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2010-2011 Board of Directors

Congrats to our new PSC Board who will take office as of July 1st:
Doug Dobbs- President
Randy Mai- Vice President
Dawn Billman- Secretary
Joyce Burden- Treasurer
Betsy Anderson
Tim Ding
Laura Elmufdi
Tom Santiago
Renee Zimmerman

ISU Adult Competition

Congrats to Elizabeth McGlauflin who competed at the sixth annual ISU Adult Competition held May 19-22nd in Obersdorf, Germany. Liz placed second in both the Masters Ladies II Freeskating and Artistic events. See all the details in this article from Ice Network.

Eugene Turner

Eugene Turner passed away January 14th, 2010. He was US Men's National Champion in 1940 and 1941. He taught skating mostly in the Bay Area and for almost 50 years. There are a lot of skaters in the Bay Area that knew him and took lessons from him. Please see the flyer to announce a celebration of life that is being held for him on June 5th.

Spring Jubilee

Congratulations to Ali Godoy for winning the Joan McDonnell Award and to all the skaters. Thanks to everyone who helped make Spring Jubilee a success! We couldn't do it without our dedicated volunteers. Results are now available on the
Spring Jubilee Results page.

Judging Appointments

Congrats to Elyse Matsumoto who recieved her silver dance test and silver moves in the field test appointments and to Liz Martin who received her bronze moves in the field test and bronze singles/pairs test appointments.

PSC Skaters Shine at Gold Rush

Congrats to Ali Godoy who won the Dana Dawson award. Ali Godoy, Chelsea Ho, and Sarah Zhang were recalled.

Help Rebuild Iceland

The Iceland rink in Sacramento was severely damaged by fire. Please support our Capital City skater friends and help.Contributions should be sent to:
American Iceland Arena Restoration
3053 Freeport Blvd #172
Sacramento, CA 95818

Recovery Fund

Deirdre Gonzalez, past president of Vaca Valley FSC and mother of skater Erin Gonzalez, was paralyzed in an accident this past November.
A fund-raising effort is underway to help Deirdre get various types of assistive equipment and technology to help her regain as much independence as possible. If you want to and can participate in providing a donation of any amount, please:
1. Make your check out to: Holy Family School Donation Account
c/o:Jeff Cleary
1337 Cabrillo Avenue
Burlingame, CA 94010-4716
2. On your check’s /memo/ line, write: Deirdre Gonzalez Recovery Fund. Your donation is (501c3) tax deductible. For tax purposes, a letter will be sent for every donation which will include the IRS deduction.

Godoy collects trophies in Santa Rosa!

Congrats to Ali Godoy who won the Martha Kresge award for best skater under age 12 and the Michelle Van Dyke award for best choreography at the Crystalline Classic on March 28th.

New photos

Check out Sara Billman's inspirational pictures and Ali Godoy with her awards in the Photo Gallery.
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Theater on Ice

Exciting Opportunities available to PSC Skaters! Peninsula Skating Club is proud to announce its new Theatre on Ice partnership and professional training programs in Redwood City and Fremont. Now accepting 2010 season applications for a limited time. Please see the flyer for details.

Dobbs in Korea!

Amanda Dobbs, fresh off her 6th place performance at Nationals in Senior Ladies, came in 4th place overall at the 2010 Four Continents Championships in Jeonju City, Korea. Amanda placed 2nd in the short program and 5th in the free skate. Great skate Amanda! See pictures in the Photo Gallery.

PSC Skaters Shine at Nationals!

Outstanding results by all our PSC skaters at the US Championships held in Spokane, WA:
Amanda Dobbs- Senior Ladies, 6th place and Senior Pairs, 7th place
Lauri Bonacorsi- Junior Dance, 6th place
Natalie Wojton- Junior Dance, 11th place
Polina Edmunds- Novice Ladies, 6th place

Amanda and Polina in the News!

PSC members Amanda Dobbs and Polina Edmunds made the news. Amanda's success in both singles and pairs prompted this article and Polina is profiled in this New York Times article.

