Vol. 56 No. 1 September 2015 The Philadelphia Skating Club & Humane Society October 5 Member Admission Meeting, 7:30 pm 10 Great Skate Opening Cocktail Party, Silent Auction & South Atlantics Send- Off Exhibitions 10 Fall Session Ends 11 Winter Season Begins 12 Board of Governors Meeting, 7:30 pm 17-20 South Atlantic Regional Figure Skating Championships, Aston, PA 19 Deadline for Nov. 1 st Test Applications November 1 USFS Test Session @ PSC&HS 2 Member Admission Meeting, 7:30 pm 9 Board of Governors Meeting, 7:30 pm 14 Winter Ice Party (5/6 Grades), 8 pm 17-22 Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships, Simsbury, CT 23 Deadline for Dec. 6 th Test Applications 26 Closed - Happy Thanksgiving! December 6 USFS Test Session @ PSC&HS 7 Member Admission Meeting, 7:30 pm 12 PSC&HS Holiday Show 14 Board of Governors Meeting, 7:30 pm 24 Christmas Eve - Closed @ 1 pm 25 Merry Christmas! Club Closed 31 New Year s Eve - Club Closed @ 1 pm January 1 Happy New Year! Club Closed 4 Member Admission Meeting, 7:30 pm 9 Winter Ice Party (5/6 Grades), 8 pm 11 Board of Governors Meeting, 7:30 pm 25 Deadline for Feb 7 th Test Applications February 1 Member Admission Meeting, 7:30 pm 7 USFS Test Session @ PSC&HS 8 Board of Governors Meeting, 7:30 pm 20 Winter Ice Party (5/6 Grades), 8 pm March 4-6 U.S. Eastern Adult Sectional Championships @ PSC&HS 7 Member Admission Meeting, 7:30 pm 11-12 PSC&HS Club Competition 14 Board of Governors Meeting, 7:30 pm 21 Deadline for April 3 rd Test Applications 27 Easter - Club Closed April 3 USFS Test Session @ PSC&HS 3 Winter Season Ends 4 Spring Session Begins 4 Member Admission Meeting, 7:30 pm 9 Spring Ice Party (5/6 Grades), 8 pm 11 Board of Governors Meeting, 7:30 pm 18 Deadline for May 1 st Test Applications 24 Boots & Blades Basic Skills Competition at PSC&HS May 1 USFS Test Session @ PSC&HS 2 Member Admission Meeting, 7:30 pm 9 Board of Governors Meeting, 7:30 pm 14 Spring Ice Party (5/6 Grades), 8 pm 23 Deadline for June 5 th Test Applications
June 5 USFS Test Session @ PSC&HS 12 Spring SessionEnds 13 Summer Session Begins 13 Board of Governors Meeting, 7:30 pm 27 Deadline for July 9 th Test Applications July 9 USFS Test Session @ PSC&HS 25 Deadline for Aug. 6 th Test Applications August 6 USFS Test Session @ PSC&HS Barbara Camp TWIST Honorary Editor Marcia Wiker TWIST Editor Update Your E-Mail Addresses! Don t forget to advise us of any change in your e-mail address! Articles for the October issue of the TWIST should be submitted to the office no later than Tuesday, October 20 th @ 5:00 pm. TESTS PASSED Backstrom, Amy (Intermediate Moves, Adult Cha-Cha Congelado) Bergeron, Andrea (Adult Silver Moves) Bertucci, Kelly (Adult Silver Moves) Bokhari, Sana (Preliminary Moves) Dunlop, Ed (Adult Pre-Bronze Free Dance) Dunlop, Gladys (Adult Pre-Bronze Free Dance) Emerson, Rosalie (Kilian, Paso Doble) Fetter, Sandy (Adult Gold Free Dance) CONGRATULATIONS! GOLD MEDAL! Fraiman, Cory (Junior Moves) Ge, Grace (Intermediate Freeskate) Gilman, Blake (Swing Dance, Pre-Juvenile Moves) Godin, Gabriela (Argentine Tango) Grapek, Sarah (Ravensburger Waltz, Rhumba) Hollin, Allie (Pre-Preliminary Freeskate, Juvenile Moves) Hollin, Nina (Pre-Preliminary Freeskate, Willow Waltz, 14Step, Juvenile Moves) Horenstein, Sydney (Intermediate Freeskate) Jones, Malcolm (Ravensburger Waltz) LaFiandra, Nicole (Willow Waltz, Pre-Pre Freeskate and Preliminary Freeskate) LeFebvre, Eleanor (Juvenile Moves) Lu, Claire (Cha-Cha) Martin, Charlotte (Masters Rocker Foxtrot) McGowan, Kathleen (Adult Tango, Adult Rocker Foxtrot) Medveckus, Justine (Intermediate Moves) Mitchell, Katherine (Swing Dance, Fiesta Tango) Moshang, Kaitlyn (Viennese Waltz, Westminster Waltz) CONGRATULATIONS - GOLD MEDAL!! Raisner, Jana (Viennese Waltz) Schad, Juliette (Juvenile Freeskate) Congratulations to Todd Gilman who received his provisional Dance Competition Judge appointment from US Figure Skating! A note from