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Columbia Figure Skating Club ▪ P. O. Box 302 ▪ Columbia, MD 21045 ▪ http://www.columbiafsc.com

CFSC NEWSLETTER May 31, 2016

Volume 11, Issue 10

FROM THE PRESIDENT BY CHRIS TINCHER

Welcome to our final newsletter of the Season! So many great things have happened in our club this month:

Our By Laws were approved on May 1 along with the slate for the 2016-2017 board.

We held a fabulous recital along with our first recognition event. Skaters were recognized for their

accomplishments in testing and our Glide with Pride Program.

Our Good Sports Award was presented to Faith Zaruba.

We held our first on ice workshop with The Next Ice Age’s Nathan Birch teaching a Master Class to 40 of

our skaters.

34 of our Skaters participated in the annual May Day competition at the Gardens.

US Figure Skating recognized four of our seniors, Sophie Hampton, Kendall Robey, Ana Shimeall and

Tiffany Wang for their skating and academic success.

I hope you will take the time to read details of all of these events and more in the newsletter as well as ‘like’ us on

FaceBook and frequent the website. We hope to continue to spread the good news of our skaters.

We will be switching to a new email service for 2016-2017 so please look out for email from mailchimp and the

ColumbiaFSCNews@colfsc.com address going forward. If you have not been receiving emails from both yahoo

and the new service please send a note to ColumbiaFSCBoard@gmail.com and we will try to fix it as soon as

possible.

As we prepare for the 2016 -2017 season we have lots of exciting workshops and activities planned but we need

your help and your ideas. Please email the board with your feedback or where you would be willing to help. You

are always welcome at our board meetings. They will be posted on the website and in the newsletter. Look for an

email on membership for the 2016-2017 season to be coming soon. Remember you must be registered for the

2016-2017 season prior to competing or testing after July 1, 2016.

In this edition…

- Calendar

- Next Ice Age Workshop

- May Day Results

- CFSC HS Graduating Senior Award

- CFSC Graduates

- May Recital

- CFSC Test Results

- Good Sports Award

- Coming Next Year

- May & June Birthdays

Coming next …

Have a great summer!

See you in August.

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June 4

June 10 – 11

June 14

June 22-25

June 3-July 3

August 11 - 14

Rink closes for the summer

White Rose Competition

Columbia Ice Rink Board Meeting, 7:00 PM

Chesapeake Skate Competition

Nat’l Theatre on Ice Competition, Pelham Alabama

National Showcase, Cleveland, Ohio

EVENTS

Next Ice Age Workshop by Emma Pomeranz

On May 15th, 34 skaters of all ages participated in a Next Ice Age Workshop led by Nathan Birch. The

Next Ice Age is an organization started by Nathan Birch and Tim Murphy that has performed all over the

country with the likes of legends such as Dorothy Hamill.

Nathan Birch brought the characteristics of NIA style skating to the workshop in order to improve skaters'

elegance and power when performing. There were two sessions, one for younger skaters, and a later class

for more experienced skaters. Birch taught a series of exercises that help skaters perfect the art of skating

with beauty and grace. His talent and strong guidance aided in making the classes very successful! Skaters

were fortunate in improving their performance skills and their ability to skate in groups. Thank you so

much to Nathan Birch for taking time out of his busy schedule to teach these skaters!

Check out their website to learn more - www.thenexticeage.org

More pictures available on the CFSC website – www.columbiafsc.com and Facebook page.

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May Day Results

CFSC was well represented at the May Day Figure Skating competition and here is a list of the ones that received medals this year. Congratulations to all skaters!

Pictures are available on our Facebook page and website www.columbiafsc.com

Novice Ladies Short

4. Sarah Jung

Juvenile Boys

1. Luke Wang

Junior Showcase Dramatic

1. Michelle Yu

Intermediate Showcase/Light Entertainment

2. Abigail Fenton

Intermediate Ladies Test Track Free Skate

3. Abigail Fenton

Teen Showcase Light Dramatic

2. Caroline Capo

Juvenile Girls Test Track Free Skate

1. Neena Sengupta 2. Cassandra Duff 3. Caroline Capo 1. Cassandra Duff

Pre-Juvenile Showcase Light Entertainment

1. Brenna Fenlon 2. Neena Sengupta

Pre-Juvenile Girls Free Skate – B

2. Julia Velculescu

Pre-Juvenile Test Track Girls Free Skate

2. Kristina Jewell

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May Day results, cont.

