J&R Booster Newsletter
December 1, 2016 Vol. 5
Gymnast Spotlight
Level 3 State Meet
We are so proud of our level 3 girls. Please congratulate them on a great meet.
- Alexa Vargas 1st place floor & 8th all around
- Elizabeth Hagan 2nd bars, 4th all around
- Ella Steffen 8th all around
- Erin Foss 2nd place vault & 5th place all around
- Cecilia LaLonde 5th floor & 8th all around
- Peyton Madsen 8th all around
Level 4 State Meet
- Jade Dahlke 10th on bars, 5th on beam, & 8th all around with a 37.3
- Emily Sampson 14th all around
- Evie Gaskill 9th on vault & 8th all around with a 36.8
- Cheyenne Holden 6th on vault, 5ht on bars & 11th all around
Level 5 State Meet
We are so proud of our level 5 girls. Please congratulate them for a great job.
- Jula Meza 8th on bars & 10th all around with a 37.3
- Lexie Sanborn 5th on vault, 5th on beam & 5th all around with a 37.075
- Ella Pickron 4th on bars & 10th all around with a 36.7
- Chloe Harp 15th all around
- Cassidy Sanford 2nd on vault, 6th on floor, & 7th all around with a 35.925
Holiday News
Girls Team Christmas Party Levels 1-10
Where: J&R New Braunfels Gym
What to bring: a $10 gift age appropriate to your child; a food item according to your last name
- A-G protein dish/tray (Chick Fil A chicken nugget tray went over great last year)
- H-K vegetable dish
- L-O starchy side dish
- P-R fruit side dish
- S-U around 20 bottled waters brought cold in an ice chest (or another drink of your choice)
- V-Z dessert
Note: We will also be arriving at 4:30 to draw the winners of the raffle baskets.
Looking for Christmas Gift Ideas for your Coach?
Karen
- Red velvet cake; Flower - anything bright; Color - mint green & pink; Restaurant - Chuys/Panera/Chickfila; Scent - Juicy Couture original; Store - Dicks/Academy; Gift card - Target/Charming Charlie; Size M/L
Jordan
- Candy - Reeses; Flower - tulips; Color - blue; Restaurant - Tx Roadhouse; Size - L; Cake - Nothing Bundt Cakes; Store or Gift Card - Dicks/Belk/HEB; Other - heat activated coffee cups, massage or cabin socks
Lauren
- Flower - anything bright; Color - mint green & turquoise; Restaurant - Chuys/Newks/Chickfila; Size - M; Cake - Funfetti -no icing; Scent - Tease Victoria Secret; Store - Nike; Gift Card - Nike/Academy/Dicks; Other - Sugar skulls
Chelsea
- Candy - sour; Flower - daisy/rose; Color - pink; Restaurant - Chipotle; Size - L; Cake - Vanilla; Scent - vanilla/coconut; Store - Pacsun, Charlotte Russe, Marshalls; Gift Card - Starbucks; Other - fuzzy socks, salt rock lamp
Amanda
- Candy - chocolate; Flower - rose/sunflower; Color - pink; Restaurant - Chipotle; Size - L; Cake - tres leches; carrot; Scent - anything pumpkin; Store - Ross, Charlotte Russe; Gift Card - Starbucks; Other - fuzzy socks, fuzzy blankets, candles
Elizabeth
- Candy - chocolate; Flower - lavender; Color - purple; Restaurant - Baskin Robins, Amys ice cream; Size - S; Cake - chocolate; Store - Target; Other - She loves Harry Potter
Morgan
- Candy - trolli sour gummy worms; Flower - sunflower; Color - pink; Restaurant - Torchy's; Size - M; Cake - anything but chocolate; Scent - fresh scents; Store - Target; Gift Cards - Starbucks; Other - Candles
Brittany
- Candy - sour patch watermelons; Flower - daisy; Color - yellow; Restaurant - Chuys; Size - S; Cake - chocolate; Scent - vanilla; Store - Tillys; Gift Card - Victoria Secret
Libbie
- Candy - sweetheart ropes; Flower - sunflower; Color - blue; Restaurant - Buffalo Wild Wings/Chuys; Size - M; Cake - vanilla; Scent - berry; Store - Nike/Adidas/Sephora; Gift Card - Nike/Pacsun/Target; Other - wine, socks, candles
Dani
- Flower - sunflower; Color - purple/red; Restaurant - Mama Fu's/Chickfila; Size - S; Cake - strawberry; Gift Card - Target/Starbucks; Other - Kombucha tea, essential oils, horseback riding at Hollow Tree Ranch
Katie
- Candy - Werthers Original Soft Carmels, Mike & Ike Zars; Flower - hydrangeas/tulips; Color - yellow; Restaurant - everything; Size- M; Cake - strawberry; Scent - daisy by Marc Jacobs; Store - Target; Gift Card - Starbucks or any fast food
Lee Ann
- Candy - gummy bears/skittles; Flower - Lilies/alstromeria; Color - green/blue/purple; Restaurant - Saltgrass; Size - M; Cake - carrot/german chocolate; Scent - sweet pea from Bath and Body; Store - Target/Kohls/Macys; Other - Homemade kids gifts, corn or rice microwavable heat packs, stud earrings for coaching, zippered hoodies
Raffle Basket Fundraisers
- 5 prizes to be given away.
