Chesapeake Synchronized Skating

November 2009 | Past Issues

Volume 3, Number 1

 

www.chesapeakesynchro.com

 

 

 

Coach: Lauren Neidig

laurenmbn@gmail.com

 

 

Manager:

Rochelle Mendelsohn

Rochelle@strategiescorp.net

 

 

Treasurer: Julie Kocur

jekocur@gmail.com

 

Assistant Treasurer: Meg Grasso

mbaldwin@gbcrs.org

 

 

Competition Dates:

Thanksgiving Classic

Plymouth, MA

Nov. 14-15, 2009

http://www.pilgrimskatingclub.com/thanksgiving.html

 

Colonial Classic

Lowell, MA

January 9-11, 2010

http://www.colonialclassic.org

 

Easterns

Lowell, MA

January 28-30, 2010

http://www.colonialfsc.com

 

Connecticut Classic

Middletown, CT

February 13-14, 2010

http://www.teamesprit.com/CSSC/

 

Iceworld Holiday Show:

 

January 16-17 with practice January 15th in the evening

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fundraising Chairs:

 

Admirals: Dawn Zulauf

Dawn.jff@gmail.com

 

Sailors: Michaela Lintz

Mkl6t6@gmail.com

 

Skipjacks: Brenda Peggs

Cal3000400@verizon.net

 

Topsails: Julia Toothe

jatoothe@comcast.net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIF Test Dates:

 

Iceworld:

·  November 7, 2009

·  March 13, 2010  

·  June 12, 2010

 

 

University of Delaware:

·  October 23, 2009

·  January 18, 2010

·  February 15, 2010

·  April 2, 2010

·  June 18, 2010

·  September 16, 2010

·  August 27, 2010

 

Columbia:

·  November 13th, 2009

·  January 15th, 2010

·  Febuary 26th, 2010

·  April, 30th 2010

·  June, 11th 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome to the latest way to keep up to date on all the Chesapeake Synchronized Skating (CSS) News! Each month the newsletter will be posted on the website and will have information about the club as well as individual team updates.

Fall Schedules:

The team practice schedule is as follows:

Admirals: 10-11am off-ice & 11-11:50am on ice 

Sailors: 4:30-6:15pm off-ice & 6:15-7:45pm on ice

Skipjacks: 2:45-3:15pm off ice & 3:15-4:30pm on-ice

Topsails: 3:15-4pm on-ice

PLEASE plan on arriving 15 minutes ahead of your practice time as practice will start promptly at the scheduled time. With competitions looming, every minute of practice is needed to fine tune each teams program.

If you need to discuss issues with Coach Lauren, please do so outside of the scheduled practice times.

Pin Update:

The Chesapeake Synchro pins have arrived! If you have ordered pins please see Coach Lauren at practice to pick them up. 

Fundraising Updates:

●  The CSS Halloween themed skate fundraiser was a success. All of our ghouls and goblins seemed to have a great time. Kimmie Meisner and her friend Courtney also joined in the festivities as rock band members! Thank you to all who worked the event. Special thanks to the Peggs, Lintz, Zulauf, and Kocur families for all the countless hours spent organizing the event.

●  The Holiday show at Iceworld is scheduled for January 16th and January 17th. We will be having a bake sale during that event.

Board Meeting:

The club board meeting is scheduled for November 22, 2009 at 4:30pm. If you have organizational issues you want to have addressed, please contact your team fundraising chair so that they may bring these concerns to the meeting.

Team Sponsorship Levels:

Dawn Zulauf has finalized our team sponsorship program levels. We are using it to solicit business donations in return for advertising. Please promote our club to businesses with whom you frequent. The sponsorship level explanation form and application is under the sponsor link of the website. Feel free to print off copies and hand them out to businesses. A general donation request letter is already available for you to print and hand out in the members only section of the website.

501(c)3 Status:

We are currently pursuing non-profit status and Brigid B. has volunteered to coordinate all the paperwork and other requirements for this. We will be having a club-wide fundraiser in January to fund the fees associated with it.

Website Calendar:

Thank you to Willow Fyffe who has been updating the calendar on the website. Please contact her with any additions that you would like added to your teams calendar.

