2014 NOV Established in 1959 We don t just develop great skaters, we develop great people! IN THIS ISSUE COACHES CORNER QUOTE OF THE MONTH IMPORTANT DATES BIRTHDAYS PA OF THE MONTH SKATER OF THE MONTH HALLOWEEN FUN CANDID CAMERA 2014-2015 BOARD MEMBERS MEET YOUR COACHES COMMUNICATION PREVIEW OF THE YEAR COACHES CORNER BY COACH ABBY My name is Abigail Doerksen. I am a 17 year old grade 12 student at Eagle Butte High School pursuing a career in nursing. I run on the cross country team at Eagle Butte and I also enjoy snowboarding and Kick boxing. I figure skated for 11 years with the Medicine Hat Skating Club and have accomplished quadruple gold status with them. During my skating years I also had an active role in the CanSkate program as a program assistant, and am excited to be returning as a coach! Abby s Qualifications are: CanSkate Trained QUOTE OF THE MONTH CONTACT US Office: Dana Duchscherer www.mhskatingclub.com mhskate@telus.net 403-529-0092 (O) 403-529-0483 (F)
1 IMPORTANT DATES BINGO Nov. 3, 2014 Evening Nov. 29, 2014 - Day Dec. 18, 2014 Evening More bingos will be listed towards the end of this year. Please contact Kathy at 403-504-6031 to arrange to work your Bingo. BOARD MEETINGS Any Club member in good standing can attend a Board Meeting. If you have something specific to discuss, please contact the President at least 2 days prior so it can be added to the agenda. Nov. 18, 2014 time and place TBA **Don t forget that if you have a Junior StarSkate you are obligated to work 1 BINGO and Senior Starskater you need to work 2 BIRTHDAYS CONGRATS COACH ROXANNE Brennan Finke (2) McKenzie Black (5) Abigail Mandel (3) Katelyn Lonson (13) Addison Weir (3) Sophia Stock (25) Gavin Meshen (3) Brett Getz (9)
2 PA OF THE MONTH Brianna Jones AGE: 14 SKATING FOR 10 YEARS Program Enrolled In: Sr. StarSkate Other activities you like to do: hair, nails, makeup, drawing and going on her phone. Favorite thing about being a Program Assistant: seeing the kids being able to do something they have been taught, without my help! SWEET SUCCESS!!! What goals do I have to accomplish by the end of the skating year: Land more doubles, pass my Senior Silver Skills.
3 SKATER OF THE MONTH Rozlyn Scott AGE: 5 SKATING FOR 1 YEARS Program Enrolled In: Accelerated CanSkate Other activities you like to do: Read, play cards/board games, lego, jump on trampoline, swim. Watch movies with mom & dad and play soccer. Favorite thing about skating: making new friends, skating as fast as I can and playing games like scavenger hunt! What goals do I have to accomplish by the end of the skating year: Skate backwards, be able to do cross-overs, glide/skate on one foot
4 HALLOWEEN FUN The winners of the best pumpkin were far left Oscar the grouch - Mackenzie Duchscherer and far right Figure Skaters -Emma Enslen. The minion was done by- Kailey Duchscherer and the Smiley Face was done by Jordan Funk.
5 HALLOWEEN FUN We would like to thank Coach George and Alissa Funk for organizing and running it. Also to Melanie Bayer our Face Painting lady, who volunteered her time, it was a great hit! Also a huge thanks to our wonderful PA s who lost out on their own ice time to help set up and run the events; Jaida and Jeanna Gold, Mackenzie and Kailey Duchscherer, Jordan Funk and Euphoria Wallace. Lastly to all the parents who brought their skaters and snacks, it is your support that makes our club successful we hope you had lots of fun!
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7 President 2014-2015 SEASON 2014/2015 Board of Directors Vice President Secretary Treasurer Bingo Chair Test Chair Director Director PA Coordinator Casino Chair` Events Coordinator Photography Coordinator Fundraising Coach Liaison Past President Office Administrator Sara Lee Cathy Bachmier Bobbi-Jo Gold Alissa Funk Vacant Tanya Weatherby Jason Duchscherer Filled Cathy Bachmier Trenton Doerksen Alissa Funk Kathy Walker Vacant George Yuhas Katie Willberg Dana Duchscherer MEET YOUR COACHES George Yuhas Roxanne Doerksen Sarah Schmidek Abby Doerksen COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION is key to any successful organization. Our club will send out a Newsletter and Calendar every month with important upcoming dates and information. We have 2 bulletin boards located at the Kinplex 2 and the Arena. Here you can find Newsletters and Calendars to take home. Our website www.mhskatingclub.com is an essential tool where we have direct links to our Twitter, Facebook and YouTube accounts. Plus all important dates, calendars, newsletters, registration forms and upcoming events can be found here. We also post calendars and information on our Facebook page so be sure to like our page. *Make sure to print off a calendar, as any changes to the schedule will be on that.
8 PREVIEW OF THE YEAR OCTOBER Thanksgiving (13 th ) NO SKATING Picture day for Stargroup/Jr and Sr StarSkate(14 th ) Halloween Party (25 th ) NOVEMBER Remembrance Day (11 th ) NO SKATING DECEMBER JANUARY Monday(5 th ) ALL classes start Tuesday(6 th ) ALL classes start Wednesday(7 th ) ALL classes start Thursday(8 th ) ALL classes start Friday(9 th ) ALL classes start Saturday(10 th ) ALL classes start FEBRUARY Family Day(16 th ) NO SKATING MARCH Sunday(22 nd ) 10:00-3:00 Festival 2015 - Wizard of Oz Watch for details via email though out the year. Thursday(26) 5:15-7:00 CanPower Skills Competition if numbers allow Watch for details via email though out the year.