Skating in the News

PSC skaters Allison Mai, Gwendolyn Prescott, and Amanda Dobbs were mentioned in this lead article in the SJ Mercury News. Joan Burns, Tracy Prussack and Ron Hersberger were quoted.

Junior Nationals News

Great skates by the PSC skaters who competed Dec 15th-19th at the US Junior National Championship in Cleveland:
Karen Chen, Juvenile Girls, 4th place
Deanna Harris & Connor Fleming, Juvenile Pairs, 12th place
Amy Lin, Juvenile Girls QR Group B, 21st place
Jordan Rheanne Murphy, Intermediate Ladies QR Group B, 17th place
Elliana Pogrebinsky, Intermediate Dance, 3rd place
Gwendolyn Prescott, Intermediate Ladies, 2nd place
Vincent Zhou, Juvenile Boys, 5th place
We are so proud of all of you!

Holiday Party and Exhibition

Thanks to all the skaters and volunteers who made our Holiday Party & Exhibition a success.
Special thanks to Rosanna Ochoa for organizing the whole event!
Check out the Photo Gallery for pictures.

Sectionals News

At the Pacific Coast Sectional Championships held November 17-22 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, our skaters were:
Brian Benton- Novice Men, 12th place
Bryan Chiang- Novice Men, 10th place
Amanda Dobbs- Senior Ladies, 4th place
Amanda Dobbs- Senior Pairs, 4th place
Damian Dodge- Novice Dance, 5th place
Polina Edmunds- Novice Ladies, 4th place
Cali Fujimoto & Nicholas Barsi-Rhyne- Novice Pairs, 6th place
Jacqueline Garces- Senior Ladies, 14th place
Morgan Grant- Novice Dance, 6th place
Deanna Harris & Connor Fleming- Juvenile Pairs, 3rd place
Michelle Hong- Senior Ladies, 11th place
Peter Lindstrom- Senior Men, 5th place
John Lomazzi- Junior Men, 8th place
Robert Przepioski-Novice Men, 9th place
Janelle Unger & Robert Przepioski- Novice Pairs, 8th place
Natalie Wojton- Junior Dance, 4th place

2010 Winter Skate

Results are now posted on the Winter Skate page. Many thanks to co-chairs Debbie Hao and Renee Zimmerman and all of our outstanding volunteers!

PSC Skaters going International

Amanda Dobbs won the bronze medal while
representing the USA at Ice Challenge 2009, held Oct. 28th- Nov. 1st in Graz, Austria. Also, PSC skater, Lauri Bonacorsi and her partner, Travis Mager,represented the USA at the 2009 International Skating Union (ISU) Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating
(JGP) Series - Sept. 30th- Oct. 4th in Dresden, Germany.
The pair placed 9th.

PSC Skaters Win Five Events at Regionals

Peninsula skaters won gold in five out of eight qualifying events in Utah at the Central Pacific Regionals:
Jacquelyn Garces,Senior Ladies; Polina Edmunds, Novice Ladies;
Gwendolyn Prescott, Intermediate Ladies;
Vincent Zhou, Juvenile Boys; Karen Chen, Juvenile Girls.

ISU Grand Prix Series

Good news for skating fans- the ISU Grand Prix Series will be televised. Check out the schedule and more information here.

Junior Grand Prix Bronze Medalist

PSC skater, Lauri Bonacorsi and her partner, Travis Mager, won the bronze medal at the 2009 International Skating Union (ISU) Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (JGP) Series - Sept. 2-6 in Lake Placid, N.Y. Congrats to Lauri and Travis!

PSC Skaters are a Success!

John Lomazzi, representing the USA, placed first in the Junior Men's event at the BC/YT Section Summerskate. Sara Billman won the Casey Link Award by placing first in Novice Ladies SP & FS at the Silver Skate in Las Vegas. At the National Showcase:
Polina Edmunds- Parade of Champions, 5th place, Novice Light, 1st place
Rachel Duran- Novice Dramatic,9th place, Novice Light, 11th place
Hannah Fingerhut- Intermediate Dramatic Group B, 5th place
Great job!