Picture Request:

We would like more pictures for our website, so please continue to take pictures and forward them to Coach Lauren.

Picture Board Maintenance Committee:

We would like to have a volunteer(s) from all the teams to be considered for the Bulletin Board Committee. This group would be responsible for updating and managing the picture board next to our synchro bulletin board. This space is currently being redesigned to have space for all the teams as well as to display our trophies etc…. If interested, please let Lauren know.

Admiral News:

The Admirals raised $234.88 in the Halloween Skate Night fundraiser. They have currently raised $817.38 of their $1000 commitment. Their next fundraiser is Looney’s night on Wednesday November 18, from 5-8pm. A portion of all purchases will go to the Admirals, please come out and show your support.

Sailor News:

The Sailors raised $784.88 at the Halloween Skating Fundraiser. They have currently raised $1944.55 towards their $1500 goal! A scratch-off fundraiser will be used to purchase team fleece jackets and a Five Below Fundraiser in Whitemarsh in December will be used for any other costs above the estimates in the budget. Updates are coming.

We are continuing to collect items to turn into money. Please donate empty cartridges, unused cell phones, and aluminum cans and bring them in to any practice!!!

Skipjack News:

The girls are working hard on traveling circles; shoot the ducks in a circle; triangle intersection; and spread eagles. As they are preparing to compete in a more rigorous division this year with more advanced elements, it is vital that each skater arrive to practice on time and ready to go. While a goal of our program is for the skaters to have fun, there is also alot of work involved with learning the new skills and program. To accomplish these goals, skaters are expected to be focused in practice and spend time on their own perfecting skills.

The Skipjacks raised $464.88 at the Halloween Skating Fundraiser. They have currently raised $1496.65 towards their $1500 goal! If anyone has ideas for other types of fundraisers, please contact Brenda Peggs.

Topsail News:

We are still looking for more skaters for this team. If anyone you know is interested in learning more about synchro or is interested in skating synchro, please contact Rochelle Mendelsohn or Lauren Neidig for more information.

Skater Kudos:

Skipjacks: Meghan K. passed her Pre-Juv MIF. Beth S., Molly J., Hannah J., and Gabby S. all passed their Preliminary MIF. Taylor C. and Zaria F. passed their Pre-Preliminary MIF.

 

Sailors: Alyssa M. passed her Juvenile MIF. Emily K. & Emily S. passed their Pre-Juv MIF. Feather L. passed both her Pre-Juv Freeskate and Juvenile MIF.

 

Admirals: Kathy S. passed her Adult Pre-Bronze and Bronze moves  

 

Congrats to you all!!!! If your skater has any new accomplishments, please email Julie Kocur so that they may be included in the next newsletter.

 

Competition Requirements:

Before each competition, all skaters must sign a waiver that basically gives permission for the skater to compete in the competition. This form is sent in with the application when the competition registration is sent in. Each team has a competition coordinator, they are also collecting signatures for the waiver, release, and consent to treat form for each skater. These are taken to each competition so that we have a written copy on site.

Using the USFSA number, the skater must also log on to the USFSA website. The username and password is the skater USFSA number. Once you have logged on for the first time, you will be required to change the password, so you can make it anything you would like. Once you have logged in, you need to go to online event registration, then event manager, then waivers. You will fill out the same waiver forms on line and submit them so that USFSA has a copy as well. You will also complete the medical form and submit that online.

Once you have completed all of these things, you do not need to complete them again unless some of your information changes. (i.e. medical info etc…)

Skater Spotlight:

This section is to allow the skaters to get to know each other a little bit better. If you or your skater have not been featured, please send your information to Julie Kocur at jekocur@gmail.com

Admirals:

Dawn Z.- Dawn has been skating for almost 2 years and started skating to spend time with her daughter Veronica. She loves skating because it helps her relieve stress and lose weight. She has lost over 40 pounds since starting to skate. She is the cookie chairwoman for Veronica’s Brownie troop and a registered nurse. She currently works for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner as the Chief Forensic Investigator.

Michaela L- Michaela learned to skate as a child on ponds and at skating rinks. After an almost 20 year break, she got back on the ice to learn more skills. She has completed the basic 8 group lesson classes. She is currently working in the Adult Pre-Bronze MIF. Synchro is fun and she is looking forward to competing.

