A new tribute to the Hunger Games trilogy has been added at last. Suzanne Collins’s popular dystopian trilogy did it again! Over 123 million dollars in its first opening.  With Jennifer Lawrence returning as the beautiful heroine, Katniss Everdeen, and her two men, Peeta and Gale, the characters continue to sweep fans off their feet leaving all on the...

Has your cheer team been undefeated for the past 4 years? Have you ever seen a team bring the spirit, best tumble passes, jumps, and choreography at a competition all at once? Well if you haven’t, you’ve never met the Woodridge Cheerleaders—the all-round best school cheerleading team that has ever performed! 

“Without music, life would be a mistake,” is a famous quote posted in my music classrooms. Well, this is definitely true. Music is what connects so many of us in unique ways. Whether it’s gospel, jazz, country, R&B, hip hop or rock and roll, music is a universal language that awakens us all inside no matter how we are feeling. Well this year, students got a...

Washington D.C has gotten a new upgrade in terms of looks. It’s like the city has gotten a brand new makeover, a new look which has taken many by surprise. If you have lived in Washington, DC for some time now, you will see now that there have been some major changes going on. In a way, it’s good for the city. For years, some neighborhoods...

“How about them Redskins?” Those are words we seldom hear these days from fans around the DMV. The city is quiet with heads held down and frowns that will make you turn your head and ask yourself, “Is this really a football town”? No matter where you go—to the gas station, metro station, or standing in line at the grocery store, few fans are proud to...

Have you heard of the IPhone 6, Apple’s newest product that everyone has been snatching up? Maybe if you are not “Team iPhone”, you wonder, what’s so great about the iPhone 6? Or you might say to yourself, why is Apple all of a sudden trying to copy and be more like the Galaxy? Did iPhone really copy Galaxy? What’s the real story behind all...

It’s that time of the year again when everyone seems to get all worked up over the holiday season. Yeah, I said it! Christmas is right around the corner knocking at our front doors. It seems just yesterday we were enjoying the sun and bringing our summer vacations to a close.  Every year we say the same old thing, “I wasn’t prepared, it’s just too soon...

NASA sent a 3D printer into space in September.  I know what you're thinking. Why is NASA sending a 3D printer into space. Well, according to NASA they are sending a printer into space because they hope one day astronauts will be able to fix space craft by cranking out spare parts on the spot. 

This Fall Chamberlain celebrated another year as a Tier One School. Tier One schools are schools that have achieved this status because they are showing academic growth, student achievement, parent satisfaction and college readiness.  On November 14, 2014, FPCS Chamberlain hosted the Tier One Schools Ceremony. 

On September 8, 2014, TMZ leaked a video of Ray Rice knocking out his wife in an elevator in an Atlantic City casino. He showed a form of behavior known as domestic violence. Domestic Violence means a violent or aggressive behavior within the home, typically involving the violent abuse of a spouse or partner. Today in the NFL there have been multiple outbreaks of domestic violence. 

At Blow Pierce Junior Academy, “Laying Down The Law” was the 8th grade theme for the first quarter. Our English and Science  teachers created lesson plans that are evolving with our theme “Laying Down The Law”. The eighth-grade English class is participating by reading a novel written by William Golding, who was a literature and philosophy teacher.

On Friday, September 26, 2014, the Blow Pierce Junior Academy had a couple of guests who made something out of their lives. One of our guests, Michael Walton was a young runner when he created a foundation to help others. His foundation is called The Michael Walton Foundation. His purpose for  the foundation is “to create opportunities that educate while inspiring children to be great”. 

On Tuesday, November 4th, my class and teachers went on a field trip to Bikram Yoga. We did most of the Bikram Yoga poses. Some were hard for me and some were easy. Bikram Yoga is one exercise that strengthens the mind and body.  I will give you more information on my exciting, weird, interesting and sweaty experience!

On Saturday, June 14, 2014  Tech Prep high school students traveled south to learn about, report on and celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Freedom Summer—one of the most important times in entire history of the civil rights movement.

On this trip I have learned how grateful I am to have clean water to use and that  I don’t have to walk two miles to get it.  Water is heavy. They carry up to five gallons, and some women were carrying it on their heads.  This trip showed me how the little kids were going crazy over a penny.

The Summer Enrichment Program at Collegiate allows current students and some alumni to receive insight on stuff they are interested in. Programs range from dance, robotics, football boot camp, basketball boot camp, band camp, photography, 3D printing and...

The most common fast food is pizza. Pizza can be healthy, although, the problem is how you eat it in moderation. Experts would argue that pizza is not bad for your health because it contains the nutrient lycopene. Lycopene is a red pigment commonly found in red fruits and vegetables. 

Students at Friendship Public Charter Schools are learning about STEM this Summer. Did you know STEM is everywhere on Capitol  Hill? FNN Chamberlain picked out a few fun STEM places in our community to explore this summer including museums,...

Collegiate alumni and current webmaster for FNN, Flonora Merritt, received her Master's Degree in Criminal Justice. Read about her graduation and her trip to Boston.