the President It's great to be back at our beautiful rink! I've traveled to a number of local rinks with my daughter, Juliette, and I can attest that our club is truly a gem. We enjoy figure skating seven days a week from dawn until well past dusk. We re home to recreational and competitive skaters of all ages. We have rich traditions including our Saturday teas and the Great Skate. We're also a community. Many lasting friendships are made here. My goals as president are simple -- attract new members; generate more revenue through Learn to Skate, public sessions, and rentals; and set the club up for success in the years to come. Above all, I want members to be happy. Watch for a Comment Box in the lower lounge, and a survey later in the year. Since our club is run by volunteers, I ask each member to donate a few hours of time this year. We'll be using Sign Up Genius to let you know when we need assistance with events, tests, and competitions. A complete list of opportunities is also available in the Office. Enjoy! Carolyn Rhodes
COMPETITION RESULTS 21 st Annual Chesapeake Open, June 24-27, Laurel, MD Isabella Amoia & Cory Fraiman - Intermediate Pattern Dance American Waltz, 6 th ; Foxtrot, 8 th Emma Blanchette & Alexander Colucci - Juvenile Pattern Dance Hickory Hoedown, 7 th ; 10Fox, 7 th ; Free Dance, 6 th Seryna Chung - Juvenile Girls Group B, 9 th Lydia Erdman & Alexey Shchepetov - Junior Dance Short Dance Group B, 4 th ; Free Dance Group A, 6 th Gabriela Godin - Intermediate Ladies Freeskate Group A, 6 th Katherine Grosul & Cameron Colucci - Junior Short Dance Group A, 5 th ; Free Dance, Group B, 5 th Rebecca Lustig & Zach Milestone - Junior Free Dance Group B, 8 th ; Short Dance Group B, 10 th Katherine Mitchell - Intermediate Ladies Short Program Group A, 12 th ; Freeskate Group B, 8 th Allie Rose & Spencer Emerson - Novice Pattern Dance Starlight Waltz, 9 th ; Kilian, 8 th ; Free Dance, 8th Grace Walton - Juvenile Girls Group A, 4 th Grace Walton & Ben Lawless - Juvenile Free Dance, 7 th Lydia Erdman and Alexey Shchepetov at the Chesapeake Open skating their very first competition together! Philadelphia Summer Championships, July 14-18, Aston, PA Sarah Engelman - Pre-Preliminary Freeskate Group E, 2 nd ; Final Round, 8 th Grace Ge - Intermediate Short Program Group C, 15 th Gabriela Godin - Intermediate Short Program Group C, 8 th ; Intermediate Freeskate Group C, 3 rd Olivia Libonati - Intermediate Short Program Group F, 17 th ; Intermediate Freeskate Group D, 14 th Kristen Marvel - Pre-Juvenile Freeskate Group B, 4 th ; Final Round, 6 th ; Pre-Juvenile Spins, 1 st Justine Medveckus - Pre-Preliminary Freeskate Group C, 1 st ; Final Round, 2 nd ; Juliette Schad - Juvenile Freeskate Group E, 13 th Grace Walton - Juvenile Freeskate Group B, 5 th 49 th Annual Skate Wilmington 2015, July 23-26, Wilmington, DE Sarah Engelman - Pre-Preliminary Girls Freeskate Group B, 1 st Lucia Esther - Adult Pre-Bronze Ladies Freeskate, 1 st Grace Ge - Intermediate Ladies Short Program Group B, 8 th Sydney Horenstein - Intermediate Ladies Short Program Group A, 1 st ; Intermediate Ladies Freeskate, 2 nd Farah Jiminez - Adult Silver Ladies Freeskate, 2 nd ; Adult/Masters Showcase, 2 nd Mary Kate Knoell - Novice Solo Combined Dance, 6 th Molly Knoell - Novice Solo Combined Dance, 8 th
Olivia Libonati - Intermediate Ladies Short Program Group B, 11 th Intermediate Ladies Freeskate, 14 th Rebecca Lustig & Zachary Milestone - Junior Short Dance, 1 st Kristen Marvel - Pre-Juvenile Girls Freeskate Group A, 4 th Justine Medveckus - Pre-Preliminary Girls Freeskate Group A, 2 nd Jana Raisner - Senior Solo Combined Dance, 5 th Allie Rose & Spencer Emerson - Novice Dance Westminster Waltz, 1 st ; Novice Dance Kilian, 2 nd ; Novice Free Dance, 1 st Juliette Schad - Juvenile Girls Freeskate Group B, 5 th Grace Walton - Juvenile Girls Freeskate Group A, 2 nd Grace Walton & Ben Lawless - Juvenile Dance Pattern Dance, 