Today I flew for the first time ever from Washington, D.C. to Dallas, Texas to attend the JEA Fall Journalism Convention. I woke up at about 5:30 am to make sure I had everything packed and then got my carry on backpack together. I went to school just like I would on any other day, got my work from my teachers, and waited for everyone to arrive so I could meet the others who were going while we waited to leave.

Today started at 6 am when my alarm clock vibrated and played one my favorite songs "It's Cool" by Jhene Aiko. I got up from the bed, picked out my outfit for the day and headed to the bathroom to get dressed, take my rollers out and do the rest of my morning routine.

A knock on the door from Flo woke me up one hour after I was supposed to get up and start getting ready. I’d forgotten to reset my alarm and had only 45 minutes to get ready, make it down to the lobby and eat my breakfast.

Video by Tsion Cummings. Photos by Michael Williams and Marcellis Bland.

Friendship took on Fort Hill at Anacostia High School on Saturday, October 21, 2017. Friendship dominated the game and led the scoreboard the whole game doing a good job on defense.

I am honestly tired of Trump’s low-down dirty comments and opinions. Trump is ordering public schools to disregard Obama-era protections for transgender students in public schools that let them use bathrooms and facilities corresponding with their gender identity.

Star is a show on Fox 5 that’s entering it’s second season which premiered September 27, 2017 at 9/8c.

Well, happy belated birthday Beyonce, whoo hoo!  Let’s get back to reality. My cousin’s birthday was on Sunday, September 3rd and she doesn't get this much appreciation. See, maybe we posted on Instagram or Facebook or even Snapchat.

Stress is really taking a toll on people. It affects people who work really hard and even high school and college students. Stress can take over sometimes but we have to learn how to take time and pause what we are doing to deal with it. Stress relief is what you need and here are some techniques I prefer:

On June 9th, 2017, the up-and-coming artist, SZA came out the cut with a debut album. The album was ranked in the top 50 that came out in 2017. The name of the album is CTRL which stands for “control” on the keyboard.

On Friday, October 6th, Friendship took on Archbishop Spaulding High School in Severn, Maryland.

I’m pretty sure you guys are CLEARLY aware that Rihanna is back at it again! She’s come up with a new product. It all started with her music. Then she partnered with PUMA by selling slides and shoes.

Photos by Dontay Younger. 

On Friday, September 8, 2017, the Friendship Knights came in ready to take home the win against the Eastern Ramblers at Eastern. The team collaborated to insure that they would not only win, but stop the Ramblers from scoring at all.

On August 26, 2017, Friendship Collegiate went up against Wilson, the game that all players knew they would have to prepare for, which is why in practice they went over the three-step drop—a technique in which the quarterback takes three steps back before throwing the ball. They practiced five days a week, 4-5 hours a day until they knew that the quarterback could perfect this skill.

Video by FNN Collegiate Bureau.