Articles in Youth Expression Showcase
YES: HOPE for Tomorrow
From 4-25-15: La’Taiziah (11, Westwood Elementary), Sakiyah (11, Pa. Cyber Charter School), K’aijha (12, Young Scholars of Western Pa. Charter School), and Gabby (13, Brashear High School) on their experiences with HOPE for Tomorrow.
YES: Center for Young Musicians
From 4-25-15: Clara Yuo (8, Providence Heights Alpha School), Jayne Miner (10, Sewickley Academy), Emma Lammert (11, Shadyside Academy), Abby Bojalad (9, Sewickley Academy), Priya Klemz (9, Marshall Elementary), Kush Bandi (10, Winchester Thurston North Campus) and Lakshmi Mulgund (10, Sewickley Academy) are piano students from the Center for Young Musicians.
YES: Shaler Creative Writers
From: 4-11-15: Shaler High School students Jimmy DeMore, Tara Szramowski, Cody Greygor, and McKayla Stoddart reading original creative writing with teacher Ben Shannon.
YES: Peter and the Wolf / Sleeping Beauty
From 4-11-15: Jocelyn Anderson (10, Logan Middle School), Aubree Arelt (11, Mon Yough Catholic), Lindsey Johnson (12, Mon Yough Catholic), and McKenzie Winter (13, Elizabeth Forward Middle School) from Dance Company for the Performing Arts previewing Peter and the Wolf and Sleeping Beauty.
YES: Pittsburgh Music Academy
From 4-11-15: Pittsburgh Music Academy pianists Michael Costello (7, Fox Chapel), Ethan Li (5, Wexford) and Cindy Li (13, Wexford) and violinist Mia Costello (9, Fox Chapel).
YES: First Waves
From 4-4-15: Teens Stephen Adams, Richard Jetter and Amy Narvaez from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh on their experiences paddling Pittsburgh waterways along with First Waves founder Ian Smith.
YES: Fairchild Challenge
From 4-4-15: Ethan Chirdon (Shaler Middle School) Dawson White, Ellen Poplauska, & Natalie Daninhirsch (Carson Middle School). Students talking about their award-winning projects in response to the latest Fairchild Challenge, a national program encouraging teens to foster an interest in the environment and sponsored locally by Phipps.
YES: Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s American Idiot
From 3-28-15: Ryan Bentley (Upper St.Clair), Isabel Descutner (Hickory), Nick Cortazzo (Baldwin High School) and Sky Bennett (Squirrel Hill) previewing the Pittsburgh Musical Theater production of Green Day’s American Idiot.
YES: Gwen’s Girls
From 3-28-15: Eareeiona (13) shares a song and Candace (13) talks about her role in managing activities at Gwen’s Girls during a visit that also included their mentor Jada and her son Omari (6), who also sang a song or two.
