Photo by Alyse Horn NSLC Education Committee Chair Larry Ehrlich shares valuable options for improving Northside public schools with attendees. By Alyse Horn In the pursuit of connecting the Northside community and its public schools, the Northside Leadership Conference Education Committee held an o...

By Merecedes J. Howze, Pittsburgh Public Schools Pittsburgh Perry High School’s 2014 graduating class is filled with a diverse group of individuals. Class of 2014 seniors are local Northsider's, while others come from all over the city to take part in their magnet program. Led by Pittsburgh Perry te...

Photo by Cristina Holtzer Ella (left) and Christina (right), two student in Ms. Pantilla's third grade class, show off the skills they have learned through the Children's Innovation Project. By Cristina Holtzer The kids at Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5 aren’t just learning English and math; they can also...

On 9 May 2014 the Perry High School Junior Reserve Officer Corp held its Annual Military Ball and Awards Dinner at the American Legion Post 116 in Avalon, Pa. The event was a huge success for the JROTC Cadets. Six Senior Cadets will graduate this year and were recognized for their time and effort in...

Photo courtesy of Merecedes J. Howze By Merecedes J. Howze In part with Serve Pittsburgh, one local Northside school helped to "Beautify the Burgh" on Friday, May 9, 2014. Roughly 250 students at Pittsburgh King K-8 volunteered to help clean up the areas around our school. Staff and students had a g...

     

Photo courtesy of Merecedes J. Howze Two students join hands as they arrive to school and are greeted by the Schiller staff who rallied to encourage students to not miss a day of school for the remaining month. By Merecedes J. Howze Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 staff surprised students as they arrived to...

Photo courtesy of Merecedes J. Howze Students participating in the volunteer clean-up day collect trash around Perry High School and Riverview Park. By Danielle Hardy Pittsburgh Public Schools On April 25, 2014, Pittsburgh Perry students assembled to clean up the community. Under the supervision of ...

The Allegheny YMCA, 600 W North Ave., will be holding a free Learn To Swim week-long program for beginner swimmers from Tuesday, June 10 through Friday, June 13. Children ages 5-7 will have lessons from 12 to 1 p.m., ages 8-9 from 1:15-2:15 p.m. and ages 10-12 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. There will also ...

The Children’s Innovation Project will hold its annual Showcase of Innovation and Creativity from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21 at Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5, 810 Arch St. Children will share their learning from the year, highlighting their work with the Children’s Innovation Project and other c...