Articles in Pittsburgh Youth Radio Corps
Clairton CASTLE 2015-16: Our Hopes For The New Year
Clairton students were asked what they hoped for in 2016. Their wishes ranged from getting more money to dating a fictional, evil, TV character from the Disney channel (after they make him a good guy, of course.)
A+ Schools: Teenbloc Podcasts
From 12/31/2015: TeenBloc provides perspectives of students around the Pittsburgh Area with themes surrounding black excellence, neighborhoods, social and economic viewpoints.
Winchester Thurston School Science 9: Integrated Physics
In Fall 2015, students in the Science 9 Integrated Physics course were learning about kinematics through the exploration of car crashes. As part of this work, the students participated in design challenges and created PSAs on various aspects of auto safety. They also learned the technology to create their final PSAs.
Perry After School: Christmas Memories
Christmas time is here. Students at Perry Traditional Academy’s after school program took the time to share a Christmas story or memory that stands out to them.
Perry After School: Advice for Incoming Freshmen
The first year of high school can be a tough adjustment for a young person. But with time comes wisdom – and Radio Club members at Perry After School have no shortage of that.
Perry After School: My School
Radio Club members at Perry Traditional Academy were asked to talk about their school; what they like about and and a few things they might change. Some interesting amendments were proposed, like pushing back the 6:45 AM start time and instituting a dress code. Students were also asked to include their favorite memory of their career at Perry to this point.
Pittsburgh King After School 2015-16: My Neighborhood
After School Radio Club students at Pittsburgh King participated in a round table discussion about their neighborhoods–what they about them liked, what they didn’t like, and what they would change.
Perry After School: Thanksgiving
Students at the North Side’s Perry Traditional Academy were asked to write and record about Thanksgiving. Some chose to write about Turkey Day’s past, while others wrote about the history of the tradition – but each Radio Club member was required to talk about the future – and what they were looking forward to at this year’s Thanksgiving.
Perry After School: Commercials
Over the course of a few weeks Perry Traditional Academy students were asked to write their own commercials. Radio Club members got to voice their own spots, as well as choose music and sound effects for their advertisement.
Crossing Fences: Homestead
Homestead Voices features first-person reflections from nine men as collected by eleven boys. Project activities were conducted in collaboration with Homestead Youth Project at Best of the Batch. Listen below for each man’s story as well as reflections from the interviewers.
