Articles by SLB Radio
YES: Urban Pathways Charter School
From 5/17/14: First graders Micha Taylor and Lemiah Cross and their teacher Ms. Chelsea Williams, on the food drive they organized for the Pittsburgh Food Bank.
Live Music: Greg Trooper
From 5/10/14: Nationally-acclaimed singer/songwriter with 12 albums in his catalog Greg Trooper.
YES: Fairchild Challenge #6 Winners
From 5/10/14: Students from Carson Middle School, Shaffer Elementary School and Shaler Area Middle School on their winning Fairchild Challenge entries addressing environmental action.
YES: Center for Young Musicians
From 5/10/14: Youth pianists from the Center for Young Musicians Kush Bandi, Abby Bojalad, Jayne Miner, Clara Yuo, Lakshmi Mulgund, Priya Klemz, and Annie Comerci playing different pieces of music on piano.
The ZONE: Mad Libs 2
On May 7th, students at The ZONE wrote and recorded their second Mad Lib, this one about a curious dog. Their favorite exclamation: “OMG!”
Clairton CASTLE: Virtual DJing 101
Students at Clairton’s CASTLE program were introduced to the audio mixing software Virtual DJ Pro, with which they used to alter various songs ranging from The Lion King’s “Hakuna Mata” to Aretha Franklin’s “Respect.”
From There to Here…2014
As part of their Spring 2014 Social Studies unit, thirty Winchester Thurston School fifth graders interviewed people who came to the U.S. from other countries. Here are excerpts from these interviews, and the students’ reflections on this project.
This collaboration between SLB Radio Productions, Inc. and Winchester Thurston School was funded by the City as Our Campus initiative.
YES: Big Brother Big Sister of the Month
From 5/3/14: Nancy & Kamryn discussing their relationship via Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh with BBBS staffer Stephanie Adamczyk.
YES: Pittsburgh Music Academy
From 5/3/14: The Music Academy played two wonderful pieces of music with five violins and a piano.
Clairton Voices
During the 2013-2014 school year, SLB Radio Productions, Inc., in partnership with The Consortium For Public Education, convened a group of middle school boys at Clairton Education Center participating in CASTLE (Clairton’s After -School Teaching & Learning Experience).
While learning about digital audio recording, the group also spent time discussing attributes of male role models and identifying men with a connection to Clairton to be interviewed. With support as needed, students then arranged, conducted and edited the interviews.
