Looksmaxxing is the practice especially among young men online, to enhance their physical appearance. These practices range in intensity, from everyday skincare to cosmetic surgery. In recent years, there has been a huge surge online in self-care and wellness. This could be largely due to the pandemic in 2020 and the huge shift to better taking care of yourself and being quarantined for over a year and people deciding to work out more. Trends on Tik Tok, such as ‘clean girl a

On Sunday, February 8, 2026, the most anticipated game of the entire NFL season took place, Super Bowl 60. The game was played in Santa Clara, California between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots. After a pregame performance by Green Day and the singing of the national anthem by Charlie Puth, the game kicked off on a sunny afternoon in the Bay Area. The game got off to a very slow start, as the Seahawks scored a field goal in the first quarter and two in the seco

Congratulations to Mayfair's girls varsity soccer team for making it to the first round of the C.I.F tournament! Girls soccer has had an amazing season with a ratio of 15 wins, 5 losses and 2 ties. The varsity team is being led by head coaches Arroyo and Ortega. The captains of the team consist of seniors, Zoey Pettit, Lizbeth Gutierrez, Kendyl Gutierrez and sophomore, Faith Stewart. The varsity team consists of freshman Kaylee Escobar, Aimee Santamaria, Emma Garcia, Jennale

Turnstile is a hardcore punk/rock band that is signed under Roadrunner Records. With that, Turnstile has been nominated for nine Grammys across their career. They won their first two Grammys with their wins for “Best Rock Album” and “Best Metal Performance”. Now with these wins there has been a public outroar online with the metal community. This started because Turnstile is mainly punk and rock, but they won best metal album. This gets even more outrageous when they won ove

A few months after the record-breaking government shutdown, a partial government shutdown has now unfortunately surfaced due to funding over immigration enforcement, with Trump taking action  in hopes of putting an end to the shutdown ASAP. He urged the House to vote; however, both political parties have not been the most eager to approve of the funding, and have their own demands towards immigration forces after the deaths of two Americans in Minneapolis (Alex Pretti and Ren

On February 6th, 2026, the Olympic games officially started in the host city of Milan, Italy. They had the opening ceremony breaking the record for most viewership with 21.4 million viewers which is a 34% increase from the Beijing Olympics in 2022. This year's opening ceremonies had many performances from singers like Mariah Carey and famous Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli who headlined the whole event. Then with the Olympic flame being lit that starts the beginning of 8

With the release of the film Wuthering Heights releasing on February 13th, 2026, many online have been criticizing as to how the film is nowhere near accurate to the novel. Stating as to how Heathcliff (one of the main characters in the novel) is said to be of a darker complexion in the book but is played by Jacob Elordi in the film who is not of a dark complexion. There are many other criticisms between what is and isn’t book accurate but Heathcliff not being portrayed by so

A small tradition that was started in 1886 soon blossomed into a legend. Punxsutawney Phil is a ground hog that is supposedly over 140 years old. He is kept alive with a secret elixir that grants “immortality.” Phil is known for his famous act, predicting the weather. Now his predictions aren’t true at all, in fact scientists found out his accuracy up to 40%-50% correct. That’s the same as flipping a coin! There were a couple of times where his predictions were true and all o

All around California and Hawaii, there are nurses from Kaiser Permanente that are going on strike. The reason for this strike were for issues revolving around better compensation, safety, and overall respect for these healthcare workers that do a tremendous amount for our communities. Many workers have been complaining that they are not getting paid enough and that the safety in their work places are decreasing due to the fact that many of them are overworked. This issue wil

On Tuesday, January 27, it was announced the Buffalo Bills have now promoted their offensive coordinator Joe Brady to head coach on a five-year deal. Joe Brady is replacing Sean McDermott after he was fired right after the Bills got eliminated by the Denver Broncos in the AFC round of the playoffs.  In 2022, he joined the Bills team as the quarterback’s coach. Joe Brady was then promoted with the offensive coordinator position in 2023 and has served as the youngest of his po

