December 4, 2009

Dear Oyster-Adams Community:
 
I hope every had a relaxing Thanksgiving and is now energized for the final push into the new year!
 
I want to congratulate the 36 Oyster-Adams 6-8th graders who participated in DC-SCORES.  DC-SCORES is a city-wide program that combines soccer, creative writing, and service-learning for 700 students at 23 DC public and public charter elementary and middle schools in Washington, DC.  This is the first year that Oyster-Adams has participated.
 
This week, Oyster-Adams brought home the Golden Mic trophy in DC SCORES' 12th Annual Poetry Slam!  Our students were clearly ready to take the stage, as the students performed two poems about soccer in English ("Soccer" and "Soccer in the Rain") and had the audience swaying to a pair of songs in Spanish ("Rosas" and "Amor Perdido").
 
Decked out in their DC SCORES uniforms, the team came together on stage for a winning performance that had the crowd on its feet. 
 
Not only did our student shine in poetry, but last week, our boys' team played in the Champioship game against the long-standing team at Deal Middle School.  Although they did not win the game, the team made us all so proud with the determiniation, hard work and ability to take second place with grace and style.
 
Thank you to our teachers Eugenia Reyes, Jason Hoeksema and Oscar de la Puente, for their commitment to this program and for lauching Oyster-Adams' participation in it with such great success.
 
This program was paid for by our OCC that is so generouly suported by you, the parents.  I would like to thank the OCC for supporting programs that ensure that all students have access to enrichment opportunities that truly shape their lives. This is just one example of how the OCC provides critical resources to our school programming.  Your contributions to the Annual Fund make a big difference.
 
Thank you for your conitnued support.
 
--Monica Liang Aguirre