April 2009 Newsletter


Have You Heard ???

Desert Lights is, once again, the State Champions!

Our Level 9's are the 2009 Team Champions and All-Around Champions Jamie Armijo and Mykayla Skinner at Level 10, Danica Melosi at Level 9, Courtney Loper and Vanessa Davis at Level 8, and Elizabeth Snoddy at Level 7, as well as 30 Event Champions! Look for more details next month.



Egg Hunt Open Gym

The Egg Hunt Open Gym will be held on Saturday, April 11, during Open Gym. Students just need to come at 12:00 for Open Gym and bring one dozen, plastic, treat filled eggs. Desert Lights will supply additional treats and prizes and students will have a "hopping" good time! Desert Lights students may bring friends with a signed waiver form. Details will go out next week.


Yearly Registration

The yearly registration fee of $45 per gymnast is due by May 1. You may include it with your April or May payment.



The 14th Annual Spring Fling Competition

Desert Lights will host the 14th Annual Spring Fling Competition on Saturday, May 2nd. This is a fun, performance-based competition open to all of our Desert Lights students, Level 1 and above. Gymnasts perform routines for their level on each apparatus. Participants receive ribbons, a medal, and a special gift designed just for the 2009 Spring Fling. Registration forms will go out this month.


Gym-Wide Evaluations

TGym-wide evaluations will take place from May 4 through the 16th during your gymnasts regular class time. Each gymnast will receive a written evaluation of their skills, so they will know exactly what skills they need to move up. Gymnasts ready to move to the next level will begin their new classes in the June session.




End of School Break

The end of school year break will be from May 24-31. The June session will begin on Monday, June 1. This break is not part of your May or June 4-week sessions, so there is no need to schedule make-ups.


Congratulations to our Competitive Team

Congratulations on their many fine performances in recent competitions. Here are some highlights.

Hard Rock Invitational

LEVEL 10
3rd Place Team

ARIANA RUTH - 3RD BARS

STEFANI CATOUR - 2ND VAULT

CLAIRE HOM - 3RD BEAM

LEVEL 9
2nd Place Team

DANI ZISSIS - 1ST FLOOR, 2ND BARS, 3RD AA

JENNIFER VEZILJ - 2ND VAULT

FRANKEY JANSHEN- 3RD BARS

DANICA MELOSI - 3RD FLOOR

TESS WAGNER - 3RD BEAM

LEVEL 8
1st Place Team!

NICOLE BAKER - 3RD VAULT

COURTNEY LOPER - 1ST VAULT

TARA CATOUR - 1ST FLOOR

JOSLYN GOINGS - 1ST BEAM

ZOE MARTIN - 3RD BARS

LEVEL 7
1st Place Team!

ADRIANA LAROCHE - 1ST BARS, 2ND AA, 3RD BEAM

ELIZABETH SNODDY - 1ST VAULT, 2ND BARS, AA, 3RD FLOOR

SIMONE HARASKIN - 1ST BEAM, FLOOR

BREANNA HEIBERGER - 1ST BEAM, 3RD AA

MADILYN PROBST - 3RD FLOOR

 

Kim Bird Invitational

LEVEL 7
2nd Place Team

ELIZABETH SNODDY - 1ST BARS, FLOOR, AA

MADILYN PROBST - 3RD VAULT, BEAM, AA

SIMONE HARASKIN - 1ST VAULT, 2ND AA, FLOOR, 3RD BARS

MARIANA MURPHY - 2ND BARS, 3RD BEAM, AA

SAMANTHA FERNANDEZ - 1ST VAULT, 2ND BARS, 3RD AA

BREANNA HEIBERGER - 3RD BEAM, FLOOR

LEVEL 6
1st Place Team!!

NICOLE BACON - 2ND BEAM,

LAUREN BARRON - 3RD FLOOR

CAYLIN BROPHY - 3RD BEAM

JESSICA GINN - 1ST VAULT

MARJAN KANPOUR - 3RD BEAM

ALISA MURPHY - 1ST BARS, BEAM, 2ND FLOOR, AA

MCKINDREE PATTON - 3RD VAULT, FLOOR

BRYANNA WARBELTON - 2ND FLOOR

BRITTANY YEE - 1ST FLOOR, 3RD VAULT, AA

LEVEL 5
1st Place Team!

VERONICA BRYAN - 1ST VAULT, BARS, 2ND BEAM, AA

JULIA GILAN- 3RD BEAM

KORA KOSTIEW - 1ST BARS

KELLIE MCMULLAN - 2ND VAULT, BEAM, AA, 3RD FLOOR

JENNA NAGAMOTO - 3RD BARS

ALYSSA SILVIA - 1ST FLOOR, AA, 2ND VAULT, BARS

MEGAN VAN HORN - 2ND VAULT

JENNA WATERKOTE - 1ST BEAM, 2ND FLOOR

HALEY WOLF - 1ST FLOOR, 3RD VAULT

CAMERYN YOW - 1ST BEAM, 2ND FLOOR, 3RD AA

LEVEL 4
2nd Place Team

MADISON FRALEY - 2ND FLOOR

NOELANI FREITAG - 2ND BEAM

ABBEY HUNSINGER - 1ST BARS

JAELYN LAW - 1ST VAULT

AVARY MARIN - 1ST BEAM, AA, 2ND VAULT, 3RD FLOOR

HATTIE PATTON - 2ND BEAM, FLOOR, 3RD AA

SERENA SEDILLO - 2ND BARS

KACEE STEVENSON - 1ST BEAM, FLOOR, AA, 2ND BARS, 3RD VAULT

 

 

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