J&R Booster Newsletter
October 31, 2016 Vol. 4
Gymnast Spotlight
Level 4 North State Meet
- Jade Dahlke 1st on beam & 5th all around
- Emily Sampson 6th on vault
- Evie Gaskill 5th on vault & 6th on beam
- Jacqueline Ewald 2nd on bars
- Caroline Meginley 5th on floor
- Caroline Ewald 5th on bars
- Cheyenne Holden 6th on vault & 5th on bars
CECILIA LELONDE - PERFECT 10 ON VAULT
- Julia Meza
- Ella Pickron
- Cassidy Sanford
- Lexie Sanborn
- Chloe Harp
fighting BACK
Got great throwbacks - please send them to me. They grow up so quickly!
District Championship Highlights
- 1st Place Team
- Ella Pickron 3rd place bars
Team Results Level 4
- Libby Cludius 1st place beam
- Jacqueline Ewald 3rd place beam & 3rd place bars
- Evie Gaskill 3rd place floor & 2nd place all around
- Emily Sampson 1st place vault & 3rd place all around
- Jade Dahlke 3rd place vault, 2nd place beam, 1st place floor & 1st place all around
- Cheyenne Holden 1st place beam, 2nd place floor & 3rd place all around
- Caroline Ewald 3rd place beam
Team Results Level 3
- Erin Foss 1st place vault & 3rd place floor
- Cecilia LaLonde 1st place vault with a 10.0 WOW! Great job Cecilia
- Alexa Vargas 1st place vault, 2nd place floor, & 3rd place beam
- Peyton Madsen 2nd place beam
- Elizabeth Hagan 3rd place beam & 3rd place vault
- Isabella Roskin 3rd place vault
- Annabelle Ewald 2nd place floor
- Achievement 2nd Place Team
SAGA Meet - Shining Stars and Hopes
A HUGE thank you to all the parent volunteers that help make the SAGA meets a big success.
Last day to purchase Plum leos is 10/31!
- Purchase a leo starting on October 15 through October 31 and our team will get credit.
- Anyone can participate: friends, family etc.
- Great quality and well fitted leos.
- See details on how to participate below.
Looking for some fun J&R swag! Click on the link below.
Booster Board News
What's Happening Now
- Friday 11/18 at 6:00
- The date has been confirmed for Sunday 12/11 - time TBD
- All levels 1-10 are invited
Fundraiser Updates
- We are no longer going to be having a Pictures with Santa Claus fundraiser because we could not find a volunteer to chair it.
- We will be doing a Raffle in place of it.
Raffle Fundraiser
- We will be raffling Spurs tickets and themed gift baskets
- Your team parent representative will be in contact with you for details on the baskets and selling of the raffle tickets
- Drawing for the prizes will be at the Christmas party on 12/11.
John Maxwell Youth Program
- Our owners are part of this youth program
- There will be a meeting on Wednesday 11/2 at 6:00 to learn more, please attend or contact Robin Jeffers
- Please make payments on time so that we do not have to pay late fees for registration
- If you have not received your invoice or have questions, please contact a board member ASAP!
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
Team Pictures:
- If you pre-ordered a team picture, they are here. Please contact Kim Rusk at kim.rusk@me.com to arrange payment and pickup
- If you missed this team picture, no worries, we are doing another one this fall. More information to come.
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 Meet Schedule for 2017
- Dec 3 Level 7 Texas Challenge - Loves Gymnastics
- Dec 4- 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
Reminders
- Competition leos are ordered and we expect for them to be in by mid October. The cost is $225. Please make arrangements for payment with the gym.
- Don't forget to purchase your leggings and sandals for the upcoming competition season. With the summer season ending, you may have to purchase online.
- Optionals 2017 competition schedule to be published in the next month.
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.
These shoes can be found online or at a sports store like Dick’s.
The capri’s can be found at www.bloomingdales.com and click on women then active & workout, Scroll down to find these they are $34.99.
Compulsory Coaches Corner
- Competition attire reminder: black capri leggings (preferrably BCG), hair in a bun with no flyaways, do not use colored hair ties, no clips (bobby pins only), and competition jacket
Owners Corner
Team Parents
I am part of the John Maxwell Youth Max program and so excited about sharing it with you and your girls.
I am having an informational meeting about the Youth Max program on Wednesday, Nov 2nd at 6:00pm in the J&R Gymnastics New Braunfels Party room
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