! and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Toasty conditions, with a high of 99 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Partly sunny and hot, temps: high: 98, low: 74.
- Friday: Toasty conditions, with a high of 99 and low of 72 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Tech With Purpose: Not All Screen Time is Created Equally (dusd.net) — If you have kids in Downey Unified, their classroom screen time is designed to be active and educational, not just passive scrolling. The district, which boasts 13 Apple Distinguished Schools, emphasizes coding, writing, creativity, and collaboration on iPads alongside traditional hands-on learning to prepare students for future study, careers, and daily life. 
• Conviction Upheld for Series of Carjackings Including One in Which Girl Died (mynewsla.com) — A state appeals court has upheld the conviction and life-without-parole sentence of Jose Elias Aguilar for a deadly 2020 carjacking spree, including one incident involving an 81-year-old woman in Downey. Judges ruled there was sufficient evidence he directly caused a 13-year-old girl’s fatal injuries during another carjacking, rejecting defense arguments about jury instructions and his meth use.
📸 Around Downey
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Upcoming Events in
Downey
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★ Featured events ★
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Marinelli Bros. Circus - A New Experience! →
Stonewood Center, 251 Stonewood St, Downey
8:00 pm
Friday August 28
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Other local events
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5:00 - 6:30 Back to School Night
Wesley Gaines Paramount, CA 90723 -
Girls Frosh Volleyball vs Covina
Paramount High School - Senior Campus (14429 Downey Ave, Paramoun
4:45 pm -
Girls JV Volleyball vs Covina
Paramount High School - Senior Campus (14429 Downey Ave, Paramoun
4:45 pm -
Varsity Football vs Lakewood
Paramount High School - Senior Campus (14429 Downey Ave, Paramoun
7:00 pm -
6-8 Back to School Night
Paramount Unified Paramount, CA 90723 -
Girls Varsity Flag Football vs Costa Mesa
Paramount High Costa Mesa High School (2650 Fairview Rd, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
6:00 pm -
Girls JV Flag Football vs Costa Mesa
Paramount High Costa Mesa High School (2650 Fairview Rd, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
7:15 pm -
UNITY DAY - Wear Orange
Wesley Gaines Paramount, CA 90723 -
Marinelli Bros. Circus - A New Experience! →
Stonewood Center, 251 Stonewood St, Downey
1:30 pm
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
Saturday September 5
📣 Downey Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Modified Day; Noon Dismissal
The STEAM Academy @ Burke Pico Rivera, CA 90660
8:00 am -
Fall Pictures in PE Classes
Katherine Edwards Middle Whittier, CA 90606
8:00 am -
Secure - Police Activity Drill
Ada S. Nelson Elementary School Whittier, CA 90606
8:15 am -
Picture Day 2
Bellflower High School Cafeteria
8:30 am
Wednesday August 26
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Update: Pet Reunited
Pepe, a dog who went missing in Downey, CA, has been safely reunited with their family after 1 hours, 43 minutes. Message from Owner: "He is my baby… (Nextdoor Smallwood) - Anyones babies ?
Found about 2 hours ago Around 4pm near Gurley and Manatee. Behind Warren High School 8/24/26 Danny (323) 997-9730 (Nextdoor The Island)
- Celeros Flow Technology posted a job opening for Horizontal Boring Mill Operator in Downey. Apply here.
- Sprouts Farmers Market posted a job opening for Produce Clerk in Downey. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Downey here.
🗞 Nearby News
Paramount
- California Cancels Settlement Talks in Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Lawsuit (americanow.com)
- California cancels potential settlement talks with Paramount (miamiherald.com)
- Prove You're Human (artsjournal.com)
Bellflower
- NLMUSD Trustees Tables Waste Contract, After-School Tutoring Agreement (loscerritosnews.net)
Long Beach
- Hundreds Of Cal State Long Beach Students Sent To Hotels After Dorm Delay: Report (patch.com)
Ok Downey! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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