Students Discuss the Phipps Conservatory Fairchild Challenge
From 6-13-2016: Luke Smarra, Morgan Hayes (Montour Middle School), Michaela Brining, Kelsey Marshall, Elisa Gabriel (Shaler Area Middle School), Fiona Reigert and Calista Martin-Singer (The Ellis School) on their award-winning work during this year’s Fairchild Challenge, a national program designed to foster environmental awareness and action in teens and coordinated locally by Phipps Conservancy & Botanical Gardens.
Janis Burley Wilson on the Pittsburgh JazzLive Festival
From 6/13/2015: Janis Burley Wilson on the Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival, 6/19 to 6/21.
YES: Live Music with Members of the Bel Canto Singers
From 6-6-2015: From the Pittsburgh Youth Chorus, members of the Bel Canto Singers featuring Elaina Berdyk (11, Markham Elementary), Mia Fantini (12, St. Bede School), Jimmy Fedor (14, Serra Catholic High School), Amanda Henry (12, Franklin Regional Middle School), Caroline McCully (11, CAPA Middle School) and Annika Ramani (11, Campus School of Carlow University).
YES: Teen Philanthropist Spencer Latterman
From 6-6-2015: Spencer Latterman, accompanied by his sister Shelby and parents, Leslie and Steve, discusses his project to raise $25,000 to purchase goats for a Ugandan village. Along with them is Rachman Nachman, a family friend and member of the village. Rachman sings a song at the end as well.
YES: Program for Research and Outreach on Gender Equity in Society (PROGRESS)
From 6-6-2015: Ally Byrom (8, Washington Elementary), Elia Gillespie (11, O’Hara Elementary School), Alanna Steals (12, Ellis School), and Alexandria Rushford (12, Ellis School), led by Kitty Julian and Ayonna Ledford, talking about what they learned in a recent empowerment workshop by the Program for Research and Outreach on Gender Equity in Society (PROGRESS).