By Cindi Lash, writer After spending much of my life in my beloved Pittsburgh, I’m putting down new roots these days 600 miles to the west in St. Louis, where I moved a few months ago for family reasons. This …
By Cindi Lash, writer After spending much of my life in my beloved Pittsburgh, I’m putting down new roots these days 600 miles to the west in St. Louis, where I moved a few months ago for family reasons. This …
by Beth Dolinar, writer and LUMOS! contributor We’re all familiar with the home-rigged telephone: a pair of tin cans connected by a string long enough to span the space between two buildings. Who knows how much conversation ever took place …
by Beth Dolinar, Luminari Coordinator It’s not easy to find a pepa horn in India these days, and it’s even harder to find a young person to play it. The pepa is a hornpipe with roots in the Assam region …
By Christy Gualtieri The hurricane had been raging for hours. We couldn’t see very much outside on account of the plywood boards my parents had put up to stop the windows from blowing in; but from what I could …
By Pilar Brown, LUMOS! Editor, and Luminari team member For many teenagers just entering their freshman year of high school, deciding on a career path may seem like a distant four- to eight years away. Not so for Megan Miele, …
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Our Game Changer this time is Clea Angell, a Ben Avon resident who is reaching across cultural lines to make a friendly connection with a Syrian family who came to Pittsburgh as refugees. She met the Alali family through a …
Pessimism by Avi Rosen, Teen Speaker Have you ever thought pessimism was bad? It’s not. It can prepare you for tragedy and provides foresight in extreme situations. If someone you know dies you’ll be prepared, if you’re pessimistic. It wouldn’t …
By Julia Stern, Teen Speaker 2017 Have you ever wondered, how did we all get here? For thousands of years, people have asked questions about our existence. What is our universe? How big is it? Are we living in a …
By Haley Dubovecky, Teen Writer 2016 & 2017 For the last two summers, I have attended the Luminari Fiction Writing Camp. And over those two years I have learned an incredible amount, made so many lasting friendships, and have learned …
By Jeramaya Gramby, Teen Ambassador 2017 Luminari has taught me that there are many forms of diplomacy, including negotiation skills, gift giving, being welcoming and being open to new ideas. It showed me the true meaning of diplomacy, and helped me …
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