Other Notes
- DMHS has one of the highest college acceptance rates in LAUSD (Approx. 97%)
- The school facility was a former warehouse and for this reason there are no outwards windows in the entire school, though there are doors.
- DMHS shares its campus with LAUSD's broadcasting channel KLCS TV
- Instead of having a Homecoming Dance in the fall semester (because the school possesses no football team) the school has a MORP dance (PROM spelled backwards)
- DMHS uses nearby parks and other recreation facilities for athletic purposes and Physical Education courses, including but not limited to:Edward R. Roybal Learning Center (directly adjacent to the campus), Elysian Park, the Echo Park Lake, and Griffith Park amongst others.
- The 2010 Senior Prom was held at The Cast Away Restaurant in Burbank, CA.
- The 2009 Senior Prom was held at The Odyssey Restaurant in Granada Hills, CA.
- The 2008 Senior Prom was held at the historic RMS Queen Mary ocean liner in Long Beach, CA.
- DMHS is one of five high schools within a mile radius. They include: Edward R. Roybal Learning Center, Miguel Contreras Learning Complex, Belmont Senior High School, and the High School for the Visual and Performing Arts.
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