I met Marquese Meadow in the 9th grade. Marquese who was in the 11th grade at the time was like a big brother. His nickname was “Skinny Fatz” because he dressed like he was a skinny person but he was heavy set. Marquese played Offensive Tackle on the Friendship Collegiate Knights...

By Saniah Hamilton, Jaylen Lewis, Shamiya McGee, James Graham, Nathan Thomas, Terrance Matthews...all 1st grade students in the Friendship Cares Summer Program at Friendship Southeast Academy.

On July 2, 2014, FNN went to the Air and Space Museum in DC during our first week of summer school. We were also  interested in finding the STEM  in our community so the group walked 5 miles total in the heat to get there and back. We learned new facts about aircraft and spacecraft.  

On July, 15th 2014, the FNN News Team went to MLK Library to interview Chris Colfer—singer, actor, writer, producer, and as most people know him....Glee star. He was promoting his newest book, “Land of Stories: A Grim Warning“.

If you’re like me and you’ve lived in Washington, DC,  or anywhere in America, you’ve become accustomed to the lifestyle. We all go in the fast lanes in America. We try to make things easier for ourselves and we pretty much demand our own outcome. I was lucky enough to interview my friend Zyl who has a different story.

FNN scholars from Friendship Southeast Academy and Friendship Tech Prep went to Sweet Frog to get frozen yogurt. Sweet Frog was really fun and tasty, but I didn’t pick any nutritional toppings. I had chocolate and cotton candy frozen yogurt mixed. It was delicious. 

On July 24, 2014, the FNN news team at Friendship Tech Prep and Friendship Southeast went to the FBI Education Center located on the corner of 9th Street and Pennsylvania Ave in Washington, DC. When we were there we found out more about the BOOM behind 9/11...

Makeup, is  it safe?  Hello My name is Jamia and I have been looking up ingredients in makeup. My classmates Nija and Khamari and I are interested in learning more about how to find out if it is safe. We looked at different makeup and read that some makeup is safe and some is not...

Today at Anacostia Park, the Titans won their second game of the season against Maya Angelou, 20-18—making them 2-0 in their season.  Today's game was a close call but with offensive MVP, Diamante Battle and defensive MVP Parris White, we were able to bring home the victory 20-18!  

What if you had this boyfriend and he meant the world to you. You know everything about him. You guys talk all the time, theres no one youd’e rather be with. He tells you that you’re beautiful and takes...

Have you ever wanted to learn how to replace a computer screen without sending the computer out to the company that manufactured it? Have you ever wished that you could recover your computer’s data with only a flash drive? I’ve learned how to do these...

For the past few weeks, I’ve been teaching my very own art class. The kids are about to go to the 5th grade and they’re really cool. Every class I host I feel like I’m letting the kids have fun and use their...

The best movie of the summer is Transformer: Age of Extinction. Summer is a great time to head to the movies because school is out and so are new movies.  There are many great movies to see but the best movies of summer are Transformers, Planet of the Apes and How to Train...

Book review by Alexis Slewion

Video by Makayla Hayes

Book review by Jalen Womack

Video by Makalya Hayes and Alexis Slewion

Book Review by Makayla Hayes

Video by Alexis Slewion

Book review by Antonio Atkins and Demarcus Little

Video by Makalya Hayes and Alexis Slewion

Video by Dionel Grice and La’Rai Sampson, 5th grade, Friendship Southeast Academy.

Friendship Chamberlain Smart Cookies took a trip to the Safari Park Zoo in Natural Bridge Virginia.

We started our journey to retrace the steps of the freedom riders and to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Freedom Summer at DC’s own Friendship House. It was at Friendship House where some of the Freedom Riders began their journey and also where we began ours.