The entire Pre-K classes at Woodridge baked up goodies and sweets for the holiday season. Posters were displayed all over the school to announce delicious treats made by three and four year olds along with their parents. Home-baked goods will always sell best and taste best.
Read MoreFriendship Woodridge 7th and 8th graders wrote a letter to President Barack Obama explaining how the students felt about Columbus Day. Many scholars contemplated if there was even a point to write to President Obama. Why? He’s the president, and he may not get the letters or even reply....
Read MoreAUGUST 30, 2016: Video by Marcel Gallion. Interviews by FNN News Team.
Read MoreThe Friendship Woodridge Academy honored its student athletes during their annual athletic banquet on Thursday, May 26, 2016. The athletes were awarded for dance, basketball, volleyball, flag football, track, and cheerleading.
Read MoreVideo games, video games, video games! That’s all kids are talking about. But what if there was a place where you could play video games for hours at a time, not get into any trouble, or even have to sneak around to do it? What about at school? At Woodridge, there’s a room where scholars can play all the games they want until 6pm!
Read MoreParents and Children swarmed the Woodridge booth at the DC Armory on Saturday, December 12, when temperatures usually are far below thirty degrees. But this past week, a surprisingly winter weekend hit record temperatures of 77 degrees....
Read MoreOn December 1, 2015, the Woodridge staff participated in an awesome and fun spirit week. Each day grade level teams and staff members participated in a competitive fashion event during spirit week....
Read MoreWill Friday ever get here? That’s what so many die hard Star Wars fans are saying. This Friday, December 18th, 2015, The Force Awakens will finally be released....
Read MoreAt Friendship Woodridge Academy, one of our long-time "Professional Eagles" received her degree. It was a long journey along the way, but with nothing but her books by her side, Ms. Denise Graham received her degree in Early Childhood Education. She is a para-professional here at Woodridge working with our PK3 and PK4 classes.
Read MoreBook Reviews from the Friendship Woodridge Academy Library.
by FNN reporters Kenneth Hickson, Diamond Thompson, Jayden Dorsei and Nina Pierre.
In April 2015, 2nd and 4th grade students did book reviews in the library. The library is more exciting than regular class because in the library you can read any book you want. We like to read fiction, fairy tales, and folktale books. We get to search for books and we get to check books out.
Book Review by Nadia Durham, 2nd grade
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Read MoreBook Review by FNN Reporter, Nina Pierre, 4th grade
Read MoreWho doesn’t enjoy eating ice cream, especially on hot summer day, or just for a delicious treat? When students were told that they were going to be doing just that, hearts began pounding with excitement, then doubt. How is this possible at school? Not typical right? Well, many of the 8th graders at Woodridge know that science in Ms. Beckwith’s class isn’t your typical classroom either.
Read MoreOn 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.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreToday'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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