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2024     Silver Lake Music Festival

Show Director:
Brenda McLouth

CITY OF LAKES TOURNAMENT
3RD PLACE

CENTRAL REGION TOURNAMENT
4TH PLACE

D2 National Tournament
9TH PLACE

NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

D2 NATIONALS - 1ST PLACE JUMP ACT
D2 NATIONALS - 2ND PLACE SWIVEL ACT
D2 NATIONALS - 3RD PLACE PICK-UP BOAT CREW


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2023       Jumanji

Show Director:
​Kristen Stilson

Central Region Tournament
5th Place

City of Lake Tournament
4th Place

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2022     Where in the world is carmen sandiego?

Show Director:
Kristen Stilson

Division 2 Show Ski Nationals
1st Place

Central Region Tournament
5th Place

Notable Accomplishments
D2 National Champions (1st time in team history)
D2 Nationals - Highest Scoring Swivel
D2 Nationals - Highest Scoring Pyramid
D2 Nationals - 1st Place Showmanship
D2 Nationals - 1st Place, Dock and Equipment
D2 Nationals - 1st Place, Overall Show

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2021       LOST IN TIME   
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Show Directors:
Matthew McLouth & Morgan Scott

Division 2 Show Ski Nationals
3rd Place

Central Region Tournament
5th Place

Notable Accomplishments
Female D2 National MVP - Lexie Affrica
D2 Nationals - Highest Scoring Pyramid


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2020     COVID-19 Practice Season

Show Director:
Matthew McLouth

2019     camp lottawata
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Show Directors:
Whitney Pedersen and Ryan Bowles

Division 1 Show Ski Nationals
Overall Team Placement: 10th Place

Central Region Tournament
Team Placement: 5th Place

Notable Accomplishment:
First time back in Division 1 in 31 years!!
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2018     wild about waterskiing

SHOW DIRECTORS:
Ellen Leahy Fortin and Leslie Saunders

Overall Team Placement: 4th Place
1st place Overall show
1st place sound and announcing (3rd time)
​2nd place Pickup boat crew
highest scoring jump and swivel acts
2018 national female mvp: Ellen Leahy Fortin
Notable ACCOMPLISHMENT:
prefab/presto (1st time in team history)

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2017     america: livin' the dream


SHOW DIRECTORS:
stacey brancheau & whitney pedersen
2016 DII nationals tomahawk, WI
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​Overall Team Placement: 3rd Place
Swivel: 3rd Place Alison Saunders & 4th Place Ellen Fortin
Doubles: 5th Place Matt McLouth and Brianna Henry
Team Jump: 1st Place Silver Lake Ski Club Jump Team


​2016

Dumb and Dumber

Show Directors:
Chase Roney & Jocelynn Rich
2016 DII Nationals Warsaw, IN

Overall Team Placement: 3rd Place
Swivel: 1st Place Ellen Fortin & 5th Place Alison Saunders
Doubles: 3rd Place John and Brianna
Team Jump: 1st Place Silver Lake Ski Club Jump Team
Freestyle Jump: 1st Place Bo Brancheau
Pick Up Boat Crew: 2nd Place Sydney Sheeks & Laura Peca
2016 DII Male MVP: Sean Affrica

2015

Fenton's Got Talent

Show Directors:
Sean Affrica & Jocelynn Rich

In 2015 the Silver Lake Ski Club took a break from Tournaments but continued to entertain the Fenton Community with our normal home shows at Silver Lake Park as well as a show on Lake Ponemah!

 2014 THE WATER BOY

Show Director: Leslie Saunders

2014 DII Nationals Warsaw, IN

Overall Team Placement: 5th
Overall Show Placement: 3rd
Highest Scoring Jump Act Placement: 2nd
2014 DII Female MVP: Alison Saunders
Notable Accomplishments
Bo's 1 Ski Mobe
Wiggle Dance
Swivel Hot Pickup towing a Heli over the jump
Lexi Age 8 Jumping with the Jump Team in Individual Jump

2013 THE SKI OVER

Show Directors:
Whitney Pedersen & Jocelynn Rich

DII Nationals Tomahawk, WI

 Overall Team Placement: 4th
Individual Jump Placement: 3rd
2013 DII Female MVP: Alison Saunders
2013 DII Male MVP: Jeff Nichols
Notable Accomplishments
The WHOP Dance
Swivel Hot Pick Up

2012 SILVER LAKE YOLO SUMMER

Show Directors:
Whitney Pedersen & Sean Affrica

DII Nationals Rock Island, IL

Overall Team Placement: 3rd
Individual Jump Placement: 1st
Highest Scoring Barefoot Act: Sean Affrica Barefoot Circles
Highest Scoring Jump Act: Silver Lake Jump Team
Highest Showmanship Score: Silver Lake
2012 DII Female MVP: Alison Saunders
2012 DII Male MVP: Sean Affrica

Notable Accomplishments
Second Highest Overall Show Score
The Jet Ski

Swivel Hot Pick Up


 2011 SILVER LAKE UNIVERSITY

Show Directors:
Whitney Pedersen & Stacey Brancheau

DII Nationals Tomahawk, WI

Overall Team Placement: 4th
Individual Jump Placement: 3rd
Doubles: Savanna & Eric 6th Place
2011 DII Female MVP: Jocelynn Rich
Highest Scoring Barefoot Act: Ty DIbler Barefoot Circles

Notable Accomplishments
Highest Score for Overall Show
Second Highest Showmanship Score
Skiing the Mackinac Straights

2010 50TH ANNIVERSARY

Show Director: Stacey Brancheau

DII Nationals Warsaw, IN

Overall Team Placement: 3rd
Individual Jump Placement: 1st
Notable Accomplishments
2nd Highest Scoring Pyramid
2nd Highest Scoring Ballet Line
THRILLER Dance
Bonanza Dance
Brazen Bull
Two-Man Barefoot Circles

2009 WII SKI

Show Director: Ashley Kremhelmer (Burke)

Silver Lake Ski Club took a break from Tournaments for the 2009 season, but continued to entertain the Fenton Community!

 2008 DIS-SKI CRUISE

Show Director: Ashley Kremhelmer (Burke)

DII Nationals Warsaw, IN

Overall Team Placement: 3rd
Individual Jump Placement: 3rd
Highest Scoring Ballet Line: Silver Lake Ski Club
Notable Accomplishments
The year of the "Bo-Hawk"
Silver Lake Ski Club brings back the 4-high


2007 TREASURe ISLAND

Show Directors:Ashley Kremhelmer (Burke)  & Al Dibler

Highest Scoring Strap Act at DII Nationals


2006 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES

Show Director: Stacey Brancheau

2005 WSKI RADIO

Show Directors: Gerry Durocher & Rob Petersilge

2004 GOLD RUSH

Show Directors: Jeff Nichols & Sean Affrica

2003 - 1999

1998

1998: 1st place Free Style Jump Mid West Regionals
1998: 3rd place Adagio Mid West Regional  

1996

1996: 1st place Free Style Jump Mid West Regionals                                                                                                                                  
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1996: 3rd place Adagio Mid West Regional

1989

1989: 1st Place Michigan Show Ski Championship
1989: Best Barefoot Act Michigan Show Ski Championship  
 

1982

1981

DI Nationals Janesville, WI

1st Rock Aqua Jays
2nd Capitol City
3rd Aqua Nuts
4th Minneiska
5th Shermalot
6th Silver Lake
7th Nagawatics
8th Chain Skimmers
9th Wausaqua
10th Browns Lake Aqua Ducks
11th Rochester Ski Club
13th Chippewa