Articles by SLB Radio
Propel Homestead Afterschool Oral History Program 2015
In Spring of 2015, SLB Radio Productions, Inc., in partnership with Propel Homestead, convened a group of middle school students during their afterschool program. While learning about digital audio recording, the students also spent time discussing attributes of role models and important issues within their community. They then conducted interviews at the Rainbow Kitchen. With support as needed, students then arranged and edited these interviews.
Pittsburgh King After School: End of the Year Celebration
It’s been a fun year with Pittsburgh King in the North Side. In celebration of their hard work and the start of summer, we had a party and listened back to their great work.
Believe Brashear!
On May 18th, Brashear High School hosted Believe Brashear – an event showcasing the talents, hard work, and incredible diversity of the student body. Visitors enjoyed refreshments and also took in dancing and music from young performers. We were on site with microphones rolling.
Pittsburgh Manchester Prek-8: CD Release Party
Over the course of 5 weeks, 7th Graders at Pittsburgh Manchester PreK-8 have been working hard creating awesome audio recordings and, to celebrate all their hard work, the students got to throw an awesome party on their final day! Have a great Summer!
Live Music: Mayday Marching Band
From 5-30-2015: Live music with the Mayday Marching Band, founders of the Mayday Parade in Polish Hill.
YES: Environmental Charter School “Piece for Peace” Poems
Environmental Charter School 5th graders Anya Frazier, Lucha Batera, Kyra Harris-Hamilton, Molly Figas, Sophie Peters and Corinne Fisher with original poems on the topic “Piece for Peace”.
YES: Maighread and Maeve Southard-Wray
Home-schooled siblings Maighread (14, cello) and Maeve Southard-Wray (12, violin).
YES: Center for Young Musicians
From 5-30-2015: Pianists Manus McGinnis (12, Montessori Children’s Community), Alexandra Spallek (17, Pine Richland High School), Ben Capozzi (11, Providence Heights Alpha School), and Heather Raphael (15, Shadyside Academy) from Center for Young Musicians.
Brashear After School: End of Year Celebration
As we said goodbye to our Brashear students for the summer, we looked (well, listened) back to all the great work they did over the year. Students enjoyed refreshments and received a CD containing some choice recordings from our time together.
Clairton CASTLE Herb Garden: 2015
In the Spring of 2015, students in the CASTLE program at Clairton Middle School worked with Sense of Place Learning and Grow Pittsburgh to build, plant and maintain a raised-bed schoolyard garden.
