Graduating Seniors
2011 Graduating Seniors
Calye Darrow is a senior at Mt. Greylock High School, and is planning on attending college in the fall where she will study to be a teacher. Calye has been a member of the Pittsfield Figure Skating Club for ten years. She volunteered at basic skills throughout the season, and plans on coaching skating in the future. She is currently working on her Novice freestyle and her Novice moves in the field. Calye has been a member of the Pittsfield Pinwheels Synchronized Skating team for nine years and has been a co-captain for three years. Her favorite skating moments come from the time she has spent at competitions with the team. The Pinwheels have been and will always be her second family. "I would like to thank everyone that has supported me throughout my skating years. I have made so many amazing memories with my teammates on and off the ice. I would like to thank my team coaches Tracy and Shauna for all their hard work and helping me grow; as a skater and a person. For my primary coach Sue Lampiasi, you are the best coach I could have asked for. You have always been nothing but helpful to me and made me the skater I am today; and of course the candy bribes always got the results you wanted :). Sam has been skating with the Pittsfield Figure Skating Club for eleven years, and has been a member of the Pittsfield Pinwheels for ten years. She is a senior at Pittsfield High School and is a part of the Senior Class Council and Yearbook Commitee. She is currently taking several art classes, and plans to pursue a career in Graphic Design. She has applied to ten different colleges in the New England area. "I would like to thank my individual coach Amy Macdonald and my team coaches Tracy Fancher, Shauna Lange, and Bridget McKeever for all their support throughout my years here at PFSC. I also want to thank my parents for everything they have done in supporting me in-and-out of skating. To all the friends and teammates I have made here, we have shared many fun times and memories and I will miss you all. Being a part of The Pittsfield Pinwheels has had a great affect on my life, and I will never forget the experiences we all have had together." Graduating Senior Stefania Coppola is a senior honors student at Pittsfield High School. She has been a member of the Pittsfield Figure Skating Club since 2000 and a member of the Pittsfield Pinwheels for the past eight years. In addition to skating she enjoys playing Lacrosse. Stefania has been involved with the "empty bowls" program at PHS and is a member of the Rotary Interact Club. Stefania has been a member of the Italian Club at PHS for the past four years and is looking forward to a class trip to Perugia Italy this April. Following Graduation in June, Stefania plans to spend her summer traveling throughout Italy. "There are a lot of people who I feel the need to thank for these past years of my life. My parents deserve a lot of "thank-yous" for everything they have done in supporting me, in-and-out of skating. I want to thank my coach Tracy Fancher, for always having a belief in me and pushing me to work hard in my individual skating and team skating. I want to also thank my sister Brianna for being a great role model and sister throughout my life, always being there to talk to and help me. To all my teammates on the Pinwheels, I love you all and being a team together for so long has made each and every one of us stronger and closer. Thank you to my family and every one of my friends for everything you have done for me. I will miss everyone here at PFSC." 
Calye Darrow
I would like to thank my dad for all the times that he drove to Peabody just to get my skates sharpened and for
always being at every skating event and competition. I would also like to thank my mom for all of her love and support all my life. Finally to my fellow graduating seniors, skating brought us together but the memories that we made will keep our friendships growing. Thank you to all my family and friends for supporting me in my love for skating and making it so memorable.
Virginia Merriam
Virginia has been skating for twelve years with the Pittsfield Figure Skating Club. She has also been a member of the Pittsfield Pinwheels Synchronized Skating team for nine years. Virginia is currently a High Honors Senior at Pittsfield High School, where she has been taking classes in dramatic performance and theatre. She has participated in PHS Proteus performances such as "Rocky Horror Picture Show" and "Evita". This year, she is a member of the yearbook committee and Peace Jam. Virginia’s skating accomplishments include earning a gold medal for passing her Senior Moves in the Field in December of 2009 and completing the PFSC apprenticeship program in June of 2010. She is now working on her Intermediate Freestyle and Pre-Gold dances. Three days a week, she teaches group and private lessons through the Basic Skills Program as a professional coach. Outside of skating, Virginia takes hip-hop classes and has been dancing since age three. She has worked as a hostess at Trattoria Il Vesuvio for two years. Virginia also enjoys painting, music, singing, and she has sung the National Anthem at the annual skating show for the past four years. She will be majoring in Biology at college next year, with plans of becoming a pediatrician in the future. "I would like to thank my coaches Amy MacDonald, Tracy Fancher, and Shauna Lange for pushing me to be my best and helping me accomplish my goals. Thank you Mom, Dad, and Kennedy for always providing support and love through everything I do. To all my friends here at the rink, I love you all and will never forget all the fun and laughs we shared.
Samantha Gokey
Stefania Coppola
Stefania will be going to College in the fall but has yet to decide what school to attend.Stefania has made some very special friends in her fellow teammates, a bond that has grown stronger through the years. She thanks all of her teammates and Pinwheel coaches for all of their support over the years, in many ways they have helped her to become the person she is today. She will miss her Pinwheel family as they will always hold a special place in her heart.
Stefania would like to thank her coaches Tracy Fancher and Kim Gosselin for all of their support and advice over the years. She also would like to thank the Pinwheel coaches Tracy Fancher, Shauna Lange, and Bridget Mckeever for their hard work and dedication to the team. Last Stefania would like to thank her family especially her grandmother who has given her so much over the years.
Kristen Turrell 
