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!