CFSC News
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CFSC N EWSLETTER
Oc tober 22, 2 011
V o lu me 7 , I s s u e 10
Columbia Figure Skating Club ▪ P. O. Box 302 ▪ Columbia, MD 21045 ▪ http://www.columbiafsc.com
FROM THE PRESIDENT
BY COLLEEN TERPOS
Dear Skaters and Families,
As show practices get started, this newsletter becomes more and more important! Please read through
carefully so that you do not miss any costume information, meeting, or rehearsals. Thanks so much for
being members of our club.
DATE
EVENT
October 20-25
October 27
October 30
November 5
November 6
South Atlantic Regionals, Aston, Pennsylvania
CFSC Board Meeting 7:30 pm
First Nutcracker rehearsal
Pre-Injury Baseline Concussion Testing
General Membership meeting (6pm)
Soloist Sketches due to Katina Finks
Eastern Sectional Championships, Jamestown, NY
Nutcracker on Ice
November 15
December 17 &18
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SHOW NEWS
BY MIA CHOI
Nutcracker Practice begins Sunday, October 30th
CLARA
PARTY CLOWN
JACKNBOX
MAID
HEAD SOLDIER
MOUSE QUEEN
SNOW QUEEN
SPANISH DANCER
GINGERBREAD DOLL
DEWDROP
FRENCH DOLL
SUGARPLUM FAIRY
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GREEN (1st & 3rd shows)
MAYA NEWLIN
EMMA POMERANZ
KENDALL CLAIRMONT
ROSE GLENN
KATIE TINCHER
KELLY TIMLEN
KENDALL ROBEY
ERIN DOBYNS
GRACE STULMAN
TIFFANY WANG
FAITH ZARUBA
MICHELLE LEE
RED (2ND & 4TH SHOWS)
ARISSA FALAT
MICHELLE BAO
MEGAN LYDON
KATY KEMP
ELIZABETH NEGREA
JULIA CHOI
GRACE BLOOMFIELD
ANA SHIMEALL
SARAH ROSSO
LEXI FINKS
JAMIE LEE
SOOAH PARK
Nutcracker practice starts next week! Off-ice practices will take place at the The Other Barn
located on the other side of Food Lion by the rink. Practices will start promptly, and attendance
will be taken at both off-ice and on-ice. Excused absence must be submitted in writing to show
directors prior to practice. Repeated tardiness or arriving late to practice may result in your
skater being removed or rearranged in the choreography.
Please wear comfortable clothes and shoes during off-ice. NO JEANS, and sneakers or ballet
shoes are recommended.
Any questions regarding practice can be sent to:
Mia: 410-409-3815 -- [email protected]; or Donna: 443-745-4412 -- [email protected]
OCTOBER 30 OFF ICE PRACTICE SCHEDULE
Time
Pat
1-1:30
1:30-2:00
2:00-2:30
2:30-3:00
3:00-3:30
3:30-4:00
4:00-4:30
4:30-5:00
Soldiers
Mice
Sugar Plums
(BR)
(BR)
(BR)
Party-Child
Party-Teens
(BR)
(BR)
Party-Adults
(BR)
BY DONNA TIMLEN
Martha
Melissa
Chinese
Teacakes
Flowers
Arabians
(SR)
Gingerbreads (SR)
Snowflakes
(BR)
BR = Big Room, SR = Small Room
Soloists do not need to attend with their groups this weekend but may need to as defined in future.
Note: Time slots are subject to change as practices evolve.
(SR)
(SR)
(BR)
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SKATER SUCCESS STORY
BY KIM ZARUBA
Elizabeth Negrea and Aidan Brown deserve a
big congratulations this week for medaling at
The South Atlantic Regional Non-Qualifying
Competition held in Aston, PA! Aidan got
second place in his Pre-Preliminary group
and Elizabeth came in third place in her
Preliminary group.
Bronze must be Elizabeth’s lucky color
because she also came in third place in her
artistic group!
Congrats to both Aidan and Elizabeth!
GLIDE WITH PRIDE
BY SUSAN BLOOMFIELD
This week we will do our best to run some Glide
with Pride classes, but we will not have our full
contingent of instructors present as some of
them will be away at the South Atlantic Regional
Figure Skating Championships in Aston,
Pennsylvania. We will try to work with as many
of the participants as possible, but please help
your skater(s) understand that things may be a
bit more on the informal side than usual.
This program is run by volunteers - and
hopefully the joy of skating and enthusiasm for
the sport is shared between the participants.
Please help your skater(s) notice when their
color is being called - and encourage them to
participate. If a skater misses his or her class it
is not always possible for us to accomodate and
run another class. All classes are held at the
clock end of the rink. Participation is
encouraged but it is not mandatory. And
remember the classes also help our skaters to
better know other skaters.
Questions should be directed to our board
directors coordinating the program: Wende
Jones and Susan Bloomfield. This informal
instruction time by volunteer junior instructors
and assistants is intended to supplement, not
replace, more formal instruction through group
and/or private lessons.
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SKATER SUCCESS STORY
CFSC News
BY KATINA FINKS
As things have come further along with the design process of costumes I am able to share more
information. Below is the complete list of costume coordinators.
Please be sure to provide your contact
info to the costume coordinator assigned for your child’s group. It is your responsibility to check with your
costume coordinator on Sundays for new information. Remember to get in touch with a seamstress if you
cannot sew your child's costume. If you need information on seamstresses within the club, please contact
me at [email protected].
