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| name = Friendship Collegiate Academy
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| streetaddress = 4095 Minnesota Avenue, NE
| city = [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]
| state = [[District of Columbia|D.C.]]
| zipcode = 20019
| country = [[United States]]
| coordinates = {{coord|38.8975|-76.9463|region:US-DC_type:edu|display=inline,title}}<ref>{{cite web |url= {{Gnis3|2459515}} |title= Friendship Primary Charter School Collegiate Academy at Carter G Woodson School |work= [[Geographic Names Information System]] |publisher= [[United States Geological Survey]] |access-date= 2009-08-20 }}</ref>
| schoolboard = DC Public Charter School Board
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| oversight = Friendship Public Charter Schools
| principal = Peggy Jones
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| schooltype = Public Charter
| grades = 9–12
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| nickname = FCA; Collegiate
| colors = {{color box|#000088}}{{color box|#FDD800}} Navy Blue & Gold
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| established = 2000
| enrollment = 1353 (in 2008–09)<ref>{{cite web |title=Friendship Collegiate Academy Public Charter School - Woodson Campus |url=http://www.dcpubliccharter.com/pcschools/fcollegiatepcs.html |publisher=DC Public Charter School Board |access-date=2009-08-21 |archive-date=2009-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090819051728/http://www.dcpubliccharter.com/pcschools/fcollegiatepcs.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| homepage = http://www.friendshipschools.org/
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'''Friendship Collegiate Academy Public Charter School''' is a public high school in [[Washington, D.C.]] Established in 2000, the school serves students in grades 9–12 and is part of the Friendship Public Charter School network.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Friendship Schools|url=https://www.friendshipschools.org/schools/|access-date=2021-01-30|website=Friendship Public Charter School|language=en-US}}</ref>
==History==
Friendship Collegiate Academy opened on September 5, 2000.
==Campus==
Collegiate Academy is located in the former Carter G. Woodson Junior High School,<ref>{{cite news |first=Marc |last=Fisher |title=Charter Schools A Gleam of Hope For Students |work=Washington Post |date=2000-09-05 |page=B1 |quote=This is Edison Friendship Collegiate Academy, a public charter high school opening next week in what was once Carter Woodson Junior High School... }}</ref> across Minnesota Avenue from the [[Minnesota Avenue (Washington Metro)|Minnesota Avenue]] [[Washington Metro]] station.
==Curriculum==
Collegiate Academy offers a comprehensive curriculum including honors and Advanced Placement courses.<ref>{{cite news |first=Eric |last=Tipler |title=AP in the City: District Students Rise to the Challenge |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/18/AR2007051801686.html |work=Washington Post |date=2007-05-20 |page=B8 }}</ref> An Early College program allows students starting in the ninth grade the opportunity to take college courses and earn up to two years of college credit as they complete their diploma.<ref>{{cite news |first=Valerie |last=Strauss |title=Pairing a Diploma With Associate's Degree |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/12/AR2006061201011.html |work=Washington Post |date=2006-06-13 }}</ref> A Career Academy program offers courses in three focus areas: Arts and Communications, Engineering and Technology, and Health and Human Services.
==Extracurricular activities==
Student groups and activities include art club, choir, community service club, debate club, drama club, Friendship News Network, the Leadership Criminal Justice Program, [[National Honor Society]], robotics team, science club, student government association, world language club, and yearbook.
The Collegiate Academy teams, known as the Knights, compete in girls & boys basketball, baseball, cheer-leading, football,<ref>{{cite news |first=Alan |last=Goldenbach |title=Knights Have Finally Arrived |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/09/01/ST2008090103364.html |work=Washington Post |date=2008-09-02 |page=E8 }}</ref> soccer, track and field, and volleyball.
==Notable alumni==
*[[Dylan Stewart]], college football defensive end<ref>[https://www.thestate.com/sports/college/university-of-south-carolina/usc-football/article283858588.html What makes USC’s Dylan Stewart special? We asked coaches who faced the 5-star defender]</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*http://www.vppartners.org/portfolio/pdf/VPP_Friendship.pdf
*[http://www.friendshipschools.org Official Website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080623201246/http://www.friendshipnewsnetwork.com/ Friendship News Network]
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[[Category:Charter schools in Washington, D.C.]]
[[Category:District of Columbia Public Schools]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 2000]]
[[Category:Public high schools in Washington, D.C.]]
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