St Mary's boys jump queue to aerobics national finals

22nd November 2009

PICTURE MARK McKEOWN: St Mary's Boys' Jump Jam team is the only group entered in the boys only section of the national jump jam competition.

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Nine boys from St Mary's School in Tauranga have mastered aerobics to music to make the national finals of Jump Jam held in Auckland today.

Launched in 2001 by Tauranga man Brett Fairweather, Jump Jam is a fun way to get children moving.

The energetic St Mary's crew consists of Year 5 and 6 pupils coached by Kim Artus.

They will compete in the primary boys' division at the AUT Sport and Fitness Centre on the North Shore.

Also competing today is a team from Tauranga Intermediate School in the novice mixed Year 7/8 category.

On the first day of the competition yesterday, Omanu School's Jordan Miners won the primary Jump Jam Idol title, which is a leadership award.