Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Fall Frenzy Kicks off a Season of Health and Wellness



Fall Frenzy, America SCORES’ season kickoff event for youth soccer players, is a community event hosted at the SLU Medical Center Stadium

 
On Thursday, October 4th, 180 urban youth soccer players from 6 public elementary schools, families, coaches, SLU Campus Recreation volunteers, and SLU club soccer participated in this health and wellness celebration!

The SLU club soccer team taught soccer drills to America SCORES youth, and nutrition games, literacy activities, Zumba, face painting, music and health and wellness activities were available to all participants.

Every year, Fall Frenzy brings together all youth served by America SCORES St. Louis to kick off their fall season as a community, while celebrating soccer and learning how to maintain healthy lifestyles through nutrition and wellness activities. To learn more about America SCORES program offerings, visit www.americascoresstlouis.org



 



A National Team Effort...A Guinness World Record!


On September 29th, 2012, 11 cities came together to break the Guinness World Record for most soccer balls dribbled simultaneously. The record to beat was 2,068 set by the United Nations, and our preliminary count was 2,149!! We are so proud to be part of this historic event featuring such powerful national teamwork!


All proceeds from the Great America SCORES Soccer Dribble benefit the youth of America SCORES. We thank our record setters, sponsors, volunteers, staff, national office, our sister cities, and board of directors for making today a record to remember!


 
Guinness World Record status is pending final counts and evidence approval from all 11 cities. To watch celebrity athlete testimonials about the event, footage from the national live Google Hangout, and more event videos, visit: http://www.youtube.com/americascores

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

SCORES Meet The Obamas at The White House!

Deontrel Ervin couldn’t believe his eyes as he sat just a few feet away from President Barack Obama.
“I was like, ‘wow, this is the president,” Deontrel said.Deontrel and five other students from America SCORES St. Louis were invited to Washington D.C. as part of the Los Angeles Galaxy’s invitation to recognize their Major League Soccer championship. The SCORES kids were part of a group of 50 students from around the country invited to the ceremony.

Serena Muhammad said the students gave Obama a rousing applause when he entered the room.
“It was kind of funny,” Muhammad said. “The press and adults who have been doing this all the time didn’t expect the kids to start cheering Obama when he came in. It definitely changed the atmosphere in the room.”

Meeting Obama was one of many highlights from a whirlwind one-day trip to D.C. The America SCORES St. Louis contingent, all 11-year-olds, spent time with Michelle Obama in the State Room, got to ask Galaxy players questions and took a tour of the White House.
Deontrel said Michelle Obama was nice.

“She said she was happy to see us,” Deontrel said. “She knew we were from all around the country and that the State Room was where they had their special guests and that we were their special guests.”

Michelle Obama talked to the students about her Let’s Move initiative, which is design to combat childhood obesity. Let’s Move and America SCORES compliment each other. America SCORES St. Louis participants get ten times more exercise than the national average, and seven out of 10 students who start out overweight achieve a normal weight within one year. America SCORES uses soccer as a tool to encourage fitness, sportsmanship and leadership and inspires a life-long appreciation of sports and healthy-living behaviors.


Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/sports/club-sports/soccer/america-scores-members-meet-the-president-first-lady-and-david/article_38c3ce14-a3bd-11e1-b92a-0019bb30f31a.html#ixzz1wNHi84tb

Jamboree celebrates the end of a successful season!

Students enjoyed an exciting day of teamwork, sportsmanship, and fun at our 2012 end of year celebration and soccer tournament: Jamboree!  Boys and girls teams from 6 public elementary schools played soccer, engaged in health and fitness activities, and parents joined in on the fun with their own soccer game!  Students received awards for good sportsmanship, and coaches were recognized for their hard work and leadership on behalf of our 180 poet-athletes.  Congratulations to our youth on a successful year of sport, literacy, and leadership! For more Jamboree photos, click here.

SHOUT Day of Action Celebrates Nature

Our students had a fantastic SHOUT day of Action at the Mississippi/Missouri Confluence! Students built birdhouses, cleaned up litter, built nests for wild birds, and enjoyed exploring the natural treasures Missouri has to offer. Thank you Wyman Center, Americorps, and the Department of Conservation for making this an experience to remember! Click here to see more photos of this special day!

Monday, April 30, 2012

SCORES Students Shine at STL Celebrity Voices

ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year Dave Berg sings an original co-written song with Triniya

On April 28th, 2012, celebrities put youth in the spotlight at STL Celebrity Voices, presented by Nine Network. All proceeds benefitted America SCORES St. Louis.Youth and celebrity performers enjoyed standing ovations from the audience, and SCORES youth autographed their headshots in the program booklet after fantastic performances.  A VIP cocktail hour, red carpet, Alive Magazine photo shoot, and live music and poetry performances gave the night a special ambience.  For more information about the event, go to www.stlcelebrityvoices.org, and click here to see a listing of our great media coverage. To learn more about our event theme, visit www.americangraduate.org

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

America SCORES and American Graduate


Click here to watch the PSA!

America SCORES St. Louis and the Nine Network of Public Media have joined forces to promote graduation nationwide!  Ten students created and recorded original poetry at the Nine Network studios to promote American Graduate: Let's Make It Happen, a bold national media initiative focused on improving high school graduation rates. Check out some fantastic Poetry PSAs below, currently featured on Nine Network platforms:

DeMontre: http://youtu.be/UzWv_JBsRd8
Carjanae: http://youtu.be/I3zJeCZtEGo  
Jerell: http://youtu.be/w3yFMDbG6m0  

More to come! To learn more about American Graduate, click here!