After over a month of in-person learning, the sight of bustling hallways, energetic basketball games and lively classrooms make it tempting to believe that the effects of distance learning are behind us. However, pandemic-induced learning loss still has a colossal...
After 13 months of locked gates, desolate hallways and careful preparations, Daniel Pearl Magnet High School welcomed students back for hybrid learning on Tuesday. Junior Trevor Doherty, who was on campus on Tuesday, went back in hopes of returning to a sense of...
After being closed since March 16, 2020, Los Angeles Unified School District middle and high schools will reopen for hybrid learning the week of April 26. Daniel Pearl Magnet High School students who have opted for in-person instruction can expect to return on April...
Daniel Pearl Magnet High School senior Amelia Sanchez’s routine used to consist of getting coffee with her friends each morning before school started. The school bus dropped her off at around 7:15 a.m., then she met her friends in front of the school and they walked...
Living in a small town, I thought it would be the last place where the coronavirus would appear. But when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, it hit hard, forcing me to adjust almost every aspect of life onto a virtual platform. From virtual family milestones to Zoom classes,...
Around the nation, the transition to distance learning hasn’t been smooth. Teachers and students alike are struggling to adapt to virtual classrooms. The mental health of teenagers has been negatively impacted as a result of the pandemic and other stress-inducing...
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected our lives in many ways, from the expansive loss of life to the inability to do once considered everyday activities to millions of students having to resort to virtual learning. As students are adapting to this new way of life, how...
Varsity girls basketball point guard Janna Holley works out with her team via Zoom every other day for an hour. While virtual practices are not ideal, she still finds a way to connect with her teammates. “The good thing is that you can see how hard everyone is...
The Baron Banner’s editorial board count: All 11 editors unanimously disapprove of HBUHSD’s decision to require teachers to return to campus to teach in person. Huntington Beach Union High School District leaders gave remote teachers a tone-deaf ultimatum on Friday:...
Teachers who have thus far been teaching 100% online must return to campus starting January 5 or take a leave of absence, Huntington Beach Union High School District leaders told distant teachers via email on Friday. The decision to require teachers to teach in-person...
