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Black students well-represented in Junior Achievement’s ‘18 Under Eighteen’

MAKAYLA ALAQUIVA The mission of the worldwide organization Junior Achievement is to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy. The organization’s local...

12th annual S.H.Y.N.E. Awards recognizes outstanding, impactful teens

THE S.H.Y.N.E. AWARDS FOUNDATION presented its 12th annual “S.H.Y.N.E.” Awards on Aug. 8 at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater in East Liberty, celebrating positive achievements...

Cadet Kaleah Darieth Jones graduates from West Point

Cadet Kaleah Darieth Jones, daughter of Robert and Inika Jones of Monaca, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy on May 22, the New Pittsburgh...

Perseverance pays off: HCEF awards $2,500 scholarships for students’ post-secondary education

  Makaila Holston-Smith was one of nine students who were awarded $2,500 scholarships for their post-secondary education, at the Homeless Children’s Education Fund’s annual Hope...

‘I want my brother to breathe’ – a poem by 9-year-old Mariyah Ransome

A poem by Mariyah Ransome MARIYAH RANSOME wrote this poem for her end-of-the-year virtual talent show at Environmental Charter School. Mariyah is 9 years old...

Students recognized at the 57th NEED Annual Scholarship Dinner

No in-person events allowed? No problem, for NEED... The NEED Annual Scholarship Dinner was “virtual” this year, the year 2020, the year never to be...

The recap—All the 2020 graduates featured in the Courier’s “Celebrating The Graduates” special edition…!

The New Pittsburgh Courier's entire "Celebrating The Graduates" special edition, released in print on June 24, 2020, saluting the Class of 2020!  

Derrick Coleman Jr. named Student Council Treasurer at MACS

DERRICK COLEMAN JR. by Courier Newsroom “The more you learn, the more you earn,” is what Manchester Academic Charter School eighth grader Derrick Coleman Jr. says...

Nazareth Prep Saints win WPIAL Class 1A Title with 69-62 win over Vincentian (click for exclusive celebration video)

In just its third year in the WPIAL, the Nazareth Prep Saints defeated Vincentian, 69-62, to claim their first WPIAL Class 1A Boys Basketball...

Nazareth Prep’s hoops squad one to watch

Nazareth Prep is a private Catholic high school that provides an affordable, progressive education that is real-world rigorous for its 140 students. It’s a...

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