At Friendship Tech Prep Academy, we have extraordinary teachers. I’d like to tell you about one of our teachers who is this school year’s Tech Prep Teacher of the Year, Ms. Brittney Lot who is our 10th grade, geometry teacher. She always ensures that her scholars are not only successful in her class but will be successful in their future.

On Thursday, March 5, 2020, FNN Tech Prep reporters and SGA members walked across the campus to Southeast Elementary to celebrate reading and our favorite childhood author Dr. Seuss during the FNN Book Club parties. PreK - 1st grade Southeast Scholars were filled with joy and excitement to have us read to them.

There is a life-threatening virus going around called the “Coronavirus”. This deadly disease began in China in December 2019. Many scientists say that the disease started from an animal and was then transmitted to a human.k

Friendship Tech Prep had a very exciting homecoming with events planned every day that the staff and students loved—a trap and paint, step show, silent party and even a lip-sync battle which was my favorite! Shout out to the 12th graders who put on an amazing show.

On Monday, March 2, 2020, Tech Prep Titans celebrated Dr. Seuss's birthday, also known as Dr. Seuss Day with Friendship Southeast Elementary. On this day schools around America participate by reading Dr.Seuss’s best books.

On February 7, 2020, the Friendship Tech Prep Varsity Blue Belles traveled to Highland Springs, Virginia to compete in the DMV Stomp & Shake. There were teams throughout the DMV area from elementary to high school. The younger competitors did a great job and won a trophy in numerous categories.

When people (who aren’t from DC) think of DC, the first thing that probably comes to mind is most likely the White House, the Capitol, or the Washington Monument. People don’t think of all the gun violence that is happening in the rest of DC. Washington, DC is made up of eight wards.

Coronavirus. What is it? The Coronavirus is a respiratory disease which is usually found in animals but it can be spread to humans. The Coronavirus is split into four main groups: 229E (Alpha coronavirus), NL63 (Alpha Coronavirus), OC43 (Beta Coronavirus), andHKU1 (Beta Coronavirus).

We live in an age when many people litter on earth because they are “lazy”. It is said that around 14 million pounds of trash are thrown into the ocean each year killing our beautiful sea creatures, which adds to the terrible global warming. Over the past year, we’ve seen many dangerous wildfires burning our plants and trees.

From the time you wake up in the morning to the time you go to sleep at night, technology is all around you. But many people don’t know the true risk of using electronics for a long period of time. According to Everyday Health, “Nine hours per day—that's how much time the average American spends in front of a cell phone, tablet, computer or television screen”.

On November 13, 2019, Tech Prep’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) went to the Find Your Balance Challenge to find ways to help solve issues in our school and community. One of the many topics running through our minds was emotional health, which we think seems to be a prevalent problem in our community.

On October 2, 2019, our agriculture teacher Mr. Coy, took some of the Academy of Urban Ecology students on an amazing field trip to “Cultivate the City”. During this field trip, we participated in a rooftop garden tour and learned about many different things that we didn't know before, such as the worth of different peppers, trees that provide medications and herbs, and how hydroponic plants are grown.

Walmart, a store that sells guns is beginning to forbid legal gun carriers from entering their stores with guns. Why? Because On August 3rd, 2019, a man walked into a Walmart in El Paso, Texas and began shooting. Twenty-two people were killed during this shooting.

At Friendship Technology Preparatory Academy we are getting ready for the big day when students take the SAT. In order for the students in grades 10 through 12 to be on the verge of acing this test, they need to practice every week.

On Friday, November 3 and Saturday, November 4, 2019, members of Future Business Leaders of America from all across the country met at the Washington Hilton for the 1st National Fall Leadership Conference. There are three cities where members could choose to attend: Washington, DC, Birmingham, Alabama, and Denver, Colorado. So of course, we chose our hometown, Washington, DC. 

Wanting to go to college and having the finances is one of the biggest worries for high school seniors. A lot of the time students aren't allowed to enroll in the colleges of their choice because they didn't receive any scholarship money or maybe didn’t have enough to attend.

Baby food. We all have had it at least once in our lives. Since baby food is for babies and babies are so fragile you would think that what they’re eating would be very healthy. It’s not.

The topic of chicken sandwiches hasn’t really sparked much conversation until Popeyes began promoting their chicken sandwiches. The conversation started on Twitter. Chick-fil-a tweeted “Bun + Chicken + Pickle = Love”.

Choosing a college, by default, is one of the hardest things for our generation. For many students, it’s challenging because the college you choose will be the place you live for the next four or so years.