This year we are re-using Party Guest dresses, Mice, Teacakes, and Adagio costumes. At this time you
may bring in these costumes if you would like to sell them. Mark them with your name and asking price
and give it to the appropriate coordinator. If you cannot find her you may give it to me!
Costume Coordinators:
Party Adult - Becki Dobyns
Party Teen - Tara Clairmont / Heather Offenburg
Party Child - Susan Lee
Soldiers - Sherri Tatum
Mice - Kim Scherock
Snowflakes - Mona Bao
Arabian Dancers - Amy Kemp / Gladys Novak
Chinese - Kendra Knoke
Russian Dancers - Katina FInks
Teacakes - Katina Finks
Gingerbread - Andrea Smolen
Flowers - Chris Tincher
Sugar Plums - Jessica Heinmann
Soloists- Katina Finks
Below is a list of pattern numbers for most groups. If you are sewing your own costume you will need to
purchase these patterns. If you are having a seamstress sew it for you, you may want to check with her to
see if she has it or if she needs you to purchase it. Kwik Sewing patterns can be purchase at Sew-n-Vac
stores. There is a Sew-N-Vac store located Route 40 in the Normandy Shopping center. The pattern
information for Snowflakes, Chinese, and Flowers is not yet available.
Pattern Numbers:
Party Guest Adult: Kwik Sew 3154 (ladies xs-xl) for bodice and any poodle skirt pattern for skirt
Party Guest Teen and Child: Kwik Sew 3153 (child 4-7) Or 3164 (child 8-14) for bodice and any poodle skirt pattern
for skirt
Soldiers: Kwik Sew 3164 (child 8-14) Or 3154 (Ladies xs-xl)
Adult Mice: Kwik Sew 3164 (child 8-14)
Mice: Kwik Sew 3103 (child 4-7) Or 3104 (child 8-14)
Arabians: Kwik Sew 3154 (ladies xs-xl)
Russians: Kwik Sew 2931 (ladies xs-xl)
Gingerbread: Kwik Sew 3164 (child 8-14)
Sugar Plums: Kwik Sew 3163 (child 4-7) Or 3164 (8-14)
TBD: Snowflakes,Chinese, Flowers
*****Save your JoAnne Fabrics and Micheals Coupons and give them to your coordinators!
*****Soloists sketches due Nov 6th!
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SKATER SPOTLIGHT
BY JULIA
Name:
Sophia Velcuescu
Age:
6
Favorite food:
Spaghetti
Favorite color:
Blue
Favorite skating move:
Waltz Jump
Favorite subject:
Lunch
Favorite movie:
Wally
JUNIOR BOARD NEWS
CHOI
BY
KELLY TIMLEN
Pre-injury Baseline Concussion Test
By Mia Choi
Dear Skaters and Families:
Columbia Figure Skating Club and the Children's
National Medical Center have been working hard
to try and reschedule our concussion testing.
The new date for the Pre-injury Baseline Test
has been scheduled for Saturday, November
5th, 10:15am and 11:15am at the Columbia ice
rink.
If you had missed out on registering your skater
for the test, please send your RSVP to
[email protected] by Sunday, October
23rd. We encourage everyone to take this
opportunity to have your child receive this
important test as a safety precaution in the event
of a concussion.
Please include your child's name and age.
Can you believe that show practice is only one
week away! I am so excited for it to start. Not only
is the skating fun but it is lots of time with good
friends.
On October 30th, the Junior Board is hosting
Halloween Theme Night. Wear a costume to
Sunday club ice next week! Please wear a
costume that is safe to skate in! There will be
treats and drinks, too.
This Sunday just have fun!
Congratulations to our skaters that competed last
weekend and good luck to our skaters competing
this weekend in Aston, PA
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT
Colleen Terpos
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT AND
SHOW DIRECTOR
Mia Choi
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
Jennifer Ignacio
THIRD VICE PRESIDENT AND
TEST CHAIR
Christine Tincher
TREASURER
Lad Falat
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY
Susan Bloomfield
RECORDING SECRETARY AND
SHOW DIRECTOR
Donna Timlen
MEMBERSHIP CHAIRPERSONS
Becki Dobyns & Lisa Morgan
GENERAL MEMBERS
Sandra Ellis
Kendra Jolly
Amy Kemp
Ji Lydon
Julie Robey
Robert Schindler
Diane Stulman
HEAD PROFESSIONAL
Pat Muth
SPECIAL ADVISER (NON-VOTING)
Wende Jones
P. O. BOX 302
COLUMBIA, MD 21045
http://www.columbiafsc.com/
OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS
Arissa Falat
Hannah Fang
Montana Ignacio
Kirsten Jolly
Maura Kilcoyne
Jamie Lee
Joanna McNeilly
Ana Shimeall
Allison Timlen
Laura Zheng
Fall Recital and Send-Off Photos Are Ready!
A big thank you to Alex Xu and Craig Shearman for
photographing and editing these two events! You can find the
recital photos at:
http://alexu.smugmug.com/Iceskating/2011-Fall-Recital
password: skate (with lowercase “s”)
You can find the Send-Off photos at:
http://craigshearman.smugmug.com/Figure-Skating/CFSCSendOff-October-2-2011
password: Skate (with uppercase “S”)