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Past News
Holiday Ice Show - Thank You!
The Vintage Christmas Show was an absolute success! Our
show director, Jana Kading, did an amazing job. Thank you to Regula
Schaub for coordinating the hospitality room, lots of compliments.
Kerri Lowenstein was awesome as usual with backstage help. Thank you
to the Carey's for help with clean up. Kerri Tanner got all the
trees and let us use the Santa and Mrs. Claus suits - thank you!
Thanks to all our skaters, parents, DSCC Peoria, volunteers and
Ellie Kawamura, Southwest Pacific Coast Regional Champion AND
Pacific Coast Sectional Champion in 2008 Junior Ladies for being our
Guest Soloist. It was a fantastic event, SCP was represented well.
Great Job!
Updated on 12-18-07
Update to FREE Club Freestyles
The Skating Club of Phoenix will offer FREE club
freestyles again in February or March 2008. We are taking a break in December as so
many skaters have other commitments during the holiday season.
Click here for the schedule.
Updated on 1-6-08
Pacific Coast Sectional News
Brienne Lorey (SCP) and Ryan Mason (Vaca Valley FSC)
placed 7th at the Pacific Coast Sectional qualifying competition
held over Nov 15-19 in San Diego, CA. Congratulations to them both!
Updated on 11-18-07
Autumn Antics 2007: Sunday, Nov. 11th
 Congratulations
to all our Autumn Antics competitors and thank you to all the
volunteers and DSCC Peoria for helping to make this event fun and
rewarding for our skaters.
Congratulations to Dyllan McIntee (SCP) for winning the Earnhardt-Hughes
Award at the event. Congratulations to Katie Culp (Las Vegas FSC)
and Bianca Rhodes (Las Vegas FSC) for winning the Dever Award at the
event.
Download Results
Here.
Updated on 11-16-07
Annual Dress and Skatewear Sale -THANK
YOU!!!
A HUGE thank you to all who purchased items at our dress sale on
Oct. 13th. The club made $580.00. Thank you also to our volunteers -
Regula Schaub and Nancy Kiflemariam - for making the
dress sale a success. Your hard work is appreciated.
Updated on 10-13-07
Southwest Pacific Regional Championships Update
Congratulations to all our club members who
participated in Southwest Pacific Regionals this season:
Shae Olsen, Christine Chiu, Isela
Mendoza, Miranda Nordstrom, Brianna Younes, Kyle Zichitella, Denae
Raught, Heather Simmons, Dana Adler, Dyllan McIntee, Becky Lilly,
Jaimei Zhang, Emily Hopwood, Tony DiBlasi, Ciara McCleer, and
Lindsey Richardson. Savannah Grey is an honorary Regionals Team member due to her
unfortunate injury this summer.
Results are posted at IceNetwork.com.
Here are Skating Club of Phoenix Member Results:
- Dana Adler, Open Juvenile Group A, 7th
- Ciara McCleer, Open Juvenile Group A, 11th
- Tony DiBlasi, Open Juvenile Group A, 17th
- Emily Hopwood, Open Juvenile Group B, 13th
- Lindsey Richardson, Open Juvenile Group B, 14th
- Becky Lilly, Juvenile Group C, 5th
- Dyllan McIntee, Juvenile Group C, 8th
- Eleanor Rodriguez (Assoc Member) Juvenile Group C, 17th
- Christine Chiu, Intermediate Group C, 11th
- Islea Mendoza, Intermediate Group A, 8th
- Brianna Younes, Intermediate Group D, 15th
- Jaimei Zhang, Intermediate Group D, 18th
- Denae Raught, Novice Group C, 15th
- Shae Olsen, Junior Ladies, withdrawn
- Kyle Zichitella, Intermediate Men, withdrawn
Thank you to all who attended and participated in
the Regionals Send Off in September.
Updated on 10-6-07
Test Session Info
Fall and winter test session dates have now been
posted to the web site. Click here
for the schedule.
Thank you always to Chris DiBlasi for all your
hard work running hospitality at all of our test sessions!!!
Updated on 8-14-07
ISU Communication No. 1459
FYI - The International Skating Union has
published
Communication No. 1459 - clarifications, additions, amendments
to ISU Communication No. 1445.
Updated on 8-9-07
Club Summer Pool Party: Aug. 18th, 3 PM
It’s Member Appreciation Day, and the SC of
Phoenix is having a Dive-In Movie Swim Party! Dinner and the movie
are provided. Families are welcome!
When: August 18, 2007 @ 3 P.M.
