As you know, summer is a very fun and hot season. My favorite seasons are Winter and Summer. I like Winter because you can play in the snow and when you're done you can drink nice hot chocolate. In the summertime, there are also many activities to be engaged in.

Have you ever watched a show called Boondocks?Well, the person who helped create it came to visit our school, Friendship Armstrong Academy.

Blow Pierce 5th grade classes went to Luray Caverns with Junior Cadet (a program funded by Metropolitan Police Department). As soon as we began our tour, we made sure that we listened to the Caverns Tour Guides because they gave us some great facts about each exhibit.  When we were taking our tour, there was an instrument called an organ that was used for every wedding held at the Caverns.

Armstrong held its second annual Talent Show on February 17, 2017. The tryouts started with 20 students and ended up with 10 students and some adults performing. All these students worked very hard for the past five weeks.

WASHINGTON, DC: Since the 1870s, there has been a tradition held at the White House called the Easter Egg Roll. This year it was held on April 17, 2017. Going to this tradition is free because you have to enter a raffle and only the people that get picked can officially go to the White House.

Have you ever entered a competition where you have to write an essay about an African-American person? Well, this was one of those competitions! Some Friendship students, including me, were lucky enough to participate in the semi-finals of the Friendship Public Charter School Second Annual Black History Month Oratory Competition.

Video by Ariyana Robinson and Aneara Burns. 

Lately, I have been doing a lot of research on why students should keep learning during the summer—not only because it can help enrich our minds but also because it helps many students to make sure that they either are learning more than what they have learned during the school year or it will help them to remember most of the things that they did learn during the school year.

Being a student I know how hard it is to do a big test like the PARCC assessment... especially because you're frustrated and worried that you might be retained in the same grade and fail because of one test.  These are a couple of things that you should look forward to in order to do your very best on the PARCC.

Video by Vincent Abney, Vaughn Taylor, Tsion Cummings and DeMarco Davis. 

How easy is it to become the president of The United States Of America? Today Donald J. Trump is the president of the U.S. He plans to do many things and from my point of view, I don’t think the things he has planned will benefit everyone.

Forever 21 is a chain of clothing stores located all throughout the United States. Fenty Puma is a mix of street and sport looks in shoes, clothing, and accessories for an athletic look.

After World War II in Italy, the parents of the children who survived wanted their children to have a better education. This became the motivation for Reggio Emilia, named after the village in Italy where the parents lived.

FEBRUARY 28th, 2017, Friendship Armstrong Academy: Today you are going to be reading about the 2017 Black History Month performances at Friendship Armstrong Academy and about the early childhood performance called “The Power of Words”. The students performed the celebration of “The Power of Words” to celebrate Black History Month and what it means to them and how we can remember the African-Americans from our history.

In the Fall of 2017, I will be attending the United States Naval Academy on a football scholarship. I chose to attend the academy not only to fulfill my dream of being a division one football player but to also support my family as I continue to get older.

I am writing this story about former Knight and current Jacksonville Jaguar, Yannick Ngakoue because he is where I hope to be one day. In about three to four years, I hope to be an NFL football star. Becoming an NFL football player has been a career I've been pursuing since I was a little boy.

Farafina Kan is an American based West African drum and dance company currently housed in Mt, Rainier, Maryland. Farafina Kan was founded by Mahiri Keita and Diallo Sumbry who are brothers. We play West African music from many different countries. 

Attending Friendship Collegiate in my senior year has been stressful. Since the beginning of the year, I have been overwhelmed with work and deadlines. No one would imagine how heavy my workload is because I’m not the person who complains. I would just get my work done.