DC SCORES covers DC: Hearst Recreation Center, Ward 3

 


As DC SCORES has grown over the past several years -- from 20 schools, to adding middle schools in 2006, to 27 schools, then 42, and now to 60 sites, including several recreation centers that make up the first-ever DC City Soccer League -- we've expanded our reach across Washington, DC. And now we serve 2,200 kids in neighborhoods throughout the entire city -- meaning all eight wards. This fall, we'll bring to you a highlight program in each ward.

In Ward 3, Hearst Recreation Center is the sole DC SCORES site. Because the site is a recreation center and not a school, their programming only includes soccer.

On a typical day of DC SCORES soccer practice, Coach Alex Oshinsky comes down to the field to see his students already having a snack and ready to go. To start off practice, they'll play games such as sharks and minnows, keep away, and steal the bacon.

"You want to keep the kids moving," Alex said. "Instead of running a warm-up where the kids are standing and stretching, I'll run a dynamic warm-up."

He's found that the kids are more than happy to play these games. "They seem to take to the games a little bit more than just standing in a circle," he said.

Practice then continues for about an hour, concluding with a scrimmage. It was evident that the students were more than happy to be there. They love soccer, their team, and their coach! Keep up the good work, Hearst!

WARD 3 PROGRAMS
Heart Recreation Center

Hearst Rec FUN FACTS
Year DC SCORES started: 2016
Ward: 3
Uniform color: Blue
Coaches: Soccer -- Alex Oshinsky

COACH's CORNER
"The relationship I have with the students is great! I show up and they are excited. DC SCORES is a good program." - soccer coach Alex Oshinsky


KID TALK
"I like playing for Hearst Rec because it gives me more chances to become a better soccer player." -Max on improving his soccer skills with DC SCORES

"I really like DC SCORES because I'm with people from my school. I wasn't with my friends at my old soccer team. It's nice for kids to feel special and be with their friends! I'm really happy to switch to DC SCORES." - Innea K.

DC SCORES covers DC: KIPP AIM, Ward 8

 


As DC SCORES has grown over the past several years -- from 20 schools, to adding middle schools in 2006, to 27 schools, then 42, and now to 60 sites, including several recreation centers that make up the first-ever DC City Soccer League -- we've expanded our reach across Washington, DC. And now we serve 2,200 kids in neighborhoods throughout the entire city -- meaning all eight wards. This fall, we'll bring to you a highlight program in each ward.

At KIPP AIM Academy, extracurricular activities are a priority. The programming involves an incredibly enthusiastic and dedicated group of fifth- to eighth-graders.

Poetry coach and 5th grade literacy teacher Sara Gould shared a few key facts with us. Through our talk with her, we really got an insider's view of the program at KIPP AIM. Sara has an incredible relationship with the students as a DC SCORES coach because she teaches about half of the poet-athletes in her class throughout the day (common at many DC SCORES schools).

Gould said that "being someone that is in the classroom but then also teaching at SCORES is helpful to working with the students." She said that this adds a "mentor layer" and a "humanizing aspect" to the relationship, and not only does it benefit her students in DC SCORES; it benefits her students' peers as well.

"They see that our relationship is different, and they want that for themselves," Gould said. "KIPP is business in the classroom, but when you're in a less-structured, more down-to-earth environment, the kids see you as a whole person. It's an all-around relationship, not just student-teacher."

Though this is Gould's first year at KIPP AIM, she taught and coached at KIPP WILL for five years, giving her a total of six years involved with DC SCORES. She said that when she transferred schools, DC SCORES brought her comfort.

"It was nice to have something I connected with and was passionate about," Gould said.

This year's Poetry Slam! was a unique experience for KIPP AIM because this was the first Slam! that they had participated in since before any of the current students or teachers could remember. Gould described preparation for the Slam! as "stressful" because they were only able to meet for poetry once a week compared to other schools who met two or three times a week.

The students "really pulled it together in just three sessions," Gould said, adding that the incredible performance that we saw on the stage during the Eastside Slam! was really attributed to the students' hard work, both in the classroom and at home after school.

"A lot of it had to do with the excitement and investment," Gould said. She added that the first day after constructing a poem, there were a few students who had already memorized their lines.

"[It] really spoke volumes to [me] about the fact that they cared about it and really wanted to work toward it."

