Aim High Academy celebrates upgraded facility six years after tornado

Aim High Academy celebrates upgraded facility six years after tornado

HERE'S METEOROLOGIST BRANDONWHOLEY WITH YOUR FORECAST.IT'S BEEN SIX YEARS SINCE ANE-F-TWO TORNADO SLAMMED INTO THEAIM HIGH ACADEMY.BUT THAT DIDN'T STOP THEGYMNASTICS CENTER...AND TODAY - THERE'S A NEWREASON TO CELEBRATE.2 NEWS OKLAHOMA'S KATIEKELEHER FOUND THE GYM ISUPGRADING ITS NEW FACILITY...AND SERVING HUNDREDS OF KIDSIN THE COMMUNITY.MARCH 25 - 20-15 IS A DAY MANYAT AIM HIGH ACADEMY WON'TFORGET.A TORNADO - DESTROYING THE WESTTULSA GYMNASTICS FACILITY WHILECOACHES - PARENTS AND GYMNASTSHID IN THE BASEMENT.FIREFIGHTERS RESCUING THEM -CARRIYNG THE CHILDREN OUT OF THEBUILDING.JENNIFER BJORNBERG // FOUNDER,EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AIM HIGHACADEMY"It was very scary.

Just lots ofnoise, lots of children crying,screaming."ALEEYAH CALIGONE // GYMNAST, AIMHIGH ACADEMY"It was really scary.

I couldn'treally hear much of anythingbecause we were like playingmusic and trying to distractother kids from hearing that,hearing outside."EVERYONE MADE IT OUT SAFE.AND IN 2016- - AIM HIGH MOVEDINTO THIS BUILDING NEAR 41ST ANDMEMORIAL.BUT FOUR NDEJENNIFER BJORNBERGKNEW SOMETHING WAS MISSING.BJORNBERG WANTED TO MAKE THEIRNEW FACILITY A SAFER PLACE.SO THEY BUILT THIS NEW WINDEVENT CENTER.IN CASE OF SEVERE WEATHER -GARAGE DOORS WILL COME DOWNHERE, PROTECTING THOSE INSIDEFROM 150 MPH WINDS.JENNIFER BJORNBERG // FOUNDER,EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AIM HIGHACADEMY"I knew from my experience thatas a leader, it was importantfor me to have a place for myfamilies, for my kids to goincase of severe weather."MARCH 25 - 20-15 IS A DAY MANYAT AIM HIGH ACADEMY WON'TFORGET.FIREFIGHTERS RESCUING THEM -CARRYING THE CHILDREN OUT OF THEBUILDING.JENNIFER BJORNBERG // FOUNDER,EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AIM HIGHACADEMY"It was very scary.

Just lots ofnoiseo l,ts of children crying,screaming."ALEEYAH CALIGONE // GYMNAST, AIMHIGH ACADEMY"It was really scary.

I couldn'treally hear much of yanthingbecause we were like playingmusic and trying to distractAND IN 20-16 - AIM HIGH MOVEDINTO THIS BUILDING NEAR 41ST ANDMEMORIAL.BUT FOUNDER JENNIFER BJORNBERGKNEW SOMETHING WAS MISSING.BJORNBGER WANTED TO MAKE THEIRNEW FACILITY A SAFER PLACE.IN CASE OF SEVERE WEATHER -GARAGE DOORS WILLCO ME DOWNHERE, PROTECTING THOSE INSIDEFROM 150 MPH WINDS.JENNIFER BJORNBERG // FOUNDER,EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AIM HIGHACADEMYkn "Iew from my experience thatas a leader, it was importantfor me to have a place for myfamilies, for my kids to goincase of severe weather."SINCE THE TORNADO - AIM HIGH HASRAISED MORE THAN