"Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who will get the blame."
-Laurence J. Peter (1919 - 1988)


Officer Nights:
Monday:          Austin, Anne, Melinda
Tuesday:         Anne, Sarah, Mary Clark
Wednesday:    Austin, Sarah, James
Thursday:        James, Melinda
Friday:             Paul, Rotation = James

Officer Meetings:
The time has Changed, we now meet on Wednesdays instead of Mondays.

Beginners Lessons:
New Fencers, don’t miss practice or we’ll set the Sabre squad after you.  Old Folks, show up and help out with the lessons, it makes them so much better when we can get people into groups.

VIWFA Champs:
This should theoretically be on Feb. 19th.  But currently we don’t have a venue, so cross you’re fingers, and pray!  (or chant or howl, depending on your religious background)Right Now I believe we are looking into UVA hosting, we’ll see.

MACFA Last Weekend:
The Men's Team did very well last Weekend, we won three of our meets and lost two, and the Epee Team went Undefeated!

MACFA Champs:
The MACFA Championship tournament has been rescheduled for St. Johns college in Annapalis.  The format for the Main part of the tournament is the same but the format for individuals has changed.  It will now be:

“A direct elimination of 8 fencers. Take up 4 from A, 3 from B and 1 from C. The seeding would be A strip 1-4, B strip 5-7 and C strip seeded 8. Awards given to 1,2 and two third place medals for the semifinalists in the individual competition. In addition, medals would be given to the first three places on the A, B, and C strips.”

Senior Swords:
Melinda has sent out an email about Senior Swords, Read it!

SAC:
We are almost finished getting everything ready for SAC Next Weekend.


Dates to Know:

February 11-12            SAC @ Va Tech.
February 25-26            Ratings Riot in Harrisonburg!
February 25                 NIWFA Champs @ Tufts
February 26                 MACFA Champs @ St. John’s College (Annapolis, MD)
March 4-5                   Youth Championships (TBA, VA)
March 19                     Beginner's Tournament (HERE)

Officer Meetings are held on Wednesdays at 6:00pm in the Ground Floor of Payne Hall.  Everyone is welcome to attend.

*As always, if you have any questions, comments or concerns, send an email to me, Austin Carter.  Even if you want to critique my minutes.*


The Fine Print:          VTFC Web Site

President                   James Deykes
Vice President           Anne Kurtz
Treasurer                  Melinda Douros
Sergeant-At-Arms     Austin Carter
Armourer                  Paul Youmans
Member-At-Large    Sarah Saville
Historian                   Mary Clark Lind