April 11, 2017

Woodland Hills Prime Time 2017: Our Easter

7th and 8th graders attending Woodland Hills Prime Time after school program reflected on the upcoming Easter holiday and their family traditions.

March 28, 2017

Woodland Hills Prime Time 2017: Radio Pen Pals – Final Message Exchange

Fifteen year-old Marvin Reed and 7th graders from Woodland Hills share a heartfelt goodbye in their final audio message exchange. Included in the audio piece is a musical beat composed by Marvin for the friends he has made at Woodland Hills.

March 2, 2017

Brashear High School: Cultural Recordings

Brashear High School in Pittsburgh serves about 1,300 students, 22% of whom are immigrants or former refugees who are learning to speak English. For a different perspective on U.S. immigration policies and realities, Youth Express spoke with ten students from Syria, Iraq and Yemen — with a translator, when needed — to provide perspective and insight into what it’s like to be an Arabic-speaking teen in high school.

February 3, 2017

Salvation Army Radio Club

In partnership with the Pittsburgh Northside Salvation Army afterschool program, fifth and seventh grade students from Northside schools learn about audio recording, editing, interviewing, radio broadcasting and journalism topics in radio club.

January 31, 2017

Woodland Hills Prime Time 2017: On Current Events

7th graders at Woodland Hills Prime Time discussed recent national news as well as events occurring in their own personal lives.