Gymnastics Hotline | 4.23.26-4.30.26

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Read the hotline in its entirety! Information is subject to change weekly without further notice.

1. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

PRACTICE UPDATES

*Level 1 & 2 will not have practice on Saturday, April 25. Good luck at your State Meet!

*May 2^nd:

-Level 3 will not have practice – good luck at State!

-Silver athletes who compete on Saturday will not have practice - Good luck at State! (Athletes competing on Sunday will still practice).

*Excite! Will be CLOSED May 23-29 for Summer Break. No classes or teams running during this time.

TRYOUT INFORMATION

*The May 16^th tryout is for new athletes only – athletes who competed last year do not need to enroll in these tryouts. Level placement tryouts will be on July 18^th (times TBA).

*Click here to fill out your tryout form for the 2026-27 season! Turning in this form will let us know to re-enroll you for summer groups – no further action needed on your part

CLICK HERE FOR TRYOUT FORM!

CLICK HERE FOR 2026-27 GYM TEAM HANDBOOK

SALERNO’S FUNDRAISER

Great NEW fundraising opportunity for April at Salerno’s! RUNNING THROUGH END OF APRIL!

Enjoy great food and earn fundraising dollars to help with travel fees and the end of the year reward competitions and meets.

-When: Every Tuesday and Wednesday for the month of April

-What you need to do? Ask friends and family when eating out to go to Salerno’s in Highland Village.

-Next: Ask them to write your team member’s name on the receipt and drop it off at the front of the restaurant. (please print name)

-Salerno’s is going to then pay 10% back per receipt total. This does include alcohol just not sales tax. So if you are going out for a glass of wine why not pay yourself back 10%!

Any miscellaneous receipts with no names listed; we will split among all that have participated in this fundraising event.

BANQUET AWARDS

Final list of Smarty Pants awards (updated 4.9.26):

Abby D, Abril P, Adeline H, Alyssa A, Amalea R, Arianna K, Ashlynn M, Aubrie C, Ava M, Bella S, Brooklee W, Ceci B, Charlotte K, Daniella M, Eliza C, Ella W, Ellie F, Emory C, Evie C, Finley S, Georgia C, Grecia P, Hannah A, Hannah K, Hannah S, Harper R, Hayes P, Julia E, Lana C, Lily P, Lily Y, Lucia T, Lyla B, Lynlee B, Madeline M, Makensie M, Mary-Kate F, Mila D, Mila M, Norah F, Paisley W, Quinlee J, Raine K, Sanvi N, Sophia Y, Xamantha P, Xavannah P

BANQUET INFO

Location & Date: Circle R Ranch – Thursday Apr. 30th, 2026 (6:00-9:00)

Tickets: Athlete tickets + 1 parent ticket were billed with your November tuition. Additional tickets will be available for purchase on your parent portal between Monday Mar 2nd – Monday Apr 13th

Additional Ticket purchases will not be available after April 13^th!

Athlete/Parent Tickets are $65/person.

Due to space in the venue, siblings are not allowed at the event. Guests are limited to 2 adults/athlete, or 4 adults/athlete for split families.

2. COMPETITION SCHEDULE

April 24-26: Level 1, 2, Bronze State (Brenham, TX)

Meet Location:

Velocity Gymnastics

1329 Farmers Road

Brenham, TX 77833

Meet Schedule:

Saturday, April 25:

Level 1: Arrive @ 8:45 am

Level 2: Arrive @ 3:45 pm

Sunday, April 26:

Bronze: Arrive @ 12 :30 pm

Important Info:

Admissions: $10 adults / $5 kids / cash only

Brenham hotels are currently sold out or high cost for this weekend. College Station is about a 45-minute drive from Brenham and has much cheaper hotel options!

