Student Successes
Lauren Galvez - 2024 Tri-County Forensic League State Qualifier = Dramatic Interpretation
Maggie Simonyan - 2024 Robeson Scholars & Fellows
Alan Ruiz - 2024 Gold Medal Winner Hispanic Heritage Foundation = Media and Entertainment
Satenik Ayrapetyan - 2023 LAUSD Warren Christopher Scholarship Winner
Maggie Simonyan - 2023 Hamilton Scholar Winner
November 2023 – JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention
- First Place in Best of Show – The Pearl Post news website
- Fifth Place in Best of Show – The Pearl Post print newsmagazine
- Recipients of the Courage Award from the Student Press Law Center – Delilah Brumer, Gabrielle Lashley, Valeria Luquin and Nathalie Miranda
- First Place in Blog – Maggie Simonyan
- Honorable Mention in Multimedia News Story – Maggie Simonyan, Satenik Ayrapetyan, Jason Arevalo, Jenica Felicitas and Naamah Silcott
- Excellent in Editorial Writing – Satenik Ayrapetyan
- Excellent in News Writing – Vanessa Morales
- Honorable Mention in Yearbook Copy/Caption: Student Life – Alexa Garay
- Honorable Mention in News Editing/Headline Writing/Current Events – Alan Ruiz
October 2023 – Society of Environmental Journalists 22nd Annual Awards for Reporting on the Environment
- Third Honorable Mention – Delilah Brumer and Alan Ruiz
August 2023 – National Scholastic Press Association Individual Awards Finalists
- Multimedia News Story Finalists – Maggie Simonyan, Satenik Ayrapetyan, Jason Arevalo, Jenica Felicitas and Naamah Silcott
- Blog Finalist – Maggie Simonyan
July 2023 – National Scholastic Press Awards Clips and Clicks Award Winners
- Fourth Place in News Writing – Delilah Brumer and Alan Ruiz
- Honorable Mention in News Writing – Satenik Ayrapetyan and Maggie Simonyan
June 2023 – 65th Annual L.A. Press Club SoCal Journalism Awards
- First Place in Student News Writing, On-Campus Issues – Gabrielle Lashley
- Recipient of Tony Ross Scholarship – Delilah Brumer
- Third Place in Best High School Newspaper – The Pearl Post staff
- Best High School News Website – The Pearl Post staff
May 2023 – 65th Annual L.A. Press Club SoCal Journalism Awards Finalists
- Best High School Newspaper Finalist – The Pearl Post staff
- Best High School News Website Finalist – The Pearl Post staff
- Best Student News Photo Finalist – Delilah Brumer
- Best Student News Writing Finalists – Rikka Dimalanta and Jenica Felicitas
- Best Student News Writing Finalist – Gabrielle Lashley
April 2023 – JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention
- Runner-up for national Journalism Education Association (JEA) 2023 Journalist of the Year – Delilah Brumer
- Eighth Place in Best of Show – The Pearl Post print newsmagazine
- Second Round Qualifiers in the National High School Journalism Quiz Bowl – DPMHS Student Media
- Sister Rita Jeanne Abicht Scholarship Recipient – Delilah Brumer
- Excellent in News Writing – Delilah Brumer
March 2023 – State Student Media Contests at Oxford Academy
- Second in the online category of the California All Stars contest – The Pearl Post
- Third in the print category of the California All Stars contest – The Pearl Post
- Betty Rogers Scholarship – Jenica Felicitas
- California Journalist of the Year Scholarship and the Ted Tajima Scholarship – Delilah Brumer
- Third Place in Editorial Cartoon – Gabrielle Lashley
- Sixth Place in Opinion Writing – Satenik Ayrapetyan
- First Place in Opinion Writing – Delilah Brumer
- Ninth Place in News Writing – Elizabeth Rose
- Seventh Place in Feature Photography – Grant Asner
February 2023 – Los Angeles Regional Write-Off Competition
- Second Place in News Writing – Elizabeth Rose
- Second Place in Photography – Grant Asner
- Fourth Place in Photography – Jason Arevalo
- First Place in Opinion Writing – Satenik Ayrapetyan
- Third Place in Opinion Writing – Delilah Brumer
- Sixth Place in Sports Writing – Sabrina Robertson
- Third Place in Features Writing – Jenica Felicitas
- Fourth Place in Features Writing – Angela Ledesma
February 2023 – National Scholastic Press Association Clips and Clicks Award Winners
- First Place Editorial – Delilah Brumer
- Fourth Place News Story – Gabrielle Lashley
November 2022 – National Scholastic Press Association 2022 Individual Award Winners
- Honorable Mention Podcast of the Year – Valeria Luquin and Gabrielle Lashley
- Honorable Mention Photo Slideshow of the Year – Delilah Brumer, Alan Ruiz, Valeria Luquin, Emily Short and Rikka Dimalanta
- Second Place Marketer of the Year – Delilah Brumer
The Pearl Post among 17 schools honored with the 2022 First Amendment Press Freedom Award from the Journalism Education Association (JEA)
Learn more about this prestigious award HERE
Itzel Luna, a senior at DPMHS, has been accepted to 5 Ivy League Universities!
