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Perry After School: My School

December 1, 2015 – 3:49 pm
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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.

Perry After School: Thanksgiving

November 24, 2015 – 5:28 pm
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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

November 17, 2015 – 3:46 pm
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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.

Pittsburgh King After School: End of the Year Celebration

June 4, 2015 – 2:47 pm
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It’s been a fun year with Pittsburgh King in the North Side. In celebration of their hard work and the start of summer, we had a party and listened back to their great work.

Brashear After School: End of Year Celebration

May 27, 2015 – 2:28 pm
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As we said goodbye to our Brashear students for the summer, we looked (well, listened) back to all the great work they did over the year. Students enjoyed refreshments and received a CD containing some choice recordings from our time together.

Pittsburgh King After School: Studio Day

May 21, 2015 – 2:36 pm
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After a bit of a layoff due to state testing, our Radio Club at Pittsburgh King in the North Side reconvened at our studios. Students got to listen to some of their previous works, learn about the studio, and do some scratch recording.

Brashear After School: Thoughts on Graduating

May 20, 2015 – 2:31 pm
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The end of the school year is always a little bittersweet. On one hand, there are no more early mornings. No more class. Then again, there aren’t the daily interactions with friends, teachers, and classmates. Underclassmen will return to Brashear next year, but for those graduating it marks the start of a brand new chapter of life.

Brashear After School: More Advice For Freshmen

May 13, 2015 – 2:36 pm
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It had been discussed by a different block of After Schoolers earlier in the semester, but as the year comes to a close, other members of Brashear’s Radio Club offered up some fresh advice to incoming freshmen.

Pittsburgh Brashear After School: Bullying

May 6, 2015 – 4:41 pm
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Our After School group at Brashear High School once again chose their own topic for a round table discussion. Listen as students share their own personal experiences with bullying in school.

Pittsburgh Brashear After School: Earthquake in Nepal

April 29, 2015 – 11:38 am
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With a few hundred Nepali students, Brashear High School was uniquely affected by the recent earthquake near Kathmandu. Listen below as students discuss and reflect on the tragedy.