Desert Lights Gymnastics

June 2006 Newsletter

SUMMER OVERVIEW

THERE ARE TWO FOUR-WEEK SESSIONS OF SUMMER HOURS: MAY 29-JUNE 24 AND JUNE 26-JULY 22. DESERT LIGHTS WILL BE CLOSED FROM JULY 24-30 AND THE AUGUST SESSION, AS WELL AS FALL HOURS WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY, JULY 31. THEN, DESERT LIGHTS HAS ONE MORE SUMMER BREAK-AUGUST 28-SEPTEMBER 4. THE SEPTEMBER SESSION BEGINS ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5.

SUMMER PRO-RATING

DESERT LIGHTS ALLOWS OUR PRE-SCHOOL THROUGH PRE-TEAM STUDENTS TO PRO-RATE UP TO WEEKS DURING THE TWO FOUR-WEEK SUMMER SESSIONS. PRO-RATING IS DONE BY THE RECEPTIONIST OFF THE REGULAR FEE BY GIVING HER THE DATES OF YOUR VACATION AT THE TIME YOU PAY FOR THE SESSION.

FALL SIGN UPS

FALL SIGN UPS BEGIN ON MONDAY, JULY 10 FOR CURRENT STUDENTS PAID FOR THE MONTH OF JULY. NEW AND RETURNING STUDENTS CAN REGISTER BEGINNING MONDAY, JULY 17. REGISTER EARLY FOR BEST CLASS SELECTION.

HANDICAPPED PARKING

PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN HANDICAPPED SPACES-EVEN FOR A FEW MINUTES, UNLESS YOU ARE ACTUALLY HANDICAPPED. THANKS.

OPEN GYM

OPEN GYM CONTINUES EACH SATURDAY FROM 12:00 TO 2:00. OPEN GYM IS OPEN TO ALL DESERT LIGHTS STUDENTS, LEVEL 1 AND ABOVE. WE WILL ALSO BE HAVING SOME "BRING A FRIEND TO OPEN GYM" DAYS DURING THE SUMMER. OPEN GYM IS THE PERFECT PLACE FOR GYMNASTS TO SPEND 2 HOURS, PRACTICING, PLAYING, AND HAVING FUN IN A SUPERVISED GYMNASTICS ENVIRONMENT AND, IT'S ONLY $5!

EVALUATION RESULTS

WE HAVE MANY TALENTED GYMNASTS AT DESERT LIGHTS, BUT WE DON'T EXPECT STUDENTS TO MOVE UP EACH TIME THEY ARE EVALUATED. EVEN IF YOUR GYMNAST DIDN'T MOVE UP THIS TIME, SHE CAN PROGRESS ANY TIME SHE BECOMES READY AND DOESN'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE NEXT TESTING. CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE GYMNASTS PROGRESSING TO THE NEXT LEVEL:

PRE-SCHOOL TO LEVEL 1
CAMILLE WILSON, OLIVIA LINDEKENS, JADA OLSEN, SYDNEY HARRISON.

LEVEL 1 TO LEVEL 2
ELLEN HITT, ASHLEY WESTWOOD, ALLYSIA GARCIA, JAYLYN MARSHALL, RACHEL TRAUGHBER, YOLANDA EPKE, KYLEE KRZANICH, CHLOE GORDON, SIDNEY JACKSON, ELIZABETH ANTONIOU.

LEVEL 2 TO LEVEL 3
REAGAN NORTON, MEGHNA VIJ, MAYA OLSEN, CARLY FELDMAN, SARAH JANIS, RENEE WESOLOWSKI, RAMONA EPKE, SHANNA SCRIBRIER, LEXI FAUST, HALI GAMEZ, CHRISTINE TAYLOR, SAMMIE KACPROWICZ.

LEVEL 3 TO LEVEL 4
KELSEY PITTS, MICHELLE ROB, ALLISON VUEONG, MADISON RYAN, ALEX WATERWORTH, LIDIA OBREGON, HAILEY VANDERBUR, ALEX HODGINS, CARLEY BOCK, ERIN LUM.

TO PRE-HOTSHOTS
SARA BRIMMER, CIADIE BERNARD, FAITH JOHNSON, BRYCE MINIEFIELD, LAUREN CONWAY, BRAYLIN PAES, CRISTINA HIMELHOLCH, JO JO FLEMING, CHRISTINA FLEMING, AIMEE LIOU, KORA KOSTIEW, SYDNEY JOHNSON.

TO HOTSHOTS
NEVE SOPELAND, JASMINE CHRISTOPHER, EMILY LONG, RACHEL FORNEY, RACHEL PULSIFER, MOLLY DONAHUE.

TO PRE-TEAM
ALEXIS SWAINE, JESSICA FARRONE, FATIMA HYLTON, HAILEY MENSIK, KRISTEN PYLAND, BRENNA MCELENY, BRIANNA WARBELTON, MARJAN KHANPOUR, CHRISTINA YAMADA, BRITTANY YEE, ASHLEY PEARLSTEIN, AMOR BUEN, VICTORIA SELLERS, KYNDRA LIVINGSTON.

TO LEVEL 5 TEAM
KRISTEN BARRON, ASHLYN DANKANOVICH, SAMANTHA FERNANDEZ, MCKENNA JOHNSON, MORGAN KEIME, MARIANNA MURPHY, MEGAN PATZER.