Articles in Pittsburgh Public Schools
Streaming Justice Webcast 2018: Students Honor MLK
On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, high school students hosted Streaming Justice, a live five-hour webcast. From 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., participants hosted the live webcast, selected the songs played during their segments and learned about the equipment used in a live broadcast. Discussions covered topics such as civil rights, youth engagement, public education and other matters of justice and equity.
Perry After School 2017-18
We’ve had some great After School sessions so far with the students at Perry High School. Check out some of their ideas, opinions, and conversations thus far this school year – and be sure to check back as work is added to their playlist!
Sherman Alexie Visits Pittsburgh Perry
On October 16th, renowned author Sherman Alexie visited Pittsburgh Perry …
Brashear After School 2016-17
Brashear High School students celebrated International Women’s Day (and Women’s History Month!) by talking about special women in their lives.
Perry Community Day
On May 16, 2017, Pittsburgh Perry Students Kara Anderson, Chereigna Jones, and Robert Hawkins hosted a live stream from Pittsburgh Perry Community Day, a part of Remake Learning Days.
Pittsburgh Perry Broadcasting Class: Preservation Podcast
During the 2016/2017 school year, students in the broadcasting class at Pittsburgh Perry in association with the Young Preservationist Association and SLB Radio, learned about the history of the Northside, as well as holding discussions about their neighborhoods and communities.
YMAP Westinghouse Community Clean Up Day!
On Friday, April 21st from 9 to 11 AM, Westinghouse students took to the streets with gloves and garbage bags to clean up the trash around their school. This group of ninth graders were are part of the Youth Media Advocacy Project, a program that encourages students to express themselves and identify issues in their community they wish to change. In this case, students were concerned by the amount of garbage and litter in the neighborhood around their school, and decided to create an event to help change that.
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.
Pittsburgh King 2016: Audio Message Exchange – Episode #2
Students at both Pittsburgh King and Clairton Middle School continued to send each other audio messages these past two weeks, asking about their school cafeteria food, school basketball teams, and what is the best place in their neighborhood?
Interview: Dancing Classrooms Pittsburgh, “Colors of the Rainbow”
From 05/07/2016: Mark Rogalsky previews Dancing Classrooms Pittsburgh’s next match-up at Pittsburgh Allderdice, 5/14 at 10am.