College Bound Skaters

We wish our skaters all the best as they head off to school:
Susan Algarne- Californina State University, Long Beach, CA
Mary Grace Baldo- Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA
Jena Fujimoto- University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Jacquelyn Garces- Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Jaclyn Johnson- University of Nevada, Reno, NV
John Lomazzi- University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Liz Martin- Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
Robert Przepioski- Ohlone College, Fremont, CA
Nick Roby- University of California, San Diego, CA
Danielle Schraner- University of California, Berkeley, CA
Jennifer Thompson- California State University, San Jose, CA
Jenessa Whipple- Drury University, Springfield, MO

Students, if we missed you on our list please let the webmaster
know.

Team USA

Congrats to our PSC skaters who were named to the US Team:
Amanda Dobbs- Team C
Lauri Bonacorsi- Team C
Cali Fujimoto & Nicholas Barsi-Rhyne- Reserve Team.

Recent Test Accomplishments

Congrats to the following skaters for achieving major test milestones:
Maddison Bullock- Senior Free Skating
Amanda Dobbs- Senior Pair
Michelle Hong- Senior Free Skating

2009 Silicon Valley Open

Action photos are now available to order. All proceeds go to PSC. Check out the samples. Thanks to all the skaters, officials, and volunteers who made SVO a success. We couldn't have done it without you! See the results and a list of our local organizing committee on the SVO Results page.Also, click here to read Ice Network's coverage of the event.

PSC Skater on Developmental Team

Congrats to Gwendolyn Prescott who was named to the US Figure Skating Developmental Team. We are so proud of you!

New Rulebooks Available

Members have two options for getting 2009-10 rulebook information: view the rulebook online or order a hard copy.

PSC is on Facebook & Twitter

Join in on Facebook or on Twitter @pscskate.

Certification Letters Now Available

Skaters may now download their club certification/permission letters to use for competitions and outside test sessions by clicking here.
From the page, enter your US Figure Skating number and select Get Letter. The letter will be generated as an image and can either be printed or saved to your computer for later use. To save, right-click the letter and select 'Save As'. Letters can be regenerated at any time.

PSC Skaters Achieve!

Congrats to PSC skaters for their great skates at Recent Competitions!<

It's time to renew your membership!

Visit our Membership page
for forms and link to on-line renewal.

Volunteer Status Updated

Please check out our
Volunteer page to see the names of families who have met or exceeded the ten hour annual volunteer requirement. Thanks so much to all of you!

PSC Board of Directors

Congrats to our 2009-2010 Board of Directors:
Laura Elmufdi-President
Randy Mai- Vice-President
Dawn Billman- Secretary
Joyce Burden- Treasurer
Betsy Anderson
Doug Dobbs
Laura Lomazzi
Tom Santiago
Renee Zimmerman

Guidelines for Competition Music CDs

are now available on our new Skaters' & Parents' Corner page.

Spring Jubilee

Congrats to PSC skater Karen Chen who won the
Joan McDonnell Award!
Thanks to all everyone who helped make Spring Jubilee a success-
we couldn't have done it without you.
Check out what happened on the Spring Jubilee Results page.

Governing Council Decisions

The Combined Report of Action from the 2009 US Figure Skating's Governing Council can be viewed here.

New Senior Skater

Congrats to Amanda Dobbs who passed her Senior Free Skating test in May!
See all the tests passed in May by clicking here.

Recent Competition Results

Congrats to Liz McGlauflin and Sandra Nielson for their great performances at Adult Nationals. Check out their results plus how PSC skaters did at Crystalline Classic, Gold Rush and other competitions by clicking here. If you do not see the results for your skater from these or other competitions, please let the webmaster know.

Club Warm Jacket

The Warm Jacket with the PSC logo is now available to order on-line. Find the link on the
Club Apparel page.

Coaching Requirements

Ice Crystals Skate in Chicago

Congrats to the Ice Crystals who skated at the National Theater on Ice Competition in Chicago this weekend. They came in 9th in the Choreographic Exercise & 11th in the Free Skate!