This season of Fall SCORES at KIPP AIM, Gould's poet-athletes worked incredibly hard to overcome challenges. To overcome obstacles during their first season of doing both soccer and poetry, the students practiced treating tiny victories as if they were major, going with a strong "I'm going to get better" mindset, and taking a lot of pride in the fact that they were the first students to start poetry back up at their school.

These students set the base for DC SCORES in the upcoming years at AIM, and future poet-athletes will have this incredible group to thank!



WARD 8 PROGRAMS
Barry Farm Recreation Center (2015)
Hart Middle School (2012)
KIPP AIM Academy (2013)
Leckie Elementary School (2013)
Leckie Middle School (2016)
Moten Elementary School (2011)
Orr Elementary School (2012)
Turner Elementary School (2016)
Washington School for Girls (2015) 


KIPP AIM Academy FUN FACTS
Year DC SCORES started: 2013
Ward: 8
Uniform color: Orange
Coaches: Soccer -- Sydney Thom, Sara Gould; Poetry -- Tre'Vonn Dennis, Sara Gould

COACHES' CORNER
"It's an all-around relationship, not just student-teacher." - Sara Gould on how coaching DC SCORES has strengthened her ties to the students

“[It] really spoke volumes to me about the fact that they cared about it and really wanted to work toward it.” - Gould on how hard the students worked toward their Poetry Slam! performance

FROM THE ARCHIVES

BLOG

11.27.2013 -- Teamwork, Leadership and Commitment on display during Capital Cup

VIDEO

12.2.2013 -- KIPP AIM performs at the Poetry Slam!

DC SCORES covers DC: Imagine Hope Tolson, Ward 5

As DC SCORES has grown over the past several years -- from 20 schools, to adding middle schools in 2006, to 27 schools, then 42, and now to 60 sites, including several recreation centers that make up the first-ever DC City Soccer League -- we've expanded our reach across Washington, DC. And now we serve 2,200 kids in neighborhoods throughout the entire city -- meaning all eight wards. This fall, we'll bring to you a highlight program in each ward.

Last week, we went to Imagine Hope Community Charter School, Tolson Campus in Ward 5. Not only did we visit during a session of poetry programming, we also spent some time with them at Fall Frenzy and attended a special poetry workshop at DC SCORES partner Busboys and Poets! In every encounter we had with the group, each student was dedicated to working hard, while also learning and having fun. This is due in part to the incredible job that the Imagine Hope coaches do; they have made a huge impact upon these students.

Throughout soccer practice, the coaches advise their students to work constructively on the field while practicing strong sportsmanship. During poetry sessions, the coaches inspire the students to be creative and express themselves in whatever way works for them. No matter the setting, the coaches find a way to incorporate fun into the lesson! Rock-paper-scissors games are popular at Imagine Hope, too.

WARD 5 PROGRAMS
Imagine Hope Community Charter School — Tolson Campus (2013)
Taft Recreation Center (2015)
Turkey Thicket Recreation Center — Elementary (2015)
Turkey Thicket Recreation Center — Middle (2015)

IMAGINE HOPE FUN FACTS
Year DC SCORES started: 2013
Ward: 5
Team mascot: Soaring Eagles
Uniform color: Green
Coaches: Soccer -- Jerome Clemons, Cyriacus Igwilo; Poetry -- Jerome Clemons, Karen Burton, Ebony Smith
2016 service-learning project: Imagine Hope cleaned up their neighborhood and partnered with the Special Olympics to plant a school garden on their blacktop using old water jugs filled with soil.

COACHES' CORNER
“The students have become important to me. It’s not just only my team, I keep up with their grades. I make sure that they’re still doing what they need to do in class at all times. I’m not just their coach and adviser. To me, I feel like I’m more of a mentor to them. The students come to me. They come to me for advice, they come to me if they get in trouble. I help sooth the students most of the time. DC SCORES poetry and coaching is beyond coaching. It’s a mentor program to me.” - Karen Burton, Poetry Coach

“For me, the things that I try to instill as a coach are one, they know that my biggest rule is having fun and we’re always here to have fun. Two, we’re here to work as a team, and three, you’re here to try your best and work your hardest. Those are the things that I want out of them in both poetry and in soccer.” - Coach Clemons, Soccer/poetry coach


KID TALK
"What I've learned from DC SCORES is that when you fall you have to get up and be brave, get back in the game." -Ajyah F., 8

"We are learning how to be confident and be brave to not be scared when you are at the Poetry Slam! and you are at the mic on stage in front of a lot of people." -Michael M., 10

FROM THE ARCHIVES

BLOGS

5.30.2016: Imagine Hope creates school garden out of recycled soda bottles
5.4.2015: National Poetry SLAM! Diary -- three days in New York City 
4.3.2015: Going to the America SCORES National Poetry SLAM -- meet Leron
11.19.2013: Inside the Notebook, Part VI at Imagine Hope: Jerome Clemons embraces role of coach

VIDEOS

12.5.2013: Imagine Hope performs at Poetry Slam!