1 st ; Juvenile Free Dance, 1 st Helga Yang - Adult Silver Ladies Freeskate, 3 rd 2015 Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships, July 29-August 1, Lake Placid, NY Isabella Amoia & Cory Fraiman - Intermediate Pattern Dance, 9 th ; Intermediate Free Dance, 6 th Amelia Boerner - Gold Solo Pattern Dance, 10 th ; (w/baxter Burbank): Open Westminster Waltz, 6 th ; Open Argentine Tango, 3 rd Rosalie Emerson (w/baxter Burbank) - Open Starlight Waltz, 3 rd ; Open Argentine Tango, 4 th Lydia Erdman & Alexey Shchepetov - Youth Olympic Games Qualifier Junior Short Dance, 4 th Blake Gilman (w/adrienne Doddy) - Open Rhythm Blues, 1 st ; Open Fiesta Tango, 1 st Katherine Grosul & Cameron Colucci - Junior Short Dance Group A, 2 nd ; Junior Free Dance Group A, 5 th Mary Kate Knoell - Novice Combined Solo Dance, 5 th Molly Knoell - Novice Combined Solo Dance, 9 th Rebecca Lustig & Zachary Milestone - Junior Short Dance Group B, 7 th ; Junior Free Dance Group B, 6 th Kathleen McGowan (w/baxter Burbank) - Open Tango, 4 th ; Open Foxtrot, 3 rd ; Open American Waltz, 5 th Justine Medveckus (w/baxter Burbank) - Open Kilian, 3 rd ; Open Foxtrot, 1 st ; Open American Waltz, 2 nd Kaitlyn Moshang - Junior Combined Solo Dance, 7 th ; Junior Solo Combined Short Dance, 7 th ; Open Westminster Waltz (w/cg Lee), 1 st Jana Raisner - Senior Solo Combined Short Dance, 4 th ; Senior Solo Combined Free Danced, 5 th ; Overall, 5 th Allie Rose & Spencer Emerson - Novice Pattern Dance, 10 th ; Novice Free Dance, 14 th Challenge Cup, September 17-20, PSC&HS Isabella Amoia & Cory Fraiman - Intermeditae Pattern Dance, 3 rd ; Intermediate Dance Free Dance, 3 rd Seryna Chung - Juvenile Girls Freeskate Group B, 7 th Sarah Engelman - Pre-Preliminary Girls Freeskate Group B, 3 rd Grace Ge - Intermediate Ladies Freeskate Group A, 9 th Gabriela Godin - Intermediate Ladies Short Program Group B, 3 rd ; Intermediate Ladies Freeskate Group B, 1 st
Katherine Grosul & Cameron Colucci - Junior Dance Short Dance, 1 st ; Junior Dance Free Dance, 2 nd Sydney Horenstein - Intermediate Ladies Short Program Group B, 3 rd ; Intermediate Ladies Freeskate Group B, 1 st Laura Jaworski - Adult Gold Ladies Freeskate, 2 nd Grace Walton - Juvenile Girls Freeskate Group B, 2 nd Grace Walton & Ben Lawless - Juvenile Dance Pattern Dance, 3 rd ; Juvenile Dance Free Dance, 4 th Helga Yang - Adult Silver Ladies Freeskate, 1 st Farah Jiminez - Adult Silver Ladies Freeskate, 2 nd Olivia Libonati - Intermediate Ladies Short Program Group B, 10 th ; Intermediate Ladies Freeskate Group B, 10 th Rebecca Lustig & Zachary Milestone - Junior Dance Short Dance, 2 nd ; Junior Dance Free Dance, 3 rd Kristen Marvel - Pre-Juvenile Girls Freeskate Group A, 2 nd Justine Medveckus - Pre-Preliminary Freeskate Group B, 2 nd Katherine Mitchell - Intermediate Ladies Short Program Group A, 8 th ; Intermediate Ladies Freeskate Group A, 5 th Monica Nicosia - Adult Silver Ladies, 4 th Maria Persaud - No Test Girls Freeskate, 3 rd Allie Rose & Spencer Emerson - Novice Dance Pattern Dance, 5 th ; Novice Dance Free Dance, 5 th Andreanne Sannajust - Juvenile Girls Freeskate Group A, 3 rd Llewelyn Sannajust - Juvenile Boys Freeskate, 2 nd Juliette Schad - Juvenile Girls Freeskate Group B, 4 th Please Join Us For THE GREAT SKATE Sunday, October 10 th The fun begins at 5:00 pm with the Opening Cocktail Party in the upstairs lounge (adults only please!) and the Silent Auction (benefits the PSC&HS Competitors Fund) New this year! We ll kick off the evening with an exhibition of our skaters headed for the South Atlantic Regional Championships! Family Skate with on-ice games Pizza and refreshments will also be available in lower lounge Don t forget your donations to the Competitor s Fund Silent Auction! All donations may be left in the office. Ellen Thompson - Adult Gold Ladies Freeskate, 5 th
