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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
Linus Bossardt

Linus Bossardt, Staff Writer

Linus Bossardt is a sophomore and first-year staff writer and photographer. He hopes to rise in the ranks and refine his skills in the upcoming years. He plays guitar and piano and enjoys composing music in his free time as well as studying Japanese. He loves taking pictures of landscapes and capturing magical moments with his camera.

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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
Junior Sebastian Olfatmanesh sings “Something” by the Beatles while playing the guitar on Feb. 11. Students rehearsed for the Valentine’s Day concert, which will be held on Feb. 13 in the MPR.

Musicians, poets prepare to belt their hearts out for upcoming Valentine’s Day concert

Linus Bossardt
February 12, 2025

Students walk out demanding awareness, advocacy toward immigration policies

Andre Arcilla, Satenik Ayrapetyan, Linus Bossardt, Tania Lopez, Jenny Marquez, Genesis Cuellar-Figueroa, and Alex Salcedo
February 10, 2025
Junior Ariana Lopez-Villacorta recieves assistance from science teacher Ani Zohrabyan during her period 2 AP Environmental Science Class on Oct 28. In the class, students were tasked with building and maintaining miniature ecosystems within a plastic bottle column in order to study how they function.

Interactive environmental lessons boost student engagement

Linus Bossardt
December 10, 2024
Daniel Pearl Magnet High School teachers and staff all show off and display their costumes during lunch on Oct. 31.

Students, staff show off spooktacular style for Halloween

Linus Bossardt, Tania Lopez, Andrew Pulido, Jasmine McNair, Benjamin Recinos, and Brenden Rosenthal
October 31, 2024
Math teacher Goncalo Sousa stands on classroom tables to show their effectiveness and sturdiness during a lockdown drill during his period 5 pre-calculus class on Sept. 11. Some students worried the tables would break under pressure.

[Photo] Students feel unsafe, teachers comfort them

Jasmine Thompson
October 29, 2024
Junior Aischelle Baun finishes her Spanish 2 Edgenuity assignments in her period 6 video production class on Oct. 16. Due to former Spanish teacher Glenda Hurtado's displacement, students who were taking Spanish were moved onto Edgenuity due to schedule changes.

Students, staff adapt to schedule changes

Tania Lopez and Linus Bossardt
October 25, 2024
Glenda Hurtado substitutes history teacher Brenda Helfing's AP African American Studies class during period 6 on Oct. 10. Today was Hurtado's last day at DPMHS and will now begin teaching at Gaspar de Portola Middle School.

Displaced Spanish teacher relocates to new school

Linus Bossardt
October 11, 2024
Senior Satenik Ayrapetyan visits the Burke museum at the University of Washington in Seattle on July 12. Ayrapetyan visited the museum as part of her mandatory leadership week for her Alexander Hamilton Scholarship.

Print editor-in-chief is awarded prestigious Alexander Hamilton Scholarship

Linus Bossardt
October 4, 2024
Birmingham Community Charter High School shows off the new track on Sept. 25. The renovated track is complete with the school's colors and a smoother platform.

New Birmingham track fit for champions

Linus Bossardt
September 27, 2024
Concert Review: Two Door Cinema Club plays shows like a real theater

Concert Review: Two Door Cinema Club plays shows like a real theater

Linus Bossardt
September 24, 2024
Junior Sebastian Olfatmanesh and senior Leeron Nakash shout chants into their megaphones during the walkout on Sept. 23. The walkout was held during period 6 to protest the reinstatement of music teacher Wes Hambright and Spanish teacher Glenda Hurtado.

Students protest for reinstatement of teachers

Linus Bossardt, Tania Lopez, and Vanessa Morales
September 23, 2024
Students gathered to spread awareness about the teacher displacement during lunch on Sept. 20. Students gave out armbands and wore them to silently protest the displaced positions.

[Photo] Editorial: Teacher displacement strips students of necessary education

September 20, 2024
Lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day performs “In the End” during their Saviors Tour concert on Sept. 14.

Concert Review: Green Day takes to the stage with a burning passion

Linus Bossardt
September 16, 2024
Sophomore Tobias Bechdholt stretches during his workout practice on March 20. Bechdholt is on the Birmingham Community Charter High School varsity boys track and field team where he competes in pole vault and hurdles events.

Athlete of the Month: Bechdholt vaults to triumph in varsity track and field

Linus Bossardt
June 10, 2024
Freshmen Farrah Marquez, Desirae Carns, Lilia Manukyan, and Louise Gaguet take a selfie in front of a scenic view at Pierce College before seeing the play "Shakespeare in Love" on May 8.

[Photo] Photo of the Week

November 12, 2024
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