4.2014: Skky performs at America SCORES National Poetry SLAM!

DC SCORES Covers DC: Anne Beers Elementary, Ward 7

As DC SCORES has grown over the past several years -- from 20 schools, to adding middle schools in 2006, to 27 schools, then 42, and now to 60 sites, including several recreation centers that make up the first-ever DC City Soccer League -- we've expanded our reach across Washington, DC. And now we serve 2,200 kids in neighborhoods throughout the entire city -- meaning all eight wards. This fall, we'll bring to you a highlight program in each ward.

Last week, we visited Anne Beers Elementary School located in Ward 7 while they were in full swing preparing for the Poetry Slam!. Both the coaches and the students were equally dedicated to working as hard as they can to strive for the Golden Mic Trophy at the Poetry Slam! in mid-November.

This will be Beers' 19th Poetry Slam! -- every single one of them. Beers is one of the longest-running DC SCORES programs, having started in the year of our founding, 1994. Since then, there have been hundreds of game days, dozens of impactful service-learning projects, and thousands of original poems. Alumni of the program at Beers have come back to events. Many of spoken about the effect DC SCORES had on them while at the school.

Of all of the topics that the this fall's students had to choose from, the theme of Black Lives Matter resonated the most with them. Many kids wrote about the movement in their individual poems. The team then took parts of the solo poems to patch together the group piece. Coach Herras Howard called himself a "technician of some sort" because he stitched together the pieces of the students' poems to make the final product.

Each student had many thoughtful things to say about the matter, and their passion shined brightly. Not to tease the Poetry Slam! performance too much, but fifth-grader Nihjaia J. will likely play a large role. "I've been through a lot, me and my grandmother both," Nihjaia said of discrimination she's faced.

We can't wait to see all of your hard work pay off when the Poetry Slam! comes up, Beers!

WARD 7 PROGRAMS
Aiton Elementary School (1999)
Anne Beers Elementary School (1994)
Burrville Elementary School (2000)
Deanwood Recreation Center (2016)
Hillcrest Recreation Center (2016)
J.C. Nalle Elementary School (2012)
Kelly Miller Middle School (2004)
KIPP DC: KEY Academy (2013)
KIPP DC: QUEST Academy (2014)
Thomas Elementary School (2014)

BEERS FUN FACTS
Year DC SCORES started: 1994
Ward: 7
Team mascot: Cheetahs
Uniform color: Yellow
Coaches: Soccer -- Herras Howard, Clarence Myers; Poetry -- Herras Howard, Saheter Cook
2016 service-learning project:

COACHES' CORNER
On working with DC SCORES:
"I've grown from teaching them and also them teaching me."
-Herras Howard, Soccer/Poetry Coach

“The power of the word is very convincing so i want to make sure that these kids are using their words properly to tell a story that will bring their emotion, energy, and message to those in the audience in a convincing manner.”
-Herras Howard, Soccer/Poetry Coach

KID TALK
On writing the poem for Poetry Slam!:
"It was very fun and it kept my brain keep thinking, though it made my brain hurt a little bit!"
-Sebek M., 11

An "I am" poem on the Hunter's Moon
I am graceful
I am hope and one big light
I am the guide to many hearts
I help lead to romance
I am peaceful
I shine bright in the night
I am there when it is dark
when the wind is cold and brisk I compliment the stars
I am here to lead you when it is dark and mysterious
but I am not always in sight
and it is your choice to define what I am to you
-Nihjaia J., 10

FROM THE ARCHIVES

BLOGS

6.9.2014: Former program participant Kyndall Brown returns to intern for DC SCORES
12.26.2013: A parent's view: How DC SCORES boosted his daughter's confidence and improved her reading ability

VIDEO

12.3.2015: Beers performs at the DC SCORES Poetry Slam!

