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City Charter High School's amazing students, teachers, alumni and Pittsburgh's community partners make a difference everyday. Read about their achievements both in-school and out!

College-bound honors student locks in a major and a major scholarship after remarkable internship.

College-bound honors student locks in a major and a major scholarship after remarkable internship.

Meet Amya Wise, one of City High's recent graduates and success stories. With her 4.21 GPA, love of art and recent internship at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, City High honors student Amya Wise found her sweet spot in Anthropology. She will pursue that dream major with a full scholarship t

Thomas Sedano's internship at Carnegie Magazine turned out to be more like an AP class in Journalism.

Thomas Sedano's internship at <em>Carnegie Magazine</em> turned out to be more like an AP class in Journalism.

This 4.23 GPA senior would eventually complete 2 different articles and contribute to several others during his internship at Carnegie Magazine. In actuality, Mr. Fleisher, created a 13-week career growth plan for Thomas Sedano which was a living document that he continued to tweak throughout Thomas Read more

About Carnegie Magazine

About <em>Carnegie Magazine</em>

Carnegie Magazine was originally published in April 1927 as The Bulletin of the Carnegie Institute, a monthly report on the collections of the Carnegie Institute, the Carnegie Institute of Technology and the Carnegie Library. Read more

City High Alum Joins Gov. Shapiro Administration

City High Alum Joins Gov. Shapiro Administration

City High Alumni Class of 2011 Larry Hailsham joins Gov. Shapiro's administration. Read more

Senior Essence Atkins turns her internship at BTOC into a lesson in self-discovery.

Senior Essence Atkins turns her internship at BTOC into a lesson in self-discovery.

For City High's Essence Atkins, it was all about motivating other teens to find their path to success during her internship at the Brookline Teen Outreach Center (BTOC). And it was just the experience Essence needed for her own development. Read more

About Brookline Teen Outreach Center

About Brookline Teen Outreach Center

Established in 2015, Brookline Teen Outreach is a community center providing quality resources free of charge to youth ages 10-18 in the Greater Pittsburgh area. Their team of experienced program coordinators works diligently to create new, and exciting programming that reflects what is important to Read more

City High receives Remake Learning mini-grant

City High receives Remake Learning mini-grant

The Catalyzing Computer Science Learning at Home grant will extend in-school robotics learning by providing students with materials that they can take home such as Micro:bits with accessories, a Finch robot, Tello EDU Drone and/or materials to 3D and laser print accessories. Read more

City High Internship Manager Named 2022 Pittsburgh Courier Woman of Excellence

City High Internship Manager Named 2022 Pittsburgh Courier Woman of Excellence

Congratulations to Internship Manager and Educational Leader Keiha Drummond for being named one of the Pittsburgh Courier's Women of Excellence for 2022. Read more