The Grande Prairie Skating Club Monthly Newsletter We have come to the close of our Winter skating session! We hope you have enjoyed watching your skater grow in their skill! We are looking forward to our spring and summer sessions. May Important Dates May 3 rd Awards Banquet May 11 th AGM May 11 th Start of Spring Session May 15 th No Friday Skating May 18 th No Monday Skating Competition Results: 2015 StarSkate Championships Star 4 U10 Laralee Rizarri - Silver Maggie Fitzpatrick 5 th Star 4 U13 Purnachandra Viswananthan - Silver Star 5 U10 Leighanna Rizarri Bronze Star 5 U13 Nathalie Rheaume - 39 th Hilary Lueken 12 th Star 5 13 & O Myah Hills -Silver Cassidy Slemp - 4th Introductory Interpretive Laralee Rizarri - 4th (tied for 3rd) Purnachandra Viswananthan - 36 th
May, 2015, 2 Bronze Interpretive Cassidy Slemp - 27th Nathalie Rheaume - 55th Hilary Leuken 53rd Abby Fitzpatrick 4th Nicole Sharrott Bronze Silver Interpretive Carlye Dyrkach- Bronze Darci Wilson 5th Gold Interpretive Sam Beida - 9th Brooke Yanishewski - Gold SR Bronze FS Abby Fitzpatrick - Gold Carlye Dyrkach 34th Gold FS Sam Beida - Bronze Brooke Yanishewski - Gold Congratulations Abby Fitzpatrick! Starskate Champion- Senior Bronze FS Bronze Triathlon - Nicole Sharrott Creative Skills Bronze Interpretive Bronze Freeskate Gold Overall - Silver Silver Triathlon - Darci Wilson Creative Skills 4th Interpretive 5th Freeskate Bronze Overall - Bronze 2015 Sunsational: Star 3 Kaydence Seward - Bronze Isabella Seward - Bronze Alexis McLeod - Bronze Madison Van Soelen - Merit Cassidy Guenther Silver Star 4 U13 Abby Krause Bronze Averie Villiger - 4th Purnachandra Viswanathan - Silver Haleigh Tufford - Gold Victoria Guenther 5th Congratulations Brooke Yanishewski - StarSkate Champion in Gold Freeskate & Gold Interpretive! email: gpsc@telus.net
May, 2015, 3 Laine Johner 7 th Star 4 13 & O Adanna Hustler 9 th Star 5 U10 Leighanna Rizarri - Silver Juvenile- Raquel Kwiatkowski 7 th Star 5 U13 Hilary Lueken 5 th Star 5 13 & O Cassidy Slemp - Gold Sr. Broze FS Myah Hills- Bronze Carlye Dyrkach- Silver Congratulations to all our skaters! You have done an excellent job representing our club! We are proud of you! Senior Silver Freeskate Nicole Sharrott - Silver Pre-Novice Short Takara Dei - 13 th Emily Curtis 19 th Sarah Dyrkach 14 th Pre-Novice Freeskate Takara Dei - Bronze Emily Curtis 18 th Sarah Dyrkach 11 th Gold Freeskate Brooke Yanishewski - Gold PA CORNER: Congratulations to all of our The PA of the Month Award goes too: skaters on a job well done! ADANNA HUSTLER (March) You have all done our club Congratulations, and thank you for your help with our proud! CanSkate programs!
May, 2015, 4 FROM THE BOARD: Another busy season is coming to a close. Thank you to all the volunteers, fundraisers, coaches, program assistants, parents, and of course the skaters for helping coordinate a great season! Our Awards Night will be held May 3 rd at 5:30pm at the Elks Hall. Skaters and children under 6 are free. Tickets are $25/person. Please arrange pickup of tickets ASAP. Theme is CARNIVAL. Have fun dressing up! Our AGM will be May 11 th at 7pm in the Ainsworth Room at the CocaCola Centre. Please plan to attend. We have many board positions open and are eager to have fresh faces and ideas for next season! Thank you to Chantal Dyrkach for being our acting President for the past season, and we wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors! Please note: in our continuing efforts to cut costs and avoid more fee increases, the club no longer has an office phone number. Please contact the club, or any board member, by email. Fundraising Events Thank you to those who participated in our Bottle Drive in April! For a few hours of work, you raised $2567!! Thank you again for your contributions and efforts to help the club be successful! Our final fundraiser this year is a raffle. Ticket books can be picked up at the office. The draw will be June 19 th. There is a cash prize of UP TO $5000!
