"Senior Spotlight"
2017/18 Seniors Featured​

2017/18 Senior Gymnasts Pictured Above (from left to right):  Abby Schwartz, Samantha Maynard, Lauren Slayton

Samantha Maynard

  1. I have been doing gymnastics for 11 years.
  2. ​My favorite event is the balance beam.
  3. My favorite memory's from high school gymnastics are the team dinners. 
  4. My goal for the season is for JV and Varsity to beat their highest team scores from last season.
  5. My favorite subject in school is anything art related. 
  6. I don't play any other sports, and my time outside of school is usually spent coaching gymnastics at Twist n Tumble. 
  7. My plan after high school is to study art, specifically graphic design and major in either art education or fine arts.
  8. My advice for new gymnasts is to just have fun and enjoy where your at. It goes by very fast, and dwelling on the little things won't get you far.
  9. One of my favorite quotes is "Change your thoughts and you change your world"-Norman Vincent Peale 
  10. My personal goal for this season is to enjoy my last season and break a personal record.  
  11. Something unique about me that I love to bake even though I'm not very good.


​​Abby Schwartz

  1. How long have you been a gymnast? 15 years (since I was 2)
  2. Favorite event? Floor
  3. Favorite memory from HS Gymnastics?
  4. Team goal for the 2017/18 season? Make it to state as a team, and/or break school record
  5. Individual goal for the 2017/18 season?
  6. Favorite school subject? English
  7. Other extra-curriculars? Track & Field, Link Crew
  8. Post-secondary plans? Go to Montana State and major in Business
  9. Advice for new/younger gymnasts? 
  10. Favorite quote? "If you don't sacrifice for what you want, what you want becomes the sacrifice."
  11. ​Something unique about you? I am ambidextrous


​Lauren Slayton

  1. How long have you been a gymnast? 15 years
  2. Favorite event? Floor
  3. Team goal for the 2017/18 season? State as a team and as an individual
  4. Favorite school subject? History
  5. Other extra-curriculars? Track & Field
  6. Post-secondary plans? College
  7. Advice for new/young gymnasts? Don’t take it for granted. You’ll be a senior before you know it.
  8. Favorite quote? "Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.”
  9. Something unique about you? I don’t like when my food touches!

Abby Weisser, Manager

  1. How long have you been doing gymnastics? I was a gymnast from age three to sixteen.
  2. What was your favorite event? Beam, definitely.
  3. What is your favorite memory from high school gymnastics? DJ-ing at our home meets!
  4. What is your team goal for the 2017/2018 season? Getting to know a whole new group of friends!
  5. Favorite subject in school? Calculus
  6. Other sports or extra-curriculars? Most of my time outside of school and managing is spent working as a bingo caller at a senior care center.
  7. What are your plans after high school? I plan on going to college and majoring in Nursing.
  8. Any advice for new young gymnasts? Always find the positives in every practice, even if you crashed twelve times.
  9. Favorite quote or phrase? "“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” -Wayne Gretzky” -Michael Scott
  10. Personal goal for the 2017/18 season? My goal is not to mess up the floor music!
  11. What is one unique thing about you? I have never broken any bones, and as a gymnast, that’s crazy!