Articles in Pittsburgh Youth Radio Corps
Westinghouse After School Academy 2017: My Neighborhood & School
5th graders attending Westinghouse After School Academy wrote and recorded about their neighborhoods, their school and the changes they would like to make to them.
Salvation Army Radio Club
In partnership with the Pittsburgh Northside Salvation Army afterschool program, fifth and seventh grade students from Northside schools learn about audio recording, editing, interviewing, radio broadcasting and journalism topics in radio club.
Woodland Hills Prime Time 2017: On Current Events
7th graders at Woodland Hills Prime Time discussed recent national news as well as events occurring in their own personal lives.
Brashear After School: Bulls Bucks & Future Plans
For some After Schoolers, the high school experience is almost over. Students looked ahead to what they plan to do after they bid farewell to Brashear.
Brashear After School: Sanctuary Status
With Pittsburgh Public Schools looking like it may declare itself a “sanctuary” school district (which became official shortly thereafter), Brashear students discussed what that status would mean to their school and to their peers – a conversation that is particularly applicable because of Brashear’s large population of students who speak English as a second language.
Propel Hazelwood After School: Civil Rights and Radio Programs
Students in Radio Club at Propel Hazelwood finished their afterschool sessions with conversations about civil rights activists and positive role models as well as what they would choose to put on their own radio programs.
Brashear After School: MLK Day
With Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the horizon Brashear After School students did some writing, reflecting, and had discussions about the civil rights leader. What would MLK think of progress in the United States if he were here today?
Brashear After School: Introductions & Round Table Discussions
We’re very excited to be back at Brashear for After …
Propel Pitcairn After School: Snow Storm
It was the first real snow accumulation of the season and with the majesty and excitement of the first snow, we asked Propel Pitcairn students to imagine a wild hypothetical in which they must survive being snowed inside the school. Though all parties agreed that they were going to need heat, the other necessities (and means of escape) spanned a long and creative expanse!
Propel Hazelwood After School: Monsters
We asked After Schoolers at Propel Hazelwood to dream up a fantastical creature that lives behind their school. There were a few different approaches to monster creation; some classically scary, some misunderstood, and some friendly.