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED!!! COMPETITORS FUND SILENT AUCTION DONATIONS Do you have - Concert, theater or sports events tickets you can t use? - Creative talents to share? - Skating memorabilia? - Fashion accessories never worn? - New holiday decorations? - Babysitting hours to offer? - Bottle of cheer? All donations are welcome for this year s Competitors Fund Silent Auction!! (Competitive skater expenses are not insignificant, so the club prides itself on being able to generate some funds to help defray some of the expenses of those members representing PSC&HS in qualifying competition events nationally and internationally.) Please bring donations to the club office by Friday, October 9 th (Tax receipts are available) Then come BID HIGH at the auction held during the GREAT SKATE Cocktail Party on Saturday, October 10 th If you have questions, feel free to call Steffie Crowther @ 610-526-0186 or Ellen Funk @ 610-649-9474 Coordinators Needed We are looking to have a music and a hospitality committee and need two people to act as a coordinator for each. These volunteers should enjoy volunteering in these areas for tests and competitions as well as be able to help coordinate and promote volunteerism at our Club. Training will be provided. If you have any questions or interest regarding the time commitment and responsibility, please email Cathy Rahab at c.rahab@icloud.com or call her at 610-772-6313. 2015-16 Member Admissions Committee Janet Rosen, Chair JRosen1@comcast.net Robin Currie rbcurrie@comcast.net Deborah Hoppy Deb.hoppy@comcast.net Nicole Moshang Nmoshang@mankogold.com Victoria Vayner Vicky_vayner@hotmail.com Marcy Wasserman Mlwasser1@gmail.com 2015-16 Member Admissions Meeting Schedule October 5, 2015 November 2, 2015 December 7, 2015 January 4, 2016 February 1, 2016 March 7, 2016 April 4, 2016 May 2, 2016
2015-16 USFS Test Session Schedule Sunday, November 1, 2015 (application deadline October 19, 2015) Sunday, December 6, 2015 (application deadline November 23, 2015) Sunday, February 7, 2016 (application deadline January 25, 2016) Sunday, April 3, 2016 (application deadline March 21, 2016) Sunday, May 1, 2016 (application deadline April 18, 2016) Sunday, June 5, 2016 (application deadline May 23, 2016) Saturday, July 9, 2016 (application deadline June 27, 2016) Saturday, August 6, 2016 (application deadline July 25, 2016 School Fundraisers..Pass it On! Our public sessions can make a great fundraiser for your school! Last year we hosted a couple of fifthgrade class fundraisers at our Friday night public sessions. We donated 50% of the admission fees to each class. These fundraisers are an inexpensive way for groups to raise money and a great way to build awareness of our rink. If you know of a group that might enjoy an evening of skating while raising money, contact Mary in the office and ask for an informational brochure. Annual Dues Billing is in the Mail! The 2015-16 annual dues invoices have been mailed out to all Club members. Skating members will see a change in the way that we bill the dues. All Club members (skating or non-skating will see a Member Charge (MBR) and skating privileges are add-ons. Skating Members can take advantage of free group lessons! Members with "skating privileges have the option to take free group lessons during the Winter season (October 11 to April 3, 2016). A skating privilege allows unlimited skating at appropriate sessions. Classes are offered for kids and adults. Stay tuned for class times. Rent the Rink! Looking for something special for your next birthday party, family celebration, or corporate event? Why not rent the rink? Our facility is available for private rentals Saturday evenings for a two-hour minimum rental starting from 5:30 p.m. during the months of September to June. Rentals include ice and lower lounge. Our beautiful second floor lounge overlooking the ice, complete with a roaring fire, is available for an additional charge. Contact the office at 610-642-8700 for rates and availability.