Gym Notes 10-17-2011

Tuesday practice at Chalkbox 10 am -11:30, use the side door. Remember if you want to be eligible to compete you need to come to one of the practices this week. If you did not show up today, you need to show up on Tuesday.

Wednesday League at Overland. Gymnasts competing should arrive by 3:00.

The meet starts at 5:00

Thursday JV league at Ponderosa. Gymnasts should arrive at PHS by 4:00. The meet will start at 6:00.

Friday, Saturday - off

Monday 10-24, practice 4-6 Secret sister?

Tuesday 10-25, practice 4-6 Secret sister

Wednesday 10-26 practice 4-6 Secret sister

Thursday 10-27 Secret Sister?

Regionals at Bear Creek. The meet starts at 5:00. I will get out more information regarding early dismiss and arrival times to the girls on Monday.

9800 West Dartmouth Place, Lakewood, CO 80227 303-982-8855

	1.	Start out going west on E Bayou Gulch Rd toward S Parker Rd/CO-83 N.	0.2 mi
	2.	Take the 1st right onto S Parker Rd/CO-83 N. If you reach Bayou Gulch St you've gone about 0.1 miles too far	8.3 mi
	3.	Merge onto E-470 S toward Colo Spgs/I-25 (Portions toll).	6.0 mi
	4.	E-470 S becomes CO-470 W (Portions toll).	19.6 mi
	5.	Merge onto US-285 N toward Denver.	3.4 mi
	6.	Take the Kipling St/CO-391 exit.	0.2 mi
	7.	Turn left onto S Kipling St/S Kipling Pky/CO-391. Continue to follow S Kipling Pky/CO-391 N. If you reach US-285 N you've gone about 0.2 miles too far	0.5 mi
	8.	Turn slight right onto W Dartmouth Ave. W Dartmouth Ave is 0.3 miles past W Girton Dr If you reach W Morrison Rd you've gone about 0.4 miles too far	0.1 mi
	9.	Turn right onto W Dartmouth Pl. Passthrough 1 roundabout. If you are on S Kipling St and reach W Cornell Plyou've gone a little too far	0.2 mi
	10.	Keep right at the fork to continue on W Dartmouth Pl.	0.03 mi
	11.	9800 W DARTMOUTH PL is on the right. If you are on W Dartmouth Pl and reach S Independence Ct you've gone about 0.3 miles too far

9800 W Dartmouth PlLakewood, CO 80227-4332

Friday 10-28 off

Monday 10-31 Tear down. Mandatory attendance. Turn in uniforms for girls who do not qualify to state.

Gym Update 9-18-2011

With a few meets under our belts and a first place finish at the Palmer Ridge meet, the season is starting off nicely.

Thank you to all of the parents who have helped out with various team activities over the past few weeks. Tricia for working on the pizza kits, Ramona for working on the pep assembly at Legend. Tricia, Ramona, Michelle, Adelia, JR and Brenda for helping with the concessions. Adelia for providing pre-meet food on Wednesday. I am sure I am missing people, but thank you to everyone for helping out. I truly appreciate it.

I think the Junior Gymnastics camp yesterday went really well. We had ten gymnasts participate. The girls did a great job of teaching and spotting the campers. We made $250. It will help in raising money to buy the required mats. The next camp will be October 8 from 10- 12.

Here is what is going on this week.

Monday - practice 4-6 Pizza pick up at Tricia's after practice

Tuesday - Practice 4-6

Wednesday - Practice - I need to leave early for conferences, but Jeff and Jen will be there the entire practice

Thursday - Home meet vs Palmer Ridge. The girls should be at Ponderosa round 4:00 to warm up. Timed warm ups will start at 4:45. The meet will start at 6:00. Gymnasts who meet attendance requirements and are healthy will compete.

Also - Pep assembly at Legend. Gymnasts who plan on participating should arrive around 1:30 according to the e-mail sent out by Ramona last week.

Friday - Optional practice at Chalkbox. The purpose of this practice is to work new skills in to the pit. This will involve vault, tumbling and bar dismounts. I encourage all girls to come and participate, but it is not required. I sent I release form out last week for girls who do not compete CARA for Chalkbox. The release form is also attached.

Practice at Chalkbox will be from 2:00 - 3:30.

Saturday - Varsity only meet at Overland. This meet is huge, it will have 16 teams. It is as big as the state meet and goes about as long. I have attached the coaches information. There is a $5 spectator fee. The sheet also includes directions to Overland. Gymnasts competing should arrive by 8 am for stretching and bar settings. The Legend girls attending their homecoming dance and competing can leave as soon as they are finished competing.

Directions to Overland:

Directions to Site: Overland High School is located at 12400 East Jewell Ave. in Aurora, CO 80013.

From the South: Take I-25 North to I-225 North. Take I-225 North towards Aurora to Iliff. Take the Iliff Exit and turn Left heading West on Iliff. Turn Right on Peoria heading North. Travel roughly two blocks to Jewell and turn Right. The school is located at the South -East corner of Peoria and Jewell. Enter North - West Corner of the Building.

From the North: Take I-70 East to I-225 South. Take I-225 South towards Aurora to Iliff. Take the Iliff Exit and turn Right heading West on Iliff. Turn Right on Peoria heading North. Travel roughly two blocks to Jewell and turn Right. The school is located at the South -East corner of Peoria and Jewell. Enter North - West Corner of the Building.

The following week....

Monday, September 26 Practice 4-6

Tuesday, September 27 - home meet vs Pine Creek and Rock Canyon. All gymnasts who meet attendance requirements and are healthy will compete. The girls should be at Ponderosa round 4:00 to warm up. Timed warm ups will start at 4:45. The meet will start at 6:00.

