Portland Observer, April 17, 1985, Page 7
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Youngsters tumble at King School ___________
by Koben Lothian
King School has Portland's only
tumbling team for elementary age
children.
The 31 youngsters from pre-kinder
garten through 5th grade get to
gether after school two days a week
for practice sessions in the school
cafeteria.
W ith guidance from coach Cheryl
Richey, the children practice by run
ning five laps each and then they
perform hand springs, somersaults,
cartwheels and back twists on long
mats stretched across the floor.
With bright blue and red uniforms
donated by Nike, the tumbling team
w ill peform Friday at I.aurelhurst
School and Saturday, A p ril 20th at
Lloyd Center at about noon for
Teacher’ s Day.
The team will travel to King's sister
school in Cascade Locks for another
performance on May 10th. They have
also performed during halftime at
University o f Portland games, and
they may soon pcrlorm during a Trail
Blazer halftime.
Third grader Sabrina Warren, 9,
said her favorite moves are "ones that
make me go backwards." especially
back handsprings. " I like it because
I like it,” she said about tumbling.
W illiam James Holloway, 7, a first
grader, did a back twist o ff the spring
board followed by a round-off back
aerial.
"These are pretty d ifficu lt moves,
especially considering their age,” said
Richey. "1 have kids in the first grade
that aren't supposed to have that
much upper body strength, and they
are muscling through these moves.”
Richey said she started the tum
bling program in 1977. This year
over 300 children tried out, she said.
“ 1 have kids coming to me all the time
asking if they can jo in , but unfor
tunately there’s not enough room for
them a ll."
The program emphasizes “ feeling
positive and good about themselves.”
said Richey, rather than competition
or expert gymnastic skill.
In order to join the team, the chil
dren write a contract with their teach
ers that says they w ill not neglect
their schoolwork, she said.
The youngest tumbler is 4-year-old
Quaylaunda Kane. Her three broth
ers and sisters, “ the Kane gang,” arc
“ all excellent tumblers,” said Richey.
Richey said her first tumbling team
had 17 boys and three girls, but now
there are more girls than boys. “ The
girls lend to do more Ilex moves and
the boys tend to do more muscle
moves," she said.
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