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Bethany |
Bethany Kelly,
in most regards, is a typical teenager entering the challenge of
High School in South Saint Louis, Missouri. As a freshman,
she is taking advanced classes and is currently carrying an A
average. Her recent MAP (Missouri Assessment Program)
Terra Nova score ranks her in the 97th National Percentile (NP)
in Mathematics and the 99th NP in Communication Arts with a
Lexile Score of 1230. These scores place her securely in
the Advanced Achievement Level.
Her personal and scholastic goals are lofty when
you consider her desire is to become class valedictorian as well
as to fly through the air with the greatest of ease as the
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Bethany has always loved the circus, the pageantry, the costumes
and the performances. She occasionally dreamed of being in the
circus, but never imagined that she would one day be a circus
performer. Bethany has performed in competitive meets
as an accomplished, level five gymnast. The trophies and
ribbons adorning her room will attest to her ability. Now she
is a circus performer. |
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Bethany’s favorite acts in the circus had always been Trapeze,
Spanish Web and Lyra, but now she is taking lessons and
practicing so she can fly in center ring,
wrapped in silks. “I really love the grace and beauty of the
act. I love the clowns and other performers in the circus, but
I truly love aerial artistry the best,” she said.
Bethany met her first clown before her first birthday. She saw
that same clown each year for a couple years after that. It was
Joey. Now she calls him dad. |
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“I’ve always loved Bethany,” Joey stated. “She was adorable then, and
she is adorable now. She amazes me with the quality of the art projects
that she brings home from school. She is mature, fun loving, funny, and
she is an incredibly talented and gifted individual that eagerly accepts
a challenge and quickly masters it,” he said. |
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Bethany
is a shy individual. She is delightfully respectful, personable and
as charming as she is studious, talented and beautiful. She has a love for
art and the creativity to carry her to success in whatever endeavor she
chooses. When she isn’t on the trapeze, walking the tight rope,
juggling while balancing herself on a board atop a round cylinder or
practicing her aerial silks, she passionately reads or attends her
hobbies. |
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One of
Bethany’s many interests is interior decorating and design. Her
room showcases her many art projects and
creations. Her most recent painting is of her great-grandfather
Emmett Kelly, as he appeared in the movie The Fat Man. “I had never seen a
painting of him in white-face so I wanted mine to be special,” she
said.
Bethany also loves to sew. She makes purses, hats and
helps her mom with designing and creating costumes. |
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Bethany is a featured performer in
The
Joey Kelly Circus. You will be amazed at her talent and accomplishments.
You’ll also get to know her better through her upcoming column, “Teen
Talk with
Bethany.” Be sure to check in frequently to see updated
information. Thank you for visiting and your interest in the
The
Joey Kelly Circus. |
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The Joey Kelly Circus
Click
on the names below to meet the rest of the family.
Joey
Lindy
Nathan
Penny |
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