Friday Poem of the Week!

Today's Friday Poem of the Week is titled "America SCORES" by Mahlia E. of Maple Elementary. Great poem Mahlia!

America SCORES

by: Mahlia E.
Maple Elementary

America SCORES
Be respectful.
Catch a ball.
Don’t give up on your dreams.
Each of you should follow your heart.
Freshen up your day and work hard for a gold card.

Sounders FC Guest Bartender Night!

Join us on December 14th at Paragon for a Sounders FC Guest Bartender Night. The event begins at 6pm and will feature Sounders FC players pouring drinks and hanging out with fans, proceeds to benefits SCORES!

Bring some extra cash because we will be auctioning off an official Sounders FC framed home jersey signed by the entire 2010-2011 squad! A special thanks to NW Framing for framing the jersey!

$5 suggested donation at the door

Todays Friday Poem of the Week is titled "HAiKU" by Freddy M. of Highland Park Elementary. Way to go Freddy! HAiKU
By Freddy M., 9 years old
Highland Park Elementary School

NOthing but a clouD
wet DROP Lands in Your Left hand
DROP Like a Bell sound

Friday Poem of the Week!

Today's Friday Poem of the Week is a haiku titled "Ice Cream" by Vina of Bailey Gatzert Elementary! Nice job Vina!

Ice Cream Haiku
by: Vina of Bailey Gatzert Elementary

Ice Cream in a shop
Ice Cream dripping down my chin
Strawberry Yummy!!

Poetry Slam Recap!

Dunlap Elementary Girls perform at the Poetry Slam!

Our 9th Annual Poetry Slam! was held Friday, November 18th at Town Hall. The inspiring event featured over 160 SCORES poet-athletes performing their original poetry in front of family, friends, and members of the community. The Slam! was presented by Seattle Sounders FC and featured Sounders FC star Lamar Neagle as guest speaker and Sounders FC digital media writer Matt Gaschk as master of celebrations. There was also a very special performance by Matt Gano, Performance Poet and Artist in Residence at Seattle Arts and Lectures, Writers in the Schools program, and inspirational words from Seattle Police Department Sergeant Jay Shin.

A special thank you to Seattle Sounders FC, Lamar Neagle, Matt Gaschk, Matt Gano, Jay Shin, our volunteers, and our wonderful judges.


Here are some pictures from the evening:

Sounders FC star Lamar Neagle speaks to the SCORES teams about "taking care of the little things"


Seattle Police Sgt. Jay Shin talks about the impact poetry has on his life

Seattle poet Matt Gano encourages the teams to keep dreaming!

Maple Elementary Boys

Roxhill Elementary Girls

Bailey Gatzert Elementary Boys

Highland Park Elementary Girls

For more pictures check out our Facebook or Flickr

Poetry Slam!

The 9th Annual Poetry Slam! is tonight 5:30-7pm at Town Hall at Eighth and Seneca!

The event will feature more than 160 elementary school students from Seattle’s underserved neighborhoods performing their own original works of poetry. The Slam will showcase poets from Bailey Gatzert, Dunlap, Highland Park, Maple and Roxhill Elementary Schools.

Tonight's Event will be hosted by Matt Gaschk, Digital Media Writer for the Seattle Sounders FC and feature Sounders FC player Lamar Neagle as a guest speaker. There will also be a very special guest performance from Matt Gano, Performance Poet and Artist in Residence at Seattle Arts and Lectures, Writers in the Schools program.

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Town Hall is conveniently located at Eighth Avenue and Seneca Street. Town Hall’s location offers easy access to and from the I-5 freeway. There is a large pay lot immediately adjacent to Town Hall; enter the parking lot from Seventh Avenue, Spring or Seneca Streets.

The Washington State Convention Center Main Garage is located 2 blocks north of Town Hall on 8th Ave. This garage is available both daytime ($8 all day) and evenings ($4 after 5pm) with a special voucher you can get from Town Hall. Just ask a member of the Town Hall staff for a voucher while you are here attending an event and receive the discount when you leave the garage. Please note: vouchers are only available for use while attending events at Town Hall.

Additionally, several commercial parking lots are located within 1.5 blocks of Town Hall’s front door. Landmarks are: Washington State Convention Center, two blocks north; Freeway Park, just to the northwest; I-5 freeway, 1.5 blocks west, Virginia Mason Medical Center, one block east; and First Presbyterian Church, one block south.

Judges Announced for the Poetry Slam!

Judges have been announced for our 9th annual Poetry Slam! to be held Friday, November 18 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Town Hall at Eighth and Seneca (1119 8th Avenue, Seattle).

