Awards and Banquets
Laziness pays off right now. Hard work pays off in the future.
The GESS club has a proud tradition of recognizing our skaters. Our skaters work hard to achieve their goals and recognition of this achievement is a very important part of their development as a SpeedSkater. At the end of the season the coaches and officers of the club meet to review the progress of our skaters and determine the best club skater for each of the four awards. These awards are then presented to the skaters at our annual end of the year banquet.
Awards are given in (4) Categories | GESS | McChesney Award | All Around | Rookie of the Year | Most Improved |
2008 Men | Brandon Molenda | Blake Felber | Brett Koskinen | Geo Smith |
2008 Woman | Hannah Bosman | Jacky Rowe and Sarah Warren | Savannah Faber | Hannah Bosman |
| Franklin Park | Burke Award | All Around | Rookie of the Year | Most Improved |
| 2008 Men | Emery Lehman | Thomas Bernacki | Noah Asaria Lucas Rosa | Chris Gomez Michael Koenig |
2008 Woman | Lily Miller | Melissa Dziadosz | | |
We had two very wonderful club members who stepped up though out the year and helped out where ever they could. You did not have to ask them to do anything. Where they saw a need they filled it. They did whatever it took to get the job done. A big thanks to them and because of their always joyous and can do spirit we have awarded this yearTeam Sprit is awarded to: Cecille Molenda and All the LTS Assistant Coaches
In order to be eligible to score ASAI points for the end of season awards, skaters must be registered with ASAI by the third point scoring meet of the season.