We had been hearing talk of a “Gymnastic Event” for months. They told us about it in teacher’s meetings, I heard the 6th-9th grade teachers talking about their students practicing for this event, and every Wednesday afternoon outside of my classroom, I had the pleasure of listening to LOUD 8-9 second snippets from every currently popular pop song while the teams practiced for this event.
Even with all of this, I could never have imagined the event would have been like this. Saturday afternoon—hundreds of people, decorations, outfits, balloons, food, music, prizes, the whole sha-bang.
I was really impressed actually! There were 3 groups from Mayatan and 2 groups from the public schools in Copan and Santa Rite who had prepared “gymnastic routines” (also known as dances) to perform for judges and parents. They did a really good job! I guess all those Wednesday afternoon’s of “apple bottom jeans, jeans, boots with the fur….that tonight’s gonna be a good, good night…..you spin my head right round, right round…” paid off!
My favorite part of the whole event was Dayana and Yelsi! I love these little girls! They are just so precious!
Thanks for posting these photos. I'm currently working at Mayatan as the fundraising director and I came across your blog when searching for other peoples' photos of the school. I don't have any of the gymnastics competition from last year, so now I know what to look forward to. I'm also searching for blurbs or testimonials from past volunteers to post to our website. Let me know if you have anything you'd like to share.
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