The student news site of Daniel Pearl Magnet High School in Lake Balboa, CA

The Pearl Post
  • June 9Grad Nite for the Class of 2025 on Wednesday, June 11
  • June 9Graduation of the Class of 2025 at 5:30 p.m. at Mulholland Middle School on Tuesday, June 10
  • June 9Senior Breakfast at 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 10
  • June 9Last day of instruction on Tuesday, June 10
  • June 9Minimum Day on Monday, June 9
  • May 12No school on Monday, May 26 for Memorial Day
  • May 12Senior/Junior Prom at The Odyssey on May 24
  • May 12Minimum Day on Friday, May 30
  • May 12Fire Drill during period 2 on Wednesday, May 21
  • May 12Field trip to UCLA/Fowler Museum with Mrs. Helfing on Wednesday, May 21

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
Elizabeth Cortez

Elizabeth Cortez, Staff Writer

Elizabeth Cortez is a sophomore photographer and staff writer for the Pearl Post. Elizabeth entered this class hoping to learn new things, and to learn more about herself. She makes mistakes but she learns from them, or, she tries to. On her free time, Cortez likes to spend time with her family, friends and dog.

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Mirabelle Chernick and Elizabeth Cortez
May 30, 2018
The new Superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District has been decided to be Austin Beutner, former business man with no previous involvement in education.

Austin Beutner starts as new LAUSD superintendent

Elizabeth Cortez
May 16, 2018
Team up with Pikachu to solve mysteries and puzzles in a never-before-seen experience.

Solving the Pokémysteries with Pikachu

Elizabeth Cortez
April 23, 2018
Junior Hailee Kessler receives a certificate for being selected to participate in RYLA.

Leaders unite for the Rotary Youth Leadership Award

Elizabeth Cortez
April 23, 2018
Presenters Hannah Ji and Madeline Mckay, from The Talk Project, educated students about sexual violence on March 23.

[Photo] The Talk Project starts important discussion about sexual violence

April 6, 2018

Arts and crafts makes a creative comeback

Elizabeth Cortez
March 15, 2018
Fake accounts such as The Pearliest Post make students susceptible to bullying.

Parody accounts could change cell phone policy

Maria Ruiz and Elizabeth Cortez
March 15, 2018
Sophomore Nicole Gambino successfully flies her kite during Mr. Baer's English class.

[Photo] Interactive ‘Kite Runner’ activity connects creativity to literature

Daniela Dixon
March 6, 2018
Nikita Opel and Ethan Guttman represented Daniel Pearl Magnet High School in an intense robotics competition.

Robotics students take part in competition

Elizabeth Cortez
February 22, 2018
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[Photo] Photo of the Week

February 15, 2018
Show so good, your 'Grammy' would love it

Show so good, your ‘Grammy’ would love it

Elizabeth Cortez
January 26, 2018
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton encourages girls to go to college and follow their dreams during the Girls Build LA Leadership Summit on Dec. 15 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris inspire ‘Girls (to) Build LA’ during leadership summit

Elizabeth Cortez and Kirsten Cintigo
January 8, 2018
Keynote speaker Hilary Clinton is an inspiration for the program’s purpose to inspire success in young women and spread awareness of the obstacles the face in society.

Girls Build Leadership Summit fosters positive change in young women

Elizabeth Cortez and Maria Ruiz
December 6, 2017
Get Lit! poet Cyrus Roberts shares a response poem to an excerpt from "The Iliad and the Odyssey."

[Photo] Poetry gets personal during Get Lit! assembly

Jade Ajileye
November 30, 2017
Photo of the Week

Photo of the Week

Elizabeth Cortez
November 29, 2017
Photo by Lauryn Uhlenberg

Girls golf team ends season in the green

Elizabeth Cortez
November 29, 2017
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Students Respond to NFL Protests from The Pearl Post on Vimeo.

Students take a seat during morning pledge

Elizabeth Cortez and Jade Campbell
October 20, 2017
Photo by Elizabeth Cortez Freshmen and sophomores were treated to a Macbeth performance by Dean Theatre Production on Monday.

[Photo] ‘Macbeth’ play tackles mental health issues

Rosa Lemus and Maria Ruiz
October 22, 2017
Social sciences teacher Bret Abelson prepares to take roll with his class government class.

Sophomores Christopher Sarenana and Jason Echeverria listen as science teacher Stephen Schaffter takes roll. Schaffter organizes the school's emergency preparedness plans.

[Photo] Students participate in annual Great California ShakeOut

October 19, 2017
Rallies, like this one held in Echo Park on Sept. 10, are being held aroud the country in response to President Trump’s announcement that he’s ending DACA, which affects an estimated 800,000 undocumented people, including students at Daniel Pearl Magnet.

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals is ending

Elizabeth Cortez and Daniela Dixon
September 20, 2017
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