Participants on the panel include:
Taylor Graham, Seattle Sounders FC
Steve Kelley, Seattle Times
Carmela Dellino, Principal, Roxhill Elementary School
Laura Tyler, Seattle Public Schools
Colleen Angeles, Starbucks
Scott Sammons, Puget Sound Energy
Kathy Pompeo, King County Sherriff’s Office

The event will be hosted by Matt Gaschk, Digital Media Writer for the Seattle Sounders FC and feature Sounders FC player Lamar Neagle as a guest speaker. There will also be a very special guest performance from Matt Gano, Performance Poet and Artist in Residence at Seattle Arts and Lectures, Writers in the Schools program.

Friday Poem of the Week!

Today My Name Is
by: Vicki L. 4th grade
Highland Park Elementary School

Today my name is sparkle
I feel so sparkly in the sky
I pretend that I am a bright star.

Yesterday my name was glimmer
I heard that I gleam on the water
I found out my mom makes me special every day.

Tomorrow my name will be shine.
I will forget the past.
I will remember to shine like the sun every day.

Sound Community Foundation Grant

We are pleased to announce that SCORES has received a $2,500 grant from Sound Community Foundation! A special thanks to SCORES Board Member & Sound Community Bank Branch Manager Stephanie Dibble (pictured above, L) for her help! These funds will go directly towards serving Seattle's at-risk youth.

Seattle Sounders FC Presents: SCORES 9th Annual Poetry Slam at Town Hall Seattle!

Seattle Sounders FC presents America SCORES Seattle’s 9th Annual Poetry Slam! on Friday, November 18th. The Poetry Slam!, the culminating event of the SCORES Fall Season curriculum - The Power of Poetry, will feature more than 160 elementary school students from Seattle’s underserved neighborhoods performing their own original works of poetry. For many of our children, reciting their original poetry on a public stage is the first time in their lives they have been publicly celebrated for their accomplishments. The event will showcase poets from Bailey Gatzert, Dunlap, Highland Park, Maple and Roxhill Elementary Schools.

After the Slam!, students will continue to hone their spoken word skills in hopes of becoming one of the two finalists chosen to take an all expenses paid trip to New York City for the sixth annual America SCORES National Poetry Slam! in the Spring of 2012.

Please join us on November 18th at 5pm to celebrate the achievements of the SCORES poet-athletes!

America SCORES Seattle’s 9th Annual Poetry Slam
Presented by Seattle Sounders FC
Town Hall at Eighth and Seneca @ 5:30pm

Free & Open to the public!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween to all from everyone here at SCORES. As a special treat we present to you six of the scariest Halloween poems by the SCORES poet-athletes!

Halloween
Carmina C., 5th grade
Dunlap Elementary School

Knife, Blood, and Creepy Critters
The house is haunted
The dead will rise
Scary Stories come true
Moving shadows, Werewolves howling
Women calling for help


Halloween Night of Fright
My V., 5th grade
Dunlap Elementary School

Blood dripping
Invisible tip-taping
The scream of fright
The smell of horrors
Creature walking some are crawling
Some are real and some are not
Spiders splattering on the floor
And once again the scream of
fright.
R.I.P. people are waking up
evil spirit swirling with excite
Tonight is where ghost stories are
retold in the dark when the dogs
bark because of the ghost.
And when the scary Jack o’lanterns
smile you feel like running away
for a mile. Evil laughter spreads the
room. Boo! Muahahaha! And everything
stays quiet for a while, so that is
The Halloween night of fright.


Halloween Poem
Carmela C., 5th grade
Dunlap Elementary School

Halloween is where horrors
come alive. Where ghost stories
come in the dark. Orange and
black everywhere. Everyone in the
cemetery, spirits come out from
their grave. Creepy critters watch
out. Boo all the time. sometimes oohs and
ahhs. Witches and goblins from
where Halloween started.
Candy everywhere, sweet tooth
Here. Monsters under our bed.
Muah ah ah watch out maybe you
will be a spirit soooon!


Halloween
Steven C., 5th grade
Maple Elementary School

Zombies, Zombies, Zombies
We are calling you tonight
It is the night where you feast on our brains
so thick and moist
I can't wait for that delectable brain of fright
Mummies you come out tonight
Walking out of your tomb of fright
You walk at night and prepare us for a new life


Halloween
Hussein H., 4th grade
Maple Elementary School

Jack o' lanterns are on the front porch
Kids trick or treating everywhere
Zombies are chasing after them
Costumes and candy left behind as mummies are roaring out loud
The kids are running into a big house and watch
ghosts, mummies and zombies all come to LIFE!
The kids get scared and the monsters disappear
And all are sound asleep tonight


Halloween
Ramon G., 5th grade
Maple Elementary School

A ghost will be your host and will make you some toast
He will roast you a marshmallow and will not forget
the child who will not stay for awhile
He will play with a tile because he has a very nice style
Boo, it's Halloween

Friday Poem of the Week!

