Flying Aces put on quite a show at Holland Elementary School

The school year is flying toward summer vacation and the Flying Aces Frisbee Disc Team flew into Holland Elementary School Wednesday. Seems fitting.

The Flying Aces were part of the school's fun-tastic Family Night. Flying Aces founding member Brian and teammate Jay performed plenty of amazing feats for the crowd, according to Principal Sue Massucci. They used several different types of discs including one that lit up the night, another that changes colors and yet another that even whistled.

The team demonstrated different throwing and catching techniques, discussed the math and physics involved in proper throwing and perform a freestyle routine that was simply amazing to watch.

At one point, Jay demonstrated how to use a hacky sack and wowed the audience with a "double around-the-world" using his foot. Brian used a street board and stressed the importance of always wearing a helmet when boarding or biking.

An audience participation segment included a group of pupils passing a spinning disc on their fingertips. The show ended with a competition with teams seeing how many successful throws and catches they could accomplish in a minute.

The winning tandem was the brother-sister team of Paul and Amber, with 20.

According to Massucci, the Flying Aces delivered a strong message to the children about staying active. living a healthy lifestyle and staying away from drugs, alcohol and tobacco.

"It was one of the best family nights of the year," Massucci said.