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USAG Optional Athletes Qualify for Regionals

April 10, 2009. Encore’s Level 8 optional gymnasts Melissa Fresques and Bela Schuler recently turned in strong performance in the USAG State competition and qualified for the Regional competition in April. At the State meet, held March 28-29 in Colorado Springs, Melissa captured third all-around with a score of 37.375, including a first place tie in the vault (9.450) and a third on beam (9.500). Bela had a strong top-20 finish with an all-around score of 35.500, including a 9.000 on the vault. Melissa will be competing at the Senior 2 Level and Bela in the Junior 3 Level at the Regional competition to be held on April 25–26 in Norman, Oklahoma.

EAGLEs Begin Season . . . Will Host First Meet.

April 15, 2009. The 2009 EAGLEs team will begin competition on Saturday, April 18 when they travel to Aerials Gymnastics in Colorado Springs. The team currently has sixteen athletes that will be competing in three different competitive levels. “We are very excited about starting our second year of competition here at Encore,” says head coach Alyssa Saunders, “and look forward to improving on the successes we had last year.”

In addition, Encore will host its first EAGLEs meet on the weekend of May 30-31. Our “Hollywood Stars” meet will provide red carpet treatment for all of our athletes and guests. Over 250 gymnasts from throughout Colorado are expected to compete in eight different competitive levels over the two-day competition.

The full schedule for Encore’s EAGLEs team is as follows:

April 18 Aerials Gymnastics – Colo. Springs
April 25 Evergreen Gymnastics - Evergreen
May 16 SunDance Gymnastics – Monument
May 30-31 Encore Gymnastics Academy
June 6 Peak Athletics Plus – Highlands Ranch
June 13-14 State Meet – Castle Rock

Detailed times for meet sessions will be posted on the bulletin board as they become available, so check the board and come out to cheer your gymnasts.

C.E. Finishes Second at Nationals

April 2, 2009. Our Level 2 Junior Cheer Team recently placed second in the prestigious JamFest National Competition, held March 28–29 in Las Vegas. The Team scored 6.812 points against cheer squads from throughout the western United States. Our Level 5 Junior Stunt team also finished a strong second with a score of 7.387 points, a mere .43 points out of first place. “I’m proud to say that both teams were able to compete and have national success,” said head coach Jessica Jackson, “especially considering that we have many first time competitors on our young squad.”

Summer Schedule Finalized – Mini-Olympics Included

April 19, 2009. The summer recreational gymnastics schedule has been finalized. And Session 6 includes an extra week for the same price. During the summer, our students will be busy learning new skills and preparing for our own Mini-Olympics. Yes, in addition to our regular classes, we will be holding our second annual Mini-Olympics program on Saturday afternoon, August 15. Each student will have a chance to showcase what he or she has learned in an exhibition format with awards ceremonies, so get those cameras out. Although nine weeks in length, plus the Mini-Olympics exhibition, you still only pay for a standard eight week session. This allows flexibility for your other summer activities and vacation without being

frantic about having to schedule lots of “make-ups”. The schedule, through the summer, is as follows:

Session 5 (8 weeks) Mon. April 27 thru Sat. June 20
Summer Camp Week Mon. June 22 thru Thu. June 25
Session 6 (9 weeks) Mon. June 29 thru Sat. Aug. 29
Mini-Olympics Exhibitions Sat. Aug. 15
Customer Appreciation Open House Sat. Aug. 22