Tech Prep Men of Valor Reports
/Produced by Mr Shakhan’s’ Men of Valor: Reporters Duane Tolson, Kuymaury Jones and Phillip Spears. Dwayne Smith camera man.
Student of the Month
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Ronnie Easley, 9th grade: Vincent Mclean , 9th grade; Josiah Brown , 10th grade; Devonte Wood, 10th grade; Jasmine Jones, 10th grade; Brandon Pryor, 10th grade; Alexis Fleming, 10th grade; Shampale Jones, 11th grade; Rydia Wright , 11th grade; Luchee Jones, 11th grade...
Read MoreTuesday April 15: Our Last Day In San Diego
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April 15, 2014 was a bittersweet day. A part of me was ready to leave San Diego and a part of me wanted to stay. While we were eating breakfast Jonay, Noel and I were discussing our trip and thinking about the good times and funny times. After breakfast we went back to our hotel room to...
Read MoreMonday April 14: Beach Party!
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We awoke excited about the day ahead us! We showered, dressed and went down to the hotel’s restaurant for breakfast. I indulged in another delightful vegetable omelet. We arrived at the San Diego Bay dock and boarded a vessel called the “America”. This magnificent sailing...
Read MoreSunday, Apr.13: The Wild Side of San Diego
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The San Diego Zoo Today we visited the San Diego Zoo. Once we arrived, I was immediately attracted to the Skyfari. The Skyfari is a cabled operated cart that seats four people or less and it runs across one end of the zoo to the other on cabled line—much like a two way zip line.
Read MoreSaturday, April 12: The Wow Factor
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On Saturday, I attended the “The Wow Factor” workshop which was pretty interesting. I took a lot of notes. For example, the backlight in photography emphasizes everything. The second workshop “Introduction to Multimedia” was boring. I wasn’t interested and started playing games on my...
Read MoreFriday, April 11: What A Day!
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We had to be downstairs by 8:15. We ate breakfast at a diner in the Hilton hotel. The service and breakfast was very nice. Around 10:00 we went to another part of the hotel to go to the convention. I encountered colleges with many journalism programs. I met a woman whose grandson was the...
Read MoreThursday, April 10th: Rush to the Plane
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We arrived at Dulles airport within minutes of boarding our flight! We rushed through luggage check-in and headed to the security line. We battled our way to the front of the line, only to find ourselves yet in another line and still waiting to get through security!
Read MoreTitans Still Working Hard In The Offseason
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The offseason is an important time for high-school sports. It’s the best time for improvement and player development. Putting in work while your competition is taking off is a great way to get an edge over them. After ending our season early this year many of our student athletes are using this time...
Read MoreAre You Ready For Boot Camp… Tech Prep Style?
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Recently Tech Prep got introduced to the idea of Titan Bootcamp. What is bootcamp most may ask? Well it’s an intensive study session to help prepare students to be proficient/advanced on tests. These students are already really close to becoming proficient/advanced. This program helps give...
Read MoreTech Prep Titans Will Rise With New Football Team
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Tech Prep high school students are looking forward to an upcoming football team for next year. The sport itself will offer many opportunities for students to enjoy an extra curricular activity that helps maintain good grades. Students who participate in any extracurricular activity are expected to maintain at least a 2.5 GPA.
Read MoreV.VIII.MMXIV
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On May 8th, 2014, Tech Prep students will take the Advanced Placement Literature and Composition Exam for the first time. There will be three analytical essays—a total of 2 hours for all three (suggested time 40 minutes each). The students have been reading independent and shared...
Read MoreGearing Up to Start Engineering: Tech Prep To Start New Engineering School
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Tech Prep is a science, technology, engineering and mathematics school and we have three of four subjects--science, technology and math. But this fall we will have all four. Using curriculum from the National Academy Foundation (NAF), Tech Prep is starting an engineering academy.
Read MoreThe DC CAS is Here!
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This week comes the time teachers have been preparing students for all year—THE DC CAS. This may seem like a long-winded week, but staff has put in effort to liven up the school day.
Read MoreHYPE Up! DC CAS
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Watch the video, read poems and tips from FNN Tech Prep and Southeast reporters Alaya Barnett, De’Nyjah Griffin, Jamakkah Thompson, Demeria Griffin, Christine Bryant and Kayla Clemons. Thank you to Friendship Cares teachers and Desiree Girelle, FNN Outreach Coordinator.
Read MoreTechnology In Your Future
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On February 10-14, 2014, the 11th graders at Friendship Technology Preparatory Academy attended a college tour in Massachusetts. The college tour included University of Massachusetts, Harvard University, Curry College, MIT and Suffolk University.
Read MoreTech Prep’s First Debate Team
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On February 1st, 2014 Washington DC’s Urban Debate League held it monthly tournament at Cesar Chavez’s Parkside campus. The resolution to be debated was, “The Supreme Court rightly decided that Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was unconstitutional”. The Voting Rights Act of...
Read MoreStrengthening The School: Men Of Valor
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Men of Valor is a club that mentors young men to become role models in society. This club motivates young men to persevere in order to accomplish their short and long term goals.
Read MoreFrom Tech Prep to Curry College
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On February 10, 2014, the Tech Prep 11th graders went to Boston, Massachusetts for college tours and to help the juniors of Tech Prep expand their interest in colleges.
Read MoreHidden Within The Harlem Renaissance
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During the early 20th century, African-American poets, musicians, actors, artists and intellectuals moved to Harlem in New York City and brought new ideas began to flourish within this new found culture coming from the black community in Harlem. Famous artists like...
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