Two Mount View students will go to the SCORES national poetry slam in New York City this spring to perform their original poetry.

Uziel Martinez and Shani Calamiong recited their poems at the last school board meeting.

SCORES is an after school program that combines soccer and literacy. Students build literacy skills through poetry.

Uziel Martinez recites The Donkey

The Donkey By Uziel Martinez I remember watching a movie. It was so groovy. It was about a donkey. Man it was so funky. He was doing hip hop. And he did the criss cross. And he met a donkey girl. And they had a strawberry swirl. And they did the kisses And she became a Mrs.

Shani Calamiong (left) performs her poem with the help of her friend, Angelica Gil.

Inside & Out By Shani Calamiong I’m on the inside like a worm in an apple. I’m on the out like a flower blowing in the breeze. I got the brains like Albert Einstein. I get the credit like a giant being mean. I have the feelings like a mom letting go of her child. I share the mood like an emotional wreck I pick the clothes like a fashion model full of style. I wear the clothes like a bear wearing fur.