Gym South

has had a lot of its students find success recently, from

national level male gymnasts to all-star cheer-leading

squads.

Joshua

Blackman and Mitch Griffin both qualified for the Junior

Olympic National Competition, which involved the top 150

high school gymnasts in the country. They qualified for

the national meet, which was in Austin, Texas recently.

Both made the finals, which comprised the top 54

all-around gymnasts in the country. Blackman placed 41st,

while Griffin placed 47th.

Griffin, a

senior this year, received a gymnastic scholarship from

the University of Minnesota.

The Gym

South boys gymnastic team swept the state competitions,

winning two first place and one second place team awards

at various levels. The Gym South girls teams also fared

well. They took first place at a number of meets during

the season and had many individual champions.

In March,

Gym South also started a Special Olympics program to

physically challenge children with special needs. They

will participate in this year's Special Olympics program

over Memorial Day weekend. Special Olympics builds

self-confidence and joy in all of the participants and

Gym South is a newcomer in this arena.

Cheer-leading

also has become a huge attraction at Gym South, since

tumbling is now an essential part of the sport. With new

cheer floors and tumbling trampolines, Gym South just

held tryouts for "All Stars," which is a

competition squad that can go all the way to the

nationals. Since school squads must stop at state levels

of competition, All Stars offers opportunities for

athletes to take their sport to scholarship levels.

For

information phone Gym South at 770-461-5528.

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