September 9, 2020

Staying active during the pandemic and tips for visiting Kennywood Park – S3E25

Vega and Kennady, both 8th graders at Carlow Campus School and David E. Williams Middle School respectively, talk about ways to stay active during the pandemic, and Matthew, an 8th grader at Woodland Hills Intermediate School with tips and tricks for your next visit to Kennywood Park. Background Music:”Maccary Bay” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

September 1, 2020

A guide to middle school, jazz improvisation, and origins of mac ‘n’ cheese – S3E24

Angelina, a seventh grader at Carlow Campus School, with a guide to middle school, a jazz trio from Center of Life including Marcus Hicks, Joseph Hodges, and Danny Evans with Povo by Freddie Hubbard, and Camille, a seventh grader at David E Williams Middle School, talks about the origin and variations of Mac n Cheese. Background Music:”Maccary Bay” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

August 4, 2020

An essay on Homewood, an original song, and thoughts on returning to school – S3E23

Nelson Morris, a 10th grade student at Pittsburgh Westinghouse with an essay on living in Homewood, Sloane Simon, a 10th grade student at Shadyside Academy with her original song, For Good, and teens at Youth Places in Wilkinsburg talk about the impact of COVID-19 on the upcoming school year. Background Music:”Maccary Bay” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

July 21, 2020

The Black Lives Matter Movement – S3E22

Teens from Penn Hills, Baldwin, and Shaler gather at Youth Places in Wilkinsburg to discuss the Black Lives Matter movement. Background Music:”Maccary Bay” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

July 14, 2020

Volunteering during the pandemic, an original song, and thoughts on mentors – S3E21

Teens with the Propel Student Action Team reflect on volunteer work they had done during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sloane Simon, a rising sophomore at Shadyside Academy with an original song entitled, Seven Feet Apart, and youth at the Center that Cares with thoughts on mentoring. Background Music:”Maccary Bay” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/