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  • April 20Senior/Junior Prom on Saturday, April 27 from 6 - 10 p.m. at CSUN’s Orchard Conference Room
  • April 20Movie Night on Friday, April 26 at 5 p.m.
  • April 20No school on Wednesday, April 24 for Armenian Genocide Observance Day
  • April 20Spring Serenade Festival on Tuesday, April 23 at 7 p.m. in the Grove
  • April 20Denim Day will be observed on Tuesday, April 23
  • April 12SBAC Testing from Monday, April 22 to Monday, April 29

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
Yusuf Syed

Yusuf Syed, Staff Writer

Yusuf Syed is in his first year on the staff of The Pearl Post as a staff writer. He is in his junior year and hopes to get good grades and go to a concert. When he is not at school, he is part of the ISVW (Islamic Center of West Valley) community. He likes to go to the beach once in a while, listen to music and hang out with his friends.

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Senior Khalel Gillen and sophomore Sebastian Olfatmanesh practice “I Will” by The Beatles on April 18 for the Spring Serenade Festival to be held on April 23.

Musicians excited to display their passion at upcoming spring concerts

Yusuf Syed
April 19, 2024
Freshman Mateo Zazueta perfects his swing in the front grove of Daniel Pearl Magnet High School on March 13. It is Zazuetas first year on the Birmingham Community Charter High School varsity golf team.

Athlete of the Month: Zazueta is fore the win

Yusuf Syed
March 13, 2024
Junior Alia Galvan browses through some clothes at Goodwill, a thrift store in Tarzana.

Thrifting for threads amid fast fashion frenzy

Yusuf Syed
February 16, 2024
P.E. teacher Fernando Fernandez administers the push-up segment of the FitnessGram for junior Jordi Barrera, sophomore Anthony Monroy and sophomore David Garcia during period 1 on Feb. 5.

[Photo] Photo of the Week

April 23, 2024
Freshmen David Grigorian and Hovhannes Barseghyan throw air punches during warmups for boxing practice on Dec. 2. Shadow boxing helps them work on their footwork, technique and form without having to focus on hitting a target.

Double trouble in the boxing ring

Yusuf Syed
December 15, 2023
Science teacher Timothy Hughes explores his musical passion over the summer. (Provided by Timothy Hughes)

Rockin’ out with Mr. Hughes

Yusuf Syed
October 27, 2023
Junior varsity volleyball player Genevieve Gonzales serves the ball during after school practice at Birmingham Community Charter High School on Oct. 8. The JV girls volleyball team ended their season on Oct. 11 with a total of 11 wins and seven losses.

Athlete of the Month: Gonzales serves another season of JV volleyball

Yusuf Syed
October 17, 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
Senior Alejandra Iniguez conducts research on colleges while staying at home on Aug. 21 due to school closures caused by the effects of Tropical Storm Hilary. I didn’t know it was coming and me and my family were not prepared at all,” Iniguez said.

Students find ways to do classwork during school closures due to Tropical Storm Hilary

Francesca Sisk and Yusuf Syed
August 21, 2023
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