Vol. 53 No. 2 October 2012 The Philadelphia Skating Club & Humane Society

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1 Vol. 53 No. 2 October 2012 The Philadelphia Skating Club & Humane Society November 2 1 st Friday Lunch 3 Saturday Tea & Exhibition, 5:15 pm 4 PSC&HS 5 New Member Dessert, 8:15 pm 7 Member Admissions Meeting, 7:00 pm 8 Junior Committee 9:00 am 10 Spaghetti PSC&HS 12 Board of Governors Meeting,7:30 pm 17 Winter Ice Party (5/6/7 Grades),8 pm 19 Application Deadline for December 2 nd 22 Happy Thanksgiving! Club Closed 25 Member/Guest Sunday December 2 PSC&HS 5 Member Admissions Meeting, 7:00 pm 6 Junior Committee Meeting, 9:00 am 8 Jr. Committee Holiday Show, 4:30 pm 10 Board of Governors Meeting,7:30 pm 24 Club 1:00 PM 25 Merry Christmas! Club Closed 30 Member/Guest Sunday 31 Club 1:00 pm January Happy New Year! Club Closed 2 Member Admissions Meeting, 7:00 pm 4 Family Friday (info to follow) 11 Family Friday (info to follow) 12 Winter Ice Party (5/6/7 Grades), 8 pm 14 Board of Governors Meeting,7:30 pm 17 Junior Committee Meeting, 9:00 am 18 Family Friday (info to follow) 19 Saturday Tea & Exhibition, 5:15 pm January, 2013 (continued) 22 Application Deadline for February 3 rd 25 Family Friday (info to follow) 27 Open PSC&HS February 2 Mid-Winter PSC&HS 3 PSC&HS 6 Member Admissions Meeting, 7:00 pm 9 Saturday Tea & Exhibition, 5:15 pm 11 Board of Governors Meeting,7:30 pm 19 Application Deadline for March 3 rd 21 Junior Committee Meeting, 9:00 am 23 Winter Ice Party (5/6/7 grades), 8 pm 24 Member/Guest Sunday March 3 PSC&HS 6 Member Admissions Meeting, 7:00 pm 9 Saturday Tea & Exhibition, 5:15 pm 11 Board of Governors Meeting,7:30 pm 14 Junior Committee Meeting, 9:00 am PSC&HS Club Competition 24 Member/Guest Sunday 31 Happy Easter! Club Closed April 1 Application Deadline for April 14 th 3 Member Admissions Meeting, 7:00 pm 5 PSC&HS Annual Meeting 6 Spring Ice Party (5/6/7 grades), 8 pm 7 Winter Season Ends 8 Spring Session Begins

2 April (continued) 8 Board of Governors Meeting, 7:30 pm 11 Junior Committee Meeting, 9:00 am 13 Saturday Tea & Exhibition, 5:15 pm 14 PSC&HS 29 Application Deadline for May 12 th May 1 Member Admissions Meeting, 7:00 pm 4 Spring Ice Party (5/6/7 grades), 8 pm 9 Junior Committee Luncheon 12 PSC&HS 13 Board of Governors Meeting,7:30 pm 19 PSC&HS Boots & Blades Basic Skills Competition 27 Memorial Day Club Closed 28 Application Deadline for June 9 th June 9 PSC&HS 10 Board of Governors Meeting,7:30 pm 16 Spring Session Ends 17 Summer Session Begins July 1 Application Deadline for July 13 th 4 Happy 4 th! Club Closed 13 PSC&HS 26 Summer Session Ends Barbara Camp TWIST Honorary Editor Safe skaters use helmets! Remind your guests to bring a helmet if they have one, especially for the beginners. 30 Day Trial Memberships 30 Day Trial Memberships are still being offered. The Trial Membership runs for any 30 day period and the cost is $300 for a family, $100 for an individual. A portion of these costs may be applied to the full membership fees upon joining. Call the office ( ) for more information or questions! Update Your Addresses! Please remember to keep PSC&HS updated with your addresses so that you can continue to receive important messages from the club. Thank You! Articles for the Nov/Dec issue of the TWIST should be submitted to the office no later than Tuesday, December 11 5:00 pm. ACT NOW to book the best dates! Do you belong to a country club or another club? Some of the local clubs have already booked their skating events at PSC&HS. Many are making it a skate and dine event. Contact your entertainment committee to book theirs soon before all the available dates are taken. Check with Mary to see which dates are still open. JUST ARRIVED! We ve just received several pair of Ugg Classic Boots in Women s sizes 6 through 9. Get them now before they re gone!!

