We live in an age when many people litter on earth because they are “lazy”. It is said that around 14 million pounds of trash are thrown into the ocean each year killing our beautiful sea creatures, which adds to the terrible global warming. Over the past year, we’ve seen many dangerous wildfires burning our plants and trees.
Read MoreDid you ever go to Toys R Us as a kid, or even as a teen or an adult? Well, I did. Toys R Us was one of the largest toy stores in the US since it first opened in 1957, but in 2018 it closed, breaking the hearts of many young kids, teens, and adults. Even though Toys R Us closed two years ago, the word is spreading about it coming back.
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Read MoreWhen I think about holidays in December, I think about Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and people’s birthdays that I know. That’s not even a fourth of holidays celebrated in December according to Google.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at 6:30PM, The Arts Academy at FPCS Blow Pierce presented their 4th musical titled, Frozen. This year’s musical starred Demi Kibler as Elsa.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, December 17, 2019, the Blow Pierce Arts Department hosted an incredible winter showcase called Arctic Chill. The students and teachers hosted a daytime show for students and staff and an evening show for family and friends.
Read MoreFrom the time you wake up in the morning to the time you go to sleep at night, technology is all around you. But many people don’t know the true risk of using electronics for a long period of time. According to Everyday Health, “Nine hours per day—that's how much time the average American spends in front of a cell phone, tablet, computer or television screen”.
Read MoreOn Saturday, January 18th, 2020, FCA's Roboknights battled high schools across the DMV to take first place in the VEX Robotics Competition in Collegiate’s gym.
Read MoreIn loving memory of Jaquar McNair.
Read MoreOn November 13, 2019, Tech Prep’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) went to the Find Your Balance Challenge to find ways to help solve issues in our school and community. One of the many topics running through our minds was emotional health, which we think seems to be a prevalent problem in our community.
Read MoreOn February 26, 2012, twenty nine year old George Zimmerman shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin while he was just simply walking home from a corner store. Zimmerman went to trial for Trayvon’s death on June 10, 2013 but all of the charges were later dropped on June 13, 2013
Read MoreOne day as I was sitting down to watch the news about Donald Trump getting impeached, I wondered if people really know what impeachment means.
Read MoreHave you ever had a break packet? During long or short breaks from school, most students receive them. On average these packets for a week off of school are about 4 pages per each core subject. According to the Los Angeles Times, each packet takes about 60 to 90 minutes to complete, and only about 75% of children complete them.
Read MoreWhen you were a child, did you ever feel like nobody listened to you? Did you feel that your voice was muted? Well, a nationwide competition called Mikva Soapbox Challenge is finally stressing the importance of letting kids speak up. And luckily for the competition, it had a surplus of participants in the DMV area!
Read MoreNow that it’s the beginning of the year it’s time to sign up for after school clubs. Many girls are interested in joining the Girl Scouts club, but not everybody will be able to join.
Read MoreOn December 4, 2019, 19th Street’s FPCS Blow Pierce’s girls and boys basketball teams welcomed 19th Street’s Monument Public Charter School boys and girls basketball teams into our school’s gym for a basketball tournament like no other. With both school’s being located on 19th Street, “The Showdown” was created to heighten the hype around winning this game for both schools.
Read MoreOn Saturday, January 11th, FCA's varsity Lady Knights had little trouble defeating Basis with their persistence and teamwork. They crushed their opponents, 66-1.
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Read MoreI have been cheering with the Rosedale Tigers competitive cheerleading team for two years. I started cheering because I wanted something fun and nice to do during my spare time. Ever since I started cheering, I have heard conversations about whether or not cheerleading is a sport.
Read More12/18/2019 As the year came to an end and winter break gets near, the FPCS Blow Pierce Campus hosted a spirit week to spread the holiday cheer! One of the spirit weekdays was titled “Winter White Wednesday”. On this day, students, teachers, and staff wore all-white or mostly white and participated in a snowball fight.
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