On Thursday, March 2, 2017, the 4th grade classes took a long awaited trip to visit the Embassy of Haiti along with our IB Coordinator, Dr. Shipp. This trip was a part of an international perspectives and cross-cultural unit the 4th grade classes were covering. Speakers discussed the history, customs and rich culture.

On Saturday, March 5, 2017, Woodridge hosted the DC Urban Debate League Tournament. The event brought over 250 students from around the city to Woodridge. All of the classrooms were filled with a diverse group of middle to high school students debating over relevant issues and legislation.  

On Friday, March 3, 2017, Woodridge celebrated Read Across America Day.  The day was filled with so many activities in classrooms throughout the school. Staff members from the Community Office came out to read some of their favorite Dr. Seuss books. Ms. Patricia Brantley, Friendship CEO, and  Mr. Donald Hense, Friendship Chairman, brought laughter and excitement  to the 1st and 3rd grade classrooms.

This March, FNN wants to recognize some of the many women trailblazers in our history. One of these mountain movers is tennis legend, Serena Williams.

Recently, a 26 year old man was body boarding on the waters of Reunion Island. He was attacked and killed by a shark. This was the 20th shark attack to happen on this island since 2011.

BET’s miniseries, “The New Edition Story” depicts three decades of the legendary group. This project was so authentic and raw. It told the story of the secret lives of each member: Ralph Tresvant, Bobby Brown, Ronnie DeVoe, Michael Bivins, and Ricky Bell.

Due to colonization and the removal of Native Americans from their lands by force, Native American tribes across the country have been decimated culturally and economically. Tribes have always relied on the land they hold for a slight level of economic independence....

Oprah Winfrey is an African-American woman who is well known worldwide for starring in movies, creating and producing films, and OWN, which is her own TV network. Oprah Winfrey is an admirable person to African-Americans.

Are you tired of uniforms, rules, and the long hours of the school day? Well, Woodridge's 7th and 8th grade students are writing a Declaration of Students in history class.

What do you prefer, Androids or Iphones? They both are extremely different. However, they are both equipped with every application needed to survive. So what's the rave and rant that makes these phones so hot?  Well, one thing that has totally transformed technology are emojis.

On Friday, February 17, 2017, the Woodridge staff and students celebrated HBCU Day! What does HBCU stand for? It stands for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. As a part of Black History Month, the day was filled with guest speakers who shared valuable information about attending a historically black college.

Do you know who the first African-American news anchor was? If not, you will find out today.

On Saturday, February 4th, 2017, Friendship Tech Prep hosts our school district-wide STEM Fair. This year, there were many great participants and projects from the brilliant minds of all of the Friendship Schools across the district.

On Tuesday, February 7, 2017, a list was put out to rank 100 large metropolitan areas and DC took 4th place. The ranking was based on the quality of life, job prospects, and affordability.

Everyone knows Donald Trump’s campaign slogan was “Make America Great Again”. But when was America ever great? To me and many others, it was never great. But, we do have some people that believe that it could have been great before. America is a “good” country but it was never great.

Ever see those people whose bodies are in complete paralysis? They can’t move, speak, blink or even eat. If you’ve ever had sleep paralysis you might be able to relate. If you actually have it you probably aren’t reading this. But what if you could still communicate to those people simply by reading their thoughts?

February 7th, 2017. Have you ever wanted to be in a school spelling bee? Well, I have always wanted to participate in an actual real spelling bee. My school spelling bee has lots of easy and hard words like personification, precautionary, and aspirations.

On January 31, 2017, Preschool - 2nd grade went to a skating rink named Temple Hills Skate Palace. All kids that had 150 DOJO points could go. DOJO points have to be earned by following directions.

This year the Chamberlain Girls Volleyball team advanced to the playoffs. They defeated two teams in the playoffs and had a great season!

On Tuesday, February 14th, 2017, in honor of Valentine’s Day, the Pre-K Team put on a spectacular Valentine’s Dance entitled “Love to Dance.” The dance was held in the gym for elementary students in grades kindergarten thru 4th grades. Everyone was asked to wear some form of red, pink, purple or white.