Room 22

In this episode of Room 22 podcast, co-hosts Rikka Dimalanta and guest host Alan Ruiz talk to Daniel Pearl Magnet High School sophomore Francesca Sisk and science teacher Timothy Hughes about their involvement in advocating against climate change. Listen as they discuss the importance of the climate change crisis and what they are doing to influence change.

On this episode of Room 22 podcast, host Gabrielle Lashley invites Prestige Yearbook Editor-in-Chief Naamah Silcott and Entertainment Editor Grant Asner to speak about the Service Employees International Union Local 99 and United Teachers Los Angeles rally that took place this Wednesday. The rally that was held in Downtown LA was arranged by SEIU Local 99, advocating for higher wages for service w...

In this episode of Room 22 podcast, co-hosts Gabrielle Lashley and Rikka Dimalanta talk to Daniel Pearl Magnet High School students Jamus Sheehan and Jordan Viviano about the rise in popularity of Chat GPT, how AI chatbots work and their opinions about what AI means for the future. 

In this episode of Room 22 podcast, co-hosts Gabrielle Lashley and Rikka Dimalanta talk to Jewish Daniel Pearl Magnet High School students Maya Gelb, Ash Harrison, Leeron Nakash and Robbie Wolfe about widespread antisemitism on social media and how that affects them and their peers. 

In this episode of Room 22 podcast, co-hosts Gabrielle Lashley and Rikka Dimalanta talk to two Daniel Pearl Magnet High School students, Sal Amador and Vincent Rincon about their experiences while playing the infamous Stock Market Game in school. The Stock Market Game is a simulation game based off the real-life stock market that seniors in Economics classes have been participating in as a part of...

In the Season 2 premiere of Room 22 Podcast, co-hosts Gabrielle Lashley and Rikka Dimalanta speak with two Daniel Pearl Magnet High School seniors who are currently going through the college application process. They welcome Rosendo Rubalcava and Ralph Uy De Ong to speak on this episode about their concerns and experiences so far. 

In this week's episode of the Room 22 podcast, co-hosts Valeria Luquin and Gabrielle Lashley talk to some DPMHS seniors and discuss their plans for the future and highlights of the past. Luquin and Lashley also say their last goodbye to listeners on their first and final season of hosting Room 22 podcast. 

In this week's episode of the Room 22 podcast, co-hosts Valeria Luquin and Gabrielle Lashley highlight Daniel Pearl Magnet High School teachers in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week. In the final episode of a three-part special, they interview Journalism Advisor Adriana Chavira. "I see how they come in, I see their growth and how they mature," Chavira said. "I really like seeing that growth in the...

In this week's episode of the Room 22 podcast, co-host Gabrielle Lashley and guest co-host Naamah Silcott highlight Daniel Pearl Magnet High School teachers in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week. In the second of a three-episode special they interview English Language Arts teacher Ron Baer. "What I like most about books and writing is that they transport you and they give you a way into your soul....

In this week's episode of the Room 22 podcast, co-hosts Valeria Luquin and Gabrielle Lashley highlight Daniel Pearl Magnet High School teachers in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week. In the first of a three-episode special they interview English Language Arts teacher Dejanae Sharp. "I hope that I was always be a person that they(students) know truly cared about them and wanted the best for them. I...

In this week's episode of the Room 22 podcast, co-hosts Valeria Luquin and Gabrielle Lashley interview juniors and Counselor Martina Torres to discuss the upcoming SAT exam. In addition to changes to the SAT format and essay, many universities are not considering the exam for admission decisions. On March 23, juniors will take the SAT for free, during school hours. Here's what these juniors have t...

In this week's episode of Room 22 podcast, co-hosts Valeria and Gabrielle interview performers Daniela Rangel and Jose Arcilla for this year's Daniel Pearl World Music Day. Rangel is head of the decoration committee and a first-time guitar player. Arcilla has been performing since his sophomore year. Here's what these seniors have to say as they prepare for their final World Music Day performance....

In this week's episode of Room 22 podcast, co-hosts Valeria and Gabrielle spoke with students, members of Leadership and their principal about how the first Fiesta Friday post-March 2020 went. Here's what they had to say.

On the premiere episode of "Room 22 Podcast," co-hosts Valeria Luquin, Newsmagazine Editor-in-Chief, and Gabrielle Lashley, Special Reports/Managing Editor, ask Daniel Pearl Magnet High School students about their thoughts on returning to in-person learning. After spending a year and a half in quarantine, students share their likes and dislikes of being back on campus.