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

Friday Poem of the Week

Today's Friday Poem of the Week is titled "If I Was King" by Anika B. of Maple Elementary! Way to go Anika!!

If I Was King
By: Anika B. Age: 11
Maple Elementary School

If I were a king
I would have a castle and a mote
And a great golden coat
And a farm with three-hundred-twenty-two goats

If I were a king
I would wear a crown upon my head
Sleep on a soft feathery bed
And my entire kingdom would be well fed

If I were a king
There’d be no starvation
We’d all have a five month paid vacation
And we’d all have a higher education

If I were a king
War would be no more
And each family would have a house with a roof and a door

Although I’m no king and for now this is a dream
Maybe, someday, my ideas will reign supreme

SCORES at the Community Shield Match!

Last night, SCORES was featured during the Sounders Community Shield match vs. Colorado Rapids at Qwest Field! A portion of ticket sales were donated to our organization and representatives from our organization were in attendance. The best part- SCORES students Anh T. and Alejandro C. were there with us and were on the pitch for the trophy ceremony! Check out the picture! What a great night!

Friday Poem of the Week

It is the end of the week so that means FRIDAY POEM OF THE WEEK!!! Today's poem is called "School is Cool" by William of Bailey Gatzert Elementary.


School is Cool
By: William Age: 10
Bailey Gatzert Elementary

School is cool
Too bad it doesn’t have a pool
Can’t run in the halls
Or draw on the walls
I do all my math
And stay on the right path
I play games on the computer
And still have time to plan my future!


Awesome poem William! Have a great weekend everybody!

Laughing = Helping Children!

Tonight is Laughing = Helping Children, a comedy event to benefit SCORES! The event will take place at 8pm at The Comedy Underground in Pioneer Square, and will feature hysterical local comedy and tons of great prizes, including awesome Sounders signed jerseys and balls. See you tonight!

LAUGHING = HELPING CHILDREN
To Benefit America SCORES Seattle
8pm at The Comedy Underground
Tickets are $10 and available via TicketWeb