Eleven-year-old Veronica is a poet-athlete. She has been in the DC SCORES program for 3 years. She enjoys soccer, reading, baking, and cooking, and wants to be a professional soccer player when she is older. The first time she ever performed her poetry she says she was "proud of myself and a little amazed."

Twelve-year-old Maya is a DC SCORES poet-athlete who has been in the DC SCORES program for 3 years. When she is older, she would like to be a world famous graphic novelist. She enjoys swimming, drawing, and shopping. Her writing explores her feelings and connection to her home country, Ethiopia.

Kollyn joined DC SCORES at the age of nine and enjoys writing about his family and friends. Though he no longer participates in DC SCORES at school, he is part of the nonprofit’s Saturay poetry program, Youth WORD Project. Kollyn wants to be famous when he grows up!

Now thirteen, Kayla has been in the DC SCORES program since she was nine years old. In addition to poetry and soccer, she enjoys basketball, drama, drawing, and all kinds of creative writing. She hopes to become a famous author or journalist! Her writing focuses on life in D.C. and, specifically, the experiences of young people in the District.

Ten-year-old Carter is a DC SCORES poet-athlete. She enjoys soccer, poetry, cycling, baking, and singing. She wants to be an actor or a singer when she grows up. She was the first Junior SCORES poet-athlete to perform at DC SCORES' premier poetry showcase, Our Words Our City.

Alex is a student and participant in DC SCORES’ Youth WORD Project. She wrote her first poem as a DC SCORES poet-athlete and now performs her spoken word poetry under the name Lemonade Dream at venues and events all over the Northeast.