Black Panthers Make History
During the 2016 halftime of Super Bowl 50, Beyonce did a tribute to the Black Panther Party by wearing all black and having all black women dance wearing afros and berets on their heads. There was a lot of hate towards Beyonce. People were saying it was outrageous to do it at the Super Bowl....
The Wonderful Trip to Georgetown University
On Monday, May 16, 2016, thirty-two 7th grade scholars had a chance to go to Georgetown University to take a tour of the campus. We had a chance to talk to an actual student from Georgetown that just completed her first year of college.
Why Stanford University?
Stanford University was originally called Leland Stanford Junior University, but the name got shortened. It’s a private research university in Palo Alto, California. Stanford is known as one of the most prestigious colleges and universities in the world.
My Trip To The Zoo
My trip to the zoo was very fun and hot. We did a lot of walking in the sun, and we saw a lot of animals like gorillas, tigers, and lions. While we were eating, there were pigeons flying over us....
The Final Curtain Call
On April 28th at Friendship Collegiate Academy, Friendship Collegiate’s Golden Dolls put on a grand Cirque du Soleil inspired performance.
Shrimp Jambalaya
I’m not really into cooking but the way my grandmother told me a story about a family recipe I became interested. One day my grandmother was cooking salmon and shrimp....
Too Much Testing
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was issued in 2002 by President George Bush. This was made to help children, but it turned out to stress them out with too much testing in 2016. Now President Obama wants to stop it.
Marcell Gibson Class of 2008
Marcell Gibson has always been into science and technology, so it was no surprise that was his major in college. What had my head spinning was that he landed a job at one of the biggest corporations in America.
Defying The Odds
On May 12th, Friendship Collegiate Academy highlighted all of the ¨Knight Worthy¨ achievements honoring high performing students...
Welcome to Friendship’s Superlatives Awards
On March 15th, 2016, Friendship Collegiate Academy hosted its Annual Senior Superlative Show to showcase the most outstanding seniors in school. Here’s the winners for each category.
Kameisha Hodge, Class of 2007
Uplifting people’s consciousness: Kameisha Hodge was one of FNN’s best writers. It was no surprise that she has written three books, Atlas of Consciousness, Double Consciousness: An Autoethnic Guide to My Black American Experience and Unconsciousness. Now is she helping young authors put their work on paper.
Sidewalk Friends
Do people still say “hello” when passing each other on the sidewalk? Are pedestrian manners a thing? What is Etiquette? Etiquette is alive and well in DC. Etiquette is polite behavior and good manners in a community space. It is a nice way to create a respectful environment.
What Tech Prep Did for Flint Michigan
On April 10, 2016, two students from Friendship Tech Prep left to travel to Flint, Michigan so we could initiate “The Flint Friendship Project”. It was a project that is constructed for Friendship Tech Prep Academy and the International Academy of Flint to help develop a different understanding of Flint...
Real Talk with Fonzworth Bentley: A Lesson in Life
Today on March 16, 2016, the senior class was given the opportunity to listen to Derrick Watkins, aka Fonzworth Bentley, a musician and author best known for being Sean (Puffy) Combs’s personal valet. He came to talk to the students about how we are all CEOs right now and that we represent our own brand....
Here Come The Boom!
On a cloudy fall day in 1961, a Tupolev Tu-4 bomber flies over the island of Novaya Zemlya in the Soviet Union. Reaching a height of 35,000 feet, the pilot drops the Tsar Bomba. The Tsar Bomba was a 100 megaton nuclear bomb.That's like someone getting 100 million tons of TNT and detonating it....
Should Middle Schoolers Dissect Real Animals?
Questions have been raised around news articles asking, "Should scholars dissect real animals?” We believe that we as scholars should dissect real animals. We believe that we should dissect real animals because if we don’t, we will never get the real experience with real animals....
David Long, Class of 2008
No Objections Here: I am truly in awe when I see one of my classmates achieve success on an epic scale. Studying law takes great amount of focus and dedication....
New Ideas at CES
Have you heard of CES, also known as “Consumer Electronics Show”. It is an electronics and technology trade show that attracts thousands. It is held in Las Vegas Nevada each year....
Third Graders Rally Up
On March 18, 2016 at Friendship Blow Pierce Elementary School, Ms. Gibson’s 3rd grade class had a political debate and rally that you can see in the video above. The debate was about how school funds should be used....