- Tickets are 2 for $5 or 1 for $3
- Please turn in all tickets by Dec 11th before the drawing at 4:30
- Payment options: cash or check (made out the J&R Booster Club)
- Drawing to be held on Dec 11th at 4:30 (before our team X-mas party)
- For more information or how to get more tickets to sell, click on the link http://www.jandrboosters.org/raffle.html
New Fundraiser
Family & Friends Night Out Fundraiser
Important Note: We will also be needing a few volunteers on those days (both team girls and parents). Please wear any J&R attire. If you would like to volunteer, please contact any board member.
Marble Slab Creamery
- Location: 1308 Common Street, New Braunfels - 830-625-2663
- When: December 8th from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm
- Who's invited: anyone you want to bring - the more we spend the more we make!
Urban Brick Pizza
- Location: 2955 Town Center Drive
- When: Jan 10th from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Who's invited: anyone you want to bring - the more we spend the more we make!
- This is a fun new concept in town - build your own pizza - the kids love it!
Looking for some fun J&R swag! Click on the link below.
Booster Board News
What's Happening Now
- The date has been confirmed for Sunday 12/11 - at 5:00
- All levels 1-10 are invited
Raffle Fundraiser
- Thank you to everyone who helped put together these amazing baskets. We have a Spurs basket, an entertainment basket, a spa basket, a gift card basket and the grand prize VIP Spurs tickets.
- The tickets are 2 for $5 or 1 for $3 - please try and sell as many as you can. More information and details are on our website at jandrboosters.org
- Drawing for the prizes will be at the Christmas party on 12/11 at 4:30 via a live Facebook feed. Good Luck to everyone that is participating.
Family and Friends Night Out Fundraiser
- This is a new fundraiser.
- We do need a few volunteers to help at the restaurant - we would love to see some of the team girls volunteer as well - please wear J&R attire.
- Just a friendly reminder to pay your booster invoices in full if you have not already done so.
- Next invoices will be due in January.
- Please contact a board member if you have any questions or concerns regarding your invoice.
We now have new updates to our website: please thank Melrae for all her hard work on this. It looks great!
- New Member Tab
- Archive Tab - for links to newsletters and meeting minutes
http://www.jandrboosters.org/archives.html
http://www.jandrboosters.org/new-members.html
Daily Fundraising opportunity:
To raise money for our team, please remember when shopping on Amazon the booster club will earn money each time you shop via this link. Just click on the link below and log into your account from there. This link is also on our webpage. We will automatically get credit. Happy shopping everyone!
http://www.amazon.com/?_encoding=UTF8&tag=janbooclu-20
Have Comments, Suggestions or Questions?
- You can send comments by clicking on this newsletter and scroll to the bottom or reach any board member directly.
- For any gym related questions (tuition, practice times, meet schedules etc.) please contact your coach or the gym owners.
- For any Booster related questions (booster dues, meet/coach fees, our meetings, fundraising etc.) please contact one of the board members listed in this newsletter or on our website.
Do you know someone that is not receiving this newsletter?
- Please have them contact Kim.rusk@me.com to be added or they can now view the newsletters on our website.
J&R Booster
Email: janwrodriguez@gmail.com
Website: www.jandrboosters.org
Location: 1437 South Walnut Avenue, New Braunfels, TX, United States
Phone: 830-606-0375
Facebook: facebook.com/jandrbooster/
Twitter: @boosterJrgym
Forms for Booster Club
Click on the link below to get forms directly from our webpage.
Your Board Members and Team Parent Reps
Vice President - Kim Rusk - kim.rusk@me.com
Treasurer - Mike Rust - mikerust@sbcglobal.net
Secretary - Virginia Holden - ginnchey@gmail.com
Sergeant-In-Arms - Amy Dahlke - meimeidesigns06@yahoo.com
Parent Rep Level 2, 4, 5 - Karisa Tidwell - karisat@yahoo.com
Parent Rep Level 6-10 - Bobbye Joe Morris - bjmorris7@yahoo.com
Parent Rep Level 3 - Dena Foss - dena_f@hotmail.com
Note: We are looking for a Shining Stars Parent Rep. Please contact a board member if you are interested. The position is responsible for all communication with your team or any questions your parents may have.
