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It’s an exciting time, you have decided to enroll your child in gymnastics lessons! You have probably already heard all about the benefits of this sport in a child’s life. You know that gymnastics starts a healthy lifestyle early, increases flexibility, strengthens muscles, develops strong social skills, improves coordination, creates a strong work ethic, and provides the ultimate base training for all sports. The
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It’s time for Totally Kids Camp!! Watch this video for some important camp information.With 30+ amazing camps to choose from, there is one (or more!) just right for you. Don’t be afraid of waitlists, we will open as many as we safely can based on demand. We can’t wait to see you! Totally Kids Camp! It’s time for Totally Kids Camp!! Watch this video for some
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Mask Policy — Updated January 4th Everyone 5 years and older is required to wear a face mask when they are inside the the facility.Students 5 years and older must wear a face mask before and after class. Gymnastics students are to wear a mask during class unless they have a doctor’s note on file with us. Swim students are not to mask during swim lessons.Parents
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From a very early age, children understand the importance of movement. Far before academic success comes into play, children begin sorting out their social status on the playground using ladders, monkey bars, balls and races as the benchmark where they see themselves as either “can do” kids or not. Sadly, long before kindergarten starts, many children already view themselves as “awkward” or “clumsy”, and
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As Seen in Winston-Salem Chamber Chat The co-owner of Salem Gymnastics & Swim, Beth Morphis, reflects on a lifetime of growing up playing sports in Winston-Salem and pioneering sports programs for generations of young athletes. I am pleased to say that I have been a Winston-Salem girl all of my life! I was always an “upside down” girl, swinging in the trees at Brunson,
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After only 4 years at Salem Gymnastics & Swim, 11 year old Raina Stickling is the Xcel Gold State Champion for her age group. After her impressive win at State we had the opportunity to watch her practice, and sit down to ask her some questions. How old were you when you started Gymnastics? Did you love it right away? I was in
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Friends, Over the past weeks and months we, like many of you, have been shocked and disgusted by the Dr. Larry Nassar sex abuse story. Child sexual abuse sadly permeates many areas of society and for years we have had policies in place to keep predators away and our students safe. Yet we are still left wondering, how could this have happened? Everywhere we’ve been over
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2018 Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Ethics Salem Gymnastics & Swim is thrilled to be the winner of the 2018 Better Business Bureau of Northwest NC’s Torch Award for Ethics in the 11-50 employee category. The Torch Award for Ethics honors companies whose leaders demonstrate a high level of personal character and ensure that the organization’s practices meet the highest standards of ethics,
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Congratulations to Abby Reynolds, Level 7 Region 8 Bar Champion! Abby was an alternate after the Level 7 State Competition this year, not expecting to go to the 8 State Regional Championships. However the week of Regionals, we got a call that Abby would be competing in the place of another child who had an injury. We started training routines again right away! Abby
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Article Featured on the Winston-Salem Journal website. Salem Gymnastics Sports Center to Add Learn-To-Swim Program Salem Gymnastics Sports Center is expanding its facility on Country Club Road with a new learn-to-swim program. Owners Beth Morphis, her husband, Kenny Morphis, and her father, Frank Minter, broke ground Tuesday on Salem Swim. The new facility will add about 5,000 square feet to the existing 26,000-square-foot building
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Article Featured in Forsyth Woman Magazine Swim Program Coming 2016 Salem Gymnastics Sports Center is ready to jump in and get their feet wet! Really! In addition to all the programs regularly offered – gymnastics, martial arts, tumbling and dance-nastics (ballet,tap and gymnastics) – there’s more coming! A new swimming program, Salem Swim, is slated to open this coming summer. June 2016 is the target completion date for the expanded, indoor facility. This new program is
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Region 8 Gymnastics inducted Salem co-owner Kenny Morphis into its Hall of Fame at the 2011 Region 8 Congress held at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside, New Orleans, LA on July 16, 2011. Morphis was recognized for his outstanding contributions as a coach and volunteer in the sport of gymnastics, and specifically for contributions to Region 8 USA Gymnastics. He was among 4 others inducted
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Cover Story Featured in YES! Weekly Triad Gymnasts Go Big Time Kristin Aloi was a standout student at Mount Tabor High School in Winston-Salem, finishing as class valedictorian in 2010. While in high school, she also acted in the musical You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, but she had another passion besides the stage, one which ultimately became her main extracurricular activity. Aloi is
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Article Featured in WXII 12 High School Playbook East Surry’s Katlin Isaacs Wins State Gymnast Title East Surry’s Katlin Isaacs won the state title in gymnastics’ highest level of competition this weekend. Isaacs, a senior who took up gymnastics at the age of 5, edged out Alyssa Tucker by just one-tenth of a point at the Salem Gymnastics Sports Center. In four events, Isaacs
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Article Featured at PittsburghPanthers.com PITTSBURGH – Pitt freshman gymnast Haley Bodenheimer was named the East Atlantic Gymnastics League’s Rookie of the Year Friday night at the conference’s championship banquet, held at the Pittsburgh Westin. “Haley is so deserving of this award and we felt she was a lock after the fantastic season she’s had,” said head coach Debbie Yohman. “We are so proud of
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