| Daniel Pearl Journalism and Communications Magnet | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Van Nuys, California |
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| Information | |
| School district | Los Angeles Unified School District |
| Head of school | Lindsay Surendranath (Magnet Coordinator) |
| Enrollment |
500 |
| Faculty | 15 |
| Type | Public Magnet School |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Motto | Non nobis sed omnia (Not for ourselves but for all) |
| Mascot | Patriots (formerly the Braves) |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Established | 1995 |
| Homepage | Official website |
The Daniel Pearl Journalism and Communications Magnet is a magnet school within Birmingham High School in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles Unified School District (" LAUSD " is the largest (in terms of number of students Public school system in California. The term public school has two distinct (and virtually opposite meanings depending on the location of usage in the United States, Australia and A magnet school is a School which offers specialized courses or curricula. A magnet school is a School which offers specialized courses or curricula. Birmingham High School is a public Coeducational High school in the neighborhood/district of Lake Balboa in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
The magnet is named after alumnus Daniel Pearl 81', a slain Wall Street Journal reporter. Daniel Pearl ( October 10, 1963 – February 1, 2002) was an American Journalist who was kidnapped and murdered in
The magnet is one of the best in the Los Angeles Unified School District, with many students continuing to a four year school. The Magnet Offers Courses in Journalism, Film Editing, Film Appreciation, Speech and Debate, and more. The magnet is responsible for two thirds of the schools multimedia outlets; the school newspaper The Birmingham Chronicles and What's Poppin. Both are award winning, and have excellent teachers(Caroline Hong Rhude and Kevin Kelly; respectively).