Poetry Slam! 2012 video of the week: Aiton Elementary School

NOTE: Each week, we are featuring a school's performance from the 15th Annual DC SCORES Poetry Slam!, the largest youth slam in the District! During the two-night culminating event of the fall season -- held Nov. 28 at Columbia Heights Education Campus and Nov. 29 at H.D. Woodson High School -- 35 schools had the opportunity to perform original group and solo poems and songs in front of their peers, families and community members. At the end of each night, teams were called back up on stage to receive trophies.

We hope you enjoy this glimpse into the self-expression DC SCORES instills in youth. 

On the second night of the Slam!, the Aiton Bears took the stage and put together a spoken-word performance about helping each other and perseverance. 

"When someone's down/We help them back up."

"We'll never give up/show no tears."

Check out Aiton's performance!

To view any performance from the Poetry Slam!, visit the DC SCORES YouTube page.