In one page or less tell the staff of Gem City why you love attending class. Use your imagination! No form of expression is off limits! Give us an essay, a poem, a painting, a drawing, or even a song.
Nineteen athletes from Gem City’s tumbling team traveled to Charleston, West Virginia, for the 2019 National Championships of the United States Tumbling and Trampoline Association (USTA) on June 17-22. Nationals had over 2,100 athletes from 147 teams competing 4,500 events.
Gem City’s novice girls tumbling team earned a first place trophy in their division. Plus, there were several top 10 individual finishes. Gem City’s tumbling team coaches are Zeke Cernea, Laci Heller, Anne Nash, and Lydia Schrand.
in Tumbling
Gem City will hold no classes or team practices on the Fourth of July. Happy Independence Day! Please enjoy your holiday.
Gem City has 19 athletes out of the 25 that qualified at State advancing on to United States Trampoline & Tumbling Association (USTA) National Championships. It’ll be held in Charleston, West Virginia, on June 17-22.
in Tumbling
Bree Barnes will graduate from Quincy Senior High School this year. She is the daughter of Brian and Cinda Barnes and a part of the Gem City family for almost 12 years. She was on gymnastics team, tumbling team, and just this past year on the Gem City All-Star squad. In 2012, Bree qualified and competed in the AAU Junior Olympics.
Sophia Soltwedel, long-time presence at Gem City as an athlete and employee, will graduate from Quincy Senior High School this year. She tumbled at the gym for 10 years, competing for seven of those years on the Tumbling Team. Sophia also danced for 10 years at Beth Heinze Dance Academy and was very involved in high school.
Twenty-seven of Gem City’s tumbling athletes traveled to Springfield for the 2019 USTA Southern Illinois State Championships on April 28, 2019. Five athletes earned state championships!
in Tumbling
Twenty-four of Gem City’s tumblers competed in Monmouth, Illinois, on April 14. Our advanced girls swept the age 11-12 division when they earned the top 3 places.
in Tumbling
We have 29 athletes advancing to the United States Trampoline & Tumbling Association’s (USTA) Illinois State Championships in Springfield, Illinois on April 28. We’re proud of all the hard work Gem City’s athletes put into training and competition!
in Tumbling
Nineteen Gem City tumblers traveled to Pana, Illinois, this past weekend for a competition. All athletes finished in the top ten or better.
in Tumbling