Today's Friday Poem of the Week is the Maple Elementary Boys Team Cheer! Way to go Maple Boys!

SCORES Team Cheer
by: Maple Elementary Boys

We are the Maple Monarchs
Like the sounders, we are strong
Like good friends, we get along

We cheer for all the teams
We sure know what respect means

Win or lose, we will have fun
We play hard until the game is done

SCORES is commitment and we play fair
and write about our underwear

Friday Poem of the Week!

Happy Friday! Today's Friday Poem of the Week is titled "Today My Name Is" by Mahlia E. of Maple Elementary! Nice job Mahlia!

Today My Name Is
by: Mahlia E. of Maple Elementary

Today my name is Depressed.
I feel lonely and sad.
I pretend to act emo.

Yesterday my name was Invisible.
I heard a dog biting my hand.
I found a dead bird on the street.

Tomorrow my name will be Joyful.
I will forget about all my depressed moments.
I will still remember about having to brush my teeth.

Friday Poem of the Week!

Happy Friday! Today's Poem of the Week is titled "Animals" written by Vi T. of Maple Elementary! Way to go Vi!

Animals
by: Vi T. of Maple Elementary

Animals are awesome
Birds can fly in the sky
Cats can be big or small
Deer are cute and quiet
Every animal is cool walking in the grass
Falcons can be scary making sounds in the sky
Get everyone happy because animals are cute

Fall Frenzy!

Our Fall Frenzy Event is today at Starfire! Games are from 4.00-6.30! All of our poet-athletes will be there for a huge soccer celebreation to kick off the Fall Season. All are invited to come out to support the SCORES' teams!!!

Maps and other info for the event:

STARFIRE SPORTS:
14800 Starfire Way
Tukwila, WA 98188
www.starfiresports.com
GOOGLE MAP

**All games will be held on fields 5-7**

Psalm One in the Studio!

Today we head to Robert Lang Studios in Shoreline for the recording of the Psalm One's collaboration with the Roxhill Elementary SCORES teams. It should be a special afternoon for everyone involved and we can't wait to hear the final product! Once the recording is finalized it will be available on an online-only CD which chronicles Psalm One's tour to various SCORES sites across the county.

In the meantime check out a short video of Psalm One's ASCAP Songwriter Residency with SCORES:

Fall Program Begins!

Fall program has officially started at all of our SCORES schools! This season SCORES will be serving 160 students at Bailey Gatzert, Dunlap, Highland Park, Maple, & Roxhill Elementary schools. The poet-athletes are excited to share their new team cheers on the soccer field and to be in the classroom working on their poetry!

Stay updated on all of the fall season's happenings on our blog!

Psalm One Recording with Roxhill Elementary!

Hip-hop star Psalm One will be coming to Seattle to co-write and record an original song with the SCORES poet-athletes at Roxhill Elemetary! Psalm One is traveling to Seattle as part of the ASCAP Sondwriter Residency @ America SCORES, where she will also be visiting SCORES sites in Milwaukee, Bay Area, Denver & DC.

A critcally acclaimed hip-hop artist from Chicago, Psalm One is a former scientist and the only woman signed to indie power label Rhymesayers Entertainment. For more infomation on Psalm One check out: http://www.regularblackgirl.com/ & http://www.blog.regularblackgirl.com/

Stay tuned to our blog for more news on Psalm One's trip to Roxhill Elementary!

Sounders FC Guest Bartender Night!

Join us on Wednesday, September 21st 6pm at the Great Nabob for another Sounders FC Guest Bartender Night! This fun event will feature Sounders FC players off the pitch and behind the bar, all to support SCORES.

Sounders favorites will be mixing drinks for anyone who visits The Great Nabob. There will also be a prize drawing with great Sounders memorabilia, exclusive drink specials, and the chance to take on a Sounder in pool, with prizes if you win! All proceeds will benefit SCORES.

Emerald City Supporters & Sounders FC Raise Money for SCORES!

Last night Sounders FC players were at Temple Billiards in Pioneer Square to shoot pool, pour some beers, and hang out with Sounders fans to raise money for SCORES. This special event was the perfect way to get to know Sounders FC players and hang with the most faithful Sounders FC supporters, all while supporting a great cause!