Stefanie L.-  Stefanie has been skating for 3 years and has competed on the no test level. She has tested the first two MIF levels and is currently working on her Pre-Juv MIF. She takes classes at HCC and joined the adult team this year, mainly to have some fun and get a workout.

Sailors:

Vanessa L.- Vanessa has been skating for 4 years and is currently working on her Novice MIF. Vanessa skates Freestyle on the Pre-Juv/Juv test level. This is her 3rd season on the Sailors. She wants to eventually skate for a senior or collegiate team. She loves synchro because it is a team sport and it helps her learn new skills and new steps.

Celina L.- Celina has been skating for 4 years and is currently working on her Pre-Juv MIF. She competes in freestyle competitions in the no test category. She is working on her axel to start testing in freestyle. Celina had been with the Skipjacks for 2 years, and is now with the Sailors for the first season. She likes synchro because she can skate in a group and make friends.

Emily K- Emily has been skating for 7 years and this is her fourth year doing synchro. She is very social and wants to be a doctor when she grows up. Her favorite part of synchro is that “it is like having another family and we learn something new everyday.”

Alyssa M.- Alyssa has been skating for 3 years. This is her second year skating Chesapeake Synchro and her first year with the Sailors. She loves synchro because it helps her become “a more powerful, technically advanced, confident skater”. She hopes to eventually skate on a senior or collegiate team. She is excited to compete and is working on her Intermediate MIF and her first dance tests.

Skipjacks:

Marissa P- Marissa is in sixth grade and has been skating for the past three years. This is her first year on a synchro team and she is having fun with all her new skating friends. She likes to listen to music and hang out with her friends. She is very excited to go to her first synchro competition.

Kristi H- Kristi is in eighth grade and has skated on a synchro team for the past two years. She is currently coming back from a recent brain surgery and can’t wait to compete. She loves to read and her favorite series is the Twilight series. She also likes to write. She loves drama and has been involved in school plays.  She is extremely close to her brother and he is her best friend. She loves to skate and wants to skate synchro forever.

Kellyanne T- Kelly recently moved to Maryland from New Jersey and is a very welcome addition to the Skipjack team. She skated with the Icelantics for one year and is in eighth grade. She has been skating for the past 10 years. She plays the piano, softball, and loves drama. She wants to be an actress when she grows up and would love to skate synchro in college.

Hannah J- Hannah is in seventh grade, plays the violin and is in pop choir at school. She loves to read and her favorite is the Twilight series. She would be bereft without her phone and texting. Her life’s ambition is to be a reconstructive plastic surgeon.

Kim P.- Kim has skated for the past 3 years and this is her second season skating synchro. She likes to hang out with her friends. Her favorite thing to do is skate and she would live at the rink if she could.

Zaria F- Zaria is in seventh grade and has been skating for 4 years. This is her second season with synchro. She plays the violin in orchestra. She likes to hang out with her friends, go to the mall, and her favorite movie is 7 Pounds. She would like to skate for a collegiate synchro team.

Taylor C- Taylor is in seventh grade and has skated for the past 3 years. This is her second season with synchro. She likes to shop and hang out with her friends. She likes the traveling circle and her friends describe her as “a smart blonde.”

Gabrielle S- Gabby has skated with the Skipjacks for two years. She is in seventh grade and plays the viola in the orchestra. She enjoys hanging out with her friends and going to the movies. She loves to dance and has taken lessons for eight years. Her skating goal is to skate on a collegiate synchronized skating team.

Topsails:

Veronica Z- Veronica is in third grade and has been skating for 2 years. She loves to make people laugh and is in the Brownies. She is very good at gymnastics. She wants to be a clown or a teacher when she grows up. This is her first year skating synchro.

Abigail T- Abigail has been skating for three years. This is her first year skating synchro. She is a cheerleader for Good Shepherd for the first time this year. She is in second grade. She loves to tumble and climb trees.

Maddie R- Maddie is in second grade and has been skating for two years. This is her first year skating synchro. She likes to ride her bike and play golf with her dad. She is a Brownie and is actively selling cookies. She also likes to watch TV and play computer games.