Preliminary Girls Free Skate – A

4. Ava Suko

Preliminary Showcase Light Entertainment

1. Isabelle Schacknies

Pre-Juvenile Pattern Dance (after both dances)

1. Anna Sretenski & Vince Schacknies

Teen Duet Showcase

1. Jane Peterson & Jennifer Peterson

Pre-Juvenile Duet Showcase

1. Brenna Fenlon & Ava Suko

No Test – Pre-Juvenile Interpretive Showcase

2. Ava Suko

No Test Girls Free Skate – A

1. Amy Yang

Juvenile/Open Juvenile Step Sequence

1. Cassandra Duff

Pre-Preliminary Jumps

2. Tara Wills

Nathalie Alexander:

- Intermediate Moves in the Field: 1st - Pre-Juvenile Jumps: 3rd - Pre-Juvenile Spins: 2nd

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Graduating Senior Award

US Figure Skating has a Graduating Senior Award program, which recognizes student-athletes who have worked hard to pursue figure skating while maintaining their academics. It is the goal of US Figure Skating to ensure these athletes are recognized for their achievements.

There are four categories of recognition based on competition and test achievements in all disciplines of figure skating. Student-athletes are rewarded based on their highest level of achievement at either the Platinum, Gold, Silver, or Bronze level.

4 of CFSC Members have been award this honor at the Gold Level.

CONGRATULATIONS - Sophie Hampton, Kendall Robey, Ana Shimeall and Tiffany Wang.

POMP & CIRCUMSTANCE

Ana Shimeall

Kendall

Robey

Tiffany Wang

Sophie Hampton

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CFSC Graduates

Each year we are proud to recognize our skaters that are

celebrating a graduation. Congratulations to all of you – we are so

proud of your accomplishments!

Robert Korycinski – Bachelor of Arts, Tufts University

Sophie Hampton – is graduating from the IB Program at Annapolis High. She will attend St.

Joseph's University in Philadelphia in the fall.

Kirsten Jolly - is graduating from River Hill High School. She will be attending UMBC where she

will be a Linehan Artist Scholar studying Theatre Arts.

Maria Mack – is graduating from St. John's College High School and will be attending Mount Saint

Mary's University in the fall where I will study health sciences in hopes to eventually become a

physical therapist while continuing to coach skating when I can.

Emily Mongold - is graduating from Glenelg Country School, and is heading to University of

Delaware majoring in Three Foreign Languages and International Business.

Susie Muth - is graduating from Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, VA and will be

attending Penn State University Park in the fall.

Kendall Robey - will be graduating from Marriotts Ridge High school and will be attending Saint

Francis University in Loretto, PA in the fall.

Ana Shimeall – is graduating from Centennial HS and will be attending the University of Richmond

this fall as a Bonner Scholar to study biochemistry.

Nora Sussman

Tiffany Wang

Laura Zheng – is graduating from River Hill HS and will be studying computer science at UMD -

College Park next fall. Hoping to keep skating in my life!

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May Recital

The Spring Recital held on Sunday May 1st was a very well-attended event, showcasing over 70 club and Learn-to-Skate skaters and a large audience of family and friends. The evening started with a skills demonstration of over 30 learn-to-skate students, under the guidance of coach Pat Muth and Wende Jones with assistance from our very own Glide with Pride Instructors. The students skated in patterns and showcased their abilities, confidence on the ice and enthusiasm for the sport.

30 club skaters performed their individual freeskate and dance programs ranging from Basic Skills through Intermediate, as well as Pre-Juvenile Dance, in preparation for the May Day competition the following weekend. The Chesapeake Sapphires performed their Theatre On Ice Freeskate program, choreographed to selections from "High School Musical."

Immediately following the recital was an awards ceremony recognizing Faith Zaruba as our 2016 Good Sport Award recipient, our graduating seniors, and our skaters who passed senior tests during this past year.

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CFSC Test Results

Congratulations to the following CFSC skaters that recently passed USFSA tests.

