Swinging Into The Season
PHOTO COURTESY OF @millikan.gymnastics Millikan Gymnastics team members at Site Night with Moore League Champion Trophy
January 26, 2022
Millikan Gymnastics is swinging into a new year and a new season! Gymnastics is a winter sport, with events beginning in early March. The team is working hard with hopes of upholding their defending champion status.
The last time this team had a season was in 2019. Since then, there have been a lot of new faces.
“Most of these girls haven’t competed for me. But our team is really hard working and fluent. They just need to try their best so we can have a great season,” says Gymnastics coach and Millikan math teacher, Ashleigh Ferguson.
COMPASS junior Kennedy Brandon is a part of the varsity team and is excited to be back this year.
“I’m looking forward to making new friends and having special bonds with the other girls,” Brandon said. “We have a super good team with lots of tumbling and amazing routines with girls that love learning new things. Everyone’s energy just fits right in.”
The Rams compete in the Moore League and are the reigning champions from the 2019 season. Their first event is a preview for their season on Friday March 11 at 3:30 p.m. here at Millikan. This season, Millikan will compete against Wilson, Lakewood, and St. Joseph High School. The Moore League finals will be on Friday, May 6 at 3:00 p.m. also located here at Millikan.
Due to COVID, it’s been two years since the gymnastics team has competed in the Moore League. They are ready to defend the championship title.
isabella a schoen • Feb 1, 2022 at 4:10 pm
Dear Corydon Editor,
In Issue 4/2022 (published January 26, 2022), Drew Hannon and Soleil McKoy wrote an article named ¨Swinging Into the New Season.¨ The article explains our Millikan High School girls gymnastics team and their past and future victories and dreams for the new year season starting in a few months. The article talks about their nerves and how anxious they are for their first time competing for a season in two years. It is so crazy how these girls haven’t competed since 2019 and seem so ready for the new season. I am so excited to see how these girls do this season in March. I also love how these girls have such good bonds with one another and how much they get along. I can not wait to see these girls compete and see how far they can go. I wish the editors told us how and when we can watch these girls. I would love to get tickets for this season and watch their talents. The team must be so excited to finally compete again and win another season! Good luck this season and thank you for helping me learn how difficult and amazing this sport is.
Sincerely,
Isabella Schoen
Ava Sedillo • Feb 1, 2022 at 4:04 pm
Dear Corydon Editor,
In Issue 4/2022 (published January 26, 2022), Drew Hannon and Soleil McKoy write an article titled “ Swinging Into The Season”. The article mentions how this year will be the first time Millikan gymnasts will be able to compete since their 2019 season. Prior to reading this article, I have known that This Year’s team holds a lot of amazing talent. I was fortunate enough to have been able to watch this amazing team practice. I also have known that our Gymnastics team is very good and have been champions for years. The skill this year’s team has is crazy. I do have a few questions. I am aware that there is Kennedy’s view of this coming up season, but, I wonder how any of the other girls feel. Are they nervous? Is there a ton of pressure on them to uphold the team’s reigning title as Moore League Champions? How do the new girls feel? Does the coach have a good feeling about the team winning? How many years in a row have they been Moore League Champions? I am so excited to see what the team holds this year and I can’t wait to hear that they are The Moore League Champions once again. Thank you for informing me about our amazing team!
Zachary Upson • Feb 1, 2022 at 4:03 pm
February 1, 2022
Dear Corydon Editor,
In issue 4/2022 (published January 26, 2022) Drew Hannon and Soleil Mckoy wrote an article titled “Swinging Into The Season.” The article talks about how the Gymnastics group here at Millikan is starting their season in the Moore League soon. Gymnastics starts in early March and their first event is in March at 3:30 pm here at Millikan. What makes this so exciting is that the Gymnastics team has not had a season since 2019 due to Covid restrictions. So, most of the girls in the group are new faces that have not yet competed in a season. A Compass junior named Kennedy Brown is in the varsity and has come back this year. She says, “I’m looking forward to making new friends and having special bonds with the other girls. We have a super good team with lots of tumbling and amazing routines with girls that love learning new things. Everyone’s energy just fits right in.” The Gymnastics coach, Ashleigh Ferguson, says they have a really hard working team despite how many members have just joined this year. Everyone participating is optimistic and looking forward to competing soon. I think it is awesome to see how joyful the Gymnasts and the Coach are about their upcoming season. I hope our new and returning stars can help keep the defending champion status alive! Good luck in the Moore League and all of your games in the future! I was also wondering, how many years has our school’s Gymnastics team upheld the defending champion title? How many people are in Gymnastics right now and how many of them are new to the group?
Sincerely,
Zachary Upson, Grade 11
Jess Mullen • Feb 1, 2022 at 11:00 am
TWO years since they last competed?! That is crazy. I would love to see our gymnastics team in action. Thank you for the much deserved exposure for our awesome gymnastics team.
Emma Lloyd • Jan 31, 2022 at 10:14 am
Dear Corydon Editor,
In Issue 4/2022 (published January 26, 2022), Drew Hannon and Soleil McKoy wrote an article titled “Swinging Into The New Season”. The article talks about the Millikan High School Gymnastic team and the hopes for the new season. The article mentions how they are going to compete for the first time in two years. Hopefully they defend the trophy! The writing is impeccable and I really love that I can now access the information. Where can I get tickets for the events? I’m excited to see how the girls do at the competition in March. Where can I find the whole schedule? I’m also glad that all the girls make friends with each other and have the special bonds mentioned in the article. I’m definitely going to be on the lookout for more information on the tournaments. I think it’s really crazy that the last time the team competed was in 2019! The gymnasts and Ms. Ferguson must be so excited to finally compete again. Good luck to all the gymnasts and thank you to the editors for writing this story.
Sincerely,
Emma Lloyd, Grade 11