Optionals Coaches Corner
From Coach Karen - Optionals levels 6-10
Confirmed times for Level 7 Texas Challenge and Loves Mock Meet
- Level 7 - 8:00 am
- Levels 6-7 12:30 pm
- Levels 8-10 4:30 pm
Optionals Holiday Team Camp:
- Monday 12/19 - Saturday 12/24
- 9-3:30 (lunch break from 12:30 - 1:30)
- Monday 12/26 - Saturday 12/31
- 9-1:30
Confirmed Meet Schedule for 2017
- Dec 3 Level 7 Texas Challenge - Loves Gymnastics
- Dec 3- Mock meet at Loves in San Antonio
- Jan 6-8 Texas Shoot Out - http://www.texasshootoutgymnastics.com/
- Jan 27-29 Metroplex Challenge - http://www.metroplexgymnastics.com/pages/hosted-meets
- Feb 3-5 Alamo Classic
- Feb 17-20 Presidential Classic - http://presidentialclassic.com/
- Feb 24-26 HNI - http://www.hnimeet.org/
- March 11-12 Level 9/10 State Meet - Texas Dreams
- March 17-19 Level 7 State - Woodlands Gymnastics Academy
- March 24-26 Level 8 State - WOGA Frisco
- March 31 - April 2 Level 6 State - World Champion Center
- April 8 Level 9/10 Regionals - Denver
- April 13-15 Level 7 Regionals - Albuquerque, NM
- April 22 Level 8 Regionals - Loveland, Colorado
- April 28-30 Level 9 Westerns - Boise, Idaho
- May 6-7 JO Nationals - Indianapolis, IN
2017 Presidential Classic Meet - 3100 gymnasts competed last year!
- We spoke to the meet director and she gave me the below information. We hope this helps when booking travel. She said she is going to try and use a similar format.
- Level 10 is guaranteed to be on Saturday
- Level 9 is guaranteed to be on Friday or Saturday
- Level 7 & 8 was on Friday, Saturday, Sunday last year
- Level 6 was on Friday and Sunday last year
- Level 5 was on Saturday last year
- Level 4 was on Sunday last year
- Helpful tips: book on Southwest Airlines (no change fees or baggage fees), book your hotel NOW for Thurs to Monday. You can change the dates for free once you get the final schedule. We are also trying to put together a room rate specifically for our team that will have 2-4 bedrooms suites. More to come on that.
- She will guarantee the schedule to be posted on 1/3/17
- She is however, going to try and post the schedule before xmas, please click on the below link for more information about the meet.
Compulsory Coaches Corner
Holiday Practice Times for Compulsory:
- December 19th - 23rd
- Monday - Friday 9 am - 1 pm
- The girls will get a snack break
- Please wear tennis shoes in the morning
- December 26th - Dec 30th - no practice! Enjoy the week off.
Owners Corner
Congratulations!!! Compulsory gymnasts on a great season!!!
Best of Luck to all the optional gymnasts!!!
Sincerely,
J&R Team Sponsors
Thank you to our Platinum Sponsors
Thank you to our Gold Sponsors
Thank you to our Silver Sponsors
- Gerard Electric
- New Braunfels Body Shop
- Great Trail Horse LLC
- The Retreat Day Spa
- The Wash Tub
- Clariant Oil Services
- Bank of Texas Mortgage, William Ackerman
- Walker Engineering
- Zachary Windrow, MD.
- John & Vivian Windrow
- Matt & Shannon Windrow
- Masters Electric Services
- Tim & Penny McGuine
- Martha Maxwell
- Dean & Erika Braune
- Impress-A-Print Promotional Products LLC.
- Bill & Stephani Windham
- Kristina Jan
- Madison Lowry, MD.
- Pookie Janes
- BBC Oilfield Services LLC.
- The Kyle Law Firm
- Scherzo Bank
Thank you for our Bronze Sponsors
- Living Health
- Mark Elder State Farm Agency
- Lone tree Services
- S&S Crossfit
- Agape Day Spa
- Misty Michell Creations
- Orange Leaf
- 2 Rivers Coffee House
- On The Grind
- Painting With A Twist
- Patricia T. Massburg MD, PLLC.
- A Shop Around the Corner
- New Braunfels Podiatry
- Mind Group
- New Braunfels Feed and Supply
- Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Cameron Armstrong
- Captured by Callie
- Horizon Land Clearing
- James Leveille
- Century 21
- Judy Rusk
- Gramps/Granny Dahlke
- Paw Paw and Grandma Hodges
- Christian Insurance Service
- Brien Wofford, D.O.
- Chris Catlett
- Haley Wilson
- Aliya Muhammad
- Karen & Buddy Fowler
- Kissable Lips, Lasting Impressions
- Jade's Nanadad
- Iron Horse Grill, LLC.
- Jan & Ray Rodriguez
- Gary & Shirley Madsen
- Clarence & Marilyn Simpson
- Kay Kennon
- David & Elizabeth McFarland
- Ben & Shelli Stutzman
- Nana & Papa Vajdos
- Nancy Petty - Nana
- Karen Barganier
- Jeff Barganier
- Angela Royal
- Michelle Clark
- Cielencki & Manning Family