3 TESTS PASSED Additional Summer Tests Passed: Becker, Samantha (Pre-Preliminary Free) Boerner, Any (Hickory Hoedown, Pre- Juvenile Moves) Chung, Seryna (Pre-Juvenile Moves) Coffey, Lauren (Novice Moves) Erdman, Lydia (Swing Dance, Fiesta Tango) Gaddes, Sophie (Paso Doble) Ge, Grace (Intermediate Moves, Preliminary Free) Jaworski, Laura (Willow Waltz, Hickory Hoedown, Junior Moves) Jones, Malcolm (Junior Free Dance) Knoell, MaryKate (Pre-Preliminary Moves) LeFebvre, Christina (Pre-Preliminary Free) Libonati, Olivia (Pre-Juvenile Free) Lu, Claire (Pre-Preliminary Moves) Prasad, Kiertan (Preliminary Moves) Rose, Allie (Juvenile Moves, Pre-Preliminary Free) Sanford, Savannah (Preliminary Moves, Canasta Tango, Rhythm Blues) Walton, Katherine (Pre-Juvenile Moves) Walton, Matthew (Preliminary Moves) Wilson, Emily (Juvenile Free) Zhan, TingTing (Dutch Waltz, Canasta Tango, Rhythm Blues) COMPETITION RESULTS 2013 South Atlantic Regional Non-Qualifying Competition, October 12-14, Wake Forest, NC Seryna Chung Pre-Juvenile Spins Group A, 6 th ; Preliminary Girls Freeskating Group B, 7 th ; Pre-Juvenile Compulsory Moves Group A, 10 th ; Preliminary Compulsory Moves Group B, 2 nd ; Preliminary Jumps Group A, 5 th Emily Goniea Preliminary Spins Group B, 4 th ; Preliminary Girls Freeskating Group D, 6 th ; Preliminary Showcase, 5 th ; Preliminary Jumps Group B, 2 nd Sydney Horenstein No Test Freeskating Group B, 6 th Competition Results continued 2013 South Atlantic Regional Figure Skating Championships, October 19-23, Wake Forest, NC Lydia Erdman - Juvenile Girls Group D (initial round), 3 rd ; Juvenile Girls Final Round, 19 th Ashley Ferguson Senior Ladies Short Program, 10 th ; Freeskate, 11 th Caroline Sterman Juvenile Girls Group F (initial round), 5 th **THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SKATERS FOR REPRESENTING THE PSC&HS SO WELL!** Club Member Reports from South Atlantics Qualifying Competition (October 19-23, Wake Forest, NC) Three skaters from PSC&HS represented the club beautifully at the recent South Atlantic Regional Qualifying Competition in Wake Forest, NC. Lydia Erdman skated to a personal best/season s best of in Juvenile Ladies Group D earning a 3 rd place in her group. She received a USFSA Special Achievement Award for at least one +2 GOE in her program scores. She went on to place 19 th in the final round. Caroline Sterman skated to a personal best/season s best of in Juvenile Ladies Group F placing 5 th in her group. She received a USFSA Special Achievement Award for at least one +2 GOE in her program scores. She also received the USFSA Special Achievement Award for the most total points for spins in her group. A huge, noisy group of cheering friends, families and coaches were on hand to see Ashley Ferguson finish her competitive skating career in the Senior Ladies event.

4 Despite dealing with an obvious injury a smiling Ashley skated with the determination, strength and grace that she has always shown. She finished 10 th in the Short Program and 11 th in the Long Program for a final result of 11 th place. It was a proud and emotional moment for everyone there to be a part of. The club was also represented by Coaches Slava Uchitel and Tommy Kaine and club members/usfsa officials Ann O Keefe and Jim Kawano. Great job by everyone from PSC&HS! Do you know who the current President of PSCHS is? Answer: Charlotte Martin Charlotte was Secretary last year and has been Adult Chair for many years. As Adult Committee Chair, she ran the January Blues Brunch, kept adults informed of events, helped bring back the Club Adult Pro-Am Competition, invented the very popular First Friday Lunches, made delicious soups, and donated her beautiful pottery for Club events such as the annual Silent Auction for the Competitors Fund. She s also been active with Membership marketing, served on Membership Admissions, and been an elected Board member. She was the Club s first Volunteer of the Year in Besides being a potter and teacher of pottery making, Charlotte is a pre-silver ice dancer and skates figures. She began skating when her daughters stopped skating. Her goals for the year are fund-raising and increasing membership. Philly Spirit Adult Synchro The adult synchro team is looking forward to a great season with our new vampire/zombie program. We had a fun '80's night practice session recently, and look forward to our first competition in Connecticut in Dec. We would really appreciate the support of our fellow club members. How can we help support the team, you might ask? There are several ways: 1. Join us! A big part of synchro is numbers, the more skaters we have, the more successful the team. 2. Purchase a "Tasty Skates" cookbook. They are available in the club office for $15 each. they make great holiday gifts for teachers, coaches, etc. 100% of the proceeds from the sale of this book go toward team needs. 3. Advertise for us (& the Jr. team) by sporting our logo. The more the skating community knows about us, the more likely we are to attract new members. We have team pins available for $5, team jackets for $75, and team t-shirts will be available soon. Not only will 100% of the proceeds from these sales also go directly to team needs, it will also help us get our name out there. Contact Janet Rosen, jrosen1@comcast.net or We thank you in advance for your support of synchronized skating at PSCHS.