DC SCORES Covers DC: Truesdell Education Campus, Ward 4

As DC SCORES has grown over the past several years -- from 20 schools, to adding middle schools in 2006, to 27 schools, then 42, and now to 60 sites, including several recreation centers that make up the first-ever DC City Soccer League -- we've expanded our reach across Washington, DC. And now we serve 2,200 kids in neighborhoods throughout the entire city -- meaning all eight wards. This fall, we'll bring to you a highlight program in each ward.

Last week, we visited Truesdell Education Campus located in Ward 4. Truesdell is a large campus, including about 700 kids from grades PK-8. We were lucky enough to visit Truesdell last Thursday for its elementary team's game day against Powell Elementary, and everyone around the school was buzzing with excitement.

Truesdell is a unique DC SCORES site because the school has three separate SCORES programs: Morning SCORES, Junior SCORES, and DC SCORES (both elementary and middle). Morning SCORES takes place before school starts, where students choose to come to practice soccer and get their energy out before the academic day begins. Having students attend Morning SCORES has improved attendance levels at Truesdell. DC SCORES has regular programming for grades 3-8, starting after Truesdell's mandatory extended day. DC SCORES added the middle school program in 2014 because of how popular the elementary program had become, with kids wanting to continue after fifth grade.

With such a widespread program at Truesdell -- funded through OSSE's 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant -- DC SCORES has a staff position dedicated to managing the program that's held by Will Sutton.


WARD 4 PROGRAMS
Barnard Elementary School (2013)
Brightwood Education Campus — Elementary (2002)
Brightwood Education Campus — Middle (2014)
Capital City Public Charter School — Elementary (2012)
Capital City Public Charter School — Middle (2012)
Imagine Hope — Lamond Campus (2016)
LaSalle-Backus Education Campus (2014)
MacFarland Middle School (2007)
Powell Elementary School (2012)
Raymond Education Campus — Elementary (2007)
Raymond Education Campus — Middle (2014)
Truesdell Education Campus — Elementary (2000)
Truesdell Education Campus — Middle (2014)
Upshur Recreation Center (2016)


Truesdell FUN FACTS
Year DC SCORES started: 2000
Ward: 4
Team mascot: Trojans
Uniform color: Light Blue
Elementary School Coaches: Soccer -- Rudolpho Ulloa, Will Sutton, Kristen Paonessa, Annick Thompson; Poetry -- Emily Adams, Cailin Eisele
Middle School Coaches: Soccer -- Charles Robinson, Adam Zimmermann; Poetry -- Leah Myers, Tequilla Thomas
2016 service-learning projects: The elementary school program started a best buddies reading program with younger students. The middle school kids created a memorial to a peer of theirs, Kayla, who passed away.

COACHES' CORNER
Charles Robinson, who is the dean of students, has worked at Truesdell for nearly two decades, and has coached DC SCORES since the beginning, on how working with the children affects him:

"I'm proud to be a member of such a great organization. I get more out of it than the children do. Just to sit back and see the community rally around the Trojans of Truesdell makes me feel good and gives me the energy to go home and be me. That's me!"

Will Sutton, DC SCORES coach and staff member, on his experience in the program:

"We teach them about leadership and sportsmanship and how they can really be good people when they grow up. We love working with these kids, and their excitement is really a testimony to what we do here at DC SCORES and what the kids really love."

KID TALK
"My experience in DC SCORES is really fun. This school is so great. Who wouldn't want to be here? My coaches are great. Lots of fun going around this school, lots of excitement!" -April A., 10

FROM THE ARCHIVES

BLOG

12.3.2015 -- Students take audience down 'Hope Avenue' during inspiring Westside Poetry Slam!
5.11.2015 -- Creating change at Truesdell, Part VI: Committee work

VIDEOS

12.2.2015 -- DC SCORES Poetry Slam! -- Truesdell Education Campus, Middle


11.18.2015 -- Coach profile: Charles Robinson, veteran coach


6.2.2015 -- Creating change at Truesdell, part VIII: Reflecting on success


5.15.2014 -- DC SCORES Game of the Week: Bancroft at Truesdell

DC SCORES covers DC: Amidon-Bowen Elementary School, Ward 6

As DC SCORES has grown over the past several years -- from 20 schools, to adding middle schools in 2006, to 27 schools, then 42, and now to 60 sites, including several recreation centers that make up the first-ever DC City Soccer League -- we've expanded our reach across Washington, DC. And now we serve 2,200 kids in neighborhoods throughout the entire city -- meaning all eight wards. This fall, we'll bring to you a highlight program in each ward.