SCORES raised over $1,500 and collected schools supplies and soccer cleats for SCORES poet-athletes.

Thank you to Emerald City Supporters for putting on the event and donating 20 pairs of brand new Diadora soccer cleats!

A very special thank you to Sounders FC players Roger Levesque, Taylor Graham, Lamar Neagle, & Mike Seamon, as well as emcee Matt Gashck for supporting SCORES!

Sounders FC players Roger Levesque & Mike Seamon pose with members of ECS, SCORES, and emcee Matt Gashck

More upcoming events:

-9/21 Sounders Guest Bartender Night @ The Great Nabob

-10/1 Kicks 4 Kids 3-7pm @ Kells Irish Restaurant

Keep an on our blog and Facebook for news and upcoming events.

Party With A Purpose!

SCORES would like to thank the Parrot Heads of Puget Sound for their generous contribution of $2,030 from their 13th Annual Tin Cup Chalice Golf Tournament on July 29th. Parrotheads and golfers from around the Sound enjoyed a beautiful sunny day at North Shore Golf Course in Tacoma, WA. Ending the day with dinner and live music, the Parrotheads lived up to their motto... "Party with a purpose"! Thank you Parrotheads for your continued support!

Sounders FC Pub Event to Benefit SCORES!

Join Seattle Sounders FC this Thursday, August 25th 5-7pm at The Market Arms in Ballard for an exclusive fundraiser to benefit America SCORES Seattle!

Appearances by Sounders FC star Steve Zakuani, Head Coach Sigi Schmid and General Manager Adrian Hanauer!

Come hang out with some of the biggest names in Sounders FC, snap your picture with the US Open Cup trophies, and ask Sounders FC players and coaches questions during an intimate Q&A session. There will be a prize drawing with exclusive Sounders FC memorabilia, including Kasey Keller autographed gloves, Fredy Montero autographed jersey, suite tickets to a Sounders FC home match, and much more.

$5 suggested donation to benefit the children served by America SCORES Seattle.

Facebook Event Page

Friday Poem of the Week!

Today's Friday Poem of the Week is titled "What is Love?" by the Bailey Gatzert Elementary Girls Team! Way to go Gatzert!

What is Love?
by: Bailey Gatzert Elementary Girls

Love smells like a warm strawberry pie
Love tastes like sweet milk chocolate
Love feels like my mother’s good night kiss
Love is like a seed
You can’t force it to grow

I wonder, What is Love?
I ask, What is Love?

Love looks like the warm sun shining on me
Love tastes like zingy tomatoes
Love sounds like flower petals falling
Love looks like teammates working together

I wonder, What is Love?
I ask, What is Love?

Love feels like a soft furry blanket
Love looks like red hearts
Love seems like a brand new day
Love smells like red roses
Love tastes like fresh cherries falling from my tree

I wonder, What is Love?
I ask, What is Love?

Friday Poem of the Week!

Today's Friday Poem of the week is titled "Love It, Share It, Hear It" by the Dunlap Elementary Girls team. Awesome poem girls!

"Love It, Share It, Hear It"

by: Dunlap Elementary Girls

Ruth, Mynisha, Fahima, and Diana
We’ll be here
To do the job
And play the game
If we’re gone
It won’t be a threat
We’ll come back the next day
And do the bet
It will be fun
As long as we’re here
To play the game
And do the cheer
Commitment’s the word
That we like to hear
When we play the game
It’s fun when we’re all here

SCORES we love it
SCORES we share it
Go SCORES, let’s hear it!

Jala, Hanni, So’onafai, Rohey
We will lead our team to victory
And we will lead our team to glory
That’s just part of our amazing story

SCORES we love it
SCORES we share it
Go SCORES, let’s hear it!


Even if we didn’t get to play
I would only have nice things to say
Without opponents it wouldn’t be the same
If we win we say “good game”
Sierra, Ebany, Sharlayna, and Yen
Girls Scores Team 2010
Winning doesn’t matter
When we all have fun together
Sportsmanship is what we wrote about
When our team scores a goal
We all SHOUT

SCORES we love it
SCORES we share it
Go SCORES, let’s hear it!


We kick the ball
Leslie Kay, Malaya
We score a goal
Amanda and Serena
We scream and shout
That’s what SCORES is all about
We like to play
And we always have an awesome day

Friday Poem of the Week!

Today's Friday Poem of the Week is titled "Everything in My Mind" by Shuun M. of Highland Park Elementary! Great job Shuun!

