From 12/18/2021: Riley Kirk (Gateway High School, Grade 10) is a Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Teen Media Award recipient for “the thing about the sun: a short piece”.

From 12/11/2021: Ethan Defilippi and Tyler Pillar, both seniors at Keystone Oaks High School, on their experience with EdCorps and Golden Oaks Designs.

From 11/20/2021: Aja Lynn (Hampton High School), an Allegheny County 2021-22 Youth Poet Ambassador for City of Asylum @ Alphabet City.

From 11/13/2021: Ekow Opoku-Dakwa (15, Allderdice High School), an Allegheny County Youth Poet Ambassador for Alphabet City @ City of Asylum.

From 10/30/2021: Danielle Obisie-Orlu is Alphabet City’s 2021-22 Youth Poet Laureate of Allegheny County.