Montana
super skippers’
News
letter
January 2008
Happy
New Year!
First Night Missoula December 31st
Jumpers performed in front of a large and
appreciative crowd to help celebrate the
upcoming
New Year.
Way to go jumpers!
Please mark your Calendars!
Up
coming Events
For all
performances, please come in Uniform, Hair back, white socks, ropes,
shoes, No Jewelry, and smiles.
Saturday
January 5th
v Health Fair Performance
At the
J.C. Penny’s court.
Jumpers
need to arrive at 12:40. We will be done
by 1:30.
v Lady Griz performance will be Saturday
January 12th. Jumpers
arrive at 6 p.m.
v Griz BB performance will be
Sunday
January 20th. Jumpers arrive at 1:00 p.m.
For both
of these performances we will be meeting in the Westside Lobby of the Adams Center.
After the
performance jumpers can be picked up in the upper auxiliary gym.
News
from the Gym
Congratulations
to Erin Williams and Shea Mann. They have been
elected Captains for the tournament team!
This team
is gearing up for their upcoming Regional competition that will be held in
Boise, ID., April 5th.
They have
their sights on qualifying for USA JUMP ROPE’S Nationals, June 27 - 29th
in Orlando, FL.
They are
showing dedication, commitment, and hard work for their sport.
The Fall
session is coming to a close.
It has
been rewarding watching skill levels increase, and jumpers staying active.
These
jumpers have been great to work with.
They have practiced hard to put on the best show Grizzly fans are going
to see!
DON’T MISS RECORDS DAY
January
23rd
Only first
hour jumpers come 4-5.
Second
hour jumpers come 5-6. For this day, there will be clicking and practice for the end of year
demonstration day.
End of Session Demo Day!
January
30th
On this
day there will be awards for Record’s Day, completion of Level Cards, and
demonstration of new skills. First hour awards and demo will be 4-5,
followed by the 2nd hour jumpers 5-6. Everyone is encouraged to come and enjoy
skills learned. Parents and siblings,
don’t forget to come in jumping shoes!
Registration
for 2nd Session
We want to keep seeing your jumping feet and
smiling faces.
Jumpers
can register for the 2nd session starting January 9th. Practices will be Wednesdays, only 4-5,
and start February 6th till April 20th.
Cost is
$60.
Keep on
Jumping!
Board
Meeting
When:
January 7th Monday
Where:
Missoula Public Library
Time: 6:00
p.m.
Everyone
is Welcome.
For
questions please call
Marjorie Patterson 549-4783.
Spotlight on Instructors
Erin Williams has been jumping since
2nd grade. She is now a
sophomore at Hellgate High School. She
loves competitions, and for the past 3 years, she has come home with ribbons
from Nationals . Erin is our fastest
speed jumper on the team, hitting 5.4 jumps per second.
Junior Instructors
Thank You to all of this year’s
junior instructors, Samantha Sawyer, Kylee Moss, Paige Martello, Jordan
McCloney, Rylee Fred, Maddie Trent, and Brittney Wittkopp. These group of
jumpers have competed at local tournaments, working on or have completed level
2.
For Sale:
Ropes:
Short Handle: $5
Long Handle: $14
Speed Ropes: $12
Double Dutch: $20
Sponsorships
The Montana Super Skippers
are going to have a Sponsorship Drive Starting this month. Supporting donations can be made to the Montana
Super Skippers. If anyone knows of an
organization that would be interested in contributing, please contact Teri Wear
at 542 - 7480.
Don’t forget to visit our
website at
montanasuperskippers.org.
Also, usajumprope.org, has
information on jump rope.