Everything In My Mind
by: Shuun M. of Highland Park Elementary

I have a feeling in me.
That loves everything except some stuff.
That cannot hide many feelings.
That is if I am strong.
That is what I have.

I have a brain in me.
That wants money.
That needs video games in it.
That has learning in it.

I have a secret game in me.
That has mazes in it.
And the mazes take me to new adventures.
And its like each dead end is a door for new opportunities.

Shooting Stars at Starfire

Starfire Sports is pleased to announce their 5th annual FREE 3v3 Shooting Stars community soccer jamboree to be held on Wednesday, August 10th from 10am-3pm for all kids ages 6-18 years old.

Get your friends together for this non-competitive community building soccer event.

NO soccer experience necessary.

Register by August 4th for this fun filled day.

This is a FREE event for kids 6-18 years old. All skill levels are welcome and you can register as an individual or a team. There are 3 games guaranteed.

For more information, visit www.starfiresports.com

SCORES Cup Recap!

The SCORES Cup was a huge success this weekend! The weather was perfect for soccer and the teams left it all on the pitch. After the dust settled, Microsoft & UPS made the finals in our Men's Bracket and Golazo FC & Costco made the finals in our Coed Bracket. The finals will be played at Century Link Field on August 13th & 27th, respectively, and are open to the public.

All in all, the SCORES Cup raised a great deal of money for Seattle's underserved youth. Thank you to the following corporations and in-kind sponsors who made this event such an overwhelming success:

Boeing
Costco
Expedia
Georgetown Brewing
Golazo Energy
Mad Pizza
Microsoft
Puget Sound Energy
Russell Investments
Starbucks

Sounders FC
UPS

Full results and tournament information can be found at: http://www.seattlescorescup.com/

Friday Poem of the Week!

Today's Friday Poem of the Week is titled "Who We Are" by Dunlap Elementary Girls Team. Way to go Dunlap Girls!

Who We Are
by: Dunlap Elementary Girls Team

We are awesome soccer players,
We always stick together
We try not to give up we don’t have to worry
Because we have each other
We are POSITIVE and STRONG
And we always get along
We are kind and never mean
We do the right thing
By helping our community
We are determined to be your everyday heroes
When we do poems we like to rhyme
And when we play soccer
We have a good time!

What we want is compassion between each other
Smiling kids having fun
Enough equipment for everyone
Respect is all we need
Together is how we can succeed
Peace and love is what we will receive

We promote positive social interaction
Teaching games, while having fun
Making sure there’s something for everyone
Finding things we have in common
Doing good things
To help each other get along

America SCORES staff selected as candidates for MLS Award

Congratulations to America SCORES New York Program Manager Rob Uvanovic and America SCORES Bay Area volunteer Stuart Berman for being selected as candidates for the 2011 MLS W.O.R.K.S./The Home Depot Community MVP Award. Representing the New York Red Bulls and the San Jose Earthquakes respectively, Rob and Stuart demonstrate exemplary leadership and dedication. You can vote now through July 22 after 'liking' the MLS Facebook page. The person who receives the most votes will win $10,000 for America SCORES New York and $5,000 for America SCORES Bay Area respectively and great publicity for the whole network through half-time recognition at the MLS All-Star game on July 27th!

Click here to vote.

"Other Voices, Other Rooms" released tomorrow!

The ASCAP Songwriter Residency at America SCORES hosted Philadelphia-based band The Great Unknown at 5 America SCORES cities. Together, America SCORES poet-athletes and The Great Unknown created original songs which can be heard on the new EP Other Voices, Other Rooms available for download starting tomorrow!

Each stop of the band's Fall 2010 tour included three days of collaborative songwriting and recording between students and the band. The band worked with students from elementary and middle schools in Washington DC, Cleveland, Milwaukee, New York City and Boston. Five of the resulting original songs appear on the EP, which features lyrics written entirely by America SCORES poet-athletes.

The EP will be available for download starting tomorrow on The Great Unknown's website. While the download is availabe at a name-your-own-price amount, all proceeds will go toward the ASCAP Songwriter Residency at America SCORES!

This first commercial release from the ASCAP @ America SCORES program is also being streamed online in its entirety all this week thanks to Spinner/AOL.

Click here to listen

Friday Poem of the Week!

Today's Friday Poem of the Week is titled "Gardening" by Linda P. of Bailey Gatzert Elementary. Happy 4th of July weekend!

