Have you ever wondered why some schools are majority white? Have you ever though that there might be some unfairness or discrimination in that. Well there is some discrimination in that. So there is a program to balance this inequality and it's called Affirmative Action. Affirmative...
Read MoreCongress was supposed to approve a budget for the fiscal year by October 1, 2013. A fiscal year is the monetary or business year for the United States. But unfortunately, Congress didn’t. So for two weeks the government had to shut down. Some people had to go to work without pay. Some people couldn’t go to....
Read MoreNED is an organization made to prevent bullying. Performers go all around America to do presentations or shows. In early of 2013, a NED performer named Christine, came to Friendship Chamberlain Academy to talk to grades K-5 about how to be a Friendship Champion...
Read MoreOur Robotics/FNN team’s visit to GWU on October 11, 2013 was very exciting! We had a nice time and our guide Mr. Rone was very energetic and informative. He showed us the Robotics and Mechatronic Lab in the GWU Engineering building. The two special projects in the lab...
Read MoreThere are not enough positive leaders in our black community. What happened to our black leaders? Back in the day, we had MLK, Malcolm X, and more. Nowadays we don’t have enough young men who care and want to help our black youth to be successful. I think there are not...
Read MoreIn early September, our teacher informed us about the Student Government Association (SGA) this year at Blow Pierce. The SGA helps share students' ideas, interests, and concerns with teacher and school principals. There would be elected officers for grades 5-8. In order to...
Read MoreTech Prep hasn’t won a high school basketball game in 2 years. It was time for a change in culture. So we brought in former coach James Jenkins to do just that. With the season approaching, we asked him a few questions about his plan for this season.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, September 24, 2013 from 8:30- 9:30am, there was a Grandparents Day program for the grandparents of Friendship Southeast students. The host of the program was Mrs. Simmons. First our grandparents were given a light breakfast. Then two girl scouts, Serenity Greene and Ziyah Anderson presented...
Read MoreRecently a book was released made by students from the Baltimore, MD Friendship Academy of Engineering and Technology. The book called, “A Little Taste of Different” contained six interesting stories of the supernatural and gore. Each story was original in its own way, and I was impressed to see that they were written by students....
Read MoreAugust 28, 2013 was the best day of my life and best day of school so far. My Journalism class and I experienced a history making moment at the 50th Anniversary march on Washington. This took place downtown Washington D.C. at the Lincoln Memorial. We traveled there by metro...
Read MoreI know of someone who lived on Jay Street who had to relocate because his family couldn’t afford where they lived. His mom lived in this house all of her life, until his father passed away in 2011. They lived in a decent neighborhood. Because of gentrification, their rent became too...
Read MoreThe 2013 Summer Enrichment Program at Collegiate provided a variety of opportunities for students. The activities included programs such as performing arts, band camp, cheerleading, basketball, self-improvement, and more....
Read MoreBlack male Barbie dolls are becoming extinct. Whenever I walk down the toy aisle at Toys R Us, Target, or Walmart, I can never find them. Stores used to have a whole bunch of them. Now they are almost impossible to find. You now have to order them online or go to a specific type of store.
Read MoreAUGUST 28, 2013. In the morning I heard the news on TV about the Martin Luther King 50th Anniversary March. After I heard about it, I got up and got in the shower. I got out the shower and put my uniform on. After that I said in my mind, “I can’t wait to go to school so I can go on...
Read MoreFor the first time since we’ve been here, we had a relaxing day, no work, just relaxing. We woke relatively late to get breakfast at the hotel we’re staying in. We drove around town taking...
Read MoreAfter enjoying a hot breakfast, we take the jeep to Belly Buttons Restaurant, where we waited for the snorkeling company to arrive. Abe’s Snorkeling Company arrives in van to pick up the FNN...
Read MoreRecently in America a lot of hearts have been stirred by the Trayvon Martin incident when George Zimmerman was pronounced not guilty. Since then a lot of people have come out against the “Stand Your Ground” law because it seemed like Zimmerman got off easy.
Read MoreI hear the loud ringing of the alarm. It’s 5:50 am. A sudden rush of panic surges through me. I rush to put my clothes on and then scramble my way down the steps. I hurry and put my bags in the...
Read MoreAfter breakfast we catch the bus to Old San Juan. Old San Juan is one of the oldest cities in America, and it’s the place where Columbus discovered the Americas. In Old San Juan we...
Read MoreFNN Collegiate students recently went to Puerto Rico where they experienced the history, culture and natural beauty of San Juan and the remote island of Vieques. Read their journals and enjoy the slide show.
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