According to a study by people.com, 51% of Americans finish up their Christmas shopping on Christmas Eve. Yeah, a whopping one day before Christmas. Never in my life, though, has this stopped companies from beginning Christmas sales and advertisements months before December starts. Of course there’s no real wrong answer to this question, but let's see when people think we should start decorating.

On Friday November 5th 2021, many lost their lives while doing something deemed enjoyable. To fill you in, ten people died in a crowd surge at the Astroworld concert held that Friday in Houston, Texas. An article from CNN says that investigators are still working to determine the causes of death for these ten victims.

FCA’s cross country team participated in the DCSAA Varsity Boys Cross Country Championship. This event was much different than the others because bigger schools showed up like St Johns, Gonzaga, and WIlson. This time our boys Braylon Wims, Jakari Powell, Amar Lewis and Tylleal Bucanan had their times recorded as follows:

The Alpha Sigma Chapter of Sigma Beta held a community service opportunity at their newly renovated chapter house on Division Avenue. This community service event was hosted with the brothers of Phi Beta Sigma and some members from the Arcannettes.

How do you spend the fourth Thursday of November? Many people spend Thanksgiving eating turkey and mashed potatoes, but that’s not always the case for everyone. On Thanksgiving my family and I rent a house near a lake and eat things like “pelinel” (pork shoulder) and “pan de jamon” (bread stuffed with things like ham, cheese, olives and raisins).

According to Sporting News, Lebron James just got vaccinated and is proud to represent the Los Angeles Lakers. "I know what I did for me and my family. I know some of my friends and what they did for their families.

Give a warm welcome to Meta, Facebook’s new and improved brand. When Facebook came out on February 4th, 2004, it was a big hit that demolished many other social media platforms.

On September 17, 2021, a show called “Squid Game” came out on Netflix. The show was filmed in Seoul, South Korea. According to CNN, “Squid Game has amassed a huge following, with Netflix reporting that 111 million accounts had watched the anti-capitalist drama in less than a month since its debut, calling the show its "biggest-ever series at launch."

he FCA Knights played Royal Imperial Collegiate at a home game.

Woodridge has a new JA Academy director in town. Say hello to Mr. Gilchrist, or Mr. G for short. Today I will be interviewing him to see how he feels about Woodridge. But first, let’s see how students feel about him!

The Planet Word is a museum about the history of words. It is located at 13th and K Street, NW, Washington DC. The Planet Word museum was very inspiring to me as a young writer. First the building itself was gorgeous.

It’s a fact as old as time that parents generally know what’s best for their kids, but is that always true? Covid 19 has opened a lot of controversial discussions over the last two years, and this stands true when it comes to getting vaccinated against the virus

On October 18, 2021, Colin Powell, the first black US secretary of State, died from Covid-19 complications. Most people only know him as Secretary of State, but he’s done many other things.

Everyone who’s been going to school recently knows that we have to follow Covid protocols in order to actually stay in school and not get the COVID-19 virus. For instance, before schools were getting deep cleaned, we had to stay online for school.

Friendship Collegiate Academy’s Lady Knights Varsity Volleyball Team went up against KIPP CP in an intense game. The game was interesting because both teams had the same colors and were equally eager to win.

The staff and students of Friendship Collegiate Academy showed off their school spirit as they rocked their college apparel. From Howard to owie State, Collegiate showed off its University pride.

Ever since the pandemic hit, everyone across the world has had to make daily life changes—whether it be wearing a mask, staying inside more often, or even greatly distancing themselves from friends and family. This came with its benefits but it also came with a lot of negative physical and mental consequences for everyone including teenagers and children.

This pandemic has caused us to do some abnormal things to stay safe, social distancing being one. Having social interaction is very important in human life, so how are we supposed to just distance ourselves from our friends in what seems like a blink of an eye?

Most studies show that black people are just naturally stronger and faster in sports. People like Kevin Durant, Isaiah Thomas, Buda Baker, Kyler Murray, and Tyrann Mathieu are elite athletes who are crushing in their respective sports and they’re all under six feet except for Kevin Durant.

As a tribute to the late Jaquar McNair, the students and staff held a “balloon pop” outside of the school. For those unfamiliar with the term ”balloon pop”, since we weren’t allowed to release the balloons, we had to pop them.