WHYY Young Journalists spoke to protestors and community members about the Occupy Ice Protests
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Vape Dreams
An e-cigarette, short for an electronic cigarette, is a handheld electronic device that simulates the feeling of tobacco smoke. The original purpose of an e-cigarette was to help longtime smokers quit smoking traditional cigarettes. Many …
Continue reading »A West Philadelphian Born, Raised, and Praised through Mural Arts Program
WHYY’s summer journalists stood at 4545 W. Girard Avenue and admired the newly painted Will Smith mural aside of residents and tourists alike. The mural, painted by British artist, Richard Wilson, stands 65-feet tall. Students …
Continue reading »Curfew, Who Knew?
On Friday, June 7th, 2018 the Philadelphia Police announced a crackdown on teens out past curfew. This may come as a surprise to those unaware of a curfew law in …
Continue reading »Cat Tales Reading Program
At any animal shelter, you would find cats, dogs, turtles, and horses. However, among the animals at the PSPCA on East Erie Avenue, there are children reading to cats. This particular shelter is home …
Continue reading »Childs and DeBurgos: Staying Connected to Your Culture
In WHYY’s after-school programs, students are always asked what stories they would like to share about their community. This year middle school students at G.W. Childs Elementary and Julia de Burgos Elementary decided to produce …
Continue reading »G.W. Childs: Expressing Yourself During and After-school Hours
Students at G.W. Childs filmed and edited a lot of different productions for the school’s WHYY Media Lab. Both in school and after school, students at Childs worked hard on perfecting visual stories featuring their …
Continue reading »Honestly, Tom’s Going Vegan
By Enya Xiang Honest Tom’s Taco Shop is a neighborhood favorite. College students to local residents enjoy coming to pick up their preferred items, including tacos and burritos stuffed with chicken, beef, and pork. …
Continue reading »Stories from MLK High School’s Media Lab
A number of dedicated students from Martin Luther King High School worked together to produce several films in the WHYY Media Lab. Each film was filmed and edited by King students under the instruction of …
Continue reading »Saul: Animal Science Students Highlight Senior Projects
At W.B. Saul High School, a magnet school in Northwest Philadelphia, completing your senior year is a little bit different than at most schools. Students enrolled at Saul choose to major in Environmental Science, Food …
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