By Taylor Firla – Staff Reporter 

Stephanie Ferrara is a junior at Jonathan Law who is currently starting her second year on the gymnastics team. Advocate Staff Reporter Taylor Firla interviewed Ferrara about her preseason thoughts. 

Taylor Firla: What made you decide to try out for the gymnastics team? 

Stephanie Ferrara: I joined the gymnastics team because I wanted to try something new. 

TF: What do you enjoy most about participating on the team?

SF: I enjoy bonding with my teammates and doing floor and beam, which is two out of the four events that you can do on the team. 

TF: What’s your favorite event and why do you like it? 

SF: My favorite event is floor because I like to tumble a lot and I’ve had the skills from cheerleading so I thought it would be the best for me. 

TF: How do you guys work on improving your bond as a group? 

SF: Our team is close and during practice we’ll talk to each other, help each other out and that just automatically brings us together. 

TF: Jonathan Law recently suffered the loss of alum Melanie Coleman, who was an All-State member of the gymnastics team. What is the team doing throughout the season to honor her?

SF: We all love Melanie a lot, and this year our meets are going to be for her. We made bows to wear every meet to honor her.