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.

What do students learn from field trips? Field trips are great ways to better understand what the textbook says. It is a real world experience. Kids can go back and visit these places again in the future. They can think about going to college and working there in the future. Students can learn about many things like some of theses subjects:

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....

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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On June 6th, 2014, Chamberlain students were invited to be part of the “Impact Day” program sponsored by Deloitte. The purpose of this day is to learn about STEM, STEM careers and how professionals like the Deloitte volunteers use STEM everyday as part of their job. We heard about Deloitte Digital and Dash.

JUNE 12, 2014.  Chamberlain Bureau. 

Video produced by the Southeast Science Team.

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...

It’s hard to earn trust and marriage can be stressful depending on a person sometimes. People love each other enough to have a wedding, but how long is the marriage going to last? It seems as building a relationship is more important than just marriage. I interviewed Mrs. Potts last week just to find some first-hand information. 

Does music even matter anymore?  Students in marching bands work hard for numerous months only to receive little support.  They work from the beginning of the school year until the end of the school and sometimes all the way through to next school year.  Although the students put in so much time and hard work it seems to still be unrecognized. 

"Banned for life” were the words of Adam Silver to the LA Clippers Owner Donald Sterling after very racial remarks. Is it true that the NBA handles racism better than our own U.S Justice system? Even within a sport dominated by African-Americans, it is still surprising how racism can still surround it.

The ship just came in! This isn't any old ship, although this teacher is extraordinary like the Titanic. This is my southern accented, fourth grade teacher, Ms. Chasity Shipp! My personal opinion of Ms. Shipp is similar to that of my classmates. She is... 

You got to love America’s number one sport, football. As you are sitting in your parents' car driving up and down the highway, or just going somewhere in the city, you see on the back of cars, trucks, and SUV’s with the fan’s favorite home team. Whether 

 Everybody is watching Netflix these days. It’s as if the entire season of Walking Dead, Boondocks, Breaking Bad, or just about television show is there to catch up on. Well for now, it the college show called “Greeks” starring Spencer Grammer as “Casey Cartwright”. 

Splish, splash! Yelling, screaming, laughter, nothing but giggles in the air. These are the sounds that you hear when you think about swimming. Well, if you live in DC, you don’t have to wait any longer. The official opening date for all of the pools is June 23rd.  For now, all outdoor pools and spray... 

Most people these days usually have some form of social networks account. Social networks are a popular form of online communication. In the age of technology, it’s not surprising. Even kids have something like Kik or Instagram. You know what? That’s where the problem lies. Many children...

Would you ever think that sitting in school to get an education would be unsafe? Well, it’s the truth! From bullying to school shootings, it’s pretty clear that once a parent leaves their child and sends them off to school, it really might be the very last time seeing their faces.

On Thursday, March 13, 2014, Friendship Southeast Academy hosted a wonderful Black History play called "Back to the Past". Mr. Wright played drums for dance performers. Ms. Gray was the narrator for the play. They told about Black people in our history. 

Post racial is a term that is used to describe a time period in which discussions around race and racism have been deemed no longer relevant, according to Urban Dictionary.

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...

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...

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... 

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. 

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...

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...

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!

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...

On March 25, 2014, senior China Green, class of 2014 was sitting in her 3rd period class, at Friendship Collegiate Academy. She was astounded by the appearance of Steven Knapp, president of George Washington University, accompanied by news press, the GW mascot and others. In front of her entire class, China was offered the ...

According to Ms. Venable, ”TIS THE SEASON TO GIVE to THOSE IN NEED”.  Ms. Venable is one out of many people who make the holiday season special at FPCS Chamberlain.

What’s your favorite holiday? Well, I have about 5 or 6. For many Americans like myself, that holiday is Christmas....

Deep 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... 

The holidays are a time that everyone gets that sweet tooth. It really should be called cavity season rather than holiday season.  I mean you’ve got cheesecake, apple pie, peach cobbler, sweet potato pie, carrot cakes, pumpkin pie, fudge brownies, gingerbread cookies, lemon... 

Do you think there is too much violence on television today? You wake up to it and then go to bed watching it day in and day out. Violence on television now-a-days should have parents concerned all over. Eventually, if children continue to watch these violent shows regularly..

