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Pittsburgh Brashear After School: Dinner With Anyone

February 4, 2015 – 12:48 pm | 1,021 views
P1020240 We asked our first two blocks of Brashear students if they could have dinner with anyone ever - dead or alive - who they would choose. There were some interesting responses, ranging from family members to Michael Jackson to Penguins goaltender Marc Andre Fleury.

Pittsburgh Brashear After School: Interview Prep

January 28, 2015 – 11:34 am | 927 views
20150128_162439 After Schoolers will be interviewing a Brashear alum next week, so students brushed up on their examination skills. Radio Club members learned about open-ended questions, following up, and listened to similar audio pieces. After the interview students will have to opportunity to edit their own recordings.

Pittsburgh King After School: Dream Vacation

January 22, 2015 – 12:18 pm | 1,200 views
P1020107 Miami, Las Vegas, and Germany were just a few a places King students said they would like to visit if they could go anywhere in the world. Some After Schoolers have some pretty trips laid out - even crossing the Atlantic Ocean by helicopter to go shopping in Paris!

Pittsburgh King After School: New Years Hopes

January 15, 2015 – 2:10 pm | 1,003 views
P1020067 It's hard to believe but we haven't seen the King After School kids in about a month due to the holiday schedule. Students shared some of their ambitions with us for the new year. Their goals are wide-ranging; everything from trying new sports to learning more about professional wrestling.

Pittsburgh Brashear After School: Social Media & 2 Hour Delays

January 7, 2015 – 4:23 pm | 1,433 views
P1020060 We opened the floor to students at Brashear High School and they came up with two great topics for this week's round table discussion; the pros and cons of social media and 2 hour delays. The perspective they shared may not be what you would expect, especially the consensus disapproval of a delayed start to the school day.

Pittsburgh King After School: My Neighborhood & Mayor of Pgh

November 20, 2014 – 2:45 pm | 1,171 views
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After School Radio Club students at Pittsburgh King wrote and recorded pieces about their neighborhoods. After everyone shared their writing, each student got a turn operating the recording device and producing while we had more of a round table discussion …

Pittsburgh King After School: Thankfulness & Holiday Traditions

November 13, 2014 – 3:50 pm | 1,195 views
IMG_5831 After School students from the Pittsburgh King came to the SLB studios in the North Side. There, students wrote and recorded what they're thankful for, and some of their family traditions around the holiday season. They were also introduced to editing software we will be using later in the school year.