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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

About Springboard Design

About Springboard Design

Springboard Design is an award-winning architecture and planning firm based in Pittsburgh that concentrates on public interest design, cultural facility and civic planning, healthy workplaces, and sustainable, innovative homes. They are also one of City High's important mentored internship providers Read more

City High student Damani Brown gains clearer appreciation for architecture through internship at Springboard Design.

City High student Damani Brown gains clearer appreciation for architecture through internship at Springboard Design.

Some people say, "Success is 10% inspiration, 90% perspiration." Damani Brown couldn't agree more. This 3.57 GPA City Charter High School student reflects on his internship and mentor Paul Rosenblatt, Designer and Founder of Springboard Design, one of Pittsburgh's more innovative architecture firm Read more

City High 4.2 GPA student Cierra Saunders discovers she is a natural in an advanced medical research laboratory.

City High 4.2 GPA student Cierra Saunders discovers she is a natural in an advanced medical research laboratory.

As an intern working in the lab at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Department of Immunology, Cierra turned her love of Chemistry and Biology into an experience that will solidify her career objectives. Read more

About HEBI Robotics

About HEBI Robotics

HEBI Robotics was founded in 2014 by a cross-disciplinary team from the world-renowned Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. The company is a spin-out of CMU Biorobotics Lab, led by Professor Howie Choset. Read more

About University of Pittsburgh Departments of Dermatology and Immunology

About University of Pittsburgh Departments of Dermatology and Immunology

As part of the Medical School, the Departments of Dermatology and Immunology explore new mechanisms and pathways of the immune system to enrich human health by combating and preventing disease, enhancing vaccination, and controlling autoimmunity. These departments have a mission of training students Read more

Ten days of culturally immersed service learning not only teaches students about Costa Rica, but themselves.

Ten days of culturally immersed service learning not only teaches students about Costa Rica, but themselves.

Ten days of culturally immersed service learning not only teaches students about Costa Rica, but themselves. City High Service Learning Students team up with teachers and local residence to pave an alleyway, paint a water tank and dig up a pipeline for repair. Read more

Theater Major Intern Gets Behind the Curtain Experience at Kelly-Strayhorn Theater.

Theater Major Intern Gets Behind the Curtain Experience at Kelly-Strayhorn Theater.

Indyha Fielder is no stranger to the theater. As a dancer and performer (she's in the Shona Sharif dance company and the 2016 City High school musical), this talented senior explored the other side of the curtain in an internship at the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater in East Liberty. Read more