A good percentage of the world is made up of teenagers. Teenagers go through puberty and may regret a lot of things they do in their teenage life. For one thing, it’s scary for teenagers if they don’t have a plan, as in not having colleges lined up and picked out, not knowing what career to pursue, and not having straight A’s as expected.

TNT! TNT! TNT! Top Notch Titans is the place to be bright and early on Saturday. On November 17, 2018, Tech Prep began the school year’s first TNT Saturday Math Program with a number of scholars ready to learn.

On October 25, 2018, I went with eight other “Young Doctors of DC” on a 15-hour road trip to New Orleans, Louisiana to gain insight on some New Orleans colleges for a symposium on “Changing the Narrative: Black Men in Medicine”.

On October 31, 2018, Friendship Technology Preparatory Academy was recognized as a Tier One school. Last year, the now eleventh graders helped build on the foundation of this accomplishment.

Hurricanes are storms with strong, spiraling winds that form over warm water. The wind speeds determine how strong the hurricane is. Hurricanes can put animals, people, and their homes and belongings in danger. It is surprising that despite water on the east coast being cooler than in the Caribbean, that hurricanes are starting to travel further up the coast than they did before.

I’d like to take a moment to ask you to realize how beautiful we really are as black women. Having melanin is like having your own superpower (as some would put it). It can boost a woman's confidence one million times when the women are complimented about their skin color.

The Incredibles 2 movie is about a family of superheroes that saved the world from a villain named Underminer who wanted the world under his control. Underminer had a team of bad guys like Syndrome, the Omnidroids, Mirage, Bomb Voyage, and Evelyn Deavor who tried to help him take over the world using their powers and evil creations.  

On November 10th, 2018, FCA Knights showed no mercy during their homecoming game at Anacostia High School. From the sacks to the touchdowns, everyone played their hardest to make this one worthwhile. Photos by Marcellis Bland, Nahkia Calhoun, and Ronald Womack.  

Video by Aneara Burns and Maniya Porter

Last night at 11:20 pm at a nightclub near the popular Pepperdine University, a gunman walked in the club filled with college students and started firing shots. This was supposed to be a regular college night filled with laughter, dancing, and drinking with friends.

Video by Ronald Womack

Video By Michael Williams

If you love horror games or just like the suspense of wanting to know what is going to happen next, then you might like to know some of my and my buddy Keira ’s recommendations.

Our 3rd grade FNN team celebrated Hispanic Heritage month by tasting some of their food and drink. We looked at videos about where they live and danced to their music. We saw on a map where South America is and we found out that the main food they eat is corn.

OCT. 26, 2018: Video by Tsion Cummings. Photos by Dynasty Thomas.

In Washington, DC, mainly Wards 7 and 8, violence has increased tremendously. Many lives, from teenagers to elders, have been taken over ignorant and just dumb stuff.

I hope that all students are working like the kids in the photo above because Blow Pierce students are on fire.

I like math because it's fun. Math is fun to me because I like my math teacher and he’s very good at helping me do my work.

Why is K2 affecting our community? Well I think that K2 is messing up our community because people just don’t have anything else to do with their lives.