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.
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Produced by La’Rai Sampson, Dionel Grice and Terrell Artis, 7th grade, Friendship Tech Prep Academy.
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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....
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Photos by Dashawn Garrison, 9th grade; Dionel Grice, La’Rai Sampson and Terrell Artist, 7th grade.
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Photographers: Dashawn Garrison, 9th grade; Dionel Grice, 7th grade; Larai Sampson, 7th grade; and Terrell Artist, 7th grade.
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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....
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Click on this video by Brionna Wiggins to learn about a little-known fact about Bloody Sunday.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Today at Anacostia Park, the Titans won their second game of the season against Maya Angelou, 20-18—making them 2-0 in their season. Today's game was a close call but with offensive MVP, Diamante Battle and defensive MVP Parris White, we were able to bring home the victory 20-18!
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What if you had this boyfriend and he meant the world to you. You know everything about him. You guys talk all the time, theres no one youd’e rather be with. He tells you that you’re beautiful and takes...
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Have you ever wanted to learn how to replace a computer screen without sending the computer out to the company that manufactured it? Have you ever wished that you could recover your computer’s data with only a flash drive? I’ve learned how to do these...
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We started our journey to retrace the steps of the freedom riders and to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Freedom Summer at DC’s own Friendship House. It was at Friendship House where some of the Freedom Riders began their journey and also where we began ours.
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It is the second day of our southern exploration. We left our hotel at 8:45 am and drove for four hours to Atlanta, Georgia. We went to Paschal’s Restaurant once we arrived in Atlanta, but we were unable to eat there due to communication complications. Instead of eating at Paschal’s...
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We woke up in Birmingham, Alabama and had breakfast with Mr. James Webb. We then boarded the bus and headed back to Kelly Ingram Park. At the park we followed the Civil Rights trail, which informed us of numerous civil rights events that occurred in Birmingham. they also...
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