The series continues with Amidon-Bowen Elementary School in Ward 6. Though this is only the second year that DC SCORES has been at Amidon-Bowen, the school quickly embraced the program and participation has grown exponentially. Coach Carlos Granados predicts that especially soccer will increase in popularity in the school community when D.C. United's new new soccer stadium is built in the neighborhood.

The team is motivated by its coaches, and it is evident that the children hold a great deal of admiration for them. All of the coaches command a great amount of respect and do an incredible job shaping these young poet-athletes.

WARD 6 PROGRAMS
Amidon Elementary School (2015)
Eliot-Hine Middle School (2014)
Jefferson Middle School (2012)
Miner Elementary School (2013)
Payne Elementary School (2015) 


Amidon-Bowen FUN FACTS
Year DC SCORES started: 2015
Ward: 6
Team mascot: Tigers
Uniform color: orange
Coaches: Soccer -- Leevon Floyd, Carlos Granados; Poetry -- Kenisha Pecot, Leevon Floyd
2016 service-learning project: Beautified a neighborhood park through painting, picking up trash, and gardening.

COACHES' CORNER
“I’m really proud of what we’ve built here. I’m really proud of what it’s become. I’m thankful to DC SCORES for letting me give back to my community.”
 - Carlos Granados, a former Amidon-Bowen student & current DC SCORES soccer coach

"Poetry allows me to interact with students that I do not have the opportunity to see and also bond and build relationships."
- Kenisha Pecot, poetry coach & teacher at Amidon-Bowen

KID TALK
"Our teachers Ms. Pecot and Coach Lee help us with lines, stanzas, and line breaks so we can be successful in poetry." - Martin W., 10

"DC SCORES makes our school proud." - Dominique W., 11


FROM THE ARCHIVES

BLOG

10.1.15 -- D.C. United Soccer Club consolidates with DC SCORES (which brought Amidon in)

VIDEO

12.3.15: Amidon performs at Poetry Slam! 

DC SCORES covers DC: H.D. Cooke Elementary School, Ward 1

As DC SCORES has grown over the past several years -- from 20 schools, to adding middle schools in 2006, to 27 schools, then 42, and now to 60 sites, including several recreation centers that make up the first-ever DC City Soccer League -- we've expanded our reach across Washington, DC. And now we serve 2,200 kids in neighborhoods throughout the entire city -- meaning all eight wards. This fall, we'll bring to you a highlight program in each ward.

The series continues with H.D. Cooke Elementary School in Ward 1. As the school does not have its own soccer field for each practice, H.D. Cooke students walk uphill from their campus on 17th Street to Meridian Hill Park/Malcolm X Park. Here, with its beautiful views, the children can appreciate a local treasure. However, the lack of playing space means that each weekly game is away. The Bulls don't let the travel wear them down though; they are always as enthusiastic as any other team to be playing!

WARD 1 PROGRAMS
Bancroft Elementary School (1999)
Cardozo Education Campus (2010)
Cesar Chavez Public Charter Middle School for Public Policy – Chavez Prep (2012)
Harrison Recreation Center — Elementary (2015)
Harrison Recreation Center — Middle (2015)
H.D. Cooke Elementary School (2005)
Lincoln Middle School (2007)
Marie Reed Elementary School (1994)
Parkview Recreation Center — Elementary (2015)
Parkview Recreation Center — Middle (2015)
Tubman Elementary School (2001)

H.D. Cooke FUN FACTS
Year DC SCORES started: 2006
Ward: 1
Team mascot: Bulls
Uniform color: Aqua
Coaches: Soccer -- Keith Downing, Liana Ponce, Megan Burleigh; Poetry -- Katie Bell, Kelly White
2016 service-learning project: The Bulls beautified their school grounds by creating and nurturing a garden.

COACHES' CORNER
Katie Bell, a 3rd Grade ESL teacher, speaks about how having multiple languages in the learning environment can positively affect her students:

"We have a lot of students here that immigrated from other countries or who are second generation immigrants who are bilingual, so having the soccer component but also the writing component, where they are able to express themselves in English and we're encouraging them to write in Spanish as well, has been very powerful for them. I think it's a really great way for a lot of our English language learner students to build on their writing skills outside of the school day in a more fun and comfortable environment for them than the traditional academic setting might be, but it's also a place to build friendships and practice speaking English with their peers or for other students who maybe are already bilingual or grew up in the United States for them to take a leadership role. It's really cool to see how all of our students on the team have come together to identify themselves as a support system for other students regardless of their grade, regardless of how long they've been playing or writing for the team."


