June 5, 2017

Propel Power – Propel Northside Podcast

A group of departing eighth students at Propel Northside came together to record the inaugural episode of the Propel Power Podcast.

June 1, 2017

Holy Family Academy MiniMester Podcast: The Bitten Apple

  As part of an end of the year Minimester (three days of classes/workshops proposed by students), five Holy Family Academy students recorded and edited…

May 16, 2017

Under the Tent and Around the World

On May 16th 2017, Propel Schools and City of Asylum partnered for “Under the Tent and Around the World”, an event hosted at City of Asylum’s Sampsonia Way location on the Northside. Students and families were able to create art, taste foods from different cultures, listen to music and authors, and meet people from other countries that now call Pittsburgh home. Youth Express was on hand to talk to those in attendance.

May 8, 2017

The Youth Media Advocacy Project: 2016-2017 School Year

The Youth Media Advocacy Project (YMAP) empowers teens to express their own voices, particularly on education reform and improving the school environment, through the identification and analysis of problems and the creation and distribution of media to advocate for change. YMAP links youth organizing, pedagogy, and media advocacy to support youth to create positive change in their schools and communities. During the 2016-2017 school year, YMAP students recorded these pieces about their ideas and plans to improve their schools and communities.

April 29, 2017

Southwestern PA BotsIQ 2017 Finals

BotsIQ is a manufacturing workforce development program disguised as a high school robotics competition. The Smart Sport is designed to provide high school students with an exciting, hands-on team experience while they learn about the pathways to a rewarding career in manufacturing. Under the expert guidance of their high school teachers and industry mentors, students work in teams during the academic year to design and build 15lb Bots to battle in a gladiator-style competition. Youth Express broadcast live 2017 finals competition.