All throughout DC, there are schools named after people who were important in Black History. This is important to know because it shows how people care about how blacks have helped and what they contributed to our nation....
Read MoreApril 29, 1992: Swarms of people were waiting outside the courthouse in Simi Valley, California. Everyone in the United States was watching the trial on television—Rodney King vs. the LAPD (Los Angeles Police Department).
Read MoreWho is Bill Russell? Most may reply 11- time NBA champion. Some might say the winningest athlete in team sports. But how many of us know William Felton Russell for his off-the-court actions. How many of us know that he was an instrumental figure in the desegregation movement.
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Odetta Felious (also known by her stage name Odetta) was a folk musician, human and civil rights activist. She was known to be “The Voice of Civil Rights Movement”. Martin Luther King Jr. described Odetta as the “Queen of America’s folk music”....
Read MoreSpirit Week at Tech prep was awesome. It was definitely something to remember. Every grade did their thing and turned on the spirit with the 11th graders bringing home the Spirit Week trophy.
Read MoreBullying is one of the biggest issues we face today in high school. About one in four kids in the U.S are bullied on a regular basis. Between cyberbullying and bullying at school, statistics illustrate a huge problem with bullying in the school system. Youth from grades six through...
Read MoreOn Monday, December 16, 2013, there was a topping off ceremony for the new Friendship Tech Prep academic building opening in the fall of 2014. A topping off ceremony is an event that allows people to see the progress of the building before the building is finished....
Read MoreOn November 27,2013, students at Tech Prep took an STD test and had a 20 minute lesson in STDs and how they get them. STD means “sexually transmitted disease”. Students were tested for two STDs—Chlamydia and Gonorrhea. If students have these STDs...
Read MoreThere are high hopes for the upcoming Tech Prep basketball season. Failures in the past have given Tech Prep a bad reputation in sports. But this year is a new beginning, a change in culture, if you will. We as a team believe that we can be successful on and off the...
Read MoreRecently I applied for an OSSE scholarship and I made it to the interview stage.But that was the end of my journey...at least for this year. New scholarships will come my way again and I’ll make sure I get those....
Read MoreDeep frying a turkey is becoming more and more common. But, there are hazards that come along with using a turkey fryer. Over 1,000 fires a year are blamed on turkey fryers. These fires are caused mostly by either overfilling the kettle with oil or using a frozen...
Read MoreThe cheerleading team is back after 2 years and even stronger than before. Our goal is to bring the spirit back to Tech Prep and we plan on doing exactly that....
Read MoreMy mother has been dancing since she was about 6 and is a leading lady on the dance team of Smooth N’ EZ. She’s traveled to Texas, Atlanta, New York and California. I’ve always wanted to know why she loved this so much. Dancing was her passion. Dancing and travel are the two...
Read MoreAt Friendship Tech Prep we have multiple clubs. These clubs all offer different activities to students. Titans can learn respect for themselves, their community and others in these clubs.
Read MoreWe take a foreign language every year for middle school and high school. And each year that language is Spanish. I truthfully love Spanish, but I can barely speak it. It came to me that we need to switch it up. I want more language classes at Tech Prep. I want a variety of cultures to...
Read MoreAt Tech Prep there are many devices that we use to “get connected”. But the two main devices are the Apple iPads and the Samsung Chromebooks. There’s so many differences between the two, but which one is better and more convenient to use? According to http://teachbytes.com/ the Samsung Chromebook is better. It is more...
Read MoreIn the current Tech Prep building all of the classrooms are cramped, teachers don’t have their own classroom and we don’t even have a real cafeteria. But, by summer of 2014 Tech Prep’s new building should be completely built. An open house will be available before the school actually opens so we will be able to...
Read MoreIn my Algebra II class there is a rule that in order to be counted as on time, students must be sitting and starting on their work as soon as they enter class or they will be counted tardy. About 40% of our class is tardy on a regular basis. This rule is only used in our Algebra class. Is it...
Read MoreEver wonder why there’s no ISS and why it’s been replaced by this new referral punishment called "Focus Room". It’s because our school administration decided that students should still be allowed in class and given ‘another chance’. The goal for this was to maximize student’s...
Read More“Yes”, says Eric King, Howard Simms, Jennifer Poisson, Clarence Cross III, and Rydia Wright. All agree that cell phones and cell phone usage should be allowed in school, but their reasons differ. In this article we are going to explore the minds of three teachers, three students, and their...
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