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!