GGBFSC Newsletter — 10/9/2021

Positive COVID tests for skaters and immediate family members MUST be reported to Sarah Schoen immediately!!

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NEW! Two Test Session Opportunities

Our GGBFSC will be hosting two test sessions before the end of this year!

GGBFSC Single Judge Panel Test Session

We are excited to share that we have scheduled a test session for skaters whose tests only require one Judge.   

The test session will be Friday, December 10th from 4pm – 5:50pm on our Club Ice sessions at the DePere Ice Arena. 

Roger Glenn will serve as our Judge for this test session.

Check out our website for more details and registration information.

GGBFSC GOLD Panel Test Session

The Greater Green Bay Figure Skating Club is also hosting a GOLD panel test session on Friday, December 3rd from 8am – 7pm at the De Pere Ice Arena.

Registration will open on Entryeeze Friday, October 15th by 10pm. Deadline for registration is Friday, November 26th at 11:59pm but test session registration will close early if the session fills.

This test session has a GOLD/Senior panel for Moves, Free Skate, Solo Pattern Dance, Partnered Pattern Dance and Solo Free Dance.

Our dance partner for the test session will be Logan Giuletti-Schmitt.

For Logan’s bio and more information on this test session, check out our website.

Ice Schedule

Walk-ons are not available at this time. There will be no exceptions.  All ice must be contracted by 11:59 pm the day before the session.

There is an option to use a Coach’s Reserve that should we confirmed with your coach in advance as well as communicated to the Ice Monitor at the start of the session.

Next Test Session

  • November 5 at club ice times of 4pm and 4:50 for low level testing. See website for details.
  • December 3 – This test session has a GOLD/Senior panel for Moves, Free Skate, Solo Pattern Dance, Partnered Pattern Dance (partner Logan Giulietti-Schmitt) and Solo Free Dance. See website for details. 

Learn To Skate!

Registration for our next Learn to Skate session will open at 12:01 am on October 24th

Session dates:

  • Thursdays: November 4, 11, 18 December 2, 9, 16 (6 Weeks)  
  • Saturdays: November 6, 13, 20 December 4, 11, 18 (6 Weeks)

Class times:

  • Thursday 6:25 – 7:25 pm
  •  Saturday 9:20 – 10:20 am / 9:50 – 10:50 am

Here are a few new photos of our Learn to Skate coaches and skaters in action!

To learn about upcoming sessions, check out the Learn to Skate information on our website.

Also, we are looking for GGBFSC Club members age 13+ to help out. Please email Leah at leah.johnson@gmail.com interested.

Greater Green Bay High School Skating Team

Please contact Coach Molly (mollykelly57@gmail.com) for any questions or more information.

Please also view the “High School” page on the GGBFSC Website, for more information.

Holiday Exhibition Dec 12!

This year’s Holiday Exhibition and Skate with Santa will take place on Sunday, December 12!

  • Holiday Exhibition – 10 am – 12:00 pm
  • Skate with Santa – 12:00 – 2:30 pm

Be sure to mark your calendars to take part in these holiday season favorites!

Ice Monitoring Volunteer Hours

As a reminder, all full and introductory Club members must complete four ice monitoring volunteer hours for both Fall and Spring ice sessions.

When you sign up, please make sure to attend your session. If a conflict comes up, update Entryeeze so another parent can sign up.

How to Play Music for Ice Monitoring

We are using an iPad to play music. Here are instructions: Music iPad instructions for Ice Monitors

Competition Announcements

Check out these competitions at other clubs…

  • Save Date: Northland Competition in Duluth, MN (Feb. 3-6, 2022)

Watch the national Entryeeze website for additional competitions. From the homepage, click Skaters, then use the state menu.

Test Session Announcements

Checkout these test sessions at other clubs…

Eagle River Weekend Skating School and Test Session Forms

Board Minutes

If you don’t have access to the minutes, you can request access with your GGBFSC registered contact email.

Team App

GGBFSC uses TeamApp for last minute notifications.

Comments, Questions Concerns for the GGBFSC Board?

We have a form! We want to help. This form is submitted to only the Executive Board which is made up of the GGBFSC President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. Submissions are treated with the strictest confidentiality to maintain the integrity of all parties involved.

Drop us a line!

Please submit all announcements for the newsletter by THURSDAY the week you would like the information to be added to the newsletter.

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