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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!

City Charter High School Students and Teachers Embark on Transformative Journey to Costa Rica

City Charter High School Students and Teachers Embark on Transformative Journey to Costa Rica

City Charter High School's Latin American Studies International Service Learning Program recently returned to Costa Rica with 14 students and 4 teachers. Engaging in community service and exploring rainforests, the trip fostered empathy and global citizenship.

Learn more about the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Learn more about the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has served the Pittsburgh community, its readers and advertisers as the region's indispensable source of news, advertising and information for more than two An internship at the Post-Gazette is highly coveted by Journalism students nationally. Read more

City High teacher partners with CMU for LEAP Program

City High teacher partners with CMU for LEAP Program

LEAP gives City High students a deep dive into arts and humanities through collaborative effort with Carnegie Mellon University. Read more

City High students participate in Highmark Health 'Straight to Business' program for Pittsburgh's young talent!

City High students participate  in Highmark Health  'Straight to Business' program for Pittsburgh's young talent!

Local high school graduates will earn bachelor's degrees tuition-free while working full-time Justin Ristich-standing second from left Mariah Martin-standing farthest on the right Read more

About Vincentian Marian Manor

About Vincentian Marian Manor

Opened by the Sisters of the Holy Spirit in 1956 to meet the needs of 90 elderly seniors, Vincentian Marian Manor now serves hundreds of seniors each year and is sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. Read more

City High Teacher Cliff Luft Wins Robert F Kennedy Teaching Award

City High Teacher Cliff Luft Wins Robert F Kennedy Teaching Award

10th grade English teacher and Education Leader Cliff Luft wins Annual Schools That Can Robert F. Kennedy Awards Read more

City High is selected as one of three PA charter schools to be awarded a federal grant by the Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools

City High is selected as one of three PA charter schools to be awarded a federal grant by the Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools

The Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools (PCPCS) chose City Charter High School as one of three brick-and-mortar public charter school subgrantees to receive as much as $1.5 million each of federal funding through the PACharter School Program (PACSP) Grant. Read more

Written Student Testimony submitted by Isaac Gabriel for Senate Education Hearing 4/23/21

Written	Student Testimony	submitted by Isaac	Gabriel	for	Senate	Education	Hearing  4/23/21

Written Student Testimony submitted by Isaac Gabriel for Senate Education Hearing on 4/23/21 I am Isaac Gabriel, a senior at City Charter High School, an urban charter school in Downtown Pittsburgh. Let me walk you through how I ended up here, and where I am going now that Read more