New Senior Dancer

Congrats to Elyse Matsumoto who passed her Senior Free Dance test in April!
See all the tests passed in April by clicking here.

Proposed Changes
to Moves in the Field

Please see the letter from the task force working
on the revised Moves in the Field.The proposal will
be presented for approval at the May Governing Council.
Implementation timing will also be
determined at Governing Council if the
changes are approved.

New Senior Freeskater

Congrats to Alyona Bilash who passed her Senior Free Skating test in March!
See all the tests passed in March by clicking here.

Another New Judge in PSC

Congrats to Elyse Matsumoto
for her appointment as a Bronze Dance Test Judge!

Interested in Becoming a Member of the Technical Panel?

A Technical Panel Seminar
will be held in Utah in May. See the Officials page for info.

Accountants & Prospective Accountants

Please check out information regarding a local upcoming accounting school on the
Officials page. It's the accountants who prepare all the competition paperwork and calculate the results. We are always in need of trained volunteers in this important area.

Former PSC Skater Stars in Disney Ice Production

Steven Smith is starring as Chad Danforth in High School Musical on Ice! Click
here for more information.

Artistic Events

Program timing for artistic events at Winter Skate, Spring Jubilee, & Silicon Valley Open have been changed to match the National Showcase. Please see the Winter Skate page for information.

Recent Competition Results

Congrats to all our skaters who participated in the Skate San Francisco competition. Click here for results from recent competitions. If you do not see the results for your skater from these or other competitions, please let the webmaster know.

Attention Adult Skaters

A new e-newsletter is now available from US Figure Skating:Adult Skating Newsletter

Join a US Figure Skating Committee

Are you interested in becoming more involved with the national organization? US Figure Skating is accepting nominations for committee members. If you are interested please fill out this Nomination Form and give it to any board member. For a list of committees, click here.

Mary Grace Baldo at Jr Worlds!

PSC skater, Mary Grace Baldo represented the Philippines at the ISU Junior Figure Skating Championships held February 23-March 1, 2009 in Sophia, Bulgaria where she placed 42nd.

Winter Skate

Thanks to all the skaters, officials and volunteers who made Winter Skate a success! Results are now posted on the Winter Skate Page.

Mary Grace Baldo skates at Four Continents

PSC skater, Mary Grace Baldo represented the Philippines at the ISU Four Continents Competition held February 2-8, 2009 in Vancouver, BC where she placed 29th.

Lauri Bonacorsi wins Novice Dance at Nationals!

Congratulations to all our skaters for their great job in Cleveland at Nationals:
Lauri Bonacorsi , Novice Dance, 1st place
Amanda Dobbs , Junior Ladies, 7th place
Cali Fujimoto & Nicholas Barsi-Rhynes , Novice Pairs, 7th place
Elyse Matsumoto , Junior Dance, 11th place

Another New PSC Judge!

Congrats to Tom Richardson for his appointment as a Dance Bronze Test Judge.

Gwendolyn Prescott is the Juvenile Girls Champion

Congrats to all our skaters for their great skates at Junior Nationals:
Gwendolyn Prescott, Juvenile Girls Final Free Skate, 1st place
Ysabel Tran, Juvenile Girls Final Free Skate, 12th place
Jordan Rheanne Murphy, Juvenile Girls QR Group B Free Skate, 17th place
Polina Edmunds, Intermediate Ladies QR Group A Free Skate, 11th place
Allison Mai, Intermediate Ladies QR Group B Free Skate, 14th place

Amanda Dobbs places 7th at the Junior Grand Prix Final

Skating among some of the best junior ladies in the world,Amanda Dobbs placed 7th at the Junior Grand Prix Final in Goyang City, Republic of Korea.PSC is so proud of you!

Judging News

PSC has three new judges! Congrats to Beshara Elmufdi, Laura Elmufdi,
& Patt Martin, who just received their Singles & Pairs Bronze Test Judge appointments. Interested in becoming a judge? Did you know that you can start trial judging at age 16? For more information, check out our Officials page.

