Students Across Miami-Dade Compete in One Big Field Day. Their prize? Community Building.
“The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great at whatever they want to do.”
The late Kobe Bryant’s words resonate even louder these days especially at After-School All-Stars South Florida, where organizers help every child be their best through academic support, extracurricular enrichment and health and fitness activities.
The group, our local chapter of the national organization, held its inspirational Superfest for the sixth year in December at Florida International University’s Modesto A. Maidique Campus.
More than 600 students, and their families and teachers, played organized games of flag football, basketball, track and soccer and enjoyed other fun activities such as tug-of-war, sack races, and carnival games. The activities all highlighted sportsmanship for students in Title 1 Middle Schools.
“I truly love what Superfest stands for as each year we see hundreds of kids and families from different communities throughout Miami-Dade County come together in the spirit of competition and leave with new bonds of friendship and understanding,” Sean Prospect, executive director of ASAS South Florida, said.
Grand sponsor was the Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Florida, which gave the program a grant of $10,000.
“We choose After-School All-Stars because of their continued education and unconditional support toward improving the well-being of children in South Florida,” said Soraya Rivera-Moya, executive director of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Florida.
At the end of the day, trophies were awarded to all the winning students in each sport and the teachers who represented their schools in the teachers’ challenge.
The Miami Dade winning schools include Andover Middle School, Brownsville Middle School, Bowman Ashe/Doolin K-8 Academy, Coral Way K-8 Center, Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School, Mandarin Lakes K-8 Academy, M.A. Milam K-8 Center, Norland Middle School, North Dade Middle School, Ruben Dario Middle School, Thomas Jefferson Middle School, West Miami Middle School, and Bair Middle Community School in Broward.