The holidays are here and parents are crunching numbers to be able to buy the precious gifts that their children desire and have asked for all year long. Between all of the chaos that the holidays bring, most parents are struggling and trying their best to make ends meet.... 

Isn’t there always that group of inappropriate boys in a classroom somewhere in America? That distracting want-to-be class clown. A boy who just feels like messing with you because he just thinks he can, and you’re just stuck there thinking, “Why am I even in the... 

No ideas where to travel this winter? Want to go somewhere new, experience something else? There is an entire world for you to explore! Well, I already know where I want to go. Japan! This time of the year, depending on where you want to go, Japan is an ideal place to visit, and here is why:

Thinking about the perfect gift for a young man who does everything he is supposed to do in school, around the house, and respectful to adults. Well, for girls it’s very simple, perfume, nail polish, and clothes. Boys on the other hand, boys are into something...

These boots feel so good with the fur in them.  Ask your Mom if you can get a pair of these. They are the bomb.com and they are blue. What do you have to wear with them... 

My 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... 

The 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....

Friendship Collegiate Academy (FCA) celebrated its 2013 Homecoming November 4th – 9th.  

At 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. 

We 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... 

At 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... 

In 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...

Hey, did you ever see the volleyball team practicing in the gym? Well those young ladies are the 2013 Chamberlain volleyball team. They are so good, that they can blow you away. Everyday the girls are ready for practice and ready to learn something new. I got interested in volleyball when...

Hey, have you ever been to Watkins football field around 4:30? Well those young black men are the 2013 Chamberlain Champions football team. They are the best team in their division. The team’s line up are Chris Davis, Kenny Tyree, Larah Thompson, Anthony Turner, Darius...

In 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... 

“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... 

Ever 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...

Young people might not know what is happening in the world today, and they might say, “Oh, the government shut down. Who cares?” But you should care. You should care because have you ever thought of losing something you really want or really need—like... 

On October 10, 2013, Mayor Gray visited Chamberlain to hold a town meeting about the government shutdown and its impact on our community. It was held in the auditorium.

On October 19, 2013 my family went to visit “The Wall”, which is actually called the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C, to pay tribute to my late Uncle Alvin (shown in the picture above). Veterans Day is the official holiday that Americans have been celebrating since 1954.  It was created to pay tribute to the 58,000 Americans... 

On October 26, 2013, Friendship Collegiate Academy’s Leadership Team volunteered in a “Make a Difference Day” event at the Allen House Senior Apartments.  Friendship’s students under the direction of Mr. Wali Farid painted hallways, planted flowers, took photographs and conducted interviews....

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... 

Congress 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.... 

NED 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...

Our 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...

As we can tell from this tragically brutal day and age, life is not as simple as living, growing old, and dying. It’s about fellowships, golden moments, and making the most out of a violent and selfish time on this earth....

The issue of racism still occurs in this year of 2012. To kill a black teenage boy because he’s wearing a hoodie and is walking down the street talking on his cell phone is racist. Trayvon Martin was found dead laying face down in the grass with a fatal bullet wound to the chest. It is pretty obvious that George Zimmerman had something to...

I’m sure you’ve all heard of the Call of Duty FPS (First-Person Shooter) franchise that has sold millions of copies over a span of 8 years. To be exact, it has sold 55 million copies worldwide which equals to about $3 billion in revenue. Infinity Ward and Treyarch are the main developers for the series, but Infinity has been widely renowned...

We experienced a different side of Capitol Hill while on our quest to the Sweet Lobby - and like many quests, we had a stop along the way. On a nice, cool, fall Friday morning, nine FNN reporters walked from our school to an old mansion. What was in store for us inside? Come and see what...

Karima Danielle Scott, Friendship News Network Alumnus, is known for more than her natural look... she’s known for her natural vocals that have graced stages from Ras Lounge and the Electric Maid to Billie’s Black Bar in Harlem, NY – and most recently – at Koffee’s Lounge in... 

Dexter Williams, Friendship News Network Alumnus, was born and raised in our hometown of Washington D.C., but has crossed state lines to work as a staff assistant for Maryland Senator Ben Cardin....

