The North Star

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

NBA announces Knicks-Celtics series to start Sunday night

The Knicks will play their first postseason game in seven years on Sunday 7 p.m., the NBA announced Wednesday.

Frederick Douglass Academy Student Morgan Phillips

Top middle infielders to watch in 2011

http://rise.espn.go.com/baseball/articles/2011/03/03-players-to-watch-middle-infielders.aspx

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Gangs plaguing Harlem inspires 'Safety Knights' to patrol streets

BY Michael J. Feeney

Click Link to read article(http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/uptown/2011/03/09/2011-03-09_gangs_knighttime.html)

Egyptian Uprising

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Schools May Have to Absorb Students’ Unpaid Lunch Bills

By FERNANDA SANTOS

The lunch line at Intermediate School 61 in Corona, Queens. Some of the students’ parents are behind in what they are supposed to pay for the lunches, and the school’s principal has been trying to collect the money.

Click link to continue reading (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/09/education/09lunches.html?_r=1&hp)

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Snow Storm 2011

Protesters Clash Again on Cairo’s Streets

By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and ALAN COWELL

Antigovernment protesters threw stones during clashes with supporters of President Hosni Mubarak on Thursday in Tahrir Square in Cairo.

Click on link to continue reading (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/04/world/middleeast/04egypt.html?_r=1&hp)

Welcome to The North Star -- FDA's Official Newspaper

The North Star is the Frederick Douglass Academy's official newspaper. During the upcoming school year, we will be celebrating the paper's third year in production.

The paper receives funding from the Charles Hayden Foundation, headed by Mr. Merin, who has shown great dedication to our school's prosperity.

We would like to thank our principal, Dr. Hodge, for supporting the newspaper and for working closely with us to make this paper the best it can be. In addition to thanking Dr. Hodge, we would also like to thank our faculty advisor, Ms. Rodriguez for her endless support and devotion.

However, our greatest gratitude extends to our faithful readers, who have allowed the newspaper to becoming an important aspect of the FDA community. Thank you!

FDA North Star: The Mission

The North Star's main purpose is to inform and to engage. There is a world outside of Harlem and New York City, and in order to gain a greater appreciation for our society, we must acknowledge it. Our goal is to raise social awareness about issues that have been forgotten by the mainstream media; therefore also forgotten by our generation. We seek to allow our generation to make itself known and to disperse the widely accepted opinion that we do not care. We seriously do care. Join us and help us make the FDA community, a great community.