Facebook Post by an Aim High Mom

This is the best part of Madeline's gymnastics team.... 

thanking God for making them special 

after EVERY practice  at Aim High Academy 

"Aim High Academy combines

FLIPPING and FAITH

to help build bright FUTURES

in urban children and youth 

from the North Tulsa community."

Aim High Academy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation.

SUPER HEROES

Super Heroes Week - July 2014

Coaches Eric, Aaron and Tevin with Coach Elizabeth

Our coaches are super heroes!

They love our students!

But more importantly,

they honor the greatest Super Hero of all,

The Lord Jesus Christ.

 

"Aim High Academy combines

FLIPPING and FAITH

to help build bright FUTURES

in urban children and youth

from the North Tulsa community."



Z U M B A

 We are now offering a Zumba class!

The cost: Donate what you can!

Tuesdays 6:45-7:45

4728 Charles Page Blvd. in Tulsa, Oklahoma

 

What is Zumba?

 Zumba combines Latin and International music

with a fun and effective workout system.

Great for all ages!

DANCE + EXERCISE + FUN = ZUMBA

Join in the party!



2014 TAG State Meet

The Oklahoma TAG State Meet

was held May 2 and 3 in Bartlesville

at the Adams Gymnasium.

 

Aim High Academy entered gymnasts

in the following levels: 2, 3, 4, and Xcel Gold.

 

Kiara competed in Xcel Gold Friday night:

She took 2nd Place All Around in her age division:

Congratulations, Kiara!



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Early Saturday morning the Level 3s and Level 4s competed.

Anna

Brittany

Kara

Taylor



Destiny

Our Level 3 Team was outstanding!

Top row, left to right: Noriah, Brittany, Eden, Gabrielle, Anna

Bottom row, left to right: Kara, Railyn, Ramoni, Lara

Lara won her age division...State Champ!

 

Our Level 4 team rocked!

Five girls...Five State Champions!

Three won their age divisions and the other two tied each other.

Back row, left to right: Jordan, Destiny, Shiloh

Front row, left to right: Taylor, Taiona

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Saturday evening our Level 2s competed.

 Individual places

are not awarded at this level.

 

Our Level 2s did great!

Level 2 Team: Marlee, Hannah, Sydney, Jayla, 

Kyira, Valeria, Kamora, Jaidyn

The future is bright at Aim High.

What a talented group of Level 2's!

Wow!

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Our USAG gymnasts attended the Friday evening session to support Kiara.

Their competitive season is over.

It is time for them to begin training new skills.

So what did they do after the meet?

Look, Coach Jennifer, fast food!!!

We congratulate all of our team members
for an outstanding year!

You are loved by your coaches,
your parents and families,
and by the many friends
of Aim High Academy!
 

 

 

Big Week for Kiona and Sheridan!

This is a big week for Kiona and Sheridan!

 

They qualified for USAG Regionals,

which will be held April 25-27

at the Galveston Convention Center

in Galveston, Texas.

 

These girls will be competing against the top Level 7 gymnasts

from Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma,

New Mexico, Texas, and Wyoming.

 

 

Kiona and Sheridan have come such a long way

since they walked in the doors at Aim High Academy,

and we congratulate them! 

 

Please join us in praying for safe travel

for these two girls, their families, and coach

and also for them to have an amazing experience at Regionals.

 

 

We thank all of you

who have invested in Aim High Academy's program.

You have helped make this possible!

 

 

 

H I P H O P

HIP HOP dance refers to street dance styles

primarily performed to hip hop music.

 

On Monday evenings, Aim High Academy offers a class in

Hip Hop dance.

 

Michael Light Harrison demonstrating a move for his students at Aim High.

 

 

Although Michael makes this style of dance look easy,

this blogger bets the students feel very challenged!

 

Although Aim High Academy's main focus is to offer gymnastics,

we are also offering various forms of dance in an effort

to utilize the space with which we have been blessed.

 

And here's the good news: we have room for more students

in our dance classes!

We currently offer the following classes:

Ballet

Hip Hop

African Dance

 

Call 918-794-4774 for more information.

 

Aim High Academy is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation

and depends upon donations (along with grants and fund-raising)

to fund its program.

We would appreciate your support!

To donate online, visit www.aimhighgym.org



Did You Know?

