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  • September 29Make-up Picture Day on Thursday, Oct. 5
  • September 29Oct. 2 to Oct. 6 is Banned Books Week. Find out more in the library.
  • September 18No school on Monday, Sept. 25
  • September 85-week grades due on Thursday, Sep. 14
  • September 8Club Rush during Fiesta Friday on Friday, Sep. 15
  • August 31Spirit Week from Tuesday, Sep. 5 to Friday, Sep. 8
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
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
Students scan through a list of each students period one class on Aug. 14 before the start of the first day of the 2023-2024 school year.

First day of school welcomes new, returning students

Alan Ruiz and Kristin Intal
August 14, 2023
Members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 99 display signs expressing their demands for higher wages, health benefits and better working conditions on March 21, the second day of the SEIU Local 99 strike. SEIU and LAUSD have made a tentative deal that will be voted on for ratification by union members.

SEIU strike ends, tentative deal reached

Maggie Simonyan
March 30, 2023

As SEIU strike comes to a close, no deal reached with LAUSD

Maggie Simonyan and Satenik Ayrapetyan
March 23, 2023
Daniel Pearl Magnet High School (DPMHS) science teacher Timothy Hughes shouts into oncoming traffic on Balboa Boulevard during the second day of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 99 strike on March 22. Hughes is the United Teachers Los Angeles Chapter Chair for DPMHS and decided to stand in solidarity with SEIU Local 99 workers in support of their desire for higher wages, bonuses and medical benefits.

On second day of strike, LAUSD workers hold massive Van Nuys rally

Naamah Silcott
March 22, 2023
A picketer holds up a sign expressing discontent on March 21, the first day of a three-day Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 99 strike.

LAUSD shuts down schools on first day of union strike

Satenik Ayrapetyan and Maggie Simonyan
March 21, 2023
Six water fountains from Daniel Pearl Magnet High School were shut down in January due to unsafe concentrations of lead. The Los Angeles Unified School District sent out a letter informing parents and students on March 7.

Six water fountains shut off due to high lead levels

Delilah Brumer and Alan Ruiz
March 20, 2023

LAUSD unions hold massive rally, prepare for strike

Gabrielle Lashley, Naamah Silcott, and Grant Asner
March 17, 2023
Workers in the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and their supporters unite on March 15 for a rally at Grand Park in Downtown Los Angeles, where a three-day strike for SEIU members was announced.

SEIU plans to hold a three-day strike in search of higher wages

Satenik Ayrapetyan and Elizabeth Rose
March 17, 2023
A student holds a phone, which displays a no internet connection screen.

WiFi problems linger months after hack

Jason Arevalo
February 13, 2023
Sylvia Garcia, a Bassett Street Elementary School teacher, shouts into a megaphone during a United Teacher Los Angeles rally on Dec. 5. The rally involved hundreds of Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) employees, who gathered next to LAUSD Local District Northwest headquarters to call for higher salaries and smaller class sizes.

UTLA members call for higher pay, smaller class sizes during local rally

Delilah Brumer and Angela Ledesma
December 6, 2022
Journalism teacher Adriana Chavira gives Opinion Editor Satenik Ayrapetyan tips for designing pages for The Pearl Post.

LAUSD rescinds suspension of journalism adviser

Gabrielle Lashley
September 21, 2022
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