Gardening
By Linda P. of Bailey Gatzert Elementary

We are gardeners,
Planting and pulling
And cutting and pruning
We see our plants growing in the sunlight
And Mother Nature hugging us in her arms.
We touch beautiful flowers and soil so soft.
We smell the fragrance of lavender and fresh air.
We hear the wind whistling in our ears
And all the grunting and groaning and moaning of effort
As we plant our garden.
We taste our hard work
And all the things that we planted together.

Friday Poem of the Week!

Yay, its Friday and time for the Poem of the Week! Today's poem is titled "What We Want" by the Dunlap Boys SCORES Team! Way to go Dunlap!

What We Want
by: Dunlap Boys SCORES Team

The gangs should stop braggin’
With all of their taggin’
Our neighborhood, they attack
But we’ll take it back
We want to stop graffiti
To represent our community
If we remove graffiti
The neighbors will be chilling like in Tahiti
Stop taggin’
So the whole world won’t be saggin’

Summer!!

Summer is here and school is officially out for all of the SCORES teams! We hope all of our poet-athletes and coaches have a great summer! See you in the Fall!

Friday Poem of the Week!

Woohoo! It is the last weekend of the school year for our SCORES teams! Today's Friday Poem of the Week is titled "An Apple" by Alfonso A. of Maple Elementary! Great job Alfonso!

An Apple

by: Alfonso A. of Maple Elementary

I am an apple
I am juicy as a peach
I am red as Hawaiian punch
I am tasty as candy
I am from nature
I am a good tasty apple
I am better than any fruit or candy
I am hard and crunchy to eat
I am popular in the USA
I am the best!

Friday Poem of the Week!

After a busy week at SCORES, with our Community Shout events, it is finally Friday! That means time for FRIDAY POEM OF THE WEEK! Today's poem is titled "Bird Nest Lodge" by Jennie of Roxhill Elementary. Awesome poem Jennie!

Bird Nest Lodge

by: Jennie of Roxhill Elementary

All wood, slippery slide
All footsteps stomp their way
Everywhere.
Screaming, yelling
Whispering, running
Secrets and laughter.

Awesome rooms,
Cool fireplace and furniture.
All a happy place.
Laughter, kindness, jokes.
All cool things.

Friday Poem of the Week!

It's Friday, the sun is shining, & it's time for the Poem of the Week! Today's poem is titled "SCORES Girls" by Jacqueline of Roxhill Elementary. Great job Jacqueline!

SCORES Girls
By Jacqueline of Roxhill Elementary

SCORES girls are smart
We never fight
We’re all different
But in our hearts we are the same
We never argue
We never complain
We’re all different
But in our hearts we are the same
SCORES girls are sweet
We are nice
We’re all different
But in our hearts we are the same
We are careful
We are clever
We’re all different
But in our hearts we are the same

Jamboree!

Jamboree is today at Starfire Sports in Tukwila! The event will feature all of the SCORES teams playing against each other in a round robin format. Today should be tons of fun, hopefully the weather holds up!

Stay tuned for a full recap and pictures of the awesome eventin the next few days!

Picture of the Week!

Every Tuesday SCORES will be putting up the PICTURE OF THE WEEK! These pictures will provide a visual of the power of the SCORES program. Thankfully our Program Director Heather Christianson is an exceptional photographer!

This week's picture if of Maple Elementary Girl's working on their service project! Great Job Girls!

Photo by Heather Christianson

Friday Poem of the Week!

An extra special Friday today, looking forward to Memorial Day Weekend! Today's Friday Poem of the Week is titled "The Stone" by Zoe S. of Maple Elementary. Way to go Zoe!

The Stone
By Zoe R. Storm
Maple Elementary School

In front of me I can see
Purple crystals.
I flip it over then I see
an ugly side.
It is yellowish brown and black.
Two different sides.
Two different lives.
One ugly.
One beautiful.
The Purple side looks like knives.
Knives that had just been sharpened.
What is your favorite side?

College Kicks is Today!

Today is College Kicks at Seattle Pacific University! After school, all of the SCORES teams will come over to the SPU campus for a tour, some soccer, and to meet college students and athletes. The poet-athletes cannot wait to visit a real college campus! A special thanks to everyone at SPU who will help out with today's event!

Seattle Author Visits SCORES Program!

Last week Seattle author Clare Meeker visited Highland Park’s SCORES teams for a special writing session about teamwork and community service. The teams split into pairs and worked together to create inspiring buddy poems. Clare had a blast at the school, and the students benefitted from her writing expertise!

Clare Meeker is an award winning author and teacher. Her newest book Soccer Dreams- Playing the Seattle Sounders FC Way is a fictional tale about a boy from Kenya who moves to Seattle and helps his soccer coach build a winning team, with real-life strategy and teamwork tips from Seattle Sounders FC.