May 1-3: Level 3 & Silver State

Meet Location:

Trevino’s Gymnastics

1438 S. I-35E

Lancaster, TX 75146

Schedule:

Saturday, May 2^nd:

7:45 am arrival: Level 3 Divisions 4, 5, 6, 7

Athletes: Daniella, Lynlee

11:15 am arrival: Level 3 Divisions 1, 2, 3

Athletes: Ceci, Madeline, Makensie, Mary Kate, Quinlee, Qwinn, Xamantha

2:45 pm arrival: Silver Divisions 6 & 7

Athletes: Ella, Frankie, Julia, Lucia

5:30 pm arrival: Silver Division 5

Athletes: Ellie, Kaitlynn, Zendaya

Sunday, May 3:

7:45 am arrival: Silver Divisions 3 & 4

Athletes: Abril, Arya, Georgia, Hannah, Mila

Important Info:

Adults: $10 per session and/or day ; $15 Weekend Pass

Children (under 12) & Seniors (65+): $5 per session and/or day; $7 Weekend Pass

Children 2 and under free

May 15-17: Level 4, 6 & Gold State (Hillsboro, TX)

Meet Location:

Whitney High School Gymnasium

1400 N Brazos Street

Whitney, Texas 76692

Schedule:

Saturday, May 16:

7:45 am: Gold – Divisions 3 & 4

Athletes: Emory, Sanvi, Hayes, Lily, Finley, Brooklee

12:15 pm: Gold – Divisions 2, 5, 6, 7

Athletes: Abby, Paisley

4:30 pm: Level 4 – Divisons 3, 4, 5, 6

Athletes: Lyla, Aubrie, Norah, Abby, Ava, Addy

Sunday, May 17:

7:45 am: Level 4 – Divisions 1 & 2

Athletes: Arianna, Amalea, Lily

5:00 pm – Level 6

Important Info:

CLICK HERE TO VIEW T-SHIRT OPTIONS!

**DO NOT order them yourself! Email gymnastics@excitegym.com if you’d like to order – include which option you’d like and the size. We will purchase a group order and charge your account. HARD DEADLINE 4/11!

3. DRESS CODE

*For dress code, you don’t have to wear a leo that is the specified color. If the color is yellow, but you don’t have a yellow leo, you can wear yellow shorts, a yellow headband, a yellow scrunchie, etc.

*It is mandatory that all gymnasts wear a leo to every practice. Hair must be neatly pulled back, secured out of their face. Tight fitting bar shorts or capris are allowed. Baggy pants and sweatshirts are not permitted.

Thursday, April 23: Wear purple

Saturday, April 25: Wear any Excite! Leo

Monday, April 27: Wear green

Tuesday, April 28: Wear black

Wednesday, April 29: Wear yellow

Thursday, April 30: NO PRACTICE - SEE YOU AT BANQUET!

Saturday, May 2: Wear red

4. UPCOMING DATES

*Save all meet dates for your athletes’ level listed in section 2 of the hotline!

April 30th – Gym Team Banquet (6:00-9:00) @ Circle R Ranch

Travel camp 2026 - June 12th-15th, 2026 - SAVE THE DATE!!

Added on hotline – 7.10.25

July 18: Level placement tryouts – times TBA

July 28th-31st: Choreography and In House Camp

Added on hotline – 2.4.26

October 24^th: Excite! Expo

5. O.A.R. – Outstanding Athlete Recognition

We have wrapped up the OAR for this season and will be giving to the athlete of the year for each team at banquet. Awesome job this season to all of our OAR winners!!!

6. IMPORTANT NUMBERS (TEXT PREFERRED)

Caitlin – (281) 610-4941

Alex – (817) 600-6654

Dilynn – (972) 890-7558

Dustin – (469) 964-4106

Kevin – (817) 874-6741

Tia – (469) 486-2780

Julie – (214) 674-5451

Excite! – (972) 874-8500

7. Important Links

CLICK HERE FOR 2026-27 GYM TEAM HANDBOOK

CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT AN ABSENCE REQUEST

CLICK HERE FOR FALL PRACTICE SCHEDULE!

*Please note that practice times may vary slightly from those listed in the handbook. While we do our best to accurately project practice schedules when the handbook is created in April, adjustments are sometimes necessary to ensure all athletes receive high-quality coaching and have sufficient access to equipment. If there is any discrepancy between the times listed above and those in the handbook, please refer to the times listed above as the most current.