R. Kelly is a black American singer who is known for his songs, “I Believe I Can Fly'' and “Same Girl”. He is also known for sexually exploiting minors. R. Kelly was arrested on July 11, 2019 for sex crimes, human trafficking, and child pornography. He faced 22 federal criminal charges on January 29, 2021.

As everyone knows, Tiktok is a social media app where people dance and sing. You can send funny videos to your friends and family. You can scroll on your “For You Page“ (FYP) to see videos just for you. In my opinion, Tiktok is an amazing app because it helps teens in many ways.

FCA’s Cross Country team had it’s second meet. The same schools showed up from the last meet, but there were about 10-15 people fewer. This time we saw people going through pain, including ourselves.

Coach Antonino Crews died on October 21, 2021. Coach Crews was loved by everyone at Friendship and will always be remembered as LLCoach Crews. He has been a classroom aide at Tech Prep since 2016 and was a coach for FCA’s junior varsity football team.

Chastity Agbaje had a chance to harvest her own vegetables at the Friendship Collegiate Academy Garden.

FCA’s varsity cross country team had its first meet against a plethora of schools like Washington Latin, DCSI, Kipp DC, Friendship Tech Prep (our sister school) and multiple other schools at the Kenilworth Track.

Students came out to check the vegetables for harvesting and were able to experience harvesting vegetables with sheers.

The JV Knights faced off against the DeMatha Stags on the Donald L. Hence Field. After an emotional memorial service for Coach Crews, the teams went head to head.

In today's sports environment, all great athletes are getting criticized for the way they play and think. They are forced to meet unrealistic expectations. Giannis, Lebron, D.K Metcalf, Patrick Mahomes, Selena Williams, and Naomi Osaka excel at their game and are stressed because of these expectations.

What is a vaccine mandate and how does it affect you? Well a mandate is “an official order or commission to do something”.The law states it’s mandatory to get the Covid-19 vaccine if you’re working.

In this day and age because of the global pandemic, a lot of us are coming out of quarantine after spending a lot of time alone. That loneliness would make anyone think, “I need a life partner to be with me through thick and thin.”

The Crate Challenge was a viral social media trend during August 2021. This challenge involves stacking milk crates on top of each other and walking on them without falling. This challenge has injured many individuals.

Racial discrimination has been and always will be a thing in America—whether it's because of police brutality or when a person goes missing.

Mr. Worely hosted the FCA Harvest and Planting Festival in the urban garden in front of Friendship Collegiate Academy.

Quinae’ Morton, Chasity Agbaje and Janira Yelverton picked tomatoes and enjoyed our school's harvest festival at Friendship Collegiate Academy.

The Lady Knights faced off against Somerset in a neck-and-neck volleyball game.

Collegiate’s JV Knights finally won their first game this season on the new Donald L. Hense Field against KIPP DC.

Today, my mom and I volunteered to pick peppers at the Kelly Miller Urban Farm in Washington, DC.