On this video I tried to do some new things while editing, I have never inserted any pictures into a video before and on this one there were quite a few. I also Cropped using the Ken Burns option on a couple of them. I think that this was an ok video and that there were a few things I could have done differently. One of the struggles I had was figuring out the sequence of the story but after changing it multiple time i think i got in in a good order.

Pre-State 2014

This Saturday the ONW gymnastics team is competing for the state championship at Shawnee Mission West. The team is ranked third in their league and has high hopes for this coming meet.

The team is lead by Juniors Jessie Payne and Carly Stroup. Both gymnasts coming out strong and pulling through this last stretch of the season despite injuries.

Payne is hoping to duplicate her last season, state individual championship. She’s been strong on bars and vault all season long and is hoping that those two events can lead her to victory.

The team however cannot survive just on these two girls, however, Senior Carissa Winters and Freshman Emily Copeland are both preparing to come out strong and preform magnificently to get their team to a high finish.

The teams biggest threat right now is OE, their team has almost twenty girls on it giving them an advantage over the ONW ravens who only have four athletes.

Come out and support your fellow ravens at eleven o’clock on Saturday.

Carly competing vault at the Hawk Invite

Q-How do you support your teammates?

A-By encouraging them and cheering them on to get better and do harder skills.

Q-How do you think the season has gone so far?

A-I think the season has gone pretty well. I think that we’ve done better then we expected to place wise for the team and learning new skills.

Q-As an individual how has the season gone?

A-It’s been hard to get back into it because I didn’t go back to club after last season, and also with injuries its hard to keep up.

Q-How do you like your chances for state as a team?

A-As a team I think we have a good shot at at least third.

Q-How do you compare last year to this year?

Carly hugging her coach Mindy Flacks after receiving a 8.8 on vault

A-I think last year and this year will be similar, but I think this year we have a little bit more energy and we are a little closer with each other.

Q-How has gymnastics affected your life?

A-Gymnastics is pretty much my whole life. My whole life is revolved around gymnastics since I was little and I love it.

Q-How has gymnastics affected your family?

Carly smiling after she sticks her landing on vault

A-It has taken away from them a lot when I was in club, but they also support me and come to all my gymnastics meets.

Q-How do you manage gymnastics and school?

A-Its hard to manage especially with homework and social life but I think its something that’s important to me and I like doing so I fit things around it.

Q- What has kept you going in gymnastics?

A-Because I love it and its fun and there’s always something else you can do.

Q-Are you going to compete gymnastics for ONW next year?

Carly finishing her second vault of the meet

A-Yes I am.