Schools’ Gymnastics Festival a hit

STRAIGHT LEGS AND POINTED TOES: Student Geordis Anderson of Te Wharau School demonstrates her skills on beam at the first day of the annual Poverty Bay Schools’ Gymnastics Festival. Pictures by Paul Rickard.

AS students took to various apparatuses and scorecards began to turn, judges scoured the room for pointed toes, straight arms and legs, a clean dismount, and most importantly, a smile.

Among the judging panel at today’s event was national gymnastic champion, Keely Phillips. The Gisborne-born gymnast, and former student of Wainui Beach, Ilminster Intermediate and Gisborne Girls’ High School said the annual competition is where it all started for her.