Check out the story that aired on KCAL HERE!
And check out the story that aired on KTLA HERE!
Sylmar Resident (and DPMHS student!) Honored by Hispanic Heritage Foundation
Check out the story published in the San Fernando Valley Sun HERE!
Honors and High Honors Awards
Check out our Spring 2020 and Fall 2020 Honor Roll award winners HERE!
CodeDay Showcase: Best in Show!
CodeDay is a non-profit that provides diverse opportunities for under-served students to explore a future in tech and beyond.
Martin Garcia did the cover art for the DPMHS team’s rogue-like shooter game. The link to the game is below.
Link 1: Showcase the Game
Link 2: Play the Game
DPMHS Speech & Debate Awards and Accolades:
PBS SoCal / PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs Academy: 20 under 20 up-and-Coming Storytellers
Congratulations to our New Media Editor-in-Chief Harlow Frank on being one of the honorable mentions in this list. Click here for link!
PBS SoCal / PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs Academy / PBS NewsHour Extra
Tune in to a virtual town hall sponsored by PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs on Tuesday, Oct 6, 2020. Our senior, Cassia Ramelb, will be among the teens speaking during this town hall. The DPMHS news magazine and yearbook students work with Student Reporting Labs to produce videos. Cassia is very passionate about politics, so she was selected for this event that will have views from across the country.
https://twitter.com/ReportingLabs/status/1312750584148176896?s=20
PBS SoCal re-published Harlow Frank's Reflection from the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs Academy. Harlow and Valery Barrera's reflection on Chadwick Boseman was linked in this article on PBS NewsHour Extra.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/daily-videos/what-chadwick-bosemans-death-means-for-young-fans/
PBS SoCal also wrote a profile of Ms. Chavira on their Teacher Spotlight Profile.
The Pearl Post Publication and Staff Awards
https://www.thepearlpost.com/about/
Our students have won many awards, scholarships, and other recognition.
DPMHS student, Valeria Luquin, named Gwen Ifill Student of the Year!
https://newslit.org/updates/california-high-school-student-named-gwen-ifill-student-of-the-year/
Media Appearances
Our students have appeared on web and television broadcasts and been quoted in several publications.
Natalie Moore is among the students who have a clip on the PBS Newshour website talking about education. This is part of the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs project.
Diego Hernandez is a 9th grader at Daniel Pearl Magnet High School in Los Angeles. He shares how Checkology has changed the way he approaches news and information.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhVbvTRXqjo&feature=youtu.be
Post High School Acceptances
They have continued on to top universities, the military, and other prestigious institutions.
Here is a partial list of colleges to which our students have been accepted:
Azusa Pacific University
Bradley University
Cal Poly Pomona
California State University – Channel Islands
California State University – Fullerton
California State University – Humboldt
California State University – Long Beach
California State University – Los Angeles
California State University – Monterey Bay
California State University – Northridge
California State University – San Diego
California State University – San Francisco
California State University – San Luis Obispo
California State University – San Jose
California State University – Sonoma
Clarkson University
Columbia College of Hollywood
Emerson College
George Fox University
Glendale Community College
High Point University
Hofstra University
Howard University
Julliard School of Music
Kent State University
Knox College
Los Angeles Valley College
Loyola University – New Orleans
Mount St. Mary’s College
New Mexico State University
Notre Dame de Namur University
Pacific Union College
Pasadena City College
Pepperdine
Pierce Community College
Santa Monica College
Southern Illinois University
Stanford University
Syracuse University
University of Alabama
University of California – Berkeley
University of California – Davis
University of California – Irvine
University of California – Los Angeles
University of California – Merced
University of California – Riverside
University of California – San Diego
University of California – Santa Barbara
University of California – Santa Cruz
University of Maryland
University of Nevada – Las Vegas
University of Oregon
University of Southern California
Vassar College