Ảnh: Cầu thủ Rocketeers tỏa sáng trong 'Trận đấu hay nhất mọi thời đại' tại Sân vận động Avaya

bởi Nikki David, Phó Tổng Biên tập, Beyond

Education can take you anywhere. In this case, excellent writing skills led a few lucky Rocketeers to the soccer game of their dreams – where they were the stars! Many Rocketeers play in San Jose’s New Stars soccer league, an external league created for Rocketship students by Rocketship Enrichment Center Coordinators. While checking out the San Jose Earthquakes‘s locker room, on what they thought was just a tour of the brand new Avaya Stadium, Rocketeers found out they had won the essay contest on why they deserved to play in the ‘Best Game Ever’.

As they changed into new kits, courtesy of the stadium, the New Stars got ready to face the Richmond Sol – another U-10 youth team that had also won the essay contest. Both teams enjoyed all the excitement of a Major League Soccer game, including full team introductions, media coverage, halftime entertainment and a crowd of cheering fans. Earthquakes players Jordan Stewart and Tomas Gomez even served as honorary assistant coaches for each team! While the New Stars played hard and persisted through a tough game, they eventually fell to the Sol zero-to-one. As the team huddled with their coaches after the game though, the New Stars shared how grateful they were to live the opportunity of a lifetime.

Catch our snaps from the game and relive all the excitement:

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Là một thành viên của Đội Hỗ trợ Mạng lưới Rocketship, Nikki gia nhập Rocketship với mong muốn giúp thu hẹp khoảng cách bất bình đẳng lớn trong giáo dục và xây dựng những ngôi trường đổi mới của tương lai. Việc làm cố vấn và gia sư khắp khu vực Nam Los Angeles đã cho cô thấy sức mạnh thay đổi của việc học tập, và cô luôn được truyền cảm hứng mỗi ngày bởi tinh thần lạc quan và tiềm năng vô hạn của những Rocketeers. She earned her B.A. in Communication and Communication Design from the University of Southern California. Her other hobbies include indulging in her fitness addiction, planning her next D.I.Y. project and getting lost in new places.

Theo dõi Nikki trên Twitter: @plaincrash

Xuất bản ngày 2 tháng 11 năm 2015