CodeFNN.com is the online, interactive news site of Friendship News Network (FNN) produced by students in grades preK-12 at Friendship Public Charter School in Washington, DC. Since 2005, Friendship News Network student reporters have produced award-winning news, reviews, interviews, opinion and original work in print and online. FNN reporters have traveled the world—from Jackson, Mississippi to New York to Fiji to Zambia, the Grand Canyon and much more. To get an idea of what we’re about, watch the video above, produced entirely by our high school news team. Then check out FNN news bureaus at each school.
Attention teachers and club sponsors! Showcase your class activities and field trips on codefnn.com. Our staff at your school can work with you to showcase class projects online with templates, technical support and equipment so your students can learn to produce videos, photos and stories. And FNN supports common core.
To inquire about our programs or create news about
your class or club, contact FNN staff:
FNN Director
Marilyn Kaufman
mkaufman@friendshipschools.org
FNN Outreach and Early Childhood Coordinator
Desiree Girelle
dgirelle@friendshipschools.org
FNN High School Coordinator, Webmaster and
Collegiate High School Instructor
Flonora Merritt
fmerritt@friendshipschools.org
FNN Online Editor
Julia Greenwald
jgreenwald@friendshipschools.org
FNN 24-25 Intern
Benji Mallory
mallorybenji@gmail.com
FNN Armstrong Elementary Bureau
Brandon Grier
BGrier@friendshipschools.org
FNN Armstrong Mission to Mars Project
Khadijah Clouden
kclouden@friendshipschools.org
Jason Martinez
jmartinez@friendshipschools.org
FNN Blow Pierce Elementary Bureau
Alena Sydnor
asydnor@friendshipschools.org
FNN Chamberlain Elementary Bureau
Achille Hendje
ahendje@friendshipschools.org
FNN Southeast Elementary Bureau
Sha’Veon Gilham
sgilham@friendshipschools.org
FNN Tech Prep High School Bureau
Cara Schiavone
cschiavone@friendshipspchools.org
FNN Woodridge Elementary Bureau
Jerome Logan
jlogan@friendshipschools.org
FNN Early Birds Book Club Staff
Desiree Girelle, coordinator
dgirelle@friendshipschools.org
Adia Harris, Armstrong Campus Organizer
AHarris1@friendshipschools.org
Tia Hollman, Blow Pierce Campus Organizer
THolman@friendshipschools.org
Daijon Rice, Chamberlain Campus Organizer
DRice@friendshipschools.org
Sarah Willis, Ideal Campus Organizer
SWillis@friendshipschools.org
Triana Williams, Southeast Campus Organizer
TWilliams8@friendshipschools.org
Shante Johnson, Woodridge Campus Organizer
SJohnson2@friendshipschools.org
Anna Morton, Online Academy Organizer
amorton@friendshipschools.org