Where: The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess - The address is
7575 E. Princess Dr. , Scottsdale AZ, 85255
Please R.S.V.P to the party by
August 15th by contacting Chris Di Blasi @ 602-206-6603
The Fun Can Continue!!!
The SC of Phoenix has been
given the incredible rate of only $99 dollars a night for any
members who wish to spend the night at The Princess following the
party. If interested, please contact
Chris Di Blasi by
August 9th, 2007.
Updated on 8-6-07
2008 Southwest Pacific Regional Championships Announcement
The 2008 Southwest Pacific Regional Championships
will take place October 2-7, 2007 in Escondido, CA, hosted by the
Escondido Figure Skating Club. The entry deadline for the 2008
Qualifying Competition Season is 11:59 PM Sept. 1, 2007.
Online electronic registration is the ONLY method available for
entry. To register log on to
http://www.usfsaonline.org. Download the announcement from the
Escondido FSC web site
here.
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Qualifying Competition Updates
- If you are a SCP skater competing at
Regionals, please contact Jana
Kading before August 1st to give her your pants/legging
measurements for ordering regional gifts at this year's
Regionals send off. Details about the send off will be posted
soon.
Updated on 7-26-07
It's Membership Renewal Time!
Your club membership expired on June 30,
2007. If you have not already done so, please submit the
2007-08
Membership Application to the Membership Chair as outlined on
the application as soon as possible. Members must have a current
membership to participate in upcoming USFS sanctioned competitions
and test sessions.
Updated on 7-26-07
New Club Officers
New Officers were voted in with unanimous consent
by the board. The following will make up the Club Officers:
President – Andrea Palos
Vice President – Kerry Lowenstein
Secretary – Nancy Kiflemariam
Treasurer – Jana Kading
Test Chair – Gloria Earnhart
Sanctions Officer – Chris Deblasi
Public Relations – Terri King
Club Events - Regula Schaub
We wish to offer our deepest
thanks to Kathy and Ron Carey as they end their tenure as Board
Officers; however they are going to continue assisting us with
competitions and events. We appreciate their continued dedication
and hard work for the benefit of the Skating Club of Phoenix and all
of our members.
Updated on 6-18-07
Annual Meeting & Club Bowl
Come join us for the Annual Meeting and Bowling
Party on Sunday, May 20th from 5 - 7 PM at the AMF Bowling Alley
(35th Ave. & Union Hills). We will highlight club business and hand
out special awards and prizes. We will also hold annual elections
for open board seats. Members of all ages are invited to bowl at the
event. There will be a pasta buffet and dessert served. RSVP
Required by May 15th to
regulaschaub@yahoo.com or (623) 533-5280.
Download the Flyer Here.
Updated on 5-11-07
Governing Council News/PSA State Workshop Offering
The Club sent 4 member representatives to USFS
Governing Council held in Reno, NV May 3-5. Highlights from
Governing Council includes 2 rule changes concerning coaches:
- Beginning with the 2008-09 USFS membership
season, all coaches who have joined their club as a coach will
also be required to "register" with the USFS. This will incur up
to a $40 fee if you are a PSA member. If you are not a PSA
member, the fee will be up to $170 (to cover the insurance).
This fee will cover a rulebook, liability insurance and a
criminal background check. SCP is looking into how to
incorporate this fee into your yearly membership and take care
of the paperwork for you. Please contact Andrea Palos, SCP
President, if you have any suggestions or comments.
- Effective September 1, 2007, all registered
coaches will have a "mandatory education requirement."
Educational credits will be available through PSA and USFS from
approved seminars, etc. What the educational requirement will be
and when it will be required has not been fully detailed, but it
will most likely follow a structure similar to that which the
PSA already has in place.
SC of Phoenix will be hosting a PSA State
Workshop tentatively scheduled for this summer at the Peoria
rink. The Basic Accreditation exam and
Sports Science written exams will be offered. Attending
this workshop should count toward any educational requirement that
might be detailed soon.
All the details from Governing Council, including
the "Combined Report of Action" should be available on the USFS Web
Site soon. Visit
http://www.usfigureskating.org/event_details.asp?id=37133.
Updated on 5-11-07
ISU Comm #1445 - Singles and Pairs Rule Changes & Clarifications
The
ISU issued Communication No. 1445 pertaining to singles and pairs
skating. The U.S. Figure Skating technical group has agreed that
these changes will take effect at all domestic nonqualifying events
on or after June 10, 2007. (This will be in effect for those of you
registered for the Broadmoor Open.) The document contains technical
rules clarifications and changes for the 2007-08 seasons, changes in
scales of value and levels of difficulty, and guidelines for marking
GOE of singles/pairs elements.
