On April 22, 2021, Friendship Collegiate Academy finally revealed its very own football field! Touching words were spoken by our founder, Donald Hense, CEO Patricia Brantley, Principal Dr.Peggy Jones, Coaches Micheal Hunter, Coach Brian Bartley, and student-athlete Darren Cook.
Read MoreKobe Bryant is a well-respected man on and off the court. He is respected for his mannerisms, dedication, competitiveness, and intelligence. He was married to Vanessa Bryant and they had four children together (Gianna, Natalia, Bianka, and Capri). A lot of people don’t know that Bryant spoke seven different languages.
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Read MoreOn February 7, 2020, the Friendship Tech Prep Varsity Blue Belles traveled to Highland Springs, Virginia to compete in the DMV Stomp & Shake. There were teams throughout the DMV area from elementary to high school. The younger competitors did a great job and won a trophy in numerous categories.
Read MoreOn Sunday, January 26, former NBA star Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant, and seven other passengers lost their lives in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California. They were headed to a basketball game where Gianna’s team was going to play.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, February 5, 2020, Friendship Collegiate Academy held a Ground-Breaking Ceremony to begin construction on the FPCS Ward 7 Athletics Field and Sports Complex.
Read MoreOn February 5, 2020, FCA senior football players participated in the annual NCAA Signing ceremony—committing to the college of their choice. Most will be the first in their family to go to college.
Read MoreOn December 4, 2019, 19th Street’s FPCS Blow Pierce’s girls and boys basketball teams welcomed 19th Street’s Monument Public Charter School boys and girls basketball teams into our school’s gym for a basketball tournament like no other. With both school’s being located on 19th Street, “The Showdown” was created to heighten the hype around winning this game for both schools.
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Read MoreI have been cheering with the Rosedale Tigers competitive cheerleading team for two years. I started cheering because I wanted something fun and nice to do during my spare time. Ever since I started cheering, I have heard conversations about whether or not cheerleading is a sport.
Read MoreOn Saturday, January 4, 2020, FCA Knights took on Lanham Christian in Collegiate's gym garnering a narrow loss of 54-59.
Read MoreAfter game two of the regular season, the FPCS Blow Pierce boys basketball team is 0-2, but that will change! The players on our roster are good, and with practice, can and will improve. The first teams we faced were KIPP DC and the Woodridge Eagles.
Read MoreIn the intense seventh game of the 2019 World Series, the Washington Nationals “finished the fight” against the Houston Astros The two teams went into this game with 3-3 records so, the winner of this final game determined who the World Series Champions would be
Read MoreIt was a matchup that the city couldn’t wait to see. Friendship Collegiate had been down this road before, but Dunbar worked really hard this season to get to new heights. With Friendship having an overall 9-3 season and Dunbar with 10-2, it was easy to wonder who the champion would be.
Read MoreOn November 29, 2019, at Coolidge High School FCA Knights took on Archbishop Carroll's Lions.
Read MoreOn Saturday, November 9th, Collegiate Knights football team took on Royalty Institute at Spingan. Our team obliterated the Kings with a massive blow out, bringing home a win of 47-14.
On November 2, 2019, Friendship Collegiate Academy Knights took on Life Christian Academy at Spingarn taking home a win of 11-8.
Read MoreOn October 11, 2019, at Riverdale Baptist High School, Collegiate Knights took home a win of 42 to 0 against the Riverdale Crusaders, delivering a major blow out after losing two games.
Read MoreOn September 27, 2019, Friendship Collegiate Knights faced Good Counsel high school at 7:00 pm. FCA put up a good fight but at the end of the game, Good Counsel walked away with the win.
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