5 From the Member Admissions Committee The members of the Member Admissions Committee are: Mrs. Emily Batista, Chair Mrs. Melanie Boerner Mrs. Debra Erdman Mrs. Sara Glaser Mrs. Lynn LaFiandra Mr. Joseph Libonati Please join us welcoming our new members to the PSC&HS: New Family Members Rachel & Robert Albanese Eileen& John Cannon Kimberlee Herd Malcolm Jones Ivy Sun & Ran Li Nancy & Steve Lustig Laura & Matthew Mitchell Nicole & Tom Moshang Ana Fernandez & Jamayssar Persaud Sasha & Michael Rose Trisha Hessinger & Geoff Whaling New Associate/Jr. Annual Members Joy Dubost Zachary Milestone Thanks to the following members and/or coaches for bringing our new members into the PSC&HS: Karen Boornazian, Lucia Esther, Sandy Fetter, Elizabeth Gardiner, Sheryl Gilman, Allie Hoffman, Elena Lysenko Charlotte Pride, Janet Rosen, Elizabeth Gardiner, Amy Shaw Test Yourself! How well do you know the Club? What is the Club s anniversary? A) Feb. 28 B) Dec. 21 C) Neither of these D) Both of these Answer at end of TWIST! FAQ from the General Manager, Fran Mycek Why are ice conditions not perfect after a heavy skating session? When you have a session with a large number of dancers and free skaters, the ice tends to get beat up with rivets from the ice dancers and holes from the free skaters. In a perfect world, after a heavy session of skaters dancing and jumping, a double ice cut would be the cure. Unfortunately, we only have 15 minutes to try to bring the ice back into shape. On Friday evenings, after a heavy public session, the staff does a dry cut first and then a cut with water. This can take minutes to do the job right and bring the ice up to par. I do suggest that skaters wait until the ice is completely dry and allow the ice to heal a bit before getting onto the ice. There is no easy solution other than a 30 minute ice cut allowance. On another note, we re very fortunate to have a lot of skaters on the ice!!

6 MEMBER/GUEST SUNDAYS ARE BACK! Mark your calendar for the following Sundays and bring your prospective member candidates to PSC&HS for an afternoon of skating. These are perfect opportunities to introduce that person who might be interested in skating to PSC&HS. MEMBER/GUEST Sundays allow you to bring prospective members to a family session (1:00-3:00 pm) with no guest fees or skate rental charges. Please be sure to RSVP in advance with the number of skaters you will be bringing. All members and guests will be expected to signin upon arrival. October 28 th, November 25 th, December 30 th, February 24 th, March 24 th From the Test Committee We re off to a new season of testing with 74 tests scheduled for November 4 th. Please remember test deadline is 5 pm on the Monday afternoon two weeks before the Test session (Tuesday when Monday is a holiday such as MLK Day or Presidents Day). To avoid late fees and help insure acceptance, please turn in your complete application with payment and signatures (coach and parent or skater). If you have any special requests for scheduling, please use the Special Request box on the back of the application form. Please remember that other considerations such as level of test, discipline, availability of judges, and coaches schedules also have to be taken into consideration. Occasionally, we are unable to schedule a test in a certain month due to availability of judges. Happy Skating and Testing! BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!! JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON! ONE FINAL, LIMITED PRINTING OF: TASTY SKATES A Collection of Recipes by, from and for skaters $15 INCLUDES AN ICE-SKATE COOKIE CUTTER! Wrapped and ready for gift-giving Proceeds benefit the Philly Spirit Adult Synchronized Skating Team AVAILABLE NOW AT THE CLUB OFFICE MARK YOUR CALENDAR! PSC&HS will host the 2013 Boots and Blades Basic Skills Competition Sunday, May 19, 2013

FROM THE DIRECTOR OF SKATING The following information is for all skaters and the parents: Proper Procedures for Changing Coaches Following these steps will help you make the switch to a new coach

There may be a way to correct the situation and the need to switch could be resolved before a change is necessary. 2) Make sure that you have paid your account balance in full with your current coach.

