Author Archives:

2013 HGA Seniors

Posted on by Hartland Gymnastics

We are so proud of our Seniors!

alexAlex McDonald, Level 7

Alex started gymnastics at the age of three at Hartland and has stayed at HGA for her entire 14 year career.  A broken leg in 2010 almost ended her gymnastics career, but after months of physical therapy she was able to continue gymnastics through high school.  Alex has also been coaching at HGA for the past 3 years.

Throughout high school Alex has maintained a high cumulative GPA of 3.81. She has been on the honor roll every year since 6th grade and is a member of the National Honor Society.  Her senior year she is dual enrolled with Washtenaw Community College, taking both high school and college classes.  She will graduate from Howell High School in June.  She has received scholarships and been accepted into the Honors College of both Western Michigan University and Arizona State University and plans to study photography in the fall.

Jesse Curtis, Excel Platinumjesse

Jesse has been at Hartland gymnast for her entire fourteen gymnastics career. The cartwheeling toddler officially started taking classes when she was three, following in her mother’s and sister’s footsteps. She has also worked at HGA as a gymnastics instructor for the past 3 years.

Throughout high school Jesse worked hard to keep a four point plus GPA while taking many Advanced Placement classes, such as European History, Psychology, English Language and Composition, Calculus AB, Chemistry and English Literature and Composition.  She will graduate from Hartland High School in June.  She has won the Northern Michigan University’s Leadership Scholarship Competition.  This fall Jesse will be attending Northern Michigan University, in the Upper Peninsula, where she plans to take classes toward a future helping others, whether it is teaching special needs or counseling those in need.