We all know that Donald Trump tweets a lot of things that are very unnecessary and childish. A lot of the things that he tweets don’t make sense at all—such as the tweet above stating “My grandparents didn’t come to America all the way from Germany to see it get taken over by immigrants.” Donald Trump’s grandparents came to America from Germany makes them immigrants. Right?
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On November 8, 2017, Friendship Tech Prep High School had an 8th grade showcase which is a way of showing 8th graders from different schools what Tech Prep High is all about and why they should enroll in this amazing school. Four different middle schools came including McKinley Tech, Friendship Blow-Pierce, Friendship Chamberlain, and of course Friendship Tech Prep.
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On September 28, 2017, reporters from FNN Tech Prep had the chance to visit the wonderful Newseum to see many different exhibits and to play around in the Interactive NewsRoom. Many of us have already been to the Newseum but each time we go we are able to learn many new things. We finally got to see the new and improved FBI exhibit and learn some new things about one of our favorite topics which is 9/11.
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Lately, I have been doing a lot of research on why students should keep learning during the summer—not only because it can help enrich our minds but also because it helps many students to make sure that they either are learning more than what they have learned during the school year or it will help them to remember most of the things that they did learn during the school year.
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From April 17 - April 19, 2017, three reporters from Tech Prep and two reporters from Collegiate had the chance to take a trip to New Haven, CT over spring break. We were able to tour Yale University’s famous Beinecke Library to view the Harlem Renaissance exhibit. We toured the entire Yale campus along with the engineering school. We stayed at the Friendship News Network director Ms. Kaufman’s house in Hamden, CT which is about 20 minutes from New Haven.
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Since January 2017, there have been a numerous amount of teens missing in Washington, DC. Where are they going? Are they running away? Are they being kidnapped? Why are most of these things happening to African-American and Latino Girls? Read more to find out what teens in the community think about this issue.
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On Friday, March 10, 2017, Friendship Tech Prep hosted a Male-Female Forum on responsibility and respect which are two of Friendship’s core values. We had many guests from places such as Sasha Bruce and the Metropolitan Police Department. These people spoke about the importance of safety, respecting parents, and respecting yourself.
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Samuela Wolfe was 6 months pregnant with baby Ava when the baby’s father attempted to stab her in the stomach. On August 31, 2016, she was severely injured in this attack which caused baby Ava to be born three months early.
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Do you know who the first African-American news anchor was? If not, you will find out today.
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On Tuesday, February 7, 2017, a list was put out to rank 100 large metropolitan areas and DC took 4th place. The ranking was based on the quality of life, job prospects, and affordability.
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Everyone knows Donald Trump’s campaign slogan was “Make America Great Again”. But when was America ever great? To me and many others, it was never great. But, we do have some people that believe that it could have been great before. America is a “good” country but it was never great.
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One of the most famous African-American leaders I can think of is President Barack Obama. President Obama has done many great things for this country, not only during his time in office as president but also as the senator from Illinois. President Obama has inspired many African-Americans to follow their dreams and also to make sure that they do everything they can to make a change.
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On December 22nd, 8th graders from Tech Prep middle school went to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
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For the past few weeks, this question has been going through my head. Do we really need cell phones? Yes it’s great technology, but why? Over 92% of people in the United States own them. Yes, they are really useful, but do we really need them. I believe yes and no...
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For the past weeks, high school and college students in Washington, DC have been walking out of school to protest the president-elect, Donald Trump.
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On November 8, 2016, Ninety-seven percent of the Washington, DC residents voted yes on their ballot for DC statehood. But, now people are wondering, “Is it actually going to happen?” Now, that Donald Trump is the 45th president of the United States, people are really doubting that it will....
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On November 8-9, 2016, people in the United States were shocked when Donald Trump became the 45th president of the United States. Now, there are a lot of “mixed” emotions going through the US. Some people are glad and some people are sad. But, I have one big question, Where do we go from here?
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Do you know Ms. Lynne Gober? If not I will tell you. Ms. Gober is a high school graduate of McKinley Tech High School in Washington, DC. She went to college at Virginia State University majoring in music. She played the flute, piano, and cello....
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On October 19, 2016, the sixth graders at Friendship Tech Prep Academy went to Luray Caverns, VA. Luray Caverns has many activities alongside the caves, like rope climbing and the maze. It was a long ride to Luray Cavern’s—about two hours going there and back. When we arrived, we ate lunch.
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On October 19, 2016, the eighth graders at Friendship Tech Prep went to Bowie State University and the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum. At the museum, we really had a chance to experience and discover more of our history. And, we had a great time....
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