Music in the Tweet of the day (9/11/14)

Packed house at @EasternHS for @DCYOPmusic palooza! Something for all ages; & instrument "petting zoo" a hit! pic.twitter.com/we2mZyuqeC

— Charles Allen (@CharlesAllenW6) September 6, 2014

Girl Scouts in the Tweet of the day (9/10/14)

Come Join Girl Scouts! #joingirlscouts @GSCNC pic.twitter.com/i94VOw1J5P

— Caren RickettsHolmes (@peytonsmom4307) September 6, 2014

Get your free music on at DCYOPALOOZA Sept 6!

Tweet of the day (8/26/14)

Happy #firstday, @dcpublicschools! Have a great one. We'll see many of you in our In-School Playwriting Program soon! pic.twitter.com/ISuoGIMEaF

— YPT (@YPTDC) August 25, 2014

Tweet of the day (5/30/14)

Guess who is visiting @ymcadc kids now? pic.twitter.com/UMDjZd7Yiy

— Neal Denton (@NealDenton) May 29, 2014

Black Male Achievement event Storified

Must-read blog post: An incredible 13 years of DC SCORES at Arts and Technology Academy, led by four great leaders

An incredible 13 years of DC SCORES at Arts and Technology Academy, led by four great leaders tells the story of an amazing partnership for children.  The post describes the partnership, the kids, the adults, the school, and the impact on the community.  One key takeaway:

In the ideal DC SCORES program, we're not just building teams for youth through the combination of soccer, poetry and service-learning -- we're providing the resources for teachers and administrators within the school to also come closer together and ultimately create a tighter-knit school and surrounding community.

That's exactly what happened at ATA.

And another:

The games take place in front of throngs of family members, who cheer on the kids playing on the field adjacent to the school building. During the afternoon, teachers and administrators, their work done for the day, venture over to watch. Everyone knows that Thursday afternoons are Game Day.

Program alumni come to the games, too. Some high school students are now volunteer referees for DC SCORES; others visit the coaches to thank them for the opportunities they provided the students and to give updates on school.

Tweets of the day (5/23/14)

Our young men creating paintings in honor of a great season from the @WashWizards and @John_Wall! #dcRising #art pic.twitter.com/RxeoL7I2zg

— Life Pieces (@LP2MP) May 20, 2014

.@WRAGTweets, @ABFE, Cafritz Fdn, @CommunityFndn, & @DCTrustCorp have formed the Greater Washington Alliance for Boys and Men of Color #BMOC

— Tamara Copeland (@WRAGPrez) May 22, 2014

@DCPrep students from our Benning Campuses participated in the @CapHillClassic 3K this past weekend! @Ward7EdCouncil pic.twitter.com/0gV5wEDNVo

— DC Prep (@DCPrep) May 20, 2014