KID TALK
"I didn't think that poetry would be fun, but on the first day, we got to make a fun poem and students made very funny poems and we had fun laughing so I knew that the school year would be more fun with DC SCORES." - Katelynn, 9

"I'm gonna tell you one thing why DC SCORES and H.D. Cooke is the best team and the best school in our community. H.D. Cooke knows how to help kids." - Eric, 10

FROM THE ARCHIVES

BLOGS

4.29.2013: Feeling empowered to fight homelessness
1.17.2015: Poem of the Week, H.D. Cooke Elementary School

VIDEOS

12.2013: H.D. Cooke performs at Poetry Slam! 



4.29.2013: Service-learning

DC SCORES covers DC: Thomson Elementary School, Ward 2

As DC SCORES has grown over the past several years -- from 20 schools, to adding middle schools in 2006, to 27 schools, then 42, and now to 60 sites, including several recreation centers that make up the first-ever DC City Soccer League -- we've expanded our reach across Washington, DC. And now we serve 2,200 kids in neighborhoods throughout the entire city -- meaning all eight wards. This fall, we'll bring to you a highlight program in each ward.

We begin the series with a brief look at Thomson Elementary School in Ward 2. The program has grown incredibly popular under the stability of soccer coach Mark "Popsie" Lewis, an array of tremendous writing coaches, and a large and supportive community of families who travel en mass to the Tigers' games despite them all being away from the school that has no soccer field. The majority of kids in the program at Thomson continue with DC SCORES during middle school, many of them joining Popsie who also coaches soccer at Lincoln Middle School.

"They need a little bit more nurturing, a little more attention, but because of that, you get that back from the kids," said longtime soccer coach Mark "Popsie" Lewis. "The Thomson kids, I will always feel grateful to have the opportunity to coach them because they are so genuine. It really makes the coaches very appreciative of their feedback and the love that they give back.”

WARD 2 PROGRAMS

• KIPP DC: WILL (2012)
• Seaton Elementary (2012)
• Thomson Elementary (2007)

THOMSON FUN FACTS

• Year DC SCORES started: 2006
• Ward: 2
• Team mascot: Tigers
• Soccer uniform color: Burgundy
• Coaches: Soccer -- Mark "Popsie" Lewis, Shayna Tivona, Veronica Emerick; Poetry -- Shayna Tivona, Veronica Emerick, Michael Langen
• 2016 service-learning project: Teamed up with DowntownDC BID to clean up Franklin Park

COACHES' CORNER

Coach Mark "Popsie" Lewis on DC SCORES at Thomson:
"[At] Thomson the teachers are great there: the staff, the principal, everyone is behind DC SCORES so it’s really a special place for DC SCORES because the love is just there for the program. I know I appreciate it, and I know everyone at DC SCORES appreciates it.” 

Coach Shayna Tivona (left) with former DC SCORES coach and D.C. United goal Travis Worra, DC Deputy Mayor for Education Jennifer Niles and Poetry Slam! Shine Award winner Dayana P.

Coach Veronica Emerick on the impact of DC SCORES at Thomson
“The kids get really excited about poetry. Now teaching the poetry side, I see how much they start to care about poetry. Then you involve the soccer with the poetry, then it leads to [them] getting excited about learning and using what they do in class with us and transferring it to the field. The skills coincide and they just get excited about learning, which I think is fantastic.” 

KID TALK

"I like DC SCORES because it is fun and it makes me happy." - Diego B.

"Thomson Elementary is a caring, helpful, and creative school, and we help each other."  -Samara A.

"Thomson Elementary [DC SCORES] communicates more than other schools and we are more friendly. I'm glad I go to Thomson now because I think that this is the best school I ever went to." -Saliyah B. 

FROM THE ARCHIVES

BLOGS

2.25.13: Reflections on healthy lessons learned from Winter SCORES
4.15.13: First game day brings teams, families, and communities together
5.21.14: Thomson Elementary School students address hunger in their community

VIDEOS

11.10.11: Game Day!

5.26.2011: Thomson service-learning 

2.12.2013: Why do you like DC SCORES?

12.2.2015: Thomson performs at Poetry Slam!

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