OU Honored For Volunteer Work

April 24, 2009

NORMAN, Okla. - The Oklahoma men's gymnastics team was honored Friday, April 24, by United Way and Junior League of Norman. Cleveland Elementary nominated the men's gymnastics team for a Volunteer of the Year award for its work at Norman's Cleveland Elementary School.

The Sooners have joined the Norman school in a "Partners in Education" program developed by Cleveland music teacher Regina Bell and OU head coach Mark Williams, a former English teacher. Members of the men's gymnastics team are assigned to a teacher and make weekly visits to their classroom throughout the year to tutor and mentor the students.

OU hosts an annual "Cleveland Elementary Night" at a home gymnastics meet. This season the Sooners welcome Cleveland students, teachers and parents for a home meet each year at the Howard McCasland Field House. Students had the opportunity to serve as junior judges, score flashers, march-in leaders, junior PA announcer and award presenters at the meet.

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Days before the "Cleveland Elementary Night" competition, the team performed a demonstration at a school assembly, showing off their skills on floor exercise, parallel bars, vault and pommel horse.

The squad has also been involved in the school's annual Jog-A-Thon and Family Fun Night Events, even volunteering to sit in a dunk tank.

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