Download the PDF File for ISU Comm #1445.
Updated on 5-11-07
Regional Competition Information
Regional entry will be available on the
USFS web site beginning July 15, 2007. The 2008 Southwest
Pacific Regional Championships will be held October 2-6, 2007 in
Escondido, CA, hosted by the Escondido FSC. The deadline for
regional competition is Sep. 1, 2007. The online registration
service will be available until midnight on Sep. 1st.
Test Session Dates Added
The summer test session
dates have been added to the club schedule.
Updated on 4-5-07
Pre-Fiesta Skate Exhibitions: April 1, 2007
A big thank you goes to Andrea Palos, Kathy
Carey, Ron Carey, and Chelsea Carey for organizing these
exhibitions. Thank you to all the volunteers including Bridget
Dunn, Lisa Huffer, and Jana Kading. Thanks to all the coaches and
especially the ones that attended - Brie Lorey, Bridget Dunn, Jana
Moore, Jana Kading, and Lisa Lange. And, thank you to all the
participants!
We will post photos soon! We enjoyed the coffee and
breakfast snacks and watching our favorite skaters present their
programs!
Updated on 3-30-07
Desert Breeze 2007 Championships
The 2007 Desert Breeze Championships will be held
June 9-10, 2007 at the Desert Schools Coyotes Center in Chandler.
This event is open to Basic Skills through Preliminary/Bronze in
Singles and Adults. Entries must be received or postmarked by May
10, 2007. Download the
Announcement Here.
Posted on 3-6-07
Membership Questions?
Contact
Kerri Lowenstein. Remember, the USFS "year" changes on July 1st,
so if you are planning on competing this summer in any club
competitions including
Cactus Classic in Scottsdale
in July, you need to renew promptly.
Please continue to
email Terri King any club
updates for the web site or contact
Jana Kading with general questions.
Club Seminar with Todd Sand: Feb. 24, 2007
Now Featuring Professional Skater Todd Sand
A seminar for club members has been scheduled for
February 24, 2007 at DSCC Peoria with special guest professional
skater, Todd Sand.
Note about change of of Professional Skater: Shortly after
U.S. Nationals took place, Charlene Wong informed us that her
student was chosen to participate at the Junior World Championship
in Europe. Unfortunately for us, it is the same weekend as she was
supposed to teach at our club seminar.
However, we are all happy to announce that 4-time National
Pair Champion, 2-time World Silver Medalist, and Olympian Todd Sand,
who is currently also an ISU Technical Specialist, will be leading
the seminar.
He'll be arriving on Friday and during the afternoon freestyles
from 1.30-5.00 pm teaching private lessons. If you are interested in
taking a private lesson, please contact Jill Watson at DSCC Peoria.
Date: Saturday, February 24, 2007
Time: Registration begins at 5 AM; Session begins at 5:30 AM
Place: Desert Schools Coyote Center, Peoria, AZ
What: The Skating Club of Phoenix presents a winter seminar
featuring special guest professional skater Todd Sand. There will also be additional off ice activities
for skaters. Refreshments provided
Cost: This event is FREE and exclusive to Skating Club of
Phoenix members of ALL levels
Registration: Registration is REQUIRED to attend this event.
Register by February 16, 2006 either
online or mailing a
paper form as instructed.
For immediate information, contact
Regula Schaub.
Posted on 2-9-07
Congratulations to Alyssa Valichnac
Congratulations to club member Alyssa Valichnac.
Alyssa passed her Senior Moves test on February 3rd and has earned
her gold medal.
Updated on
2-06-07
Congratulations to Shae Olsen
Congratulations to club member Shae Olsen.
Shae passed her Senior Moves test in December and has earned
her gold medal.
Updated on
2-06-07
January Test Session Results Posted
Congratulations to all skaters who passed tests
at our test sessions in January. All test results have been posted
on our Test Results web page. Our next
test session will be held on Saturday, February 3rd at DSCC Peoria.
For more testing information visit our Test
Session web page.
Updated on 1-30-07
2007 National Showcase Announcement Available
U.S. Figure Skating's National Showcase 2007 is
being held August 8-12, 2007 through the Ice Skating Club of Fort
Collins in Fort Collins, CO. Showcase fuses artistic creativity with
figure skating for single skaters, duets, small ensembles of three
to seven and production numbers of eight to thirty. National
Showcase offers the categories of light entertainment, dramatic
entertainment and extemporaneous improvisation to singles skaters.
