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Spring Jubilee

Help is still needed for Spring Jubilee this weekend. This is a great opportunity to finish your volunteer hours for the year. Below you will find the contact for the different areas in need of assistance, please contact these coordinators directly.

Facilities: email Gordon Lew
Hospitality: email Wendy Lew
Registration/Runners/Ice Monitors: email Rosanna Ochoa
Schedule and groups posted on the
Spring Jubilee page.

Team USA

Congratulations to Karen Chen, Vincent Zhou, and Lorraine McNamara, who were all named to USA Team C by US Figure Skating.

Adult Nationals

PSC was well represented at Adult Nationals!
Bronze Dance- Laura & Beshara Elmufdi, 3rd place
Gold Solo Dance- Megan Brown , 4th place, Robert Olson, 13th place
Masters Ladies Dramatic Skate I- Megan Brown, 9th place
Masters Ladies Dramatic Skate 3- Elizabeth McGlauflin, 5th place
Masters Intermediate Ladies III, IV- Elizabeth McGlauflin, 2nd place
Adult Gold Dance- Megan Brown & Robert Olson, 3rd place
Championship Master Int/Novice Ladies- Elizabeth McGlauflin, 10th place

S.T.A.R.S. is coming to San Jose on June 3, 2012

Registration opens April 16th
S.T.A.R.S. (Standardized Testing of Athleticism to Recognize Skaters)

S.T.A.R.S. is a new system of off-ice fitness assessment and development designed to support U.S. Figure Skating's existing testing and competition progressions. Its development is based primarily on the need to promote robust, all-around fitness in young American skaters; to push and maintain the athletic ability curve ahead of the skills curve; to ensure that young figure skaters are physically prepared to handle the introduction of new, more complex and more demanding skating skills; and to reduce the potential for injury typically sustained during the training of these new skills.

It is recommended that skaters consult their coach about off-ice programs and training before registering to participate.

For more information, download the 2012 flyer and/or go to www.starscombine.org.

Adult Sectionals

PSC was represented in Championship Masters Intermediate/Novice Ladies by Elizabeth McGlauflin, 4th place (qualifies for Adult Nationals) and
Rachel Duran, 7th place. Elizabeth also placed 3rd in the Masters Ladies Dramatic Showcase.

Competition Results

Congrats to Sarah Chen and Cindy Zihan Yang for their accomplishments at the recent Silver Spin Competition. They are the winners respectively of the Belmont Memorial Trophy (best overall Pre-Preliminary 3 skater) and the Silver Spin Trophy (most proficient spinner among the Novice to Senior level competitors). Great job! Check out all our PSC skaters' Competition Results so far this year.

Junior World Team

Congratulations to PSC skater Lauri Bonacorsi who along with her partner Travis Mager placed seventh in Junior Dance at the World Junior Championships in Minsk, Belarus.

Attention High School Seniors!

Several years ago, U.S. Figure Skating launched its Graduating Seniors Program to recognize the achievements of those individuals graduating from high school who continued their training in figure skating while pursuing their academic studies. The purpose of this program is to honor and credit those qualified graduates for their achievements during high school through the presentation of a certificate to the skater during a school function or recognition opportunity. Recognition is proudly awarded on behalf of the U.S. Figure Skating Program Development Committee to those high school graduates who meet the necessary application criteria. The application and more information are available on the USFS website.

Winter Skate

Results are now posted on the Winter Skate page. Thanks to all our volunteers who made this competition a success!

Club Ice

Beginning Thursday, Feb 16th, club ice will be held from 5:15pm -6:15pm on center ice in SJ. Also the price will change to $100.00 for 10 sessions for a punch card. Drop in rates will be $11.00.

Sad News

We are very saddened to announce the death of Howard Taylor, 93, who passed away suddenly at his home in Walnut Creek on Feb 5, 2012.

Howard was involved with skating for much of his life. He was a Singles, Pairs & Dance Judge and National Referee. He previously served on several committees for U.S. Figure Skating and was also recognized as an honorary member of U.S. Figure Skating's Executive Committee.

A St. Moritz ISC member for more than 50 years, Howard was a dedicated volunteer who served on the club's Board of Directors, including as its President. Over his many decades in support of the sport of figure skating, he helped organize local skating competitions and shows, as well as National and International events held in the Bay Area. Howard was also one of the original organizers of the Central California Interclub Association. His motto was 'keep 'em skating!' and he remained supportive of skaters and skating activities for all levels. Howard will be missed by his skating family.