5/5/16

Kay Onoda - Adult Gold Moves in the Field

5/17/16

Julia Choi - Fourteenstep European Waltz Foxtrot Megan Lydon – Fourteenstep European Waltz Foxtrot

5/20/16

Brenna Lindberg – Pre-Preliminary Freeskate Brenna Lindberg – Preliminary Moves Cara Lee – Intermediate Moves Caroline Capo – Juvenile Freeskate Elizabeth Negrea – Novice Freeskate Gabrielle Kuta – Preliminary Freeskate Hanbyul Chang – Intermediate Moves Juvenile Freeskate Isabella Schacknies – Preliminary Freeskate Jamie Cole – Pre-Preliminary Freeskate Preliminary Freeskate Preliminary Moves Jessica Kerry – Juvenile Freeskate Madeline Kim – Pre-Juvenile Freeskate Megan Lydon – Novice Freeskate Montana Ignacio – Novice Freeskate Senior Moves Nikki Farnham – Preliminary Moves Nora Sussman – Pre-Juvenile Freeskate Sofia Velculescu – Intermediate Moves Vince Schacknies – Pre-Preliminary Freeskate Preliminary Freeskate

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CFSC TESTING BY LISA MORGAN AND KRISTI PISTNER

CFSC SOCIAL MEDIA

Are you on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram?

The Columbia Figure Skating Club is, and you

should be following us!

Have you been to the CFSC Facebook page?

Make sure to like our Facebook page –

Columbia Figure Skating Club.

Also, follow us on Instagram @cfsc_jrboard.

Test Forms are available on the website.

www.columbiafsc.com

The next test session is Friday, August 26.

All test applications are due two weeks before the

test date. Late fees will apply for any applications

postmarked past the due date. Please be sure to

include the skater's USFS#, your email address,

and coach’s signature on all applications.

Please contact Lisa Morgan

(cfcstesting@gmail.com) or Kristi Pistner

(kpistner@aol.com) with any questions.

COLUMBIA FSC SPIRITWEAR WEBSITE

You can place your order at: www.personaliteez.com/ColumbiaFSC.

We have CFSC car magnets and CFSC pins available for purchase, they are $3.00 each or 2/$5.00.

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2016-2017 Junior Board!

Meet the Junior Board

2016-2017 Planned Seminars and Workshops for parents and skaters include:

Paul Wylie, Olympic Skater - On Ice Workshop tentatively scheduled for August 2016

Bobbe Shire - Spin Workshop – TBD

Training and Nutrition - Off Ice Conditioning and Nutrition Fall 2016

The Parent's Role in Figure Skating - Competition and Testing Tips for Parents - Fall 2016

Rules - Ice Rules, Safe Sport, Code of Conduct - Fall 2016

Introduction to Testing – TBD

Overview of Skating Disciplines - repeat from Spring 2016

Primer on Competition and Scoring - TBD

Michelle Bao Katie Pistner

Alison Betler Emma Pomeranz

Julia Choi Isabelle Schacknies

Abby Green Ella Scherock

Katrina Jolly Anna Simpson

Jessica Kerry Christina Stavlas

Maura Kilcoyne Kelly Timlen

Gabi Kuta Katie Tincher

Nicole Liang Esther Xu

Megan Lydon

Good Sport Award

Congratulations to Faith Zaruba for being

selected as this year’s Good Sport Award

winner! Faith is respected by her peers and

the adults for her grace, elegance and positive

impact on the world of skating and the CFSC.

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BOARD OF GOVERNORS

PRESIDENT Chris Tincher

FIRST VICE PRESIDENT (SafeSport Compliance)

Catherine Stavlas

SECOND VICE PRESIDENT (Membership)

Heather Offenberg

TREASURER Ran Wang

SECRETARY Kristi Pistner

GENERAL MEMBERS

Mia Choi Lisa Morgan

HEAD PROFESSIONAL

Pat Muth

SPECIAL ADVISER (NON-VOTING)

Wende Jones

P. O. BOX 302

COLUMBIA, MD 21045

http://www.columbiafsc.com/

MAY BIRTHDAYS

Jeni Auerbach

Allison Chen

Ayeesha Fadlaoui

Emily Fox

Madeline Kim

Robert Korycinski

Alicia Mitchell

Emily Muryhina

Susie Muth

Adrianne Stith

Cade Suko

Tess Terpos

Katie Tincher

Julia Velculescu

Sophia Velculescu

Tiffany Wang

Esther Xu

JUNE BIRTHDAYS

Julia Choi

Zarah Crosby

Claine Huang

Jessica Kerry

Madeline Kim

Violet Kuchar

Kelsi Mitchell

Taylor Younkins

Lilia Yousefian

Allen Yuan

Moyao Zhou