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  • March 18Minimum Day on Friday, March 21
  • March 18SAT School Day for juniors in the MPR on Thursday, March 20
  • March 1810-week grades due on Thursday, March 20
  • March 14Open House from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18
  • March 11ELPAC Testing Monday March 17 to Friday, March 21
  • March 11ASB School Dance from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the MPR on Friday, March 14

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

Freshman Silas Hinkle unlocks his Yondr pouch before leaving school at the cafeteria on Feb. 18. Students at Daniel Pearl Magnet High School use Yondr pouches, where phones alongside other wireless devices are placed inside the pouches to enforce the cellphone ban.
Cellphone ban’s trial and error among students, staff on campus
Tania Lopez and Andre Arcilla March 18, 2025

When the cellphone ban was first implemented, sophomore Victoria Lopez thought the fallout would be worse than expected. Now that a month has passed, she hasn’t felt much of a difference.  “To...

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Librarian Alain Cruz sells Valentine's Day grams to junior Julia Garcia and freshman Jake Galdamez on Feb. 11. Valentine's Day grams were sold in the library during the weeks leading to Feb. 14 as a way to fundraise for school events.
ASB faces fundraising hurdles due to strict food regulations
Linus Bossardt February 26, 2025

Senior Axel Aleman and fellow classmates in the leadership class are struggling to raise money for the senior class and school in light of restrictions to fundraising. This Valentine’s Day, grams were...

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Women's History Month Listicle: Here are 5 women who paved the way
Women’s History Month Listicle: Here are 5 women who paved the way
Andrew Pulido March 20, 2025

In honor of Women’s History month, here is a curated list of female activists who determinedly worked to make a difference in the world.   Malala Yousafzai (1997) Pakistani activist...

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Student boxer finishes second nationally, looks to improve
Student boxer finishes second nationally, looks to improve
Alex Salcedo February 27, 2025

With the encouragement of his father and uncle, sophomore Hovhannes Barseghyan started boxing in his home country of Armenia when he was just 8 years old. Now at 15 in America, Barseghyan trained hard...

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Black representation is barely seen in films.  Black representation should be shown more in multimedia to teach people the importance of the culture.
Proper black representation should be seen more in media
Jasmine Thompson February 27, 2025

As a black girl who does not often see people portrayed in a respectful light, watching Cynthia Erivo in  “Wicked” brought me to tears with the feeling of acceptance it created.  Black women are...

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Award-winning Prime Video exclusive "Invincible,"  comes back to the limelight with new season, which is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Invincible Season 3: An exciting hero’s return with a dark twist
Andrew Pulido March 14, 2025

“Invincible” might be a charismatic name for a hero and a TV series. But after an action-packed third season that just got better and better, the show...

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Media club students and chaperones take a photo outside of the Student Television Network Convention on March 1. The photo was taken right after the opening ceremony where the convention officially kicked off.
‘A new experience that I was ready to uncover’
Aidan Lia March 10, 2025

A previous version of this article misspelled video production teacher Tennessee Reid Norton's name and misplaced his position as Character Fabricator in "The Nightmare...

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The Pearl Post February 2024
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week

Every week, staff members of The Pearl Post send in the best photo they've taken that week. After an in-class vote, the most popular picture...

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Teachers share personal, impactful immigration stories
Jenny Marquez, Tania Lopez, and Aidan Lia February 28, 2025

In this episode of the Room 22 podcast, co-hosts Jenny Marquez and Aidan Lia and guest co-host Tania Lopez speak with math teachers Tuan “Duke”...

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