DECEMBER 2011

Coming in January 2nd Classes Resume 17th Dance Competition-January Jubilee 21st Gymnastics Team Awards Banquet

1 Tuition Due

9 SPIRIT DAY

11 Level 5 STATE

9 LAST DAY to turn in photos and ads for Gym Team Yearbook

14 Team Holiday Party 6:00-7:30

18 Bake Sale to benefit FVFD @ Windsong Int.

21-31 GYM CLOSED Happy Holidays!

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Happy Birthday

Miss Heather, Mrs. Sherran, Joscelin Brooks, Elinor Blake,

Sarah Bartlett, Mary Claire Brown, Victoria Elizondo, Ellen Fairbanks,

Alex Gibson, Claire Janney, Mckenna Mangham, Olivia Webber,

Jayden Young, Grace Martinez, Dylan LaBorde

CONGRATULATIONS LAUREN!

Level 6 State Championships:

Lauren Williams competed at the USAG

Level 6 State Championships in Plano and

won the Silver Medal on Beam! Lauren also

placed 6th on vault, 9th on floor and 9th All

Around.

Level 4 South State Championships:

Jordyn Girouard placed 8th on Vault and 9th

on Beam. Tori Weatherley placed 8th on

Bars, 9th on Floor and 10th All Around

Level 5 South State Championships:

Brittany Sauer placed 5th on Vault. Allison

Leighton placed 5th on Vault, 9th on Floor, 9th

All Around and qualified to the Level 5 State

Championships!

A new shipment of

GK Leotards has arrived

Just in Time for the Holidays

TEAM TANK LEO The gymnastics team tank leo (purple metallic with rhinestone AA) may be ordered by any of our students. They are $45. Other items such as lunch bags and t-shirts are also available.

HOLIDAY CLASS/WORKOUT SCHEDULE The gym will be closed for all classes the 21st – 31st. Classes and workouts will resume January 2nd.

COMMUNITY SERVICE: BAKE SALE On Dec. 18th, the dance and gymnastics teams will hold Their Annual Community Service Event. They will hold a bake sale from 1-3 in the Windsong Intermediate Parking lot. All proceeds will benefit FVFD. Please come by and purchase some goodies for the holidays (or make a donation to FVFD) 100% goes to the fire department. Santa will be there with a fire truck to listen to your wish list or to take photos. Did you know? The Friendswood Volunteer Fire Department is staffed with over 90 volunteers and averages 2,400 calls a year.

NEW INTERMEDIATE/PRETEAM GYMNASTS During December, invitations will be extended to those gymnasts that have acquired the skills and qualified for our intermediate/preteam class. If you have any questions about your child's progress or advancement, please email Coach Kathy, coachkathy@aagymnastics.net.

DANCE EXHIBITIONS (dance/combo classes) Students in our combo and regular dance classes will begin learning the dance they will perform at the Spring Exhibitions. You're invited to attend one or all of the exhibitions (3-4) – dates, times, locations will be announced in the Spring. Our performances are usually local and are no more than 10 minutes from the gym. The performance outfit (shirt with rhinestone AA logo, shorts and bow) $60 will be ordered at the end of January. Extra practices may be needed once the performances are scheduled. Our gymnastics and dance teams love dong these exhibitions! It gives them a chance to show off to their friends and family in a non competitive atmosphere.

JANUARY JUBILEE The first dance competition of the 2012 Season will be January Jubilee, hosted by the FHS Wranglerettes on January 17th. A schedule of AA Team dance times will be available in January so that everyone can come out to cheer for our team.

RAFFLE TICKET WINNER

Tina Ruiz was our raffle winner and won the Acer notebook! Thank you to everyone that sold and or bought raffle tickets. We were able to purchase the new TumbleTrak and the kids love it!

HOLIDAY PARTY The dance and gymnastics team Holiday Party is Wednesday, December the 14th. All team members received an invitation in their lockers. We will exchange gifts with our big/little sisters (please keep gifts to $10), do our annual hayride, and make posters for the Bake Sale. COMMUNITY SERVICE/BAKE SALE Team members may begin bringing in baked goods on Wednesday, Dec. 14th AWARDS BANQUET – Save the Date! Our Annual Gymnastics Team Awards Banquet will be January 21st. Invitations will go out after the holidays. YEARBOOK ADS The very last day to turn in yearbook ads for the gymnastics team yearbook is December 9th. Forms are in the Booster Club Locker.

Jr. Olympic Skill Awards Team NEWS

CONGRATULATIONS to these gymnasts, dancers, and

tumblers for earning Skill Awards in November

VAULT Kate Meador - squat on

BEAM

Caroline Glaze – candlestick and forward roll Caroline Keathley – candlestick and forward roll

Brooke Baker – candlestick Katherine Ratliff - forward roll Jasmine Tenorio - forward roll

Gracie Ruiz - forward roll Sarah Bartlett - forward roll

FLOOR

Tori Weatherley - back extension Skylar Chapman - backward roll

Gracie Kempken – valdez and back walkover Gabrielle Black – backbend kickover Sarah Bartlett - backbend kickover Mckenna Brown - back walkover Caroline Glaze - back walkover

Katherine Ratliff - back walkover Emma Wittman - back walkover Caroline Keathley- back walkover Ashley Medina - front walkover

Kendal Girouard - front walkover Gracie Kempken – front limber and front walkover

Chloe Murphy - front limber Kate Humlicek- front limber

Good Luck at State

Allison!