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  • April 2Minimum Day on Friday, April 11
  • April 2Lockdown Drill at 10:25 a.m. on Thursday, April 11
  • April 2Student Training (Every School Safe) at 11:58 p.m. on Zoom Monday, April 7
  • March 28Field trip to the Grammy Museum on Thursday, April 3
  • March 28No school on Monday, March 31 for Cesar Chavez Day

The Pearl Post

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

The Pearl Post
Vanessa Morales

Vanessa Morales, Features Editor

Vanessa Morales is currently in her senior year of high school and this year’s Features Editor. This is her second year on staff and her first as an editor. Outside of school, she loves to read, listen to music and volunteer at her local hospital. Her goal this year is to improve her designing and editing skills.

All content by Vanessa Morales
Students protest with signs as they walk in front of the Van Nuys High School Center for Performing Arts on Feb. 10. Students from several schools, such as Daniel Pearl Magnet High School, Birmingham Community Charter High School, and Reseda Charter High School, walked out of their campuses in the morning to protest President Donald Trump's administration's current immigration policies.

Trump’s immigration crackdown sparks fear and protests among students

Vanessa Morales and Sophie Ortega
March 28, 2025
Senior Diego Vera Suarez swims during practice at Birmingham Community Charter High School on March 3. Athletes swam using a kickboard after practicing their freestyle swimming back and forth across the pool.

[Photo] Photo of the Week

April 8, 2025
Sophomore Andrea Arosemena sprints during basketball practice at Birmingham Community Charter High School on Jan. 30. After warming up, athletes ran back and forth across the gym as punishment for an altercation with another team.

[Photo] Athlete of the Month: Arosemena expresses herself through basketball

Andrew Pulido
February 25, 2025
Sophomore Daryna Hriaznova practices reciting her poem, Untitled (yet!), for the Valentine's Day concert on Feb. 12. Members of the Pearl Poetry Club who were performing were able to rehearse their poems in preparation for the concert on Feb. 13.

[Photo] Pearl poets recite poems to perfection

Benjamin Recinos
February 13, 2025

Love, Loathe performed on the stage of Valentine’s Day concert

Andre Arcilla, Isabella Tolosa, Valerie Sanchez, and Vanessa Morales
February 14, 2025
Pro-choice activists protest the overruling of Roe v. Wade, which was decided by a 5-4 vote by the Supreme Court, at Foley Square during a New York abortion rally on May 3, 2022.

Abortion rights should be a law

Vanessa Morales
November 1, 2024
Junior Tehillah Jaffe and senior Leeron Nakash, two Jewish students, are beginning to consider colleges for the future. The recent conflict in Gaza and the rise in antisemitism have given them both something else to consider in their searches.

[Photo] College Corner: Jewish students reconsider college choices

Daryna Hriaznova
October 30, 2024
Junior Sebastian Olfatmanesh and senior Leeron Nakash shout chants into their megaphones during the walkout on Sept. 23. The walkout was held during period 6 to protest the reinstatement of music teacher Wes Hambright and Spanish teacher Glenda Hurtado.

Students protest for reinstatement of teachers

Linus Bossardt, Tania Lopez, and Vanessa Morales
September 23, 2024
Senior Emma Rosenberg uses ChatGPT on her phone on Aug. 23. The new plagiarism policy has been officially installed and now students must strive to use their own work inside of any form of dishonest work.

News plagiarism policy aims to eliminate academic dishonesty

Vanessa Morales
August 26, 2024
A new plagiarism policy will be installed for the upcoming year. Its purpose is to combat students' use of artificial intelligence programs like ChatGPT and Google Translate.

New plagiarism policy planned for next school year

Vanessa Morales
May 31, 2024
Math teacher Gonçalo Sousa helps junior Behishta Safi on April 11 during his weekly Thursday tutoring. During tutoring, Sousa provides students assistance and extra practice on Algebra 1 and 2, geometry and precalculus topics.

