Please read this letter from Superintendent Cortines regarding student health and safety.

Health Letter - English

Health Letter - Spanish

Dear Parents(s) or Guardian(s):

The safety and welfare of our students and staff are our highest priorities. To provide schools an opportunity to practice emergency response procedures, the Superintendent of Schools has asked all students and staff to participate in a District-wide emergency preparedness drill on Thursday, October 16, 2014, at 10:15am. Please be advised that students will be dismissed at the regular time on this day.

The goals of the training drill are to improve our ability to protect students, save lives, and reduce injuries. As part of the drill, the students and staff will participate in the activation of our school’s Safe School Plan. You are encouraged to participate in this drill. For information about how your school prepares for emergencies, you may check the website http://ParentEmergencyInformation.lausd.net. Information is available in five languages.

Please make sure that all contact information for your child is current at school, so that in the event of an actual emergency, we can reach you.

Prior to the drill, please discuss with your child your family’s home emergency preparedness plan. Several resources are available to help you prepare. The American Red Cross has outstanding materials. You can obtain Red Cross materials in English or in Spanish from their website: http://www.redcross.org or by calling the Los Angeles Chapter at (310) 445-9900. Your telephone directory also has valuable information on first aid, CPR and home preparedness.

If you have any questions or need further information, please do not hesitate to call our school office at 818-654-3775.

Sincerely,

Deborah Smith Principal

2014 Fall Earthquake Drill Parent Letter

2014 Fall Earthquake Drill Parent Letter Spanish

Hello DPMS families,

I was asked to pass this on to you. Hope you enjoy the last few days of summer.

You are cordially invited to a Driver’s License Forum Hosted by Assembly member Adrin Nazarian and Mayor Eric Garcetti on August 15^th at the Church on the Way. You will have the opportunity to learn about how the undocumented will be able to apply for a driver license in the State of California. Refreshments and snacks will be available.

What: Driver’s License Forum

When: Friday, August 15, 2014 6:30 pm—8:30 pm

Where: The Church on the Way (Gym) 14800 Sherman Way, Van Nuys, CA 91405

Meeting will be in Spanish. Interpretation available in English and Tagalog.

Pre-registration is not required but preferred. For more information,call (818) 376-4246.

We look forward seeing you!

Best Regards,

Dora Y. Esparza

Greeting DPMHS Community-

The 3rd Annual Silent Auction is Thursday, March 20th, during the Open House event at DPMHS. Bid sheets will open at 5pm. The highest bid for each item at 7:30pm will win.

This is our big fund raiser of the year…bid often and bid high 🙂

We have received many wonderful items and more are arriving every day. Below is a preview list of the donated items to date. Which ones will you be bidding on?

O.P.I. Gift Basket
Health & Fitness Basket
Sick Day Basket
Children’s Road Trip Basket
Picnic Basket
Chocolate Lover’s Basket
Classic Movie Basket
Coffee Lover’s Basket
Fun Pack
Literary Basket
In-N-Out Swag Bag
A terrarium with everything but the critter
Harlan Ellison’s 7 Against Chaos (signed copy)
Night and the Enemy by Ellison & Steacy (signed copy)
Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation poster, signed and framed
Certificate for 4 lessons at Los Angeles Ballet Academy
Certificate for Skateland and Mountasia FunCenter parties
$30 Certificate for bowling Pinz Bowling Center
Certificate for Bowling Package at Corbin Bowl
Two passes for minigolf at Sherman Oaks Castle Park
Certificate for an ULTRAZONE Lazer Tag Party
Certificate for 2 single day passes for Universal Studios
Two tickets to the Aquarium of the Pacific
Two guest passes for San Diego Zoo or Safari Park
Two guest passes for Santa Barbara Zoo
Pass for 4 to the Santa Ana Zoo #1
Pass for 4 to the Santa Ana Zoo #2
One Family Guest Pass for Sylmar’s Family Friendly Zoo #1
One Family Guest Pass for Sylmar’s Family Friendly Zoo #2
Admission for 4 to the Amazing LA Race
Certificate for 1 night at the Hotel Santa Barbara
Certificate for Dream Dinners Taste Party
VIP Tour and Tasting for 8 at J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines
Private Tour and Tasting for 8 at Le Vigne Winery
Excursion Pass for 2 for Island Packers day boat trip
Pass for 2 on Marina del Rey Sportfishing 1/2 day boat trip
Certificate for 2 Hollywood Behind-the-Scenes Walking tour
Certificate for 4 midfield tickets at a Chivas USA game
Certificate for ten (10) tickets to ComedySportz Los Angeles
Certificate for ten (10) tickets to Magicopolis
Certificate for 4 tickets to Santa Anita Race Track Club House box seats
Certificate for 2 theater tickets at A Noise Within
Certificate for 2 event tickets at the Alex Theatre
Certificate for an American Cinematheque Membership
Certificate for 2 tickets to a LA Phil recital
Certificate for 2 tickets to a Long Beach Symphony Orchestra Classical concert
Certificate for 2 tickets to a Long Beach Symphony Orchestra POPS! concert
Certificate for 4 tickets to the Battleship Iowa
One Family Pass to the Zimmer Children’s Museum #1
One Family Pass to the Zimmer Children’s Museum #2
VIP Guest Pass for 2 at Museum of Tolerance
Certificate for Skirball Member for the Day
Two guest passes to the Huntington Library
One Family Pack of 4 passes to the USS Midway Museum
Certificate for 6-Hour Drivers Ed Combo package at Drivers Ed Direct
Certificate for free alignment at Northridge Tire Pros
Certificate for 1-hour foot massage at Happy Feet Salon
$25 Gift Card for Art’s Delicatessen
$40 Gift Card for Brent’s Deli
Certificate for Dinner for 6 at Guido’s Pizza & Pasta
Musashi Restaurant $40 gift certificate #1
Musashi Restaurant $40 gift certificate #2
Musashi Restaurant $40 gift certificate #3
Two $25 Olive Garden gift cards
One $10 gift certificate for Pink’s Famous Hot Dogs #1
One $10 gift certificate for Pink’s Famous Hot Dogs #2
Three $10 gift certificates for Pink’s Famous Hot Dogs
$25 Gift Card for The Habit Burger Grill
$25 gift card for The Stand #1
$25 gift card for The Stand #2
Hope to see you all there!

