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  • January 11In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, DPMHS will be closed on Jan. 17.
  • January 11The Get Lit Blitz assembly will be held during period 2 on Jan. 13.
  • December 14The last day of the mester is Friday, Dec. 17.
  • December 14World Music Day will be livestreamed on Youtube on Dec. 15.
  • November 17There is no school on the week of Nov. 22 to Nov. 26.
The student news site of Daniel Pearl Magnet High School in Lake Balboa, CA

The Pearl Post
The student news site of Daniel Pearl Magnet High School in Lake Balboa, CA

The Pearl Post
Emily Short

Emily Short, Staff Writer

Junior Emily Short is in their first year of news magazine and yearbook. They are creative and hope to give their creativity a challenge within this new class. They are in many clubs such as Pride Club and Creative Writing Club. They hope to put as much creativity into their work as possible to inspire others to use their creative minds as well.

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Since the lockdown, students have had a hard time adjusting to being back in school. One song that helped students adjust is Perfume by Lovejoy.

Top 8 songs that got students through 2021

December 14, 2021
Senior Rochelle Polushkin gathers with her family every year to participate in a Russian tradition passed down from her parents.

Students share their winter traditions

December 14, 2021
Senior Hadley Amore-Mueller sings and plays the melody of “Where is my Mind” by the Pixies on his guitar. Although he is a senior, this is his first year trying out the experience of performing during World Music Day.

[Photo] World Music Day performers shine

December 16, 2021
Juniors Jiselle Covarrubias and Mario Ronquillo give a presentation about the city of Merida, Mexico during Glenda Hurtado’s third period Spanish 2 class.

[Photo] Students reflect on end of hectic first semester

December 10, 2021
Office staff assembled and decorated a Day of the Dead altar in the main office, which brightly greets those who enter the school.

Day of the Dead altars honor lost loved ones

November 2, 2021
The fourth chapter of Dark Deception is one of the most amazing yet challenging chapters so far.

Travel through perilous portals in Dark Deception

October 27, 2021
Poppy Playtime is a terrifying game worthy of your Halloween consideration.

Explore a frightening factory in Poppy Playtime

October 27, 2021
Horrifying video games for Halloween thrills

Horrifying video games for Halloween thrills

October 27, 2021
Senior Chareena Pascua carved a spooky tree to get in the Halloween spirit.

Halloween Spirits

October 18, 2021
As the end of the first mester approaches, students still have mixed feelings about the block schedule.

New block schedule’s benefits outweigh drawbacks for students

October 13, 2021
Junior Naamah Silcott takes practice photos from a birds eye view during their first period Experimental Photography class on Sept. 27.

[Photo] Photo of the Week

December 8, 2021
On Aug. 19, students and staff received COVID tests in the MPR.

[Photo] Students looked forward to in-person instruction after more than a year of Zoom classes

August 25, 2021
Senior Julissa Jaco played on the girls water polo team for three years. She won a CIF championship during her last year on the team.

Senior athletes look back at their athletic seasons

June 12, 2020
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