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  • May 24Class of 2022 Graduation is on Thursday, June 9 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.
  • May 24DPMHS is closed Monday, May 30 for Memorial Day.
  • May 24Senior Awards Night is on June 2 in the MPR.
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
Over the course of the past five years, enrollment at Daniel Pearl Magnet High School has steadily decreased. However, there was a huge drop in enrollment during distance learning in the 2020-2021 school year. As seen in the graph, the number of students who registered for enrollment at the beginning of the school year remained about the same at the end of the year.

DPMHS enrollment continues to decline

Delilah Brumer
June 2, 2022
On Feb. 14, Alberto Carvalho began his new job as superintendent of Los Angeles Unified School District. Prior to this, Carvalho served as the former superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

‘I am first and foremost guided by the needs of students’

Delilah Brumer
April 25, 2022
Students work independently, while wearing masks, during third period Spanish 3 on March 22.

LAUSD to lift indoor mask mandate tomorrow

Rikka Dimalanta and Gabrielle Lashley
March 22, 2022
Juniors Giselle Khalil, Vince Gillen and Nancy Medrano hang out outside during lunch without masks on Feb. 23.

LAUSD lifts outdoor mask mandate, student reactions mixed

Jessica Melkonyan and Rikka Dimalanta
February 23, 2022
English teacher Dejanae Sharp talks with seniors during Period 4 today. Many students showed up at DPMHS on Friday despite threats nationwide on TikTok earlier this week.

Nationwide school shooting threats prompt concern among students

Alan Ruiz and Nickalas Lembo
December 17, 2021
Sophomore Andres Alfaro takes notes during a presentation in Francisco Ortegas third period AP World History class. AP World History is a year-long course and will continue next semester.

Students and staff prepare for changes coming 2022

Branden Gerson
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.

Students reflect on end of hectic first semester

Delilah Brumer
December 10, 2021
With a bus driver shortage plaguing U.S schools, students across the country have been subjected to tiresome ramifications. At DPMHS, four bus routes have been cut down to three.

LAUSD must continue hiring bus drivers, end students’ exhaustion

Gabrielle Lashley
November 17, 2021
LAUSD school bus driver Ismael Cabrera keeps an eye on the students boarding his bus after school on Nov 10.

School bus driver shortage leads to reduction in routes, longer rides

Delilah Brumer
November 15, 2021
Learning loss due to distance learning is still affecting students and needs to be addressed.

LAUSD must provide resources to remedy reality of learning loss

Delilah Brumer
October 14, 2021
In September, 56 DPMHS students responded to a survey about their vaccine status.

LAUSD announces vaccine mandate for all eligible students

Jessica Melkonyan
September 17, 2021
Students wait in line for up to at least 30 minutes to enter campus on the first day of classes on Aug. 16. An overload on the Daily Pass app during the first few days of the new school year made it difficult for students to show that they were cleared to go on campus.

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

Antonio Bedon and Branden Gerson
August 25, 2021
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