Articles in Youth Expression Showcase
Youth Express: End Street Harassment Project
From 07/22/2023: Royce Fuqua (11th grade, Pittsburgh Brashear), Amiera Bey-Blankenship (9th grade, Pittsburgh Brashear), Zaire Batic (12th grade, Pittsburgh Brashear), Esther Icubota (12th grade, Pittsburgh Brashear), Benique Iqiraneza (11th grade, Pittsburgh Perry), and Adija Manii (11th grade, Pittsburgh Perry) talking about their work to reduce street harassment and improve civility as part of the End Street Harassment program, conducted in collaboration with Point Park University, Black Girls Equity alliance, Gwen’s Girls and the FISA Foundation.
Youth Express: Space and People in Neighborhoods, Ny’Jai & Ny’Ela
From 07/08/2023: Ny’Jai Chapman and Ny’Ela Chapman, 18 year old students from Pittsburgh Westinghouse Academy, talking about their work as the Youth Research Advisory Board for a Homewood-based University of Pittsburgh project called Space and People in Neighborhoods (SPIN) along with faculty lead Jaime Booth.
Youth Express: The Cello Chicas
From 06/24/2023: Claudia Drake, Isabella McGee, and Jocelyn Sauers, all 7th graders from the North Hills School District, to perform as a cello trio.
Youth Express: Ligonier Valley Writers, Olivia Mastren-Williams
From 06/17/2023: Olivia (Liv) Mastren-Williams (15, Chartiers Valley High School), recipient of the Naccarato Award from the Ligonier Valley Writers Student Poetry Competition, talking about her poem The Five Stages of Grief.
Youth Express: Youth Shakespeare Society, Much Ado About Nothing
From 06/17/2023: Matilda MacInnis (10, homeschooled), Sydney Forschein (14, homeschooled), Ella Craig (17, Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School), Kinsley Beachler (20, Seton Hill University), and Theo Fantozzi (21, University of Rhode Island) from The Youth Shakespeare Society of Pittsburgh previewing lines from Much Ado About Nothing, running 7/7 and 7/8 (6pm), 7/9 (2pm) at Perman Funeral Home
Youth Express: Lincoln Park Writers
From 06/10/2023: Camilla Adams (17), Hailey Ake (15), Adrien Emler (14), Jacob Lewis (17), Felicity Portoulas (14), Ravenna Rodgers (15), Mallory Rose (15), Rachel Sledzianowski (15), and Savanna Stile (15), all students from Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School, talk about the importance and value of writing in their daily lives.
Youth Express: Ab-So-Flutely Amazing Quartet
From 06/10/2023: Selections on the flute with Pittsburgh Concert Society Young Artist Award honorees the Ab-So-Flutely Amazing Quartet: AJ Schmidt (15), Anna Qin (16), Lacey Pribanic (16), and Nia Hanington (15), all students from Franklin Regional High School.
Youth Express: PMT Summer Camps
From 06/03/2023: Show tunes and conversation about Pittsburgh Musical Theater Summer Camp opportunities with Ilyssa Bails (16, Allderdice), Rayna Aiken (15, PA Leadership Charter School), Chris Russell (18, West Mifflin Area High School), Eli Fisher (17, Thomas Jefferson High School), and PMT staffer, Quinn Patrick Shannon.
Youth Express: WPCTE Flash Fiction, Garret & Adam
From 06/03/2023: The Western Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English (WPCTE) Flash Fiction Contest honorees Garret Tokar (11th grade, Avonworth School District) and Adam Burk (3rd grade, Sharpsville Elementary School).
Youth Express: Pittsburgh Regional Science and Engineering Fair, Arvind & Grace
From 05/27/2023: Arvind Seshan (12th, Fox Chapel Area High School) and Grace Wang (12th, Franklin Regional Senior High School) on their entries in Carnegie Science Center’s Pittsburgh Regional Science and Engineering Fair.