US single contestants qualify to compete if they have placed first,
second, third, or fourth in a contested theatrical event of a
sanctioned competition in the 12 months preceding the entry deadline
date (June 25, 2007). Duets and ensembles need not qualify (see the
announcement for complete official eligibility requirements).
Preliminary - adult levels. The entry deadline is June 25-2007.
Updated on 1-26-06
Dec. 9 Test Session Results
Congratulation to all the skaters who
passed tests at our recent test session on December 9th. All names
and tests passed for our test sessions have now been moved to a
special web page. We will list all
tests passed at test sessions on this web
page. If you are a member that passes a test taken at another
club test session, please
contact us and let us know so we can post your information as
well! The Test Results web page can also be accessed through our
main navigation buttons on the left side of the web page.
Posted on 12-22-06
Congratulations Autumn Antics Competitors!
Autumn
Antics was held at the Desert Schools Coyotes Center in Peoria
on November 11, 2006. Autumn Antics is a fun and exciting theatrical
competition. The top THREE competitors in the Preliminary and up
levels qualify for National Showcase!
Click here to read about last year's competitors.
Participate in the Bashas Fundraising Program
The Bashas' fundraising program, Thanks A Million For
Friends and Neighbors, began on September 1, 2006. Bashas' will
donate one percent of the total sales linked to each group's ID
number, up to a $2,500 donation. Please be sure to re-link your card
on Sept. 1st to help the club! Link the Skating Club of Phoenix
group ID number 24055 to your Bashas' Thank You Card
and a portion of every Thank You Card purchase is donated to our
Club. For more information, please visit the
Bashas'
web site or contact Kathy
Carey.
Southwest Pacific Regional Championship Info & Send Off News
The Southwest Pacific Regional Championships were
held Oct. 4-8, 2006 in Culver City, CA at the Culver Ice Arena.
Results can be found at
http://www.usfigureskating.org/event_details.asp?id=31197.
Congratulations to the following Regional's
Competitors from the Skating Club of Phoenix: Shae Olson
(Novice); Austin Devlin (Intermediate); Rachel Lowenstein
(Intermediate); Isela Mendoza (Intermediate); Brianna
Younes
(Intermediate); Jaimei Zhang (Intermediate); Meaghan
Behrens (Open Juvenile); Christine Chiu (Open Juvenile);
Becky Lilly
(Juvenile).
And, from Bev Davis, "I want to send good
wishes and best of luck to all of the skaters from SC of Phoenix and
Coyotes SC of AZ who are going to compete in regional championships!
Have a wonderful time and successful competition! Sure miss the AZ
skating scene...all the wonderful skaters and judges!!! Lots of luck
and Hugs to all!!"
The Club hosted a Regional Championships Send Off
Event where the skaters were able to perform their programs at DSCC
Peoria in an exhibition. Thank you to judges Laurel Pietsch
and Dennis Raught for taking the time to critique the skaters
programs at the event. All of our competitors received a special
patch for their club jackets (and a few competitors who did not have
jackets received a jacket) and a special duffle bag with the club
logo and their name embroidered on the bag. Best wishes to all our
competitors! All the photos taken at the event are available to view
and print by clicking
here.
Posted on 9-27-06
Photos from our Skate Social on Sep. 10th
Thanks to all our club members who participated in
our Skate Social on Sunday, Sep 10th at DSCC Peoria and Sweet
Tomatoes! Everyone had a great time, skating, socializing, and
eating dinner together at Sweet Tomatoes. You can view all the
photos we took of this event
here.
Posted on 9-10-06
PACE News
 PACE
(professional Accreditation Certification Education) took place in
Scottsdale, Aug. 16-18, 2006. The seminar is conducted annually by
the Professional Skaters Association (PSA). Loree Cantrell-Briggs,
Karen Pasco, and Jana Kading attended the continuing education
coaches' seminar. PSA Master Rated coaches in Freestyle,
Moves-in-the-Field, Ice Dance, Group Instruction, Program Director,
and Choreography & Style volunteered their time and shared teaching
methods and tips over the 3 days. Loree passed her Certified MIF
rating. Karen took her written Master Sports Science exam. Jana
served as a ratings examiner for Group ratings. Not pictured is
Marie Stroukoff who served as a ratings examiner for
Moves-in-the-Field ratings. And, Katherine Nichols attended and
passed her Basic Accreditation Exam. For more information about the
PSA, visit www.skatepsa.com.