Hospitality Thanks & Needs

The Competition Hospitality committee is looking for donations of serving plates, platters, bowls and serving utensils. Please look for these items at garage sales or know someone that is downsizing and is willing to donate to our club. We are hoping to find these items before our competitions next spring/summer. Questions about what we need? Please contact Dawn Billman 650-324-8815 or 650-274-0278.

Food donations and help with hospitality significantly lowers our cost in holding competitions. We need all of our members support for hospitality atour three 2009 competitions. To help, please contact Dawn.

We would like recognize those people who supported our hospitality efforts at Centrals. We can't do it without you, and we always need more help from others!

Thanks to: Bev Corbin, Bill Corbin, Cassie Corbin, Linda Forseberg, Craig Nelson's Mom, Kristen Waldow, Chang Hui, Kim Anh Tran, Linda Ogawa, Renee Zimmerman, Dana Barsi, Lani Werner, Nina Edmunds, Margo Bender, Caroline Hicks, Marjorie Feldmen, Alex Lin's Mom, Lisa McKenna, Carol Zhang, Grace Yorp, Kaiyu Mao, Sondra Richardson, Marsan, Cynthia Sloan, Grace Yao, Mike Anderson, Mei Rogers, Alan and Betsy Wahlstrom, Debbie Hao, Tristan, Ann Hugger,and Betsy Anderson.

Also many thanks to Sigona's Farmers Market which donated two boxes of fruit to our hospitality room at Regionals. Please stop by their locations at 2345 Middlefield Road in Redwood City and Stanford Shopping Mall in Palo Alto.

Sectional Results

Congrats to our skaters for all their efforts at Sectionals!

Senior Ladies: Jacquelyn Garces, 12th place
Senior Men: Peter Lindstrom, 5th place
Junior Ladies: Michelle Hong, 6th place
Junior Ladies: Alyona Bilash,7th place
Junior Men: John Lomazzi,5th place
Junior Dance: Elyse Matsumoto, 1st place- on to Nationals!
Junior Dance: Adam Goujjane, 5th place
Novice Ladies: Carol Lin, 5th place
Novice Men: Bryan Chiang,6th place
Novice Men: Evan Bender, 10th place
Novice Pairs: Nick Barsi-Rhyne/Cali Fujimoto,2nd place- on to Nationals!
Novice Pairs: Taylor Sirset, 5th place
Novice Dance: Lauri Bonacorsi, 1st place- on to Nationals!
Novice Dance: Maddison Bullock, 8th place

Central Pacific Regional Championships

October 2nd-5th, 2008

Non-Qualifying Results available on the Central Pacific Regionals page. Qualifying results are available on the Ice Network page.

Guidelines for Competition Music CDs

are now available on our new Skaters' & Parents' Corner page.

Recent Competition Results

Check out the Photo Gallery to see Karen Chen who won the Susan Wise Trophy at Skate St Moritz! Congrats to all our skaters who participated in the Skate St Moritz competition. Click here for results from recent competitions. If you do not see the results for your skater from these or other competitions, please let the webmaster know.

Congrats to Our Sectional & Junior National Competitors!

Junior Nationals
Intermediate Ladies: Allison Mai, Polina Edmunds
Juvenile Girls: Gwendolyn Prescott, Jordan Rheanne Murphy, Ysabel Tran

Sectionals
Senior Ladies: Jacquelyn Garces
Senior Men: Peter Lindstrom
Junior Ladies: Alyona Bilash, Michelle Hong
Junior Men: John Lomazzi
Junior Pairs: Ashlee Brown, James MaMoody
Junior Dance: Elyse Matsumoto
Novice Ladies: Carol Lin
Novice Men: Bryan Chiang, Evan Bender
Novice Pairs: Nick Barsi-Rhyne, Cali Fujimoto, Taylor Sirset

News from the Junior Grand Prix in Capetown, South Africa!

Congratulations to PSC skater Amanda Dobbs , representing the USA who won the Junior Ladies Free Skate and captured 3rd overall in the event. Mary Grace Baldo , representing the Philippines, came in 20th. We're so proud of you both!

