On Wednesday, January 19, 2022, Mr. Zachary Wimmer FCA’s upper school social studies teacher passed away. Students and staff were both affected by this sudden news. Mr. Wimmer will forever be in our memory and will always be missed here at Friendship. Mr. Wimmer was a cheerful soul, always making it known that anybody can come to him if they need anything.

just started watching the popular ABC and Netflix show, “Grey’s Anatomy'', and here's what I think about it and the hype surrounding it. Grey’s Anatomy is a show that dives into the working system of a hospital and basically the life of a doctor. I’ve only watched up to Season 4 but from what I have watched so far the show is pretty good. It has its dramatic moments, but who doesn’t like a little drama?

The movie Resident Evil, Welcome to Racoon City started off good but had a lot of flaws too. If you watched it via youtube or played the video game series of the same name then you are very familiar with the story's origin the movie was based on.

This school year at Friendship Collegiate Academy, Mr. Geter’s urban garden class planted the seeds to grow produce to sell to the community. He said, “Back in the days you could play in the dirt for free but now you can get paid while playing in the dirt and have the students help by planting fruits and vegetables. It's cool, it’s fun playing in the dirt and I got the kids to help out and make it fun”.

On May 18, 2017, the up and coming artist, Q da Fool came out with an album that made The Washington Post. The album was ranked 94th in Billboard’s Top 100. The name of the album is 100 Round Goon.

Long Way Down is an action genre book. The main character, Will Holloman is a kid on the road to vengeance because of his family dying in front of him. He uses different types of weapons to his advantage. After deciding to seek revenge, he meets allies and friends to back him up if he is in trouble.

For all you new anime watchers, here’s one anime review coming from a weeb like me.

In March 2020, students found themselves cut off from the world. Educators faced difficult decisions and few choices while providing meaningful learning opportunities for all. Now that we're back in school, I think that returning to school was a bad idea because some kids are in school with their masks half down or not on at all.

On September 26, 2021, BMF Season One premiered on Starz. It’s an American crime drama series about a black mafia family that sells drugs and launders money.

I finished watching the Junji Ito Collection on Animix. It was astounding. From the fear, the visuals, the mystery, to the originality, it was unlike anything I’ve ever seen! Ito has a way of telling his stories so that it seems like the characters are hopeless so that you’ll just have to stick around and wait until you’re presented with a reason why, how or even what the danger is.

Music is one of the many things that we love in our everyday lives. One specific genre of music is rap, which has become very popular and trendy. Many artists have been known to create duo albums.

FCA’s cross country team participated in the DCSAA Varsity Boys Cross Country Championship. This event was much different than the others because bigger schools showed up like St Johns, Gonzaga, and WIlson. This time our boys Braylon Wims, Jakari Powell, Amar Lewis and Tylleal Bucanan had their times recorded as follows:

The Alpha Sigma Chapter of Sigma Beta held a community service opportunity at their newly renovated chapter house on Division Avenue. This community service event was hosted with the brothers of Phi Beta Sigma and some members from the Arcannettes.

According to Sporting News, Lebron James just got vaccinated and is proud to represent the Los Angeles Lakers. "I know what I did for me and my family. I know some of my friends and what they did for their families.

he FCA Knights played Royal Imperial Collegiate at a home game.

Friendship Collegiate Academy’s Lady Knights Varsity Volleyball Team went up against KIPP CP in an intense game. The game was interesting because both teams had the same colors and were equally eager to win.

The staff and students of Friendship Collegiate Academy showed off their school spirit as they rocked their college apparel. From Howard to owie State, Collegiate showed off its University pride.

Ever since the pandemic hit, everyone across the world has had to make daily life changes—whether it be wearing a mask, staying inside more often, or even greatly distancing themselves from friends and family. This came with its benefits but it also came with a lot of negative physical and mental consequences for everyone including teenagers and children.

Most studies show that black people are just naturally stronger and faster in sports. People like Kevin Durant, Isaiah Thomas, Buda Baker, Kyler Murray, and Tyrann Mathieu are elite athletes who are crushing in their respective sports and they’re all under six feet except for Kevin Durant.

As a tribute to the late Jaquar McNair, the students and staff held a “balloon pop” outside of the school. For those unfamiliar with the term ”balloon pop”, since we weren’t allowed to release the balloons, we had to pop them.