The 60-60-60 Challenge: Day 10

Welcome to Day Ten of the 60-60-60 Challenge to support America SCORES Seattle and celebrate National Poetry Month! 

As promised, below are some poems and resources to help you reach your goal to give your Full 180 to America SCORES Seattle by taking the 60-60-60 Challenge to read 60 poems for National Poetry Month, to walk 60 miles for yourself, and to raise 60 dollars for America SCORES Seattle!

Start fundraising now by joining our team on crowdrise :: Seattle SCORES' Full 180 

Today’s poems are a series of ABC poems written during our Fall 2011 season by teammates at Maple Elementary School:

Animals (an A, B, C poem)

By Vi T.

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

Fruits (an A, B, C Poem)

By Valeria G.

Apples are sweet

Berries are delicious

Cumquats are juicy

Delicious strawberries are sweet and juicy

Excellent star fruit shaped like a star

Famous fruits are everywhere!!!

A, B, C Poem

By Jenny W.

Air is everywhere, makes the sound “whoosh”.

Banana trees sway from side to side.

Cars in the freeway go fast! Vroom!

Different people fly kits in the sky.

It is a beautiful windy day today!  Wooo!

Did you know there’s an app for Poetry?  POETRY from the Poetry Foundation App Nominated for WebbyAward.

Today's video is from SCORES Board Member and longtime Coach, Mr. Stevenson.  He recites from memory the Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson poem, "Clancy of the Overflow" and invites you to join him in celebrating National Poetry Month by giving your Full 180 to America SCORES Seattle!

Suggested Hike/Walk
Genesee Park, S Genesee St and Return, car park (1 mile)

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The 60-60-60 Challenge: Day Nine

Welcome to Day Nine of the 60-60-60 Challenge to support America SCORES Seattle and celebrate National Poetry Month! 

As promised, below are some poems and resources to help you reach your goal to give your Full 180 to America SCORES Seattle by taking the 60-60-60 Challenge to read 60 poems for National Poetry Month, to walk 60 miles for yourself, and to raise 60 dollars for America SCORES Seattle!

Start fundraising now by joining our team on crowdrise :: Seattle SCORES' Full 180 

Today’s poems were written during our Fall 2011 season by teammates at Dunlap Elementary School:

Lock up your Meanness

By My V.

When you lock up your meanness

The sun rolls high through the wide sapphire sky

and the cloud makes a smile

When you lock up your meanness

Your dreams can come true

Like you wanna be the main event and full attention

like no person was before!

When you lock up your meanness

You set free a happy and joyful

Emotion in your heart

When you lock up your meanness

Your friends will always be there for you

and it feels like you’re in a heavenly spot light

When you lock up your meanness

It feels great like a garden had burst into life

with happiness and joy

That’s what happens

 when you lock up your meanness

And throw it away

I hear Music Inside of Me

By Samari A.

My name is Samari Ali.

I’m just beautiful me and that’s the price of beauty.

I hear slow and fast music in me.

I’m like light. I shine bright. I dance crazy. more Hip-Hop style

I’m sweet like skittles. And colorful too.

Skittles are colorful. That is true.

That’s why you’re pretty just the way you are.

Today's video is from Regina Rogers who reads the poem "The Man on the Bench" and invites you to join her in celebrating National Poetry Month by giving your Full 180 to America SCORES Seattle!

Suggested Hike/Walk
Mt Baker Park Trail: S McCellan St and Return (3/4 mile)

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The 60-60-60 Challenge: Day Eight

Welcome to Day Eight of the 60-60-60 Challenge to support America SCORES Seattle and celebrate National Poetry Month! 

As promised, below are some poems and resources to help you reach your goal to give your Full 180 to America SCORES Seattle by taking the 60-60-60 Challenge to read 60 poems for National Poetry Month, to walk 60 miles for yourself, and to raise 60 dollars for America SCORES Seattle!

Start fundraising now by joining our team on crowdrise :: Seattle SCORES' Full 180 

Today’s poems were written by teammates at Bailey Gatzert Elementary during the 2011 Spring Season and were inspired by their community service-learning project that season:

Gatzert Gardeners

By Jasmine N.