May, 2015, 5 SUMMER PACKAGES WILL BE OUT VERY SOON. Please watch your email for more information. Upcoming Competition Wildrose Combined Invitational, Edmonton AB July 31-August 2, 2015 STARSkate (STAR 5) and Competitive *Other competitions may be added as coaches see fit.
February/March, 2015 Our Coaches Ashley Spry ISPC Certified (NCCP 2) Gold Freeskate Elements, Gold Dance, Gold Skating Skills 12 years coaching experience ahanson99@hotmail.com (780) 830-0229 Cheryl Jobson ISPC Certified (NCCP 2), Partial NCCP 3 Junior Silver Freeskate, Gold Dances, Gold Skating Skills, Bronze Rhythm Dance 10 years coaching experience cheryljobson14@gmail.com (780) 882-4462 Diana Lazoruk NCCP Level 1 Certified / Partial ISPC Level 2 Senior Bronze Freeskate, Junior Silver Dance, Skating Skills Class 5 11 years coaching experience camdihome@gmail.com (780) 814-1265 Jessica Novakowski- Program Director ISPC Certified (NCCP Level 2) Senior Competitive Singles, Gold Free Skating, Senior Bronze Dance, Senior Bronze Skating Skills 3 years coaching experience jnovakowski21@gmail.com (250) 808-7069 Nicole Sunde NCCP Level 1 Technical Gold Free Skating, Senior Silver Dance, Senior Silver Skating Skills, Gold Interpretive 2 years coaching experience nicole.sunde@gmail.com (780) 296-3353 Brittany Straker NCCP Level 1 Certified Gold Freeskate Elements, Senior Silver Dance, Gold Skating Skills, Gold Interpretive 9 years coaching experience brittany.straker@gmail.com (306) 202-8850
February/March, 2015 email: gpsc@telus.net
February/March, 2015 Call for Nominations: Grande Prairie Skating Club Board of Directors To all Club Members: Are you interested in becoming more involved in the Club? This is your opportunity. The Nominating Committee is currently seeking candidates for the Grande Prairie Skating Club Board of Directors. We are currently accepting nominations for the 4 (four) Directors- at- large, Treasurer and Vice President. If you are interested in submitting a nomination, please complete the attached nomination form no later than May 8 th, 2015 and return it to the club by email (gpsc@telus.net) or drop it off at the Club office. Original copy of all nomination forms must be submitted by the commencement of the Annual General Meeting on May 11 th, 2015. The criteria for Board membership is: 1. An individual shall: a. Be a member in good standing of the Grande Prairie Skating Club b. Be 18 years of age or older c. Have been a Club member for at least one year d. Understand the leadership requirements and qualities of the Board e. Support the goals of the Grande Prairie Skating Club f. Be willing and able to undertake the work of the Board 2. It is intended that the Board be representational, in as much as possible, of the diversity of the Club in terms of program involvement, gender and age. 3. No more than one member of family, care- giving unit, etc. shall be eligible for a position on the Board at one time. 4. No coach, staff member of individual related in any way to such individuals shall be eligible for election or appointment to the board. The only exception shall be the Coaching Representative that is identified in the by- laws. What is the commitment? Attendance at the 12 board meetings per year (evenings), attendance at the Annual General Meeting and committee work. In the coming year the vacant committee are fundraising, registration, Can skate and Primary liaison. Treasure and Vice President are also vacant. Training will be provided for each position. As well, you will have the opportunity to be one of the most vocal and involved club cheerleaders! If you have any questions about becoming a GPSC Director, please feel free to contact Chantal Dyrkach Nominating Committee Chair (780-814- 5548) Please consider this opportunity to become a leader within the Grande Prairie Skating community and to help direct the Grande Prairie Skating Club. Sincerely, Chantal Dyrkach Chair, Nominating Committee
February/March, 2015 NOMINATION FORM I,, being a member in good standing of the Grande Prairie Skating Club, hereby nominate, to the Board of Directors of the Grande Prairie Skating Club. Signature of Nominator Date I hereby accept the nomination to the Board of Directors of the Grande Prairie Skating Club and confirm that I am a member is good standing with the club. Signature of Nominee Date **Information about the Nominee** How many years has your child[ren] been involved in figure skating? How many years with the Grande Prairie Skating Club? Have you previously held a position on the Board of Directors with this club or another skating club? If Yes, please list those positions. Please list any other experience or qualities you may have that would be an asset to the club (please use a separate sheet of paper if necessary). All nominations must be in the hands of the nominating committee not later than May 8 th, 2015.