Prince of Wales SC

At the Skate Newfoundland and Labrador Summer Skate Ashley Morgan won gold in both novice short and long. Dylan Short won silver medals in prenovice short and long. Nicole Chan won a bronze medal in prenovice short. Julia Howley, Kaitlin Harte, Breauna Miller, Amber Boutcher and Jenny Biles were also competing.

Schedule and results

Synergy, our Intermediate synchro team is seeking new team members. Skaters must
- have passed one or all tests in dance, skills or freeskate at the Senior Bronze level
- be available to attend two – one hour on-ice sessions per week
- be available to attend two – one hour off-ice sessions per week
- be available to attend the On-Ice Seminar weekend of Sept 10, 2010

Anyone interested should plan to attend the practice session on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 from 8:00 – 9:00 pm at Twin Rinks Arena in St. John’s. New skaters will be selected by the coach. For more information contact Shirley Thistle or Lisa McCaw.

Registration forms for all programs are now available for download and can be mailed, faxed or e-mailed back to the club. Note that registration is limited to club members returning from last year. new registrants will not be accepted until September 7th when open registration starts at 9:00 am from the club office and will be ongoing. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm with extended office hours for Saturday, September 11th from 10am to 2pm for registration.
CanSkate Application – CanPowerSkate Application
PreJunior Application – Junior Application – Senior Application
Synchro Application

Synergy, the club’s Intermediate synchro team raised over $500 at their BBQ at Canadian Tire on Kelsey Drive on Friday, August 13th. Thanks to all for their support!

2010-11 registration information (forms, dates, pricing, scheduling) will be available in mid-August- check back soon! Registration information will be mailed to current members by mid-August who will have until September 3rd to pre-register. Open registration begins September 7th – 9:00 am from the club office and will be ongoing. Office hours are Monday
to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Extended office hours for Saturday September 11th from 10am to 2pm for registration. First Come First Served!

The club’s intermediate synchro team held a successful fund-raiser Friday June 25 at the Rob Roy on George Street. They are looking ahead to another great season!

At the Prince of Wales Skating Club Annual General Meeting a new executive was elected. Kim French takes over as President, and the club thanks Christine Morgan for her leadership of the club for the past three years. We also thank our departing executive members, in particular Susan Thistle who has been on the board for over 10 years, with four years as president. There are some vacant positions on the executive, so please contact us if you are interested in helping run the club.

2010-11 executive

Congratulations to club skater Roland Eddy who passed his Canasta Tango – and thus the complete preliminary dance test at the age of 71! Video follows..
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The Prince of Wales Skating Club Office will be closed for the Summer beginning May 1, 2010 and will re-open on August 2, 2010.

Fall 2010 program registration information will be posted on this website during the second/third week of August. 

Have a Safe and Happy Summer!

At the Skate Newfoundland & Labrador Awards banquet, Dylan Short was named competitive Athlete of the Year. The late Joe Chapman (one of our club’s founders) and Agnes Thistle (club volunteer for over 40 years) were inducted into the SCNL Hall of Fame. The club was named to the Skate Canada CanSkate Challenge Hnour roll in recognition of the growth of our Canskate programme this year.