Did you know that sharks can be afraid of you? That may seem untrue, but to your disbelief, sharks do not hurt people for the fun of it. Sharks do it because humans can look like food to them, or they are just curious about what is in their territory.

On Friday, November 20, 2020, my classmate Eden Washington and I got to listen to National Weather Service Meteorologist, Tim Brice talk about how to prepare for certain weather disasters.

On Friday, November 13th, 2020, I had the opportunity to interview the artist responsible for thousands of the white flags planted at DC armory, Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg artist of a Covid memorial called How Could This Happen. I went to the area where thousands of surrender flags were planted. At least that's what they looked like to me.

FNN reporter Dezirae Gross talks to FCA Staff and volunteers about the importance of voting. Video edited by Makayal Starke.

On September 26, 2020, Friendship Collegiate Academy hosted a voter registration drive on Minnesota Ave to show people the importance of voting by voicing and putting their opinions out there if they want to see a change in our communities

Galapagos Islands off the coast of South America has a lot of endangered species. The red lizard comes in a lot of shapes and sizes and colors. In this location, you can find the Blue Whale and the Fin Whale.

This place looks familiar. Oh wait, it’s the Disney castle! But it doesn’t look the same. My family decided to take a trip to Germany and while we searched for places in Germany to visit, I came across a castle. The castle looked pretty exciting to explore, so we decided to pay for a tour.

The city you see in the picture is Dubai. It is one of the richest cities in the world. Dubai is known for being a place for luxury shopping. But you may ask how did it get to be so rich?

Today was a great day under the sea on the island of Gozo inside the Mediterranean Sea. I was able to see and learn about an alien-like fish named the Cuttlefish. This fish had some interesting features and I learned some cool facts about this fish that I am going to share.

I am having a good time on this amazing race. Since I have been on this race, I have had the chance to see a lot of interesting animals and learn some facts about different animals across the world. Today I went to the Serengeti in Africa and learned that baby cub lions get in trouble for not listening to their mothers. This was interesting to see because I did not know animals get in trouble.

Giraffes are creatures we don’t know a lot about. And at this manor located in Kenya, Africa we can study them more. Giraffes are already amazing animals, and now for them to have a manor! This manor takes care of giraffes and I went to see just how much care they’ve been giving them.

Today my friend convinced me to come to Dolomites Mountains to go skydiving, and for some reason I went. I had two choices, jump off a mountain cliff or jump out of a helicopter. And I didnt want to kill myself from a head concussion, so I took the helicoptor choice.

My name is Marquise Wade and this summer I am going on an amazing race around the world. Today’s destination was Grand Bahama Island. Yes, you read that right! Today, I visited the Grand Bahama Island and learned a lot of interesting facts about tiger sharks.

My parents and I took a trip to Venezuela, South America. We went to go see the phenomenon we were all hearing about at Catatumbo River near Lake Maracaibo. This river and lake are home to the famous Catatumbo Lightning.

I’m swimming with the sharks today but mainly with this one pregnant shark, Deloris, and she’s super nice. Most people might think they’re bad but they don’t even want to eat people.

Yesterday I was in Venezuela watching the Catatumbo storm. It was very pretty, but also very scary. So I just watched it from inside the house I was staying in.