Have you noticed that some dogs are very helpful to people, like police dogs and firefighter dogs? They have a job to assist people in the community and are called service dogs. Dogs can be our eyes and our ears. I noticed that some dogs that help people can go everywhere even....

The Robotix Starz went on a trip to Pittsburgh, PA to compete in a robotics competition. The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) sponsored it. We had to compete against different middle schools with a Lego Mindstorm NXT brick (which means "brains"). We did not win the... 

Hi. Do you know who Dr. Martin King, Jr. is?  We had a whole day to celebrate him on January 16th 2012!  I interviewed a nice and intelligent girl named Tynisha and I asked her, “Why do you think Dr. Martin Luther King is important?”  Her response was, “Because he did so much for us, we should... 

Now that I have graduated from college, I've been using this free time to reflect on what my future plans are and how I intend to bring them into fruition. I graduated from Howard University on May 12, 2012 with a Bachelor’s of Science, Health Sciences (Health Administration) degree. 

An avid writer and poet, FNN alumnus Chantell Leak had gone AWOL (Absent Without Leave) from Washington, D.C. We wondered where she was. Being the journalistic beasts we are, FNN hunted her down to have a few questions answered....

Friendship Collegiate Academy alumnus Joanna Preston ends her internship at Fox and Friends in NYC with a bang! View video for more details....

Just last week, I graduated from the Art Institute of Washington-Dulles with a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts in Photographic Imaging. Not only did I receive the the Washingtonian Honor Roll... 

His real name is Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. But he is better known by his stage name Lil Wayne. He was born on September 27, 1982 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is 29 years old. He wrote his first rap song at age eight. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the...

Trayvon Martin, a 17 year old African American, was shot and killed February 26th, 2012 while walking through a gated community in Sanford, Florida. His accused killer, George Zimmerman, who has a Hispanic mother and a white father, told police he acted in self-defense and did not get...

On March 2, 2012, legendary singer/song writer Smokey Robinson was featured as a guest at Duke Ellington School of the Arts. He attended a master class and rehearsed with Duke students prior to a benefit concert he was giving for Ellington School at the Kennedy Center. The purpose of the...

On February 23, 2012, a classmate Lamar Penny and I had the opportunity to attend a press briefing and cocktail party at the Embassy of Australia. It was awesome. I saw members of the National Press Club who I had recently met at an earlier event at the home of the ambassador... 

On February 9, 2012, a fellow student, Lamar Penny and I were guests at a dinner at the home of Shankar P. Sharma, Ambassador from Nepal. We were invited by foreign correspondent Eddie Walsh and the National Press Club who hosted the dinner. The purpose of this gathering was to...

Can music and lyrics control a human's way of thinking? My answer is yes! Music can make a person hyper or change his or her adrenaline level. Melody, lyrics and rhythm can persuade and control a person's intentions. If a music artist is famous and has a song about doing drugs, people...

On 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 ...

I love trying new things from different countries and cities. When I saw the food from Taiwan, some of it looked good  (like rice cakes) and some didn’t look that good (like black eggs).  Some of it looks the same as what we eat. I’m reporting on Taiwanese food because after a visit from reporter...

On, Jan 5, 2012, a male teen named Tereek Amir Jacobs was killed at Wheaton Mall over a pair of Jordan Concords. Another male, David Lee Robinson was killed over a pair of Nikes. The news report said that he was standing at a bus stop when a car pulled up and a person asked for...

Pretty soon students in grades third through ninth will begin taking the DC CAS .The DC CAS is a standardized test taken by students across Washington, DC.  Students are tested in reading, math, and writing. Lots of kids get stressed out around this time but I feel sad because the test is... 

On 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... 

I recently read the book, "Dairy of a Whimpy Kid," by Jeff Kinney.  The book is really popular at my school and lots of people are reading it. The book can really teach you lessons about being a kid. My favorite part of the book is when... 

My 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... 

The 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. 

This story is about Aretha Franklin and her special times in life. Did you ever wonder why Aretha Franklin was called “Queen of Soul?” Do you think Aretha’s weigh was a problem to her singing?  Why did she want to connect to the civil rights movement? Well guess what?