Mariska, a 6th grader at Pittsburgh Sci-Tech, with an essay on human and animal relationships, youth band, Self-Seriousness, with an original song entitled, Sleepy Jean, and students around Pittsburgh reflect on the COVID-19 pandemic. Background Music:”Maccary Bay” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Self-seriousness with a song entitled, Chaotic, students from Pittsburgh Public School’s Summer Dreamers Academy with original poetry, and Pittsburgh Sci-Tech 6th grader, Kennedy Gilliard, with an essay called “Animal Allies”. Background Music:”Maccary Bay” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Students at Manchester Academic Charter School with poems on civil rights activists, Pittsburgh Public Schools students share poems they had written about summer, and Brianna Kline-Costa reads her poem, “Abi”, that placed first in the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Ralph Munn Creative Writing contest. Background Music:”Maccary Bay” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Julian Rubin, a junior at Pittsburgh Allderdice, with an original short story and Lance Wilhelm, a sophomore at Fox Chapel Area High School with a commentary on the COVID-19 pandemic. Background Music:”Maccary Bay” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Students from around Pittsburgh talk about gentrification, sports, mental health, and the future of the region. Background Music:”Maccary Bay” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/