This school year I've joined the cheerleading team and the experience is definitely fantastic and interesting. The experience is interesting because the team bonded with the newcomers quickly and I truly liked that. I learned that team bonding is something I needed to work on because I really didn't like working with others until I became a cheerleader.

A good percentage of the world is made up of teenagers. Teenagers go through puberty and may regret a lot of things they do in their teenage life. For one thing, it’s scary for teenagers if they don’t have a plan, as in not having colleges lined up and picked out, not knowing what career to pursue, and not having straight A’s as expected.

TNT! TNT! TNT! Top Notch Titans is the place to be bright and early on Saturday. On November 17, 2018, Tech Prep began the school year’s first TNT Saturday Math Program with a number of scholars ready to learn.

On October 25, 2018, I went with eight other “Young Doctors of DC” on a 15-hour road trip to New Orleans, Louisiana to gain insight on some New Orleans colleges for a symposium on “Changing the Narrative: Black Men in Medicine”.

On October 31, 2018, Friendship Technology Preparatory Academy was recognized as a Tier One school. Last year, the now eleventh graders helped build on the foundation of this accomplishment.

I’d like to take a moment to ask you to realize how beautiful we really are as black women. Having melanin is like having your own superpower (as some would put it). It can boost a woman's confidence one million times when the women are complimented about their skin color.

In Washington, DC, mainly Wards 7 and 8, violence has increased tremendously. Many lives, from teenagers to elders, have been taken over ignorant and just dumb stuff.

On September 8, 2018, scholars from Tech Prep had the chance to join other students from around DC at Mapbox to experience our first hackathon which was called #UnHacktheVote2018. The purpose of the hackathon was to use technology to solve real-world problems.

A great debate is happening in America right now—Should Abortion Be Legal? My personal opinion is yes. I think abortion should be legal and I’ll tell you why.

On Tuesday April 10th 2018, I took part in a major gathering to bring attention to a serious issue that is plaguing many communities. A group of students, including myself, were invited to the Friendship Armstrong campus to participate in an interview session and panel discussion with none-other-than Congressman John Lewis.

On Monday, March 26, 2018, Tech Prep reporters and our advisor, Ms. Sabina Powell, had the opportunity to execute a student-planned trip to Harlem, New York City. We went to the Apollo Theater, had lunch at Sylvia’s and experienced Harlem overall.

On Wednesday, March 14, 2018, student survivors of the attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida called for a nationwide student walkout. Friendship Tech Prep Academy ensured that we were one of those schools who made sure that we were out there to ensure that we “Make the Choice to Free Our Voice”, which was our chant created by 9th grade scholar R’Nasia Murphy.  

Throughout the entire month of February, which is also known as Black History Month, Friendship Tech Prep scholars and staff celebrated the entire month together. We had many different events, special lunches, and social media challenges.

It’s obvious every country, city and just basically everywhere has a different atmosphere and culture. One country could be completely different from a country right next to it. If the culture is different, you can already guess that the food is extremely different.

On Friday, February 16, 2018, middle and high school students from Friendship Tech Prep, Collegiate, and Woodridge International Academies were selected to go to a premiere viewing of the fantastic movie “Black Panther”. As of now, Black Panther is the Number 1 Movie in the world.

On January 15, 2018, we celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Over the entire holiday weekend, there were many different ways that Dr. King was celebrated. One was a worship service at Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ and the 12th annual Parade and Peace Walk.

We all know that Donald Trump tweets a lot of things that are very unnecessary and childish. A lot of the things that he tweets don’t make sense at all—such as the tweet above stating “My grandparents didn’t come to America all the way from Germany to see it get taken over by immigrants.” Donald Trump’s grandparents came to America from Germany makes them immigrants. Right?

In most DC schools, uniforms are required. Many students believe that uniforms should not be required for many different reasons. In my opinion, I believe that students should have to wear uniforms and I’ll tell you why.

On Saturday, November 18th, the Tech Prep Marching Titans Band took a trip to Georgetown University to support the Georgetown Football Team at Cooper Field. We performed in the stands throughout the game to support the football team. We also played for the halftime show on center field to provide some entertainment to all of the Hoyas fans.

tarting around August 2017, people throughout the United States were shocked and disgusted by the statements that Trump has been making on Twitter and during speeches about NFL players kneeling during the National Anthem.