TJ Maxx department stores are already a favorite of many because of their affordable prices. If you like designer clothes at low prices, TJ Maxx and Marshall’s is your place to be.

On Wednesday, November 15th, 2017, FNN reporters from Tech Prep and Collegiate joined pre-k-1st-grade students from Blow Pierce to celebrate the arrival of the FNN Online Book Club. Students celebrated the fun of reading with us by having what we like to call a “Book Party”.  Scholars participated in fun and exciting activities that had to do with their favorite books and stories.

At the monthly staff meeting, teachers filled the cafeteria to listen to all of the information about what was taking place at the school this month. At the end of the meeting, Ms. Owo, the school’s principal announced the nominations for the staff member of the month. Ms. Abreu was announced the winner for the IB trait, “Caring”.

From November 10th through November 12th, 2017, Collegiate and Tech Prep NSBE Jr. members went to the Greensboro, North Carolina convention. It was an amazing experience. We stayed at a beautiful hotel for three days with great food! Who wouldn’t be happy because of that?

Video by Tsion Cummings. Photos by Michael Williams and Marcellis Bland.

November 9, 2017, was the date of the honor roll ceremony for Tech Prep Middle. Many of our school’s scholars were celebrated. This was the first quarter ceremony. One student received Principal's, Honor Roll.

On November 8, 2017, Friendship Tech Prep High School had an 8th grade showcase which is a way of showing 8th graders from different schools what Tech Prep High is all about and why they should enroll in this amazing school. Four different middle schools came including McKinley Tech, Friendship Blow-Pierce, Friendship Chamberlain, and of course Friendship Tech Prep.

I read this book called Amos and Boris by William Steig. It was about two friends...one lived on land and one didn’t. Amos is a mouse, and Boris is the whale. Amos built a boat and went on a trip to have the adventure to see how the ocean looked. Amos fell off the boat. Then he had to stay in the water for a whole night until Boris came in the morning.

Are you serious? Has McDonald’s gone crazy trying to get more people to eat healthy at McDonald’s? This month McDonald’s announced its latest item on the menu—the veggie crunch burger.

October 27, 2017, was the day for those Tech Prep high school students who had perfect attendance during the month of October to get a chance to go to Fright Fest at Six Flags America

Friendship took on Fort Hill at Anacostia High School on Saturday, October 21, 2017. Friendship dominated the game and led the scoreboard the whole game doing a good job on defense.

On Thursday, October 5th, 2017, FNN members from Tech Prep and Collegiate joined with students at Friendship Chamberlain to celebrate the new FNN Online Book Club. Over 250 students in PreK-1st grade got to pick their own book that they can always keep.

I am honestly tired of Trump’s low-down dirty comments and opinions. Trump is ordering public schools to disregard Obama-era protections for transgender students in public schools that let them use bathrooms and facilities corresponding with their gender identity.

Star is a show on Fox 5 that’s entering it’s second season which premiered September 27, 2017 at 9/8c.

Have you heard about the California wildfires? Well, if you haven’t, it is all over the news. It all started two weeks ago at the first of the month in October in Santa Rosa, California.

Well, happy belated birthday Beyonce, whoo hoo!  Let’s get back to reality. My cousin’s birthday was on Sunday, September 3rd and she doesn't get this much appreciation. See, maybe we posted on Instagram or Facebook or even Snapchat.

Stress is really taking a toll on people. It affects people who work really hard and even high school and college students. Stress can take over sometimes but we have to learn how to take time and pause what we are doing to deal with it. Stress relief is what you need and here are some techniques I prefer: