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9.7 WUWM - Milwaukee Public Radio's Lake Effect

WUWM: Saturday April 9, 2016
  • Pashia Bowens will compete in the America SCORES National Poetry Slam on Monday, April 11 in New York City. She and her coach Jennifer Taff spoke with Lake Effect’s Rachel Morello.
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WUWM: Lake Effect - Wednesday February 29, 2012
  • Spoke with Stephanie Lecci about their "Healthy Goals" campaign and their Day of Service on April 20th with Sweet Water Organics - hear more about the kinds of community partnerships they hope to create.
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WUWM: Lake Effect - Tuesday October 12, 2010
  • We'll learn about America SCORES Milwaukee, an organization that integrates soccer and creative writing in the hopes of keeping some MPS students occupied after school and succeeding on their report cards.
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88.9 RadioMilwaukee's Make A Difference Campaign

Interview with Andy, a SCORES volunteer
  • You may have to hear this one to believe it — SCORES is an after school program empowering students in urban communities using soccer, creative writing, and service learning. When they contacted us about a month before the Make A Difference campaign started, I did a double take. Not exactly expected, right? I’ve played soccer ...


Interview with David, a SCORES volunteer
  • As we’ve seen throughout the Make A Difference campaign, people come to volunteering for a variety of personal reasons — family, free time, a personal cause. But how about a fund raising favor for a friend? David Henderson came to SCORES to help out a friend, Associate Director of SCORES John Eggebrecht, securing some ...


Interview with Claudia, a SCORES volunteer
  • A teacher’s life is immersed in kids. Early mornings, long days, evenings grading papers. So, what would make a teacher want to volunteer her free time working with… students? Claudia Heller is a 4th grade teacher at Hayes Bilingual School in the Lincoln Village neighborhood who got involved with SCORES almost accidentally — their ...


Interview with America SCORES staff Kate Carpenter and John Eggebrecht
  • Hello all! Jordan here! I had the pleasure to interview John Eggebrecht and Kate Carpenter of America SCORES of Milwaukee. SCORES is a really unique and creative approach to working with some of the children that slip through the cracks of the inner city’s system. During the interview John said, ” What were you ...


Make A Difference - America SCORES Milwaukee Wrap-Up
  • Last Thursday, I spent the late afternoon with Milwaukee SCORES at Windlake Elementary School, conducting our three volunteer interviews, hanging out with the kids, and getting a chance to see how it all operates. As I was biking away, the pieces already started coming together in my head.SCORES is the kind of organization ...
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CBS 58 News WDTJ Milwaukee

11-17-16 - Local students rock the mic at America SCORES Milwaukee poetry slam
  • About 140 third through fifth grade students recited their own poetry during the 12th annual America SCORES Milwaukee poetry slam. The organization helps students in urban schools improve their literacy through creative writing and teaches them teamwork by playing soccer. Leaders say it's a winning combination for student success. ...
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LaFollette fourth grader to shine at national poetry slam in New York
  • Milwaukee - A local fourth grader is taking her talents to New York City. She's been chosen to represent Milwaukee in the America Scores National Poetry Slam. "She has great heart," said Jen Taff, social worker LaFollette School. "She has a lot of leadership skills." ...
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Milwaukee fourth-grader prepares for poetry slam in New York
  • Pashia Bowens, a fourth-grader at Lafollette School in Milwaukee, will travel to New York City in April to perform in a national poetry slam through the organization America SCORES, which teaches soccer and poetry in an after school program. ...
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Milwaukee to launch youth projects aimed at promoting peace
  • With Milwaukee facing a surge in homicides, city leaders are launching projects proposed by young people aimed at stopping violence in their neighborhoods. ...
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Kids get a dose of schoolhouse rock
  • Philadelphia-based band The Great Unknown has embarked on a tour to find inspiration from an unlikely group of creative people: elementary school children, including a visit to Hayes Bilingual Elementary School ...
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SCORES soccer program gives academics a kick
  • Life without soccer for Sergio Villagran would be miserable. Luckily for Sergio, he gets an equal dose of writing and soccer through a national program that made its way to Milwaukee five years ago and has expanded since ...
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Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

11-30-16 - MPS students shine at 12th annual America Scores Milwaukee Poetry Slam
  • About 150 third- to fifth-graders from Milwaukee Public Schools took to the stage recently at Hayes Bilingual Elementary School to perform their poetry. “[America Scores Milwaukee] has really benefited our students, not only keeps them busy after school but incorporating academics, writing and leadership skills along the way,” said Yolanda Hernandez-Garcia, principal of Hayes Bilingual Elementary School. ...
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1-19-16 - MPS student selected for America SCORES National Poetry SLAM! in NYC
  • Pashia B., a fourth grade Milwaukee Public School student from LaFollette School (3239 N. Ninth St.) and three year America SCORES Milwaukee participant, has been selected to represent Milwaukee at the America SCORES National Poetry SLAM! in New York City in April.
    “Pashia was selected to advance to the national level not only for the creation and performance of her original poem, but for her admirable sportsmanship and outstanding leadership in the classroom and on the soccer field" ...
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12-1-15 - Youth poetry slam gives ‘poet-athletes’ a voice
  • About 150 Milwaukee Public School students competed at a recent poetry slam organized by America SCORES Milwaukee, an organization that combines poetry, soccer and service learning. A panel of judges selected 17 students who will move on to the next round, where they will compete to perform at the organization’s national poetry slam in New York City ...
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Today's TMJ4 - Channel 4 News

Featured Segment on the Evening News
  • America SCORES Milwaukee was recently featured on TMJ Channel 4 News. Reporter Courtny Gerrish spent an afternoon with SCORES coaches and participants who shared their thoughts on SCORES programming. To read the segment transcript, and to watch the video, visit the TMJ4 website!


OnMilwaukee.com

Non-Profit Spotlight: America SCORES Milwaukee
  • One of the more unique after-school programs in Milwaukee combines soccer and poetry in an attempt to help inner-city students develop teamwork skills and self-confidence ...
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Hayes students collaborate with Philly rockers
  • This November, while some kids in Milwaukee Public Schools will go about the business of learning as they always do, some kids at Hayes Bilingual School, 2431 S. 10th St., will be writing and recording with a rock and roll band from Philadelphia ...
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WISN 12 News

Charity soccer tournament benefits Milwaukee's at-risk youth
  • The 11th annual SCORES CUP featured a record-breaking 18 adult teams to play in a friendly indoor soccer tournament at Uihlein Soccer Park. ...
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