News from the Junior Grand Prix in Mexico!

Congratulations to PSC skater Amanda Dobbs , representing the USA who won the Junior Ladies event! Mary Grace Baldo , representing the Philippines, came in 17th. We're so proud of you both!

College Bound Skaters

We wish our skaters all the best as they head off to school:
Susan Algarne- Californina State University, Long Beach, CA
Jena Fujimoto- University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Jacquelyn Garces- Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Jamie Hazelton- Californina State University, Chico, CA
Jaclyn Johnson- University of Nevada, Reno, NV
Sami Lew- Ohlone College, Fremont, CA
John Lomazzi- University of California, Los Angeles, CA
James MaMoody- University of California, Berkeley, CA
Tasha MaMoody- University of California, Berkeley, CA
Liz Martin- Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR
Nick Roby- University of California, San Diego, CA
Danielle Schraner- University of California, Berkeley, CA
Jenessa Whipple- Drury University, Springfield, MO

Students, if we missed you on our list please let the webmaster
know.

New Coaching Requirements

Beginning July 1, 2008, all coaches will have to comply with the coaches’ registration policy in order to be allowed to instruct/coach during the following sanctioned activities during the 2008-2009 skating season:
• all qualifying and nonqualifying competitions
• test sessions
• all performances including ice shows, exhibitions, recitals and carnivals
• any other sanctioned club activities
See more information on the Coaches Page

New Faces in Important Roles

Please welcome two new volunteers to critical positions:

Debbie Asano-Rhodes - Membership Chair
Wendy Chiang- Club Ice Monitor

Their emails are on our Key Contacts page.

PSC appreciates both of you taking on these responsibilities!

Also, much thanks to Jacquie Garces and Laura Lomazzi for all their work in these roles in the past.

2008-09 On-Line Renewal and Membership Forms available

Please see the Membership page for the link to on-line renewal or the new forms.

Officials Page Added

Check our our new Officials Page.

2008 Silicon Valley Open

SVO was a success thanks to all the skaters, officials and volunteers. PSC would like to recognize Laura Elmufdi and Debbie Hao for their excellent leadership as co-chairs as well as Rick Perez and Ellen Izuka for their great work as our Chief Referee and Chief Accountant respectively.

Results are now available on the SVO Results page.

Event photos have been posted on Ice Network


Skaters, remember to check out your action photos at www.studiowestphoto.com Go to the website, click on view and order, click on the date you skated, put in your email address, and put in the password ice.

PSC Skaters on the National and International Scene!

Amanda Dobbs was assigned to US Figure Skating Team C. Click
here for more information.

Elyse Matsumoto was named a member of the US Developmental Team. Click
here for more information.

Sam Koch competed for the US in Junior Men at the BC/YT Summerskate in Burnaby, British Columbia and placed 8th in the SP and 7th in the FS.

At the Central Ontario Summer Skate in Thornhill, Ontario from Aug 14th-17th, Cali Fujimoto and Nick Barsi-Rhyne represented the US in Novice Pairs, placing 4th in both SP & FS and Elyse Matsumoto skated with her partner Patrick Mays in Junior Dance. They placed 12th in the CD, and 1st in both the OD & FD!

Congrats to all!

Joan McDonnell

Peninsula Skating Club recently lost a special member and good friend to many. Joan McDonnell passed away early Sunday morning (6/29/08) after a long battle with cancer. She was a long-time member of the skating community as a singles, pairs, dance and synchro judge and active member of Peninsula SC, at one time serving as our Treasurer. She is survived by her three daughters, Molly, Julie and Katie. Joan was always ready and willing to judge because she enjoyed watching and supporting young skaters. She will be truly missed.

Her family has requested donations to the
Memorial Fund in her memory to the restricted fund
of Peninsula SC would be appreciated
in lieu of flowers.

Cards can be sent to: 1018 Los Robles, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Liz McGlauflin wins gold in Oberstdorf!

