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Summer BOOST 2023

June 26, 2023 – 12:15 pm | 51 views
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Summer BOOST 2023 is underway! 5th, 6th, and 7th grade students from across the district are joining SLB and Youth Express at Pittsburgh King for “Camp Hollywood” where campers will learn the basics of audio production! Join us this summer …

PPS King 2023: Radio Club

February 21, 2023 – 10:15 am | 102 views
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3rd grade students at PPS King PreK-8 are learning the ins and outs of audio production! Scroll down to listen to their original written and recorded work.

Faison Back to School Event

August 20, 2018 – 11:21 am | 80 views
20180820_142014 Youth Express microphones were rolling at Pittsburgh Faison for PPS' Back to School event! Take a listen to students from all over the district to hear about the day's offerings, as well as what they are excited for this school year.

Special Olympics Unified Track & Field

May 9, 2018 – 4:53 pm | 184 views
20180509_151858 Our microphones were rolling last week at Oliver Citywide Academy for the Special Olympics Unified Track & Field meet! Listen and learn about this incredible event from the athletes, coaches, and administrators.

Veteran’s Appreciation Luncheon at Brashear

November 9, 2017 – 3:59 pm | 407 views
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On Thursday, November 9th, Brashear students welcomed local veterans to the school’s library for lunch, conversation, and recognition of their service. The event was organized by members of The Future is Mine club.

Summer Dreamers Academy 2017 – Radio Camp

July 10, 2017 – 12:15 pm | 768 views
SDA LOGO The Summer Dreamers Academy's 2017 Radio Camp has officially started! Welcome to our blog, where we’ll document all of our educational adventures and store all of the audio we create. We’ve got an exciting five weeks ahead of us--weeks filled to the brim with unbridled awesomeness.

YMAP Westinghouse Community Clean Up Day!

April 21, 2017 – 3:38 pm | 609 views
P1040467 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.