Howard Taylor was the beloved husband of Georgia, father of Donna, Georgia, Diana and Debra and brother of Don. Private funeral services will be held.

PSC Volunteers Recognized

PSC President Rick Perez recently received a letter from US Figure Skating President Pat St. Peter noting all the efforts of our club volunteers who helped make Nationals a success!

Volunteers Needed!

Attention PSC Members: US Nationals are almost over and it’s time for the first PSC competition of the year, 2012 Winter Skate! We need volunteers and this is a fun and easy way to fulfill your volunteer requirement for the club. Please
email Renee Zimmerman.

Two Novice Champions!

Congrats to Karen Chen and Vincent Zhou who each earned the Novice Singles Championship at the US National Championship in San Jose. PSC is very proud to have you as members of our club!

Nationals!!

Great job to all our PSC skaters who are competed at Nationals:
Junior Pairs: Cali Fujimoto, 11th place
Junior Dance:Lauri Bonacorsi, 2nd place, Lorraine McNamara, 3rd place, Eliana Pogrebinksy, 8th place, Damian Dodge, 11th place,
Junior Ladies: Polina Edmunds, 6th place, Gwendolyn Prescott,7th place
Novice Pairs: Nancy Xu & Robert Przepioski, 9th place
Novice Ladies: Karen Chen, 1st place
Novice Men: Vincent Zhou, 1st place
Get all the details on results at ice network.com.

Congratulations

A big thank you to Joyce Burden for 45 years of judging service, to Rosalie Hauer for 35 years, Pat Forbes for 30 years and to Rick Perez and Helen Wong for their 25 years. Our club and sport wouldn't be the same without you and all the time you have dedicated!

Klingbeil Skates Going Out of Business

Sorry to report that Klingbeil Skates is going out of business. Last day to order skates is January 20th. Please see the information at their website.

Sad News

Joan Lucas passed away in December. Joan was involved with skating for much of her life as a competitor and an official. She was a member of St. Moritz for more than 50 years and served on the Board, including as President of the club. Joan was a competition and test Judge for singles, pairs and dance as well as a National Referee. We are currently not aware of any living relatives that Joan might have had, but are looking into it with the help of some of her friends. If anyone has any information you can share, please contact the webmaster. Until some issues can be sorted through, we are not sure of any plans for a memorial service or gathering, but we will keep you informed if and when any new information is available.

Joan was very dedicated to the sport of figure skating and she will be missed by her skating family.

New Test Fees

Please note that new test fees are effective Jan 1, 2012. Revised applications are available on the Testing Info page.

Junior Nationals

Congratulations to all our skaters who participated at Junior Nationals, Dec 10th-14th in East Lansing, MI:
Intermediate Dance: Sarah Feng, 5th place; Caroline Patton, 10th place
Intermediate Ladies (Final Round): Sarah Feng, 8th place; Jessica Reili Santiago, 18th place
Intermediate Men (Qualifying Round A): Christopher Yamamoto, 11th place
Intermediate Pairs: Juliette Erickson & Connor Fleming, 10th place
Juvenile Dance: Alain Sandraz, 16th place
Juvenile Boys (Qualifying Round A): Alain Sandraz, 21st place

Get all the details on Jr National results at ice network

View all 2011 PSC skaters' competition results here.

Yahoo Group

We have created a club Yahoo Group we are asking all members to join. This new communication tool will help us share important information with all club members in a quick and easy format. We are asking ALL MEMBERS - both Parents and Skaters - to register as a member of our moderated Yahoo Group. If you do not already have one, please create a Yahoo account for yourself or your skater, and then register for our Yahoo Group ' Peninsulaskatingclub' at http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Peninsulaskatingclub/.Once you are approved for membership, you can access our messages. This is an exciting new way for our club to get important information to you quickly.Please participate and help us improve our club communication!

Facebook

Become a fan of the PSC Facebook page and the Pacific Coast Section Facebook page.

Sign up for eScrip

Raise funds for the club while you shop! Please sign up for eScrip. See the eScrip page for more information.

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Last updated 15 May 2012 by webmaster