On Saturday, February 27, 2016 I had the chance to visit where the president lives. I went with a program called College Tribe. College Tribe is a program that is STEM-based and is a mentoring program for 3rd-8th grade black boys.... 

In September of 2015, Jahree Mack and I had the opportunity to interview Mrs. Bonita W. Cacho. So who is Bonita Cacho? Currently she is working at Friendship Tech Prep as a teacher of performing arts and African/Caribbean culture and drama....

Our flag football team record at the end of the season was 4 wins, 2 loses, and 2 ties. So we were able to make it to the playoffs this year....

On January 20, 2016, I was reading a little bit about the banning of foam containers in Washington, DC. Foam has been one of the most used materials for food containers in Washington, DC.... 

Bud, Not Buddy is about an orphaned boy named Bud who is from Flint, Michigan. Bud has been an orphan since he was 6 years old when his mother died and his father was not around. Bud always carried around a suitcase that reminded him of his mother and the man who he believes was his father.

Osmosis Jones is a movie about a white blood cell that is trying to save the person, Frank whose body he lives in. Even though Frank has a lot of dirty germs in his body, Osmosis is trying to stop him from dying from a virus named Thrax within 48 hours....

This story is about the last football game I played with my school. We played Kipp DC Aim to make the playoffs. I scored 2 touchdowns and the referee called one back because they thought that the other team took my flag.

Produced by La’Rai Sampson, Dionel Grice and Terrell Artis, 7th grade, Friendship Tech Prep Academy.

On November 17, 2015 Friendship Tech Prep High School hosted a college and careers fest. FNN Tech Prep Middle School had the chance to experience it with them....

Photos by Dashawn Garrison, 9th grade; Dionel Grice, La’Rai Sampson and Terrell Artist, 7th grade.

Photographers: Dashawn Garrison, 9th grade; Dionel Grice, 7th grade; Larai Sampson, 7th grade; and Terrell Artist, 7th grade.

On May 5, 2015, 6th and 7th graders put their projects in a STEM Fair that took place in the Tech Prep Middle School gym. We think the STEM Fair is an interesting way to learn about the different areas of science, technology, engineering and math. In the gym there were a variety of exhibits to check out....

On March 7, 2015, FNN reporters from Tech Prep and Woodridge went to Selma, Alabama to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge—an event that changed American history. 

In order to fully experience the aftermath of the civil rights movement, five students from FNN were chosen to travel to Selma, Alabama for the 50th anniversary of the march from Selma to Montgomery. I am happy to say that I was one of those five. On the day of the trip, we all met at the airport and introduced ourselves. 

Today's adventure was tiring and exciting. Everybody woke up and met in the lobby at 6:30 this morning. We hit the road for an hour and 30 minute drive to Selma from Montgomery. We arrived at Ms. Kadesha’s on Leola N. Robertson Street to have breakfast with Mr. Jimmie Webb and some of his activist friends.

Click on this video by Brionna Wiggins to learn about a little-known fact about Bloody Sunday.

On Wednesday, January 14,  Mayor Muriel Bowser hosted the second Google Hangout at Friendship Technology Preparatory Academy. Young men of color from the District’s schools pitched recommendations to Mayor Bowser on ways that the government can help the community. In response the mayor and representatives from nonprofits... 

I feel like a brand new person when I dance. Dancing makes me feel like Beyonce. It makes me feel confident and brave to believe in myself—you can’t think about falling and getting broken bones.

On Saturday, June 14, 2014  Tech Prep high school students traveled south to learn about, report on and celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Freedom Summer—one of the most important times in entire history of the civil rights movement.

On this trip I have learned how grateful I am to have clean water to use and that  I don’t have to walk two miles to get it.  Water is heavy. They carry up to five gallons, and some women were carrying it on their heads.  This trip showed me how the little kids were going crazy over a penny.