Congratulations to all our club members who participated in this
event!
Posted on 8-30-06
Skating Club of Phoenix Board Elections
At the first Board Meeting following the Annual
Meeting, Board Members met to elect officers for the coming year:
Andrea Palos, President; Kerry Lowenstein, Vice President; Jana
Kading, Treasurer; Kathy Carey, Secretary.
Regula Schaub was nominated to the board as a Member-At-Large.
Please click here for the listing of board
members, titles, and contact information as well as updated
listings of committee chairpersons and contact information.
Posted on 8-20-06
Congratulations to National Showcase 2006 Competitors!
3 Skating Club of Phoenix skaters competed in
National Showcase 2006 Aug. 3-6th in Oak Lawn, IL. Skaters qualify
for this competition by placing 1st - 4th in a contested, sanctioned
artistic or theatrical skating event in the 12 months preceding the
close of entries.
The groups these skaters competed in were large
and some had up to 17 skaters! Congratulations to skaters Brianna
Younes, Kyle Zichittella, and Katherine Nichols and coaches Tommy
Allen and Linda Stabler on their accomplishments at National
Showcase 2006!
| Brianna Younes |
Intermediate Extemporaneous Group A, 5th
Place |
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Intermediate Light Group A - 5th Place |
| Kyle Zichittella |
Teen Light - Final Round - 3rd Place |
| Katherine Nichols |
Intermediate Light Group B - 2nd Place |
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Intermediate Dramatic Group B - 2nd Place |
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Intermediate Extemporaneous Group B - 1st
Place |
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Intermediate Light - Final Round - 2nd
Place |
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Intermediate Dramatic - Final Round - 5th
Place |
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Intermediate Extemporaneous - Final Round
- 5th Place |
View larger photos and read more about National Showcase 2006 here.
Posted on 8-14-06
Thanks for Attending the Annual Meeting 2006!
 A great time was had by all who joined us at the
pool for the Annual Meeting on July 16th. If you were unable to
attend, please stop by IceXtra's at DSCC Peoria to pick up your SCP
skate blade towel. The towel commemorates SCP as a 50 year club in
USFS! Special thanks goes out to Regula Schaub - her
hard work made the Annual Meeting a huge success. Thank you also to
Jana Kading and Bridget Dunn for donating the awesome door prizes!
Posted on 7-18-06
Eric Nelson wins the Travel Package!
Congratulations to Eric Nelson of Scottsdale, AZ
for winning the travel package in our recent raffle. SCP raised just
under $1500 with the raffle and other smaller spring fundraisers.
Thank you to everyone who bought and sold tickets.
Posted on 7-18-06
Congratulations to Marie Stroukoff and Eric Walden!
 Phoenix
Skating Club member Marie Stroukoff, and Flagstaff Figure Skating
member Eric Walden won the Gold Compulsory Dance event held in
Oberstdorf, Germany at the ISU's International Figure Skating
Competition, also known as Adult Worlds. One Hundred Eighty-Eight
skaters came from the USA, Canada, Mexico, Germany, the United
Kingdom, the Netherlands, Poland, Italy, Belgium, New Zealand,
Czechoslovakia, Estonia, Thailand, Australia, France, Switzerland
and Japan. Trophies and Medals were presented by the President
of the International Skating Union, Mr. Ottavio Cinquanta and as a
special treat Mr. Donald Jackson, World Champion of 1962, performed
two exhibitions during the competition which was held June 1--3,
2006.
Posted on 7-2-06
Membership Renewals
Club membership expired on June 30, 2006. If you
have not sent your renewal application, you can
download
it here to renew for the 2006-2007 season. Contact Terri
King with any questions.
Posted on 6-20-06
Hotel Discount
The Radisson Hotel in Anaheim, CA is offering a discounted rate
for club members traveling to the area for upcoming championship
competitions. For more info,
view the flier.
Posted on 6-20-06
More Governing Council News
The combined report of action has been approved by the Secretary
and is available for
download on the US Figure Skating web site.
Posted on 5-16-06
Governing Council News
4 SCP board members attended US Figure Skating 2006 Annual
Governing Council in Florida last week. Look for reports in the
newsletter and on the web site soon. Visit the
USFS Web Site Governing Council Details Page for all the
Governing Council news. Rule change downloads can be found
here.
Posted on 5-12-06
Congratulations to Wilma Walker!
Congratulations to Wilma Walker on her Silver Dance appointment!
Posted on 2-21-06
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