Last week, on February 2nd through the 6th, it was our counselor appreciation week! Our counselors are always here for the students to provide us with guidance, support, and different skills needed to achieve academic success and readiness for the future. In case you aren’t aware, Mayfair High school has five counselors that cover grades 9-12. This includes Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Montes, Mrs. McIntosh, Mr. Hairston and Ms. Contreras. For the middle school counselors there is Ms. L

Singing Valentines is an event in which both middle and high school students perform for our school community by going from classroom to classroom singing a song from a group of their choosing to a friend or sweetheart. This has been a practice at Mayfair for almost 60 years. When students buy a Singing Valentine, they can choose between a song ($3), a song with a balloon ($5), a song with a flower ($5), or a song with a bouquet and balloon ($10). Additionally, when a studen

It is with no surprise that ICE has been facing severe backlash from many and it has now made its way onto court. Although this has happened in the past, they now seem to be in quite a rough spot, getting called out by a Minnesota judge for violating nearly 100 court orders.  Honestly, it’s hard to see ICE maneuvering their way out of this one, with the amount of footage where they’ve recorded using immense amounts of force during arrests, even while the one in custody is alr

The speech Billie Eilish gave at the Grammy’s was a very important and powerful speech. Before I get into that, I wanted to congratulate Billie Eilish for winning her Grammy for song of the year Wildflower. Back to her speech, it was very important to speak up about the ICE situation in our political climate. Billie Eilish quoted, “No one is stolen on legal land.” I felt like there wasn't any better way to say it. If we are being completely honest here, we are all immigrants

Founded in Downey, California, the Downey Patriot  is a newspaper that is known for their local news and politics, sports, entertainment, and community events. Within the newspaper, there is a remarkable team of journalists in which many have volunteered or started their career pathway upon. From retired actors to teachers, every journalist in the Downey Patriot  is or was able to share their stories and shine a light on their voice within the community. The current Downey Pa

Martin Luther King Jr. is most famous for being an activist who led the Civil Rights Movement. He was also a baptist minister who advocated for racial equality through his faith. Martin Luther King Jr. Even though he was assassinated, he left a long lasting legacy as an important figure who fought for equality when others didn’t. For the holiday, it is the third Monday in January and it serves as an honor for Martin Luther King Jr. It honors his life, achievements, and legac

The Hall of Fame  class of 2026 has chosen Taylor Swift  to be in their exclusive club, making her the youngest woman in the songwriter’s  Hall of Fame. She is the second youngest person overall as Stevie Wonders takes the trophy. The SHOF inducted its first class in 1970, being established in 1969. A songwriter with a good catalogue of songs qualifies for the SHOF award 20 years after the first release of the song. Her first single was “Tim Mcgraw”  released in June of 2006,

Dear Margot, “I’m feeling overwhelmed with my college workload and social life. How can I find balance without sacrificing my mental health or my friendships?” Many people, no matter what age, deal with having to balance both mental health, work, and social life all the time. Obviously, many people face life in different ways. As individuals grow, life definitely starts to take a toll on them. There are always ways to tackle these problems. Being in college is certainly one

As part of the Superbowl festivities, the NFL has invited five-time Grammy-winning band Green Day. The ceremony itself will have various NFL MVPs along with the band. In fact Billie Joe Armstrong quoted , “ We are honored to welcome the MVPs who’ve shaped the game and open the night for fans all over the world. Let’s have fun! Let’s get loud!" With this addition though, many people are not happy with Green Day’s addition to the lineup with people on instagram saying things s

In the streets of New York, nurses are on strike for more staffing and higher pay in their field. Around 15,000 nurses from five of the vital run hospitals left their jobs, making this the largest nurse strike in New York’s history, passing up the big nurse strike since 2023 with a total of 7,000 nurses protesting. The hospitals impacted by the strike are Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Morningside, Mount Sinai West and NewYork-Presbyterian in Manhattan, and Montefiore Eins