A Birthday Party for the City’s Homeless
Story and Photos By: TUHS PRESS Staff The City Hall courtyard was crowded with people – some carrying all their belongings, wearing raggedy clothes and messed up shoes; others, better dressed people with their little kids joined the homeless — standing in the hot sun for free hot dogs, hamburgers and more. They all came … Read more
Down on the Farm at this City High School
Story By: SINDORA STALLWORTH Communications Technology High School Photos By: JAMEL CRAWFORD A. Philip Randolph Career Academy and SINDORA STALLWORTH “I love animals and I‘m willing to work,” said Destiny Feggins, a senior at W.B. Saul High School of Agricultural Sciences in Roxborough. This summer Feggins and her peers are learning how to work with … Read more
I Saw Rihanna LIVE
Story and Photos By: QUE SCOTT Overbrook High School Rihanna had a concert; I won a ticket to attend! It was held on Saturday, July 23rd in Philly and this was the first ever event I traveled to by myself. As I began the trip, I was excited, hot and even more excited. After catching … Read more
LOUD with Rihanna
Story By: DADO NIANGHANE Jules E. Mastbaum AVTS Photos By: QUE SCOTT Overbrook High School The Rihanna concert lived up to the name of her fifth album: Loud. J.Cole gave an over-the-top performance that was a great choice for an opening act. After J.Cole’s opening act, concertgoers sat almost an hour until the lights were … Read more
Sunrise of Philadelphia
Story By: KENISHA PINCKNEY Jules E. Mastbaum AVTS Photos By: ZYHIR BAKER-ELAM Abraham Lincoln High School What do teenagers want? Teenagers want to have fun and venture off to discover new things. These new elements of discovery ensure that teens will never grow bored. In addition, teenagers are constantly growing and searching for answers. So … Read more
From Legos to Engineering
Story By: HENRY BEARD Kensington CAPA High School Photos By: ALEXA HICKLIN Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush High School At JMT Engineering in Center City, the atmosphere is nice and the people are nice, according to Vallery Salomoy, 17, a senior at Swenson Arts and Technology, who lives in Oxford Circle. JMT, one of the … Read more
Landing Airport jobs
Story By: ZYHIR BAKER-ELAM Abraham Lincoln High School Photos Photo By: DONTE GREEN A. Philip Randolph Career Academy At the Philadelphia International Airport there are two young teenage students that work behind a desk in the human resources department. One is named Sasha Santiago and the other is named Daishalina Vazquez. Santiago, 19, a new … Read more
Project P.R.I.D.E. Helps Youths Prepare for the Future Success
Story By: SHAQUIL TAYLOR Benjamin Franklin High School Photos By: ALEXA HICKLIN Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush High School The Philly Project P.R.I.D.E., Inc. is a program established to build character in young men and woman and to prepare them for what is to come in the world.This program helps with developing internal skill sets … Read more
Teens Learn By Helping Others
Story By: KENISHA PINCKNEY Jules E. Mastbaum AVTS Photos By: SINDORA STALLWORTH Communications Technology High School Did you know that 2,660 of our children are born in poverty everyday? Fourteen million children live in poverty in the United States and to meet basic living expenses a family needs an income of at least $48,778, according … Read more
People For People
Story By: JAMEL CRAWFORD A. Philip Randolph Career Academy Photos By: DADO NIANGHANE Jules E. Mastbaum AVTS Not surprisingly, working at People For People, Inc. (PFP) has taught Chika Duru how to work better with people. Duru, 16, attends G.W. Carver High School of Engineering and Science, where she will be in the 11th grade. … Read more
