2018–2019 Club Banquet

2018–2019 Club Banquet

Our skaters and coaches were all smiles at our annual Sycamore ISC banquet! We loved getting together at the Columns Ballroom in Greenwood today. Grace Browning was selected as the recipient of the 2019 Laughlin Award. Each year, Sycamore ISC presents the award to a club member who gives his or her time and talents to the betterment of the club while encouraging fellow members, working on individual skating skills and serving the community. We also recognized our first group of Axel Club members — Sophia Dietz, Brooke Derheimer, Liv Glass, and Tessa Mize. Landing your axel takes so much hard work and dedication and deserves to be celebrated. We’re sure we’ll have more skaters to add to the Axel Club at next season’s banquet! Alecia Coss and Katie Rice were elected as new board members. Thank you for your commitment to the...
Skaters recognized for hard work at club banquet

Skaters recognized for hard work at club banquet

Sycamore Ice Skating Club held this season’s annual banquet on Saturday, April 16, to recognize our skaters’ accomplishments, socialize with friends and hold a brief business meeting. Skaters received awards for their accomplishments this season, which included competing, taking US Figure Skating tests and assisting with the website. Meg Strickland received the Laughlin Award for her dedication and service to the club. Meg was a huge help with our annual show, new website, Learn to Skate program and junior board. The following club members have been elected as officers for the 2016–17 season: President: Ellie Schuler Vice President: Ann Derheimer Secretary: Amanda Davis Treasurer: Barb Rector     Sycamore’s 2015–16 competitive team Meg, Corinna, Sophia and Rae Caroline Schilling Caroline accepts her competition certificate from Barb Rector. Website team Skaters Sophia Dietz, Brooke Derheimer, Rae Updike and Meg Strickland helped Ellie Schuler with our new website. Enya Lind Enya accepts her competition certificate. Caroline, Brooke and Olivia Enya, Alex and Kinley Corinna, Rae and Sophia Tests passed in 2015–16 season Sycamore ISC recognized its skaters who passed US Figure Skating tests during this season. Pictured: Rae Updike, Brooke Derheimer, Meg Strickland, Lauren Houk, Corinna Schilling, Sophia Dietz and Ellie Schuler. Meg Strickland: Laughlin Award winner Meg Strickland received the 2016 Laughlin Award for her dedication and service to the club. Meg was a huge help with our annual show, new website, Learn to Skate program and junior board. Sycamore’s 2015–16 coaches Rae Updike, Elizabeth Murdock, Ellie Schuler, Christina Schiel and Laura Wilson. Not pictured: Stephanie Rice, Cassie Andrews and Natalie...
Laughlin Award presented at annual banquet

Laughlin Award presented at annual banquet

Sycamore Ice Skating Club celebrated the end of a successful 2014–15 season at its annual banquet on April 11 at the Columns Ballroom in Indianapolis. Club officers started the spring banquet years ago to honor skaters’ accomplishments from the past year, to recognize volunteers’ and coaches’ work and to get to know all members and families better. For the 2015 spring banquet, we encouraged club members, coaches and potential new members to attend. The spring general membership meeting was conducted while attendees enjoyed lunch. Michele Dietz, Rebecca Updike and Ellie Price were elected to three-year terms on the board of directors. Barb Rector, treasurer and Learn to Skate coordinator, presented awards and certificates to our skaters and coaches. In addition to awards for completed U.S. Figure Skating tests and competition achievements, Sycamore ISC presented the Laughlin Award to our group of skaters who competed at the 2015 Columbus Invitational — club members Lauren Houk, Meg Strickland, Corinna and Caroline Schilling, Sophia Dietz, Alex Balint, Raewyn Updike, Olivia Glass and Brooke Derheimer and Learn to Skate members Neta Zacharkiw, Olivia Allen, Caroline Wheatley, Shelby Jones and Enya Lind. While the award has been given to individual skaters in recent years, the board thought it was appropriate to highlight the skaters’ teamwork and support for each other. The entire team was extremely supportive of each other for the competition,” said Elizabeth Finn Murdock, president of Sycamore ISC. “They all exemplified the meaning of the Laughlin Award.” The Laughlin Award is an annual award presented to a club member or group of skaters who work to improve the club and encourage fellow members. Click...