We are gardeners

We dig, weed and plant

We get sweaty, thirsty and hungry

Planting seeds was like digging into the earth, way deep down

The soil was like mooshy ice-cream

In the ground I saw bugs, weeds and dead plants

I think the lavender will be like light purple and smell really fresh

Planting a garden felt like making our community a better place for people to enjoy

It will be greener!

Gardening

By Linda P.

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.

In today's video, America SCORES Seattle Coach Matt Stemle performs 'do not go gentle into that good night' by Dylan Thomas, and invites you to join him in celebrating National Poetry Month by giving your Full 180 to America SCORES Seattle! 

Suggested Hike/Walk
Kelsey Creek Farm - SE 4th Place, Bellevue
via Connector, Pipeline & Lower Hillside Trails

Join the Seattle SCORES' Full 180 team, and share with your friends and family.#Full180

The 60-60-60 Challenge: Day Seven

Welcome to Day Seven of the 60-60-60 Challenge to support America SCORES Seattle and celebrate National Poetry Month! 

As promised, below are some poems and resources to help you reach your goal to give your Full 180 to America SCORES Seattle by taking the 60-60-60 Challenge to read 60 poems for National Poetry Month, to walk 60 miles for yourself, and to raise 60 dollars for America SCORES Seattle!

Start fundraising now by joining our team on crowdrise :: Seattle SCORES' Full 180 

Today’s poems were written during the 2011 Spring Season by SCORES poet-athlete Jasmine N. at Bailey Gatzert Elementary School:

I am…

I am a girl who plays soccer

That is sometimes girly, smart and funny

I am a young lady becoming a woman

That someday will be successful and be a wonderful mother.

Carnations

Carnations are so sweet and beautiful

It looks like cotton candy

It can be different colors with a green stem

When it’s spring time it blooms so beautiful

It makes me jump with joy and brightness

When Fall comes I don’t jump with joy or brightness

Next year…

It begins its new life again

Today's video is from Maple Elementary SCORES poet -athlete Jazel A. who recites her original poem "Best Friend"

Suggested Hike/Walk
University of Washington (2 miles): University Ave and NE 45th via W Stevens Way NE (& return)

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The 60-60-60 Challenge: Day Six

Welcome to Day Six of the 60-60-60 Challenge to support America SCORES Seattle and celebrate National Poetry Month! 

As promised, below are some poems and resources to help you reach your goal to give your Full 180 to America SCORES Seattle by taking the 60-60-60 Challenge to read 60 poems for National Poetry Month, to walk 60 miles for yourself, and to raise 60 dollars for America SCORES Seattle!

Start fundraising now by joining our team on crowdrise :: Seattle SCORES' Full 180 

Today's poems are from the Spring 2011 Dunlap SCORES boys' team

Who We Are

By the Dunlap SCORES boys

(Spring 2011)

We are the Dynamite Dolphins,

Awesome like the Miz

We pass every quiz

We’re tough and strong

To help other get along

We chillin’ in our snuggy

Watch us do the Dougie.

We are known to be brave

Enough to make bullies behave

Dynamite Dophins go fast

Because we are never last

We’re always responsible

Because we are unstoppable

More expensive than a dime

We’re more valuable than Optimus Prime.

We boost ourselves with energy

And share with each other equally.

We like to do the Cat Daddy

While we’re chillin like Shaggy.

And we play soccer

Like it’s a show-stopper!

Dynamite Dolphins… ROCK!

What We Want

By the Dunlap SCORES Boys

(Spring 2011)

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’

Today's video is from Maple Elementary SCORES poet -athlete Siua V. who recites his "I am" poem.

Suggested Hike/Walk
Golden Gardens from NW 85th - 32nd Ave NW and return (1.4 miles)

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The 60-60-60 Challenge: Day Five

Welcome to Day Five of the 60-60-60 Challenge to support America SCORES Seattle and celebrate National Poetry Month! 

As promised, below are some poems and resources to help you reach your goal to give your Full 180 to America SCORES Seattle by taking the 60-60-60 Challenge to read 60 poems for National Poetry Month, to walk 60 miles for yourself, and to raise 60 dollars for America SCORES Seattle!

Start fundraising now by joining our team on crowdrise :: Seattle SCORES' Full 180 

Today’s poems are team cheers written by the Dunlap SCORES Girls' Team during the past two Spring Seasons:

Dunlap Girls SCORES

(Who We Are Cheer)

Spring 2012

We are Dunlap Girls SCORES

We play soccer galore.

