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  • September 1The first Fiesta Friday of the year is on Sept. 17 at lunch.
  • September 1Back to School Night is on Sept. 9 via Zoom.
  • August 31There is a five-day weekend from Sept. 3 to Sept. 7.
Students showed up on Monday for the senior drive-thru to pick up their caps and gowns and Prestige Yearbooks on Monday afternoon.

Class of 2021 will graduate in-person after uncertain year

Alan Ruiz
June 10, 2021
After more than a year of distance learning, Daniel Pearl Magnet High School reopened for distance learning on Apirl 27. Junior Daniel Husany and parent representative Magaly Ruiz talk during lunch during the first day of hybrid learning on April 27. “It’s weird, seeing people in person, Husany said.

Lack of social interaction negatively impacts students in quarantine

Nancy Medrano
May 4, 2021
Math teacher Lori Seo teaches her online Zoom class during the first day of in-person learning on April 27. “It felt so...so weird. It’s as if I went into a dream, like a time lapse. I’m really grateful. The sense of time that has passed is really hitting me, Seo said.

DPMHS doors reopen to welcome hybrid learning

Delilah Brumer and Gabrielle Lashley
April 27, 2021
English teacher Cynthia Wald-Barry began working at Daniel Pearl Magnet High School in 2015 and had to resign her position before the end of the school year.

As in-person teaching resumes, English teacher Barry departs DPMHS

Branden Gerson
April 27, 2021

DPMHS prepares for changes as campus reopens

Delilah Brumer
April 20, 2021
The library renovation that began during the 2019-20 school year will allow for a more open floor plan.

Library renovation continues during distance learning

Mario Ronquillo
December 14, 2020
Students prepare for unusual finals week during virtual learning

Students prepare for unusual finals week during virtual learning

Delilah Brumer
December 10, 2020
In November, 71 DPMHS students responded to an online survey about the academic and mental distance learning and returning to school in person.

Students’ mental health, grades takes a toll during distance learning

Jessica Melkonyan
November 17, 2020
DPMHS enrollment has been decreasing since the 2015-16 school year. During the 2020-21 academic school year, enrollment decreased to 251 students, which is down from 317 students during the 2019-20 school year.

School enrollment decreases during virtual learning school year

Mario Ronquillo
November 12, 2020

As teachers’ WiFi cuts out, so does connection with students

Jessica Melkonyan
October 8, 2020
Freshman Andrew Arevalo logs in into schoology to work on the instructional assignments of his advisory class.

New school year kicks off with distance learning format

Sara Marquez and Valeria Luquin
August 21, 2020
Sophomore Jessica Melkonyan takes notes about a book she is reading her virtual English class on June 1.

Returning to school for fall semester remains uncertain

Maribella Ambrosio
June 12, 2020
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