Tips On Keeping Cool
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Find out how to keep cool this summer. Watch the video produced by Brionna Wiggins and Myja Miller, 7th grade reporters at Friendship Woodridge Academy.
Read MoreFive of Our Favorite Apps
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What is your favorite App? FNN reporters discussed our favorite apps. Our names are Anyia Wallace, Sincere Bolden, DeAngelo Parker, Bryson Dempsey and Theresa Matthews. Today we are going to tell you about our favorite apps....
Read MoreI'm a Survivor. I'm Going to Make It.
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Have you heard about the book or movie, The Fault In Our Stars? According to Wikipedia,"The Fault in Our Stars is the fifthnovel by author John Green, published in January 2012. The story is narrated by a sixteen-year-old cancer patient named Hazel, who is forced by her parents to attend a support group, where she subsequently...
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Goodluck Chamberlain Eighth Grade Graduates!
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Our fellow eighth grade students at FPCS Chamberlain have just been promoted and are on their way to high school. On Monday, June 9th, eighth graders were promoted. The ceremony was held at Friendship Collegiate Academy. We are proud of all and happy for our valedictorian, Ciara...
Read MoreTech 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.
Tuesday 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 MoreCHAMPIONS Never Quit
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Meet the Chamberlain Boys B-ball team. Deonte Wideman, Qwanzi Samuels, Larry McPherson, Keith Long (all 8th graders); Nate Lemons (7th grader) and Angelo Jordan (6th grader) all had a challenging season. Despite all the ups and downs, the boys worked as a team to win their...
Read MoreMr. Milton’s All-Boys Second Grade Class
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We chose this story and interviewed Mr. Milton because it was interesting for us to see what an all-boy class experience would be like. We wanted to see what happens without girls in the classroom.
Read MoreWoodridge Eagles Soar at the Annual SLC Challenge Mania
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Each year the Saturday Learning Camp hosts its annual Challenge Mania academic event entitled “Igniting the Flames of Achievement”. This annual event takes place the Saturday before the DCCAS. Students come together from each of the Friendship campuses:
Read MoreLet’s Go Eagles, Let’s Go
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“ W-O-O-D-R-I-D-G-E It’s Woodridge Eagles!” says Friendship Public Charter School Woodridge Cheerleaders. On Saturday, March 22nd, the Friendship Woodridge Lady Eagles Cheerleaders reported to the school at 8 o’clock am for hair and make-up.
Read MorePlant a Seed and Grow a Future: Woodridge 5th Graders at the White House Garden
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Woodridge had the opportunity and pleasure to take five of our 5th grade scholars to the White House to be a part of the 6th Annual White House Garden Planting with First Lady Michelle Obama on April 2! She spent well over an hour with our scholars talking to them about the importance of healthy living, eating and the importance of school gardens. T
Read MoreAcademic Leaders Are My Inspiration
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Hello Im Mya Lewis, a 6th grader at Friendship Chamberlain Academy. Last Friday I attended an Honor Roll Assembly in the gym. Students who achieved a 3.0 or higher were given certificates. Attending this ceremony and seeing my schoolmates and friends make honor roll encouraged me...
Read MoreNational Junior Honor Society Induction Ceremony
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Every year students in 6th-8th grades are chosen to join the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS). This year’s students were inducted into the Chamberlain NJHS on March 26, 2014. We had a feast of a meal to celebrate this special ceremony. It is fun at the honors society inductions.
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