Congrats to Liz McGlauflin for her 1st place skate in Masters Ladies II Free Skating at the 2008 ISU Adult Figure Skating Competition in Germany. She also placed 3rd in the Master/Gold Ladies II Artistic event.

Thanks to all the Jubilee skaters!!

Have you checked out your action photos yet???? See the Spring Jubilee page for how to view and purchase.

Congrats to our Michelle Hong for winning the Spring Jubilee Award. PSC skaters Christine Hotchkin and Amy Lin were also part of the recall.

Spring Jubilee Results

Thanks to our committee (led by Randy Mai and Jay Spitzen), our chief referee Lisa Erle, chief accountant Ellen Izuka, and all our volunteers- we couldn't have done it without you!

Club Certification for Red, White & Blue competition

Entries for Red, White, & Blue must be certified by the club that the skater belongs to as of close of entries on June 7th. If the skater plans to change to PSC as of July 1st, please note that on the entry form so the announcer and the program will correctly reference the membership in PSC at the event.

Welcome to Summer Exhibition and Party was a Success

Thanks to Deirdre Fujimoto for organizing a great event.

Ice Crystals in the News

Here is a link to a local newspaper article about Peninsula Skating Club's very own Theatre on Ice Team, The Ice Crystals, coached and choreographed by Stephanie Gathwright: Tri-City Voice

Welcome Redwood City skaters!

Palomares FSC has decided to disband as of June 30, 2008. Peninsula Skating Club will begin to manage the USFS activities at Ice Oasis as of July 1, 2008, including test sessions and the Winter Skate competition. Peninsula home club members who train in Redwood City will have priority for test sessions held there and the current test chairs remain the same. We are very happy to have this great group of skaters, parents, and coaches join with us! Watch the website for test session and other information about activities at Ice Oasis.

Announcing the 2008-2009 Board of PSC

Here are the results of the election held at the annual meeting & picnic on May, 10, 2008:
Laura Elmufdi- President
Randy Mai- Vice-President
Dawn Billman- Secretary
Joyce Burden- Treasurer
Betsy Anderson- Director
Doug Dobbs- Director
Deirdre Fujimoto- Director
Laura Lomazzi- Director
Elizabeth McGlauflin- Director
Marsan Rood- Director
Renee Zimmerman- Director

The picnic was a lot of fun. Thanks to Dana Barsi for organizing a great event!

Linda Ogawa Receives Accounting Appointment

Linda was recently named a Regional Accountant. The accountants are those dedicated folks who manage all the work of capturing and calculating the results at competitions. Linda is now authorized to do this work at a regional qualifying competition such as Centrals. Accounting takes a while to learn but it is a very important and interesting volunteer role. If you have any interest in accounting, please contact the webmaster and she will have our accountants reach out to you!

Karen Chen wins Dana Dawson award!

Congrats to Karen Chen who received the Dana Dawson award given to the best skater under 12 years at the Gold Rush competition in Roseville. Check out her picture in the Photo Gallery. Also- just added- click here for more recent competition results of PSC skaters including Winter Skate and Gold Rush. If you don't see your results please let the webmaster know.

New to the PSC Website- Coaches

Check out our new page in the About Us section with information about our coaching members.Coaches, if you would like your information listed please email the webmaster.

Club E-mails

Are you receiving e-mails periodically from our club secretary Laura Elmufdi? If you aren't, that means we don't have your correct email address on file. Please send your correct email information to the PSC Membership Chair, Laura Lomazzi so we can get it fixed.

Competition Information

Want to avoid searching out a Board member to sign the club certification for your non-qualifying competition entry? Instead, you can use a permission letter available from the club and just copy and attach it to the entry form. The letters are good for the whole membership year until 6/30/08. Some letters were handed out at the Silicon Valley Open, but if you need one please contact the club secretary Laura Elmufdi and she will send one to you. Please don't send in an entry to a non-PSC competition without a certification. It causes extra follow up work for the registrar- a volunteer who already has a big job making sure everyone gets in the right event!


Last updated 09 July 2010 by Patt