68 different colleges, 1500 students, and 5 different Friendship campuses... Alumni day was simply amazing. On December 18, FCA graduates came to our classrooms and gave us various tips on college life. In the gym there were many college booths that gave FCA students many different...
Read MoreThe amazing city of San Antonio, Texas! Home of epic historical artifacts, interesting food and many different faces. We have traveled here to experience life here in Texas while also going to conferences and workshops to help us gain more on topics we may be interested in....
Read MoreNow that I’m in high school and even when I was in middle school, I have learned a lot about kids my age and a few years older who are LGBT and the things they go through. There have been recent news stories about gay/lesbian teens who were bullied. The stories show that some boys...
Read MoreEmpty your mind from reality for a second and imagine living in a country where your opinions don’t matter. Imagine having to agree with everything someone tells you to do. Imagine that... well... you are a student. If you are like most teens, then you probably want to have more independence...
Read MoreOn Saturday, March 24th, the College debate team represented FCA at the most recent Urban Debate League in an outstanding fashion by placing second with a three and one score. The Urban Debate League is composed of public, private, and charter schools in the metropolitan ...
Read MoreOn February 24, 2012, one of the most historic events of all times took place at Friendship Collegiate Academy. On this day we welcomed talented student performers from Friendship Blow Pierce Junior Academy, Friendship Chamberlain Elementary, Friendship Southeast Elementary...
Read MoreMy poster represents the many ways that the world has changed through time. The slave holding the earth represents how African Americans had to carry the weight of the world and do hard labor for everyone else only to receive nothing in return. The jail and the silhouettes...
Read MoreThe artwork, I would say, contains a wide amount of styles and media. The faces of (from top to bottom) Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and John F. Kennedy make up the majority of the picture and are made up of black outlines that add a sort of “prestigious” or monumental look to the faces.
Read MoreI’m a senior at Friendship Collegiate Academy. The Global Kids summer program had a life changing impact on me. Thanks to the program, I applied for and secured my first ever passport for a trip to Brazil. Having a passport and taking off on my first international flight from Dulles...
Read MoreBom Dia. I’m a senior at Friendship Collegiate Academy in Washington D.C. and a member of the Global Kids program, a program created 20 years ago to promote global awareness among youth. I was invited to participate in the Global Gateways program--an ephemeral merger between the...
Read MoreFNN Reporter Nina Graham interviews Cornell West.
Read MoreHundreds of Friendship Public Charter School students joined the Children's Defense Fund for a rally at the U.S. Capitol to support President Obama's effort to get health care for all children in the United States. And it paid off. The bill was passed on March 23, 2010.
Read MoreEver wondered what it takes to be a jet pilot? Well, the FNN news crew had a chance to find out when they caught the Thunderbirds in action at the Andrews Air Show. The air show is coming again this May and it's awesome. If you're...
Read MoreOn February 25, 2010, our FNN news crew went to the Newseum, a museum filled with historic facts and current events of the world to learn about architectural photography from professional photographer Alan Karchmer.
Read MoreByline: Produced by Jarrell Davis, Flonora Merritt and Darin Davis
Read MoreHere’s some enigmas (silly stuff) and questions that have always made me wonder. I’ve never really found legitimate answers for them. As a child I was taught that every question deserves an answer and was encouraged to have an inquisitive mind to broaden my horizon. I wish to do the same for you...
Read More“Obama wins,” was the sound from every Democrat throughout America with the election of the first multiracial president. I was one of the lucky millions to actually vote in the election. According to many news sources Obama’s victory was due to the fact that a large percentage of the...
Read MoreSen. Barack Obama smiled as he walked into Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pa., last Friday afternoon, making the hot, overcrowded gymnasium, with its predominantly White crowd, just a little cooler than it was just moments before his arrival. The audience roared when he entered...
Read More“Obama For Change” What does this mean? I had a chance to know what that meant first-hand when I attended one of his rallies at Lycoming College in Williamsport, Penn., where Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) had another theme called, “On Track for Change.”
Read MoreJames Earl Ray tried to kill King’s Dream, but it didn’twork. The dream for equality may have slowed down, but it eventually resurfaced years later with a new vision. Now, forty years later, one of the front-runners for president is Barack Obama, a black man. Obama is living...
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