Wednesday, September 28 - Practice 4-6

Thursday, September 29 - Practice 4-6

Friday - September 30 - Optional practice at Chalkbox 3:30 - 4:30.

Saturday, October 1 Cherry Creek Invitational. This is also a varsity only meet. I still do not have any information yet, but plan on the gym opening at 8:00, and March in at 10:00. There will be a spectator fee.

Directions To SunDance Studio

Directions to Sundance Studio....

If you prefer to use map quest, the address is

1450 Cipriani Loop

Monument, CO 80132-8621

I-25 South to the CO-105 Exit, Exit 161 toward Monument, Palmer Lake

Turn Right onto CO-105

Turn right onto Knollwood Drive

Take first right on to Cipriani Loop

1450 Cipriani Loop is on the right

Gym Notes 8-24-2011

This is just a quick update to keep everyone in the loop.

Tryouts have been good. I am pleased with where we are at. We might water down routines for the first meet to build some confidence, so be patient, we are building towards our goal of going to state.

Warm ups leotards. I can order the leotards through Stacey at Chalkbox through her dealer account for about $35, if I order it though the Ponderosa account, it will be about $48. I would prefer the cheaper price. If there are no objections, I would like to go through Stacey and have everyone write a check to Chalkbox when the time comes. If there are any objections, please let me know. I will send out info letting everyone know exactly how much once I talk to Stacey.

Homecoming is coming.

The meet against TJ is now on Wednesday, September 7. The meet will feature JV gymnasts competing as varsity. Varsity gymnasts are expected to come and support their teammates. Varsity girls should plan on arriving by 6:00 at the latest and staying until 8:00 or when the meet ends. If the varsity gymnasts would like to come earlier and get some time in on the events, they are welcome to.

After discussion with the team, we will have practice on Thursday before the parade. It will be quick one, 4 -5.

Thursday, September 8. Homecoming parade from 5:30 - 8:00. I sent home a permission form that needs to be turned in to me by next Thursday. (September 1 our first meet. Please do not ask me at the meet for a form.) The girls will be walking / driving my convertible. The middle school program will be marching with us.

Friday, September 9. Homecoming assembly. I would really like all of the girls to come over and participate in the homecoming show, but school does come first. The assembly is at the end of the day. The girls should be at Ponderosa no later than 1:00, but can arrive earlier if they want extra time to warm up.

Saturday September 10, is a meet for the varsity girls at Palmer Ridge. I will send info when I get it about the meet.

Driver permission forms. So far only one parent has turned in a form to drive other students. Send them in with your gymnast.

Concessions. We got the football game September 9, we are on the visitor side. The more the merrier. No children under 14 allowed per state law. All stadium clean ups are taken.

Camp for youngsters. I am attaching a flier for the camp. The first camp is on Saturday, September 17. I need all of the girls to come and help. The second camp is on October 8. For both camps the girls need to arrive around 9:30 and plan on staying until 12:30.

Pizza. Tricia will be sending info out about pizza.

Concussion forms. These were sent home a few weeks ago. Please send them in if you are okay with the girls participating in the study.

I know this is a lot. Please let me know if you have any ideas or questions. The first meet is in a week and everyone will compete as long as they have enough practices.

Thanks for supporting your gymnasts!!

Schedule Update

Try outs have started.

Vault went well today.

I expect the girls to show me their routines on each event, to the best of their ability. The girls need to know their routines.

Here is the meet schedule again in case it is needed.

September 1 Cherry Creek and Palmer Ridge at Ponderosa 6:00

September 7 TJ @ Ponderosa 6:00

September 10 Palmer Ridge Invitational TBA

September 14 Overland and Rampart @Ponderosa 6:00

September 22 TBA @ PHS 6:00

September 24 Overland Invitational

September 27 Pine Creek and Rock Canyon at Ponderosa 6:00

October 1 Cherry Creek Invitational TBA

October 5 Heritage and Rampart @Ponderosa

October 12 Palmer Ridge, Rock Canyon, and Ponderosa @ Cherry Creek

October 14 Ponderosa Championships @ PHS 6:00 Senior night and Parents night.

October 19 League @ Overland 6:00

October 20 JV League @ Ponderosa 6:00

Regionals one of these 3 days. All regional meets start at 5:00

October 26 @ Rocky Mountain High School

October 27 @ Bear Creek High School

October 28 @ Overland High School

November 4 State 2:00 @ Thornton High School

November 5 State Finals 6:00 @ Thornton High School

The Season Has Started!

It is finally here!!! I am excited!!!

Information about ordering your own warm-ups.
The website is https://ponderosahsgymnastics.itemorder.com

If you decide to order pants, where it says embroidered name, enter your initials and graduation year. For example I would enter LF 89.

All warm ups must be ordered by August 22. Do not wait. I cannot change the deadline.

Any questions, please contact me.

Thanks for the attending the parent meeting

Thank you to all of the parents who attended the parent meeting tonight.

I really appreciate all of the interest parents have in making this a successful program.

If you were unable to attend, please contact me (Lisa) either through e-mail, or on my cell phone, and I will fill you in on the highlights.

A majority of the meeting was spent discussion fundraising. Key points as I recall them are

1. Work concession stands at football games. (Parents)

2. Stadium clean up (girls)

3. Junior gymnastics camps (girls)

4. Parents donating money.

5. A letter writing campaign to get others to give us money.

6. Sell pizza. Or other products.

Our overall goal for fundraising is to pay for Jeff and to buy beam mats.

I am putting together a parent e-mail list and I will be sending it out over the weekend. If you would like to be added to the list, let me know.

I look forward to having everyone in the gym on Monday for our first official practice.