7 FROM THE DIRECTOR OF SKATING The following information is for all skaters and the parents: Proper Procedures for Changing Coaches Following these steps will help you make the switch to a new coach and still maintain a comfortable relationship within the rink. Parents: 1) Contact your current coach and express your reasons for wanting to switch to another coach. There may be a way to correct the situation and the need to switch could be resolved before a change is necessary. 2) Make sure that you have paid your account balance in full with your current coach. 3) Discuss this change with your child. Make sure that he/she is comfortable with the changes you are about to make. Future Coach: 1) Direct the client to first make contact with the former coach. 2) When this has been done, contact the current coach. Make sure there is no possible resolution to the situation. 3) Confirm that all outstanding balances are paid in full with the current coach prior to scheduling any lessons. NO lessons should be given prior to receiving confirmation of account status. There are often exceptions and discrepancies. These need to be handled on a case by case basis. 4) Respect what the former coach has done for the skater. If technique changes need to be made, do so without degrading the former coach's method. 5) Support your fellow coaches. Staff meetings are helpful to discuss these procedures and numerous other topics related to a happy and successful environment within the rink. Skaters: 1) Switching coaches, if the above procedures are followed, it should not affect the skater's relationship with other skaters (except regarding working in groups). 2) Do not isolate or make an outcast of a skater who has switched from your coach to another coach. 3) Do not encourage others to switch from their current coach. 4) Treat all skaters with equal respect. 5) While on the ice everyone must follow the same set of rules. Thank you from the Competitors Fund Many thanks to all who supported this year's PSCHS Competitors Fund Silent Auction! Your donations of gifts in kind and/or successful bidding was very much appreciated and helped us raise over $1500! A special thank you to each of our coaches who donated generously of their time and talent. Answer to Test Yourself Question: D, Both of these On December 21, 1849 a group of gentlemen who enjoyed skating on the frozen rivers and lakes of Philadelphia launched the first skating club in North America and called it, The Skater s Club of the City and County of Philadelphia. On February 28, 1861, by special act of the General Assembly, approved by the Governor, the SCCP became the Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society and acquired a charter of incorporation. Don t forget to turn your clocks back on November 4 2 am!

From the Adult Committee Chair (Carolyn Rhodes) You might be surprised by the number of members who learned to skate as adults and have gone on to pass moves in the field, free skate, and dance tests.

8 From the Adult Committee Chair (Carolyn Rhodes) You might be surprised by the number of members who learned to skate as adults and have gone on to pass moves in the field, free skate, and dance tests. Some even compete. Come to any adult session you ll see them working on dance patterns, moves, and jumps and spins. Some started because they wanted to be comfortable skating with their kids. Others wanted to try a new sport. But they all have one thing in common they didn t start as kids. Many of them started with group lessons. Group skating is fun and supportive and the club offers classes at no charge for beginners (Ice Breakers), advanced skaters (Stroking), and even dance. If you become hooked, you might decide to work with a coach and even think about tests. Why test as an adult? As one skater told me, It s a great way to set goals. The United States Figure Skating Adult Program offers an adult test track that has four levels pre bronze, bronze, silver, and gold across all disciplines. Tests are given at the club once a month. Each test includes a set of requirements that are skated in front of a panel of judges. Pass a test and you qualify to move to the next level and participate in adult competitions and events. Next month I ll introduce you to adult skaters who have done just that. See you on the ice! Adult Group Lesson Schedule Mondays...Ice 8:15 pm Tuesdays & Thursdays...Adult group (all 9:30 am 8:15 pm 8:45 pm NEW MEMBER DESSERT Enjoy a free group lesson Followed by sips and sweets Ice Breakers Monday, November 5 th 8:15 p.m. All members welcome Contact: Carolyn at rhodes.carolyn.m@gmail.com PSC&HS Jr. Committee Holiday Show Saturday, December 8 4:30 pm

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