On August 4, 2016, Friendship students went to “Black Lives Matter” march that was organized by the Friendship Public Charter Schools. The trip was was very tiring, but very inspirational. The fact that we are standing up for ourselves shows that you shouldn't be afraid to stand up for yourself and what you believe in. 

Video by Devon Rogers and Leroy King.

Video by Summer Bridge Journalism class. 

On June 6, 2016, Friendship News Network Tech Prep Middle School Academy had the chance to go to New York City to experience the life of a New Yorker. The trip was very  exciting because we were able to do things we never did before.

On May 13, 2016, Friendship Collegiate Academy seniors had the Cap and Gown ceremony. For others the event is referred as the pinning ceremony. This was the last ceremony for the class of 2016 before prom and graduation....

Video by Sy'Quan Clark and edited by DeVon Rogers. 

The Friendship Woodridge Academy honored its student athletes during their annual athletic banquet on Thursday, May 26, 2016.  The athletes were awarded for dance, basketball, volleyball, flag football, track, and cheerleading.

Video by Blow Pierce Bureau. 

As the underdogs of the season, no one expected Friendship Collegiate varsity boys basketball team to make it. After starting the season with eight straight losses, they were not expected to make it to the playoffs. On January 14, 2016, that all changed. 

Congrats Class of 2016! 

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....

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. 

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 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....

On April 28th at Friendship Collegiate Academy, Friendship Collegiate’s Golden Dolls put on a grand Cirque du Soleil inspired performance. 

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.... 

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 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.

On May 12th, Friendship Collegiate Academy highlighted all of the ¨Knight Worthy¨ achievements honoring high performing students...