February 18, 2020

Voter representation, an original poem, and an essay on teen violence – S3E5

Students from Pittsburgh Obama talk about voter representation, Wendy Moore, a sophomore at Westinghouse Arts Academy with a poem entitled Trees, and Alyssa, a 7th grader at Woodland Hills Middle School with an essay on teen violence. Background Music:”Maccary Bay” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

February 4, 2020

STEAM showcase, an original poem, and a story on violence – S3E4

PJ Squire, a Pittsburgh teen, with a feature on the Allegheny Intermediate Unit STEAM showcase, CG Marchl, a senior at Pittsburgh CAPA, with a poem entitled, Removing our Lifemasks, and Shy Short, a 7th grader at Woodland Hills High School with a story written from the perspective of a teen affected by violence. Background Music:”Maccary Bay” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

January 31, 2020

Voter suppression, an original poem, and the significance of hair – S3E3

Students at Pittsburgh Obama talk about aspects of voter suppression, Melia Lenker, a senior at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School, with a poem entitled, Girls will be Girls, and Windafire, a teen from East Liberty, with a commentary on the cultural significance of hair. Background Music:”Maccary Bay” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

January 21, 2020

Insect conservation and a collection of poetry – S3E2

Margaret Balich, a senior at Winchester Thurston school with a collection of original couplets, Hunter Laswell, a student at Pennsylvania Leadership Charter school with a commentary on insect conservation, and Supriya, a teen from India, with a poem on education. Background Music:”Maccary Bay” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

January 7, 2020

Teen features on Rod Serling, Irena Sendler and an original poem – S3E1

Owen Chaffin, a 9th grader homeschooled in the Pittsburgh area, with a feature on Rod Serling, Costello Keene, a freshman at Westinghouse Arts Academy, with a poem, and Virginia Lucas, a sophomore at North Allegheny Intermediate High School, with a feature on Irena Sendler. Background Music:”Maccary Bay” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/