Check out the new book here & more info on Clare Meeker here.

SCORES Receives a Grant from UPS!

Exciting times here at the SCORES office! Last Friday's Auction was a ton of fun and raised a great deal of money for our program. Today, The UPS Foundation delivered a check for $25,000 to our office. A huge thank you to the UPS Foundation for supporting SCORES and the students our program serves!
America SCORES Seattle Executive Director Carole Kelley being handed the check by UPS Executive Eric Vazquez!

Dunlap Elementary Makes a Difference!

Check out this awesome video of the 2010 Dunlap Elementary Boys' Team at the Make a Difference Summit! Way to go guys!

Make A Difference Summit 2010: IslandWood Supporting Youth with Environmental Education from IslandWood on Vimeo.

FRIDAY POEM OF THE WEEK!

Today's Friday Poem of the Week is titled "Black" by Jessica of Bailey Gatzert Elementary! Way to go Jessica!


Black
By: Jessica Age: 10
Bailey Gatzert Elementary

Black sounds like the scream of a surprised raccoon
Black is the color of eyes of an evil spirit that cannot rest in peace
Black is like a mysterious color that runs around non-stop
Black in my own eyes staring in the mirror looking back
Black leaves with reddish and greenish
The black sky with no stars looking back at me.

FRIDAY POEM OF THE WEEK- EARTH DAY!

Not only is today the best day of the week, but it is also EARTH DAY! Everyone should go outside, enjoy the weather, and do something "green"- like plant a tree, start a garden, or SUPPORT THE SOUNDERS!!

Here are a few special earth-related poems for this awesome day!

Sunset
by: Phung L. of Highland Park Elementary

Darkness descending over the evening sun
Fleeing birds wanting to rest
Gazing at its beauty
Colorless clouds above

Rain
by Lucy W. of Highland Park Elementary

Rain hit my window
So loud I can’t concentrate
I hate getting wet.

Snowflakes
by Jaida M. of Highland Park Elementary

Snowflakes are falling.
They are like white birds flying.
Snowflakes are so soft.

Friday Poem of the Week!

Today's Friday Poem of the Week is titled "Hope & Hopeless" by Samaya of Bailey Gatzert Elementary. Way to go Samaya!

Hope & Hopeless
by: Samaya of Bailey Gatzert Elementary

I am the earth
It is a really sad job
Everyday people die on me
I feel their teardrops
I am the bright blue sky
I look down and see eyes
I am classroom full of children ready to learn
I am a girl sad and hopeless
Hoping that someday someone will fulfill my wishes and dreams
Hoping that one-day I will go to a perfect world
But I know in my heart there is no perfect world
Where you could get whatever you want
It’s just a dream
I could dream all I want but I know it won’t come true
Deep down I know I should be happy with all I have
But I want more
When I think more I end up with nothing…

National Slam Recap!

Here is a great article recapping Tuesday's National Poetry Slam at the Apollo Theater!

Check it out here!

National Poetry Slam Has Arrived!

The day has finally arrived! Tonight is the National Poetry Slam! Anh and Alejandro from Maple Elementary have flown to New York City, accompanied by their coach Trevor Stevenson, to perform their original poetry tonight LIVE AT THE LEGENDARY APOLLO THEATER! They are already having a blast in the Big Apple- playing soccer in Central Park, hanging out with other SCORES poet-atheletes from around the country, and eating some awesome New York pizza! We are positive that Anh and Alejandro will do a great job tonight and continue to have fun for the remainder of their trip! Go get em' Anh and Alejandro!

Friday Poem of the Week!

Today's Friday Poem of the Week is titled "I Am" by Justin L. of Maple Elementary! Nice job Justin!

I Am

by: Justin L of Maple Elementary

I am a mountain

I am millions of ice

I am breezy

I am cold enough to freeze the world

I am the world

I am to be strong and tall

I am all that I just wrote.

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Have a great weekend!

SCORES Spring Season Begins!

Monday was the first day of SCORES Spring 2011 season! The teams are buzzing with excitement to get back on the soccer field and to hang out with their teammates after school. This season SCORES teams will also be working on a community service project which they plan and implement as a team. The spring season will culminate with the College Kicks event, where all SCORES teams go to a local college to play soccer, get a tour of the campus, and interview college kids! So much to look forward to this season! Let's have some fun!

Friday Poem of the Week!

Today's Friday Poem of the Week is titled "My Big Words" by Martino T. of Highland Park Elementary. What an awesome poem, Martino!

