The Big Apple, New Friends, and New York Pizza!

On Monday, April 20th two of our poet-athletes represented Denver in the National Poetry Slam in New York hosted by the New York Stock Exchange. Fidel and Nayeli had a busy but fun weekend in New York accompany by their coaches, Chris and Amy. They arrived in New York on Saturday afternoon and were quickly greeted by the other SCORES students from across the country participating in the National Slam. They spent the rest of the day making new friends and eating New York style pizza!

On Sunday the students had a dress rehearsal at the YMCA in Harlem and enjoyed playing a soccer game in Central Park! Later that day some students, with their chaperones, took a tour of the city and visited Times Square, the Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall, NBC Studios, the Chrysler building, and Grand Central Station.

On Monday, the day of the Poetry Slam, the students took a tour of the Statue of Liberty and walked around Liberty Island. After a couple more dress rehearsals, management at the New York Stock Exchange, invited some students up to assist in ringing the New York Stock exchange closing bell! It was televised live on national television and our Fidel was one of the students chosen to stand on the balcony to ring the bell! Click here to see SCORES students close the NYSE. Later that evening the National Poetry Slam took place and 28 students from 14 cities dazzled the crowd with the emotion they put into performing their poetry. It was a fun and exciting weekend for all the students and chaperones who attended!

Check out some photos from the weekend. Thanks to Amy Olivas for the photos!



Left: Amy with Nayeli at dinner.
Right: Chris with Fidel at dinner.


Left: SCORES students across the U.S. pose during their performances.
Right: Nayeli in front of Lady Liberty