S.K.A.T.E. Program
Congrats to ALL of our (185) 2023-2024 S.K.A.T.E. Winners!
Special Shoutout to our 2023-2024 (4.0 S.K.A.T.E.) Winners!
| Tyson Miller |
| Jackson Hausauer |
| Jake DeNinno |
| Alex King |
| Sydney Spilde |
| Addison Fredrich |
| Alexandria "Dree" Shea |
| Jacob Butcher |
| Grant Rickert |
| Ethan Thorp |
| Brooks Johnson |
| Leo Johnson |
| Ayden Lageson |
| Maggie Sawchyn |
| Corina Opitz |
Skaters Keep Achieving Through Education (S.K.A.T.E.)
S.K.A.T.E. is a state-wide academic achievement program that recognizes the scholastic accomplishments of youth student athletes who play hockey. The S.K.A.T.E. program is endorsed by Minnesota hockey, the governing board of amateur hockey in Minnesota.
S.K.A.T.E. encourages, rewards, and supports youth hockey players who commit themselves to their schoolwork while enjoying the sport of hockey. This program recognizes skaters who achieve a 3.0 G.P.A. (grade point average) or higher, on a 4.0 scale, during the academic period which coincides with the hockey season.
Qualifying for S.K.A.T.E.
Who can qualify? Bantam/15U, Peewee/12U and Squirt/10U players
What is needed to qualify?
GPA of 3.0 or above on report cards (during the hockey season) for the following schools:
- Rogers High School
- Rogers Middle School
- Rogers Elementary
- Hassan Elementary
- Otsego Elementary
- Prairie View Elementary School
- Prairie View Middle School
- Kaleidoscope Charter School
- Mary Queen of Peace
If your player attends a different school than what is listed above, grades will be taken from similar time frame.
Tony & Kristen Farnsworth
S.K.A.T.E Program Coordinators
KIDS ON ICE...STAY OUT OF HOT WATER
Program Qualifications
The qualification criteria for S.K.A.T.E. was established at the inception of the program. Individual youth hockey organizations are encouraged to adhere to specific qualification criteria. That said, our philosophy is to try to be inclusive in terms of opportunity and exclusive in terms of performance.
1. ALL STUDENT ATHLETES MUST HAVE A GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF 3.0 (ON A 4.0 SCALE) TO QUALIFY. WE URGE ALL HOST CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO NOT MAKE EXCEPTIONS.
2. SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS MAY QUALIFY WITH A LETTER FROM THEIR CASE MANAGER, INSTRUCTOR OR SUPERVISOR STATING THAT THEY ACHIEVED ABOVE AVERAGE PERFORMANCE. PLEASE CONTACT SKATE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
3. GRADES FOR QUALIFICATION PURPOSES WILL BE THOSE PROVIDED FOR THE TIME PERIOD (S) THAT MOST CLOSELY ALIGN WITH THE YOUTH HOCKEY SEASON.
4. ALL GRADES RECEIVED DURING THE DESIGNATED GRADING PERIOD MUST BE USED TO DETERMINE GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA).
5. NO INCOMPLETE GRADES ARE ALLOWED DURING THE DESIGNATED GRADING PERIOD. STUDENT ATHLETES RECEIVING AN "F", OR AN "INCOMPLETE" GRADE ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO QUALIFY FOR S.K.A.T.E. THAT HOCKEY SEASON.
6. REPORT CARDS WILL BE UTILIZED TO DETERMINE GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA), BUT S.K.A.T.E. WILL RESPECT ALL LAWS AND PRIVILEGES FOR INDIVIDUAL PRIVACY. THEREFORE, ONLY THE NAMES AND TOTAL NUMBER OF QUALIFYING STUDENT ATHLETES SHOULD BE REPORTED TO S.K.A.T.E. IN THE INTEREST OF CONFIDENTIALITY, REVIEW OF INDIVIDUAL GRADES WILL BE DONE AT THE LOCAL CLUB OR ASSOCIATION LEVEL.
GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA) FORMULAS
For each class, list the points that correspond with the letter grade for that class. Add all the points together and divide by the total number of classes. This formula should result in a number between 0 and 4. If the number is 3.0 or greater, the participating student athlete qualifies for S.K.A.T.E. When calculating GPA, please assign the numeric grading points below to to letter grading systems.
Four Point Grading System: Letter Grading System:
A+ 4.333 E 4.000
A 4.000 S+ 3.667
A- 3.667 S 3.000
B+ 3.333 S- 2.000
B 3.000 NC 0.000
B- 2.667 N 0.000
C+ 2.333
C 2.000
C- 1.667
D+ 1.333
D 1.000
D- 0.666
(A GPA of 2.999 does not qualify)