According to the Tulsa County Health Profile released in 2010,

the zip codes served by Aim High Academy had

the highest % of mothers with less than a 12th grade education.

 

Participation in sports has the power to change a girl’s life.

Research shows that young women who participate in sports

have higher grades and perform better on standardized tests than non-athletes.

 and African-American female athletes are 15% more likely to graduate from college

 compared to their non-athletic peers.

Also, high school girls who participate in sports wait longer before having sex

for the first time than their peers who don’t participate in sports.

 

Aim High Academy, a 501(c)(3), was founded in 2006 with classes beginning in 2007 at the John 3:16 Family and Youth Center. In just 7 years…

·         We have grown to serve over 250 precious children each week in a 20,000 square foot facility.

·         We have a team of 29 gymnasts representing North Tulsa in Statewide competitions, 2 of which became State Champions this year and are headed to the Regional Championships in Galveston on April 24^th.

·         We have a volunteer based tutoring program providing homework help to all Aim High families on Monday and Thursday evenings.

·         We now offer dance classes (ballet and hip-hop) to the community.

·         Beginning mid-April we will offer fitness classes (Zumba and African Dance) for parents while they wait on their kids.

·         We have an exhibition team who has performed twice at OKC Thunder games and performs every year at the opening game for the Tulsa Shock and participates in the MLK Jr. Parade.

Most importantly, we teach all of our kids

that God made each of them special

with a purpose and a plan for each of their lives.

 

 

Aim High Academy combines FLIPPING and FAITH

to help build bright FUTURES in urban children and youth

from the North Tulsa community.

 

 

 

USAG StateMeet

On Saturday, March 15, the Oklahoma USAG State Meet

was held in Bartlesville.

 

Channel 2 did a pre-meet report; the link to that is below:

http://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/five-gymnasts-head-to-state-competition-through-aim-high-academy-first-time-for-three-participants

 

Coach Jennifer encouraging the girls in practice before the meet.

 

Aim High Academy has five gymnasts

who compete in USAG.

This year's state meet was the first state meet

for our three Level 6 gymnasts;

our two Level 7 gymnasts competed in their first state meet last year.

 

Our Level 6 Team before their competition:

 Allie, Jamarie, Skylar

 

Allie finished strong after a rocky start,

Jamarie hit all of her routines (4 for 4),

and Skylar was State Champion on Vault!

~  ~  ~

 

Sheridan on Bars

 

Kiona on Bean

 

 Level 7 Gymnasts Sheridan and Kiona - All Smiles!

Sheridan was Level 7 State Champion on Vault!
Kiona was the Level 7 All-Around State Champion!

Sheridan and Kiona qualified for the Level 7 Regionals
(top gymnasts from 7 states)
which will be held in Galveston in late April.

We are proud of our gymnasts!
Each one of them has worked hard this year.

And we wish Kiona and Sheridan
the best at Regionals!!!

 

 

 

 

We Have a Sign!!!

Outside Aim High Academy today:

 

 

Within 30 minutes of the sign installation,

someone called wanting information about our program.

We hope this new sign attracts many more students to Aim High Academy!

 

We want to express our appreciation to Elite Gymnastics & Cheer

for their assistance in getting our sign made and installed.

Thank you, Elite!

 

AIM HIGH ACADEMY

is a nonprofit organization.

We are located at 4728 Charles Page Blvd

in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

918-794-4774

www.aimhighgym.org



Aim High competes at the Phillips 66 SuperStar Championships

Sunday, March 2, was a challenge!

Unfortunately, sleet and snow forced Aim High to cancel

the Level 2 and Level 3 late afternoon session of the meet in Bartlesville for our girls,

as the highways were getting hazardous
and we were concerned for the safety of our students and their families.

The Level 4 and Xcel Level competed early in the morning:

Kiara's beam routine was so pretty!

What flexibility!

She took 1st Place All-Around at the Xcel Level.

Prayer is a huge part of our competitions.

We have so much for which to thank God!

Lots of hardware (trophies) came home with our girls!
Shown above: Coaches Jennifer and Elizabeth
with Taylor, Taiona, Destiny, Kiara, and Shiloh

Our Level 6s and 7s competed on March 1st:

Congratulations to Sheridan for winning 1st Place on Floor!

Congratulations to all of our girls who competed in this meet.
You each did an amazing job and we are proud of you!

ALL FOR GOD!