Math teachers attempt to find solutions to decreasing math scores

Vanessa Morales
April 22, 2024
Spring into action with these 5 spring break activities

Spring into action with these 5 spring break activities

Vanessa Morales
March 20, 2024
Roblox is a multi-player platform available on the App Store and Google Play.

Top 10 Roblox games to play in your free time

Vanessa Morales
March 15, 2024
Freshman Bronson Jackson catches a baseball during practice at Birmingham Community Charter High School on Feb. 28. The varsity baseball team trained for their home non-conference game against Sylmar High School scheduled for Feb. 29.

Athlete of the Month: Jackson winds up for varsity baseball

Vanessa Morales
February 28, 2024
Rekindle your love for these 5 nostalgic rom-coms

Rekindle your love for these 5 nostalgic rom-coms

Vanessa Morales
February 14, 2024
Sophomores Ariana Lopez and Serena Elkins play "Brain Games: The Game" on Feb. 8. Due to a power outage, they were not able to log onto their AP World History course taken through the online learning program Edgenuity.

Student learning hindered during two-hour-long power outage

Vanessa Morales
February 8, 2024
Top 5 looks from the 66th Annual Grammy Awards

Top 5 looks from the 66th Annual Grammy Awards

Vanessa Morales
February 6, 2024
Hispanic Club President Sara Gomez and Vice President Alejandra Iniguez call out cards during a game of Lotería played at a club meeting on Jan. 25. Lotería, which is similar to the game Bingo, originated in Italy and is a well-known game in Mexico.

Club Corner: Students embrace Hispanic culture in Hispanic/Latino Club

Vanessa Morales
January 29, 2024
Pierce College Professor Nora Sweeny gives a presentation on 'Third Cinema' during the period 5 cinema college class on Nov. 27. 'Third Cinema' is a Latin American film movement from the 1960s and 1970s.

College Corner: Students rewind the reel in the cinema history class

Vanessa Morales
December 1, 2023
Senior Behishta Safi plays Connect 4 with senior Anthony Jimenez during Fiesta Friday in the grove on Sept. 29.

Fiesta Friday in need of improvement

Vanessa Morales
November 27, 2023
Confessions account creates cyberbullying outlet

Confessions account creates cyberbullying outlet

Satenik Ayrapetyan and Vanessa Morales
November 1, 2023
School Administrative Assistant Jennifer Miranda, School Supervision Aide Martha Vargas, Counselor Martina Torres and Office Tech Lupe Osorio dress as characters from The Wizard of Oz.

Students, staff get spooky in style for Halloween

Jasmine McNair, Kristin Intal, Vanessa Morales, and Marina Nelson
October 31, 2023
Originally inspired by the video game “Five Nights at Freddy’s” (FNaF), this horror movie is releasing on Oct. 27.

Hide under the covers with these new horror movies

Vanessa Morales
October 5, 2023
Librarian Alain Cruz talks with seniors Lauren Galvez and Jazmine Valerio during Library Practice on Sept. 8.

New librarian fills vacancy left unfilled for almost two years

Vanessa Morales
September 11, 2023
Freshmen Andrea Arosemena and Ava Weinstein represent their class by wearing pink for Color Wars on Sept. 8.

Spirit Week brings out creativity in students, staff

Serena Elkins, Jasmine McNair, Francesca Sisk, Yusuf Syed, Aidan Lia, Vanessa Morales, Kristin Intal, Alia Galvan, and Donovan Ochoa
September 11, 2023
Art Director Gabrielle Lashley and Print Editor-in-Chief Delilah Brumer give a presentation to recruit for next year's student media staff during a Quill and Scroll club meeting.

Club Corner: Quill and Scroll offers journalism opportunities

Vanessa Morales
June 6, 2023
Freshmen Eden Ivgy and Jenny Marquez carve pumpkins as part of an Art Club activity during lunch on Oct. 28.

Students enjoy festive, frightening Halloween

Delilah Brumer, Grant Asner, Alejandra Iniguez, Jason Arevalo, Vanessa Morales, Nemesi Morales, Giselle Garzon, and Sarina Falahaty
October 31, 2022
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