We’re like light,

We shine bright,

We are noticeable and always in sight.

We have a lot of brains and when we play soccer

We drive you insane.

SCORES, SCORES, SCORES

That’s all you hear

The crowd can’t help but cheer!

Who We Are

By the Dunlap SCORES Girls

(Spring 2011)

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

Today's video is from Maple Elementary SCORES poet -athlete Tetiana M. who reads her poem 'SCORES With My Friends.'

Suggested Hike/Walk
Oyster Dome

A glacial-polished and fractured exposed hunk of sheer cliff on Blanchard Mountain, Oyster Dome is an intriguing and scenic natural landmark. Its base is littered with jumbled boulders, talus fields, and bat-breeding caves. And from atop, views abound of the Sound, mountains, and a smorgasbord of islands. A popular hiking destination year-round, Oyster Dome is the pearl of the Chuckanut Mountains.

Roundtrip: 6.5 miles

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The 60-60-60 Challenge: Day Four

Welcome to Day Four of the 60-60-60 Challenge to support America SCORES Seattle and celebrate National Poetry Month! 

As promised, below are some poems and resources to help you reach your goal to give your Full 180 to America SCORES Seattle by taking the 60-60-60 Challenge to read 60 poems for National Poetry Month, to walk 60 miles for yourself, and to raise 60 dollars for America SCORES Seattle!

Start fundraising now by joining our team on crowdrise :: Seattle SCORES' Full 180 

Today’s poems were written by poet-athletes during our Fall 2010 Season:

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

I Have a Heart in Me

By Andrew Q., age 11

Highland Park Elementary School

I have a heart in me

That loves people

That cannot not love

That is a brave heart

That loves you

I have a dream in me

That wants to break free

That needs attention

That has to be shown to the world

I have a secret land in me

That has no poverty in it

And the stars shine so bright

And I live in that same world.

My Anger

By Najaha M., age 10

Highland Park Elementary School

My anger is like a volcano about to erupt.

It bursts and leaks and reminds me of the time I lost my friend.

It makes me upset and sad.

I want a new friend.

Snowflakes (a haiku)

By Najaha M., age 10

Highland Park Elementary School

Snowflakes are fluffy

And are very beautiful

And it’s very cold

Hope & Hopeless

By  Samaya M.,  age 11

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 a 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…

School is Cool

By William W., 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

Trust

By Linda,  age 8

Bailey Gatzert Elementary

When I trust

That all the rust

Mixed with the Dust

Will be enough

I care and share and trust

I must

That is the SCORES way

I trust the land of vanishing times

And the water that swells in a special rime

I trust the worlds of peace and love

The middle of the Universe

And the stars above

 My teachers, coaches, poems

Things I trust

I believe in soccer

And also I must

I am free when I find my own path

Comes from my poems

Some about math

A mailman trusts her letters and a librarian believes in her books

Trust travels around me

I am all shook

Trust is me and in you

A tiny piece of paper spotted by me

When I pick it up I scribble what I trusted in

A poem of things I trusted in

My emotion is happy

Others are sad

But when they trust

They don’t feel so bad

Some are greedy

Others are kind

But all should trust

Even the blind

Beyond me lies the horizon

The things I believe in

The worlds of peace, compassion, love

Is SCORES

Today's video is from SCORES Writing Coach and Dunlap Elementary School teacher, Mr. Burtness

Suggested Hike/Walk

The first flowers of spring, including the white blooms of trillium, are in bloom at Lake Sylvia State Park. Take a guided hike and learn how to identify forest plant life, April 13 from 2 to 4 pm.

TrilliumTrek: Discover the first flowers of spring, including the white blooms of trillium, in celebration of the Washington State Parks Centennial. Hike along the trails with a guide from the Friends of Schafer and Lake Sylvia State Parks and learn how to identify the plants and animals found in the dense forest of Lake Sylvia State Park. The event begins at the kitchen shelter in the day-use area. Participants are asked to leave pets at home. Presented by the Friends of Schafer and Lake Sylvia State Parks. For more information, visit www.theschaferstateparkteam.org, write weluvlakesylvia@hotmail.com or call (360) 249-2573.

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