City Year Sacramento: Bank of America Team Newsletter FY14 Edition | Page 4

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Dance is not something we do, it is
who we are. CityYear and
Target Excellence partnered up to
teach Rosa Parks' students that
dance is filled with life lessons.
Students were taught to keep an open
mind to various influences around
them, to be both student and teacher,
and the confidence to pr esent their
creative ideas in front of the class.
We integrate these lessons into their
character and make dance a part of
their identity. Our dancers were able
to show off all of these skills not only
at our school talent show and rallies,
but were also featured artists at
Sacramento’s MLK365 festivities at
the Sacramento Convention Center.

“Dance is not
something we do, it is
who we are.”
- Coach Lao

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Boys’ Basketball - Coach Joe

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While serving as the assistant basketball coach for
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6th-8th grade boys, I ran a study hall before practices
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to ensure my players were getting the academic support
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and help needed to be successful in the classroom. It was essential that
my players understood the importance of being a student-athlete and
the relationship between athletics and academics. Being the assistant
basketball coach allowed me to mentor students by teaching them about
sportsmanship, how to be leaders, and to understand that by working
hard and doing what is right, good things will happen. I attribute the
success of many of our
students to the City Year
coaches who dedicated
their time and effort for
the purpose seeing
positive improvement in
their students.

Tutors by Day,
Coaches by Night.

“I am most proud of
each of these ladies and
what we accomplished
during this year.”
- Coach Rashida

RP Sports Highlights

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I had the opportunity to be an
assistant coach to Rosa Parks’
K-8 very first volleyball team.
Teaching basic technique and
skills to a group of 6-8th graders
who have never played before
presented its challenges.
Despite our 2-10 record, many of
my girls gained skills that will be
useful both on and off the court.
# L a d y L i o n s Vo l l e y b a l l
#ProudCoach

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Girls’ Volleyball - Coach
Kehau

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During basketball season at Rosa Parks
a group of seven enthusiastic, confident,
young ladies came together as the Rosa
Parks Cheerleaders. These ladies were
taught different dance and cheer routines
which they performed at school rallies
and half time shows. They also learned
about team work and what it meant to be
responsible members of a team. As the
months passed by these young ladies
became better equipped to work as a
team, choreograph routines, and trust
and respect one another. Their teamwork
and hours of practice lead them to be
able to captivate the entire gym of 7th
and 8th grade students. I am most proud
of each of these ladies and what we
accomplished during this year.

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Cheer Team - Coach Rashida

This year, Corps Member Kelly Besmer was
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able to work with the boys and girls soccer teams at
……. Rosa Parks. She worked them through conditioning, tryouts,
practice, homework hour, and game days. “I have played soccer
my entire life, but didn't realize how challenging and
rewarding coaching could be until this year!” says Coach Kelly.
Coach Kelly is especially proud of the progress made by her girls
soccer team. She not only taught her novice team basic soccer
drills, but showed them the importance of teamwork,
perseverance, and sportsmanship! The team earned their first win
with a score of 2-1 over TEAM NAME. This set them up for their
phenomenal performance during their playoff games. “This year
had a lot of ups and downs, but one of my favorite memories from
this year would be the water fight our team had after a hot
practice!” Looking back at their hard fought year, Coach Kelly
could not be more proud of the immense progress made by her
players.

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Girls’ Soccer - Coach Kelly

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Breakdancing - Coach Lao