My Big Words
By Martino T. of Highland Park Elementary

My big words are BIG!
They are powerful.
More powerful than the Darth Vader building.
My words are strong.
Strong like God.
Stronger than mankind!
My words are big!
My words are “love”!

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Have a great weekend!

Friday Poem of the Week

Hey hey it's Friday again! That means it's time for the Friday Poem of the Week. Today's beautiful poem is it titled "When I Die!" by Vanessa B. of Maple Elementary. Great poem Vanessa!


When I Die!
By: Vanessa B. of Maple Elementary

When I die my dry black hair will not fly like a flock in the wind.
When I die my eyes won’t see the ones I love.
When I die my tongue won’t taste the strawberries’ flesh, juice or seed.
When I die I won’t hear my parakeets Pepe or Jenni in the morning.
When I die my feet will take me to both sides of the Rio Grande.

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Have a great weekend and GO SOUNDERS!

Meet Our National Slam Poets Part 2!

With the National Slam approaching in under a month, it is time to get to know even more about our Seattle representatives, Maple Elementary 5th Graders Anh T. & Alejandro C.! Here are two short bios about the two incredibly talented poet-athletes:

Name: Anh T.
Tell me about your family. What makes your family unique? My family is cool and smart. If I didn't have them I wouldn't be here right now.
What are your hobbies and interests (sports, music, acting, etc.)? I like every kind of sport you can think of but I'm better playing soccer!
Tell me your favorite memory. (SCORES or otherwise) When my team scores!
Who inspires you and helps you? How? My family, teachers, and friends. They taught me everything I know.
How do you help other people? It depends what they need help with. If I see people who need help, I help them.
What do you hope to do in New York? Have fun and eat BBQ ribs and steak!
Why do you love poetry? Poetry helps me improve my writing skills.
What is your FAVORITE:
Subject in school: Physical Education or Art
Food or meal: Steak, BBQ ribs, sprite, and lobster
Book: Ellie McDoodle
Athlete: Adrian Peterson
Place to have fun or relax: Pool, Hotel, School, and SCORES!

Name: Alejandro C.
Tell me about your family. What makes your family unique? They help me with everything, they support me. They always take me places I want to go.
What are your hobbies and interests (sports, music, acting, etc.)? I like soccer. I have played soccer for six years. My favorite music is hip-hop.
Tell me your favorite memory. (SCORES or otherwise) My favorite memory is when the SCORES boys won a soccer ball signed by Freddy Montero at the Poetry Slam!
Who inspires you and helps you? How? SCORES inspires me by teaching kids new skills and it makes me proud to be in SCORES.
How do you help other people? If they ask me a question, I will answer them.
What do you hope to do in New York? I hope I could see EVERYTHING in New York!
Why do you love poetry? I like poetry because it helps me express my feelings and I can make different kinds of poems.
What is your FAVORITE:

Subject in school: Physical Education
Food or meal: Spaghetti & Meatballs
Book: George's Secret Key to the Universe
Athlete: Lionel Messi
Place to have fun or relax: On a soccer field!

Roxhill Elementary in the News!

Roxhill Elementary Girls have made it into the city-wide finals of the Seattle Public Library's Global Reading Challenge! Way to go girls!

Read about it here!

Friday Poem of the Week!

Hooray, it's Friday! Today's Poem of the Week is titled "Haiku (About a Haiku)" by Emily of Roxhill Elementary. Great haiku Emily!

Haiku (About A Haiku)
By Emily
Roxhill Elementary

Syllables are five
The second line is seven
Then it’s five again


Have a fantastic weekend everyone!

Meet Our National Slam Poets!

The National Poetry Slam is under a month away and our poet-athletes are working hard to perfect their masterpieces before the big event. Anh T. and Alejandro C. of Maple Elementary are the two students who will represent Seattle at the America SCORES National Poetry Slam! in the Big Apple on April 11 at the legendary Apollo Theater. Anh and Alejandro will go on this all-expense paid trip to New York City with SCORES coach Trevor Stevenson and everyone is bursting with excitement for the big day in April! Here is a little more about Anh & Alejandro:

Anh T, Maple Elementary School
5th grade, 11 years old

Mom

You are my friend, my heart, my soul
You are the best friend that I know

You teach me how to do things right
You make the world bright at night

You taught me right from wrong
You were the one who showed me how to be strong

You told me to reach for Mars
I hope that I become the woman that you are

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Alejandro C, Maple Elementary School
5th grade, 10 years old

I Am

I am from Maple Elementary
I am from Hispanic People
I am from My Mother’s Heart
I am from the dirt
I am from an evergreen tree
I am from America