Positive COVID tests for skaters and immediate family members MUST be reported to Sarah Schoen immediately!!
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Congratulations skaters!
Congratulations to the skaters who passed tests during our July 17 Test Session!
We love seeing the smiles to celebrate all of the hard work and success! Thanks to the parents and coaches who submitted these photos for us to share.
We’d like to continue to feature the skaters in the newsletter and on Facebook.
If you have pictures from the recent GGFSC Summer Skate Camp or recent Test Session that you are comfortable sharing, please email them to ggbfscmarketing@gmail.com.
Attention High School Skaters
On July 13, the High School Skating Team held their first informational session at Cornerstone. If you were unable to attend, and still would like to learn more about the team, Molly will be holding a follow-up meeting via Zoom.
The High School Skating Team follow-up informational meeting will be held on August 2 at 6:30pm. See below for the Zoom invitation:
Molly Kelly is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: High School Skating Team – Follow-Up
Time: Aug 2, 2021 06:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/74153588069?pwd=NVJJNlZ6N2JwcXEyTE0vL25zanRCQT09
Meeting ID: 741 5358 8069
Passcode: Zxr867
Please feel free to reach out to Coach Molly Kelly at mollykelly57@gmail.com or (920) 265-9553 if you have any questions.
Registration Form Now Available for ASPIRE Camp
The U.S. Figure Skating Aspire program helps beginning figure skaters make the transition from learn to skate group classes into U.S. Figure Skating membership. Designed to go hand in hand with U.S. Figure Skating introductory membership, Aspire is intended to boost member retention, keep skaters on the ice and teach young athletes and their families what it means to be a figure skater.
Open to Basic 4 and up — As well as new New Club members
- Next Camp date: August 10th from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Specialty Classes this week
- July 25, 7:20 pm – Power/Edge
- July 26, 9:25 am – Power/Edge
Power/Edge: This class will focus on edge drills to develop your skills of edge work, challenging your control, balance, speed and overall stamina while using alignment and posture to improve your skating skills. Skaters of all club levels are encouraged to attend.
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.
Upcoming Events
- August 10 — 9:30 am to 4:30 pm ASPIRE Camp
Next Test Session
- TBD
Fundraising
Fundraising balance due amounts can be viewed in Entryeeze under, Volunteer > My Volunteer Hours
Check out our fundraising page for available options for fundraising all year.
Questions: Contact Jen Kreuser
Learn to Skate
We are looking for GGBFSC Club members age 13+ to help out. Please email Sarah at ggbfsc.lts@gmail.com if interested
Summer registration is full.
Summer classes Wednesday 5:20 – 6:20 pm / 5:50 – 6:50 pm
Competition Announcements
Check out these competitions at other clubs…
- Skate the Lake (Aug. 20-22)
- Rocket Ice Classic (Aug. 28)
Board Minutes
Coming in July! An invitation was sent to 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.
We would love to share pictures of our skaters on Facebook and Instagram.