Mary Bower
DPMHS PTSA Prez

Greetings to the DPMHS Community-

The DPMHS journalism/yearbook/media students are having a fund-raiser at the McDonald’s just north of Balboa and Vanowen on Thursday, March 6 from 4-7 p.m. No flier needed. Just show up and order as much food as you can! There will be DPMHS teachers and staff working behind the counter, come say Hi. Proceeds go toward the fund-raiser to attend the national high school journalism convention next month.

Additionally, you can also support the students by eating at Guido’s Pizza & Pasta (right next to the Del Taco at Balboa and Vanowen). For the entire month of March, Guido’s will donate 15% of your receipt to the fund raiser. Just make sure to tell them you are supporting the DPMHS journalism students to make it count!

Thank you!
Mary Bower
DPMHS PTSA Prez

Greetings DPMHS Community-

We are holding a clean-up day (aka Sparkle Saturday) at Daniel Pearl Magnet High School on Saturday, March 8 from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm.

We are asking DPMHS students, their families, friends, and community members to please come join us in this volunteer effort to spruce up the school before the Open House/Silent Auction event onMarch 20th.

The plan is to rake, sweep, clean, and tidy up the school grounds, including the parking lot, front lawn, and smaller interior courtyards. The focus will be on cleaning up the exterior areas, but if we get enough people, we will work on the interior hallways as well.

Please bring your own gloves, rakes, brooms, tools, rags, wheelbarrows/bins, and dustpans to help out. If you have them to donate, please also bring plastic garbage bags.

This will be a great opportunity to help out the school and make it ‘sparkle’. I hope to see you there on Saturday, March 8th!

Thank you,

Mary Bower
DPMHS PTSA Prez

Greetings DPMHS Community-

It’s just 2 months until our 3rd Annual Silent Auction!! This is our main fundraiser of the year to be held the evening of March 20th during the DPMHS Open House event.

We are in full swing making donation requests and planning the event. Please click here for a copy of our solicitation letter for this year’s Silent Auction. You can help by requesting donations from your favorite store, business, or even friends. Donations can be a product, service, or gift card/certificate. You may want to solicit monetary donations as well. The PTSA is a 501(c)(3) organization, so all donations are tax deductible!

As we get closer to the actual event, we will be asking for parent and student volunteers to help with set-up, manning tables during the evening, and clean up. We will schedule short shifts that evening so you can still wander around (bid on some items) and enjoy the Open House event as well.

If nothing else, please plan on coming to the Silent Auction/Open House event on March 20th. Bring your family and friends. Perhaps you know families with younger children that may be prospective DPMHS students in a year or two. This will be the night to show off our school.

Thank you,

Mary Bower
DPMHS PTSA Prez

This year, our school will be participating in the Labels for Education® program. It will be coordinated by our Interact Club. Through the program we can collect UPCs and beverage/sauce caps from participating products to earn points that can be redeemed for FREE educational merchandise!

Our goal this year is to collect 10,000 points. It’s easy to help – simply save UPCs and beverage/sauce caps from participating products and drop them off at Daniel Pearl Magnet High School.

Students can receive points for their house by turning in labels and product caps to Mr. Schaffter and Mr. Cramer. Please include full name and house on envelope.

If you have any questions, or would like to help with our Labels for Education collection drive, please contact me at 818-654-3775 or via email at dpmhs.interact@gmail.com.

Thank you for your support. Together with the Labels for Education program – we can build a better school for our children.

Sincerely, Interact Club

Labels for Education Products 2014

Labels for Education Letter 2014

Visit Facebook.com/LabelsForEducation to find out about additional ways to earn Labels for Education bonus points! To see a complete list of participating products and point values, please visit LabelsForEducation.com.

Check out our Terry McDermott music video posted on the NOLAErwin YouTube channel!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRFkOB3AZpE

Looking for a way to give back to the community? Looking for that extra something to add to your college applications? Check out the flyer below for an opportunity with the Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council. They’re holding an election for a Youth Representative on March 16th, 2014 - the deadline to put your name in the hat is January 30th, 2014.

Lake Balboa Neighborhood Countil Flyer for Youth Rep