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Clairton Summer School 2021

August 10, 2021 – 2:19 pm | 164 views
True-North

Youth Express microphones were rolling at Clairton Summer School! Students in grades 5 – 8 shared their voices and perspectives on a wide variety of topics—and even conducted a few very cool interviews with Clairton’s mayor, Rich Lattanzi, and a wilderness …

Clairton CASTLE 2016: Mysterious Monday

May 11, 2016 – 2:08 pm | 1,021 views
IMG_2807 Students at Clairton recorded a radio drama in the vein of such classic films as "Big" or "Freaky Friday," posing the hypothetical question: "What would you do if you switched bodies with your Math teacher?"

Clairton CASTLE 2016: Audio Message Exchange – Episode #1

April 27, 2016 – 10:45 am | 1,046 views
IMG_2794 Over the past three weeks 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th graders from both Pittsburgh King and Clairton have been exchanging audio messages. The two groups have asked and answered a variety of questions, in turn learning a great deal about each other.

Clairton CASTLE 2016: The Tsacdop – “Frozen” Movie Review

March 2, 2016 – 2:16 pm | 835 views
IMG_2628 8th graders at Clairton assembled to record another installment of the student-led podcast, The Tscadop. Their topic this week? The animated film, "Frozen."

Clairton CASTLE 2016: The Tsacdop – Remakes

February 24, 2016 – 1:27 pm | 759 views
IMG_2591 Students at Clairton reassembled to record another installment of the student-led podcast, The Tscadop! Their topic this week? The controversial, seemingly never-ending remaking of comic book properties.

Clairton CASTLE 2016: Radio Plays 101 – Gunsmoke “The Dodge City Killer” Episode #1

February 17, 2016 – 5:02 pm | 816 views
IMG_2513 Students at Clairton continued to experiment with radio dramaturgy, this time by performing part of an episode from the famous western series "Gunsmoke."

Clairton CASTLE 2016: Radio Plays 101 – Dragnet “The Big No Tooth” Episode #1

February 10, 2016 – 4:19 pm | 1,043 views
IMG_2377 Remember radio dramas? Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds," "Gunsmoke," and "The Shadow" are but a few examples of a golden age of radio-based entertainment. Students at Clairton's CASTLE program--after listening to a couple plays--selected and performed part of a "Dragnet" episode... "The Big No Tooth!"

Clairton CASTLE 2016: Transitioning from Middle to High School

February 3, 2016 – 4:17 pm | 689 views
IMG_2321 Middle school students at Clairton were asked to discuss their upcoming graduation and subsequent move to high school.

Clairton CASTLE 2016: A Start of a New Semester, Round Table Story Telling, “Three Things About Me” and the Makey Makey!

January 27, 2016 – 12:36 pm | 776 views
IMG_2302 With the start of a new semester at Clairton School comes a new semester of Radio Club at the CASTLE after school program. It also means new Radio Clubbers!

Clairton CASTLE 2016: A Day in the Life

January 20, 2016 – 12:24 pm | 841 views
IMG_2264 Students at Clairton were asked to write about their typical day--with no detail being too small. "What happens? Where do you go? What do you do? What's the best part of your day?" And, finally, "what's the worst part?"