Dominique Dawes visits Aim High!

Tuesday, December 17th,

Aim High Academy gymnasts and their families

enjoyed a visit from a very special guest:

Dominique Dawes!

 

Known in the gymnastics community as 'Awesome Dawesome,'

Dominique was 10-year member of the U.S. national gymnastics team,

the 1994 U.S. all-around senior National Champion,

a three-time Olympian,

 a World Championships silver medalist,

and a member of the gold-medal winning "Magnificent Seven"

at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Dawes is also notable as being the first African-American woman

to win an individual Olympic medal in artistic gymnastics,

and the first black person of any nationality or gender

to win an Olympic gold medal in gymnastics.

 

 

Dominique was so generous with her time.

She gave a very inspirational talk to our kids,

emphasizing the fact that hard work pays off with results,

and for success in any part of life,

one can only expect an outcome that is equal to preparation.

 

She then autographed photo cards for every person who wanted one

and posed for photos with each.

 

What a blessing to have Dominique visit!

We appreciate her giving so freely of her time to inspire our kids!

We were blessed.

 

Thank you, Dominique!!!

 



December 14 - Inner-Squad Meet

It was time to show the relatives and friends of our team members

the progress each gymnast has made!

It is also time to get our team ready for meet season!

 

Each team was introduced:

LEVEL 2 TEAM

LEVEL 3 TEAM

LEVEL 4 TEAM

OPTIONALS TEAM

The national anthem:

Our precious flag bearer took her job seriously.

Timed warm-ups began:



Beam competition:



 Prayer after the competition:

 Our girls have worked hard.

Our coaches have done a good job preparing the girls for competition.

We look forward to a great meet season!

Go Aim High!

All for God!

 

 

 

 

FLIPPING KIDS' FUTURES

Aim High Academy has so much for which to be thankful!

We are so very thankful for God's grace and goodness!

 

Giving Tuesday

is on Tuesday, Dec. 3rd.

However, you do not have to wait until then 

to make your year-end donation to Aim High. 

 

Would you please join us in our new campaign,

 "Flipping Kids' Futures?"

Our goal is for 70 monthly donors.

 

Our enrollment has grown to 277 students since we moved into our new home.

We are so thankful for each one of them!

 

Please partner with us to "Flip their Futures"

by becoming a monthly donor.

No monthly pledge amount is too small...or too large!

 

It's easier than ever!

Click on the link:

www.aimhighgym.org

and you be directed through our homepage.

 

All donations are tax-deductible.

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"You will be enriched in every way

so that you can be generous on every occasion,

and through us your generosity will result

in thanksgiving to God."

II Corinthians 9: 10-12

 

Leotards Wanted!

Did you know?

When a new gymnast enrolls in our program

she is allowed to choose one leotard

from our leotard rack.

And there is no charge for this!

Each student can "trade up" as she grows.

She simply returns her clean outgrown leotard

and selects another one.

 

 

BUT...

since so many of our students enroll between the ages of 2 and 6,

we constantly are in need of more XXS, XS, S, and M leotards!

XXS and XS are especially needed.
The above photo shows how few XXS, XS, and S leos we currently have.
 

If you have any used, clean leotards

that you would be willing to donate

(even larger sizes are welcomed)

we would be so grateful!

And precious girls will be so blessed!

 

Aim High Academy is a nonprofit organization

and will send you a tax-deductible receipt (if requested).

 

Leotards can be delivered to our gym

(please call 918-794-4774 to be sure gym is open) 

OR

you can contact us to make arrangements

Jennifer@aimhighgym.org or OUSuz@aol.com

OR

ship to Aim High Academy

8177 S. Harvard Avenue #424, Tulsa OK 74137.

All donations will be greatly appreciated.

THANK YOU!!!

 

 “You have not lived today until you have done something
for someone who can never repay you.”  
Quote from John Bunyon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



A big "SHOUT OUT" to Aim High's USA Gymnastics All-Staters

At the Oklahoma State Gymnastics Meet in March,

Aim High had three gymnasts qualify onto the All-State Team.

Kaylyn Borens, Kiona Walker, and Sheridan Ramsey

looked so pretty for the All-State banquet,

which was held in August

in Norman, Oklahoma!

 The girls were all smiles as they received their awards.

 

Sheridan, Kiona, and Kaylyn have all worked very hard

and we are quite proud of their accomplishment!

 

Coach Elizabeth (left) and Coach Jennifer (right)

are two of Aim High Academy's wonderful coaches.

 

CONGRATULATIONS,

Kaylyn, Sheridan, and Kiona!

 

To God be the glory!



Fall Update

We are enjoying our new 21,000-square-foot home at

4728 Charles Page Boulevard

in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

 

This larger space is allowing us to expand our programming!
 

We have added an additional night of tutoring (Monday),

and we have started dance classes.

Soon we plan to offer fitness classes for our parents

and also a small music program!

 

Coach Tevin is shown instructing his students.
What a blessing it is to have room for our 277 students!

 

Coach Natalie loves teaching preschool children

in our exciting "jungle" preschool gym.

 

What a blessing Coach Kelsey

is to her preschool students!

 

Coach Kira interacts with her students before praying with them.

 

Coach Elizabeth prepares her class for prayer.

Each class at Aim High Academy ends with prayer.

 

Coach Jennifer instructs her Xcels and Level 7 team.
The team motto is "All For God."

 

Look at Allie on bars!
(Coach Jennifer is spotting her)
We are so proud of all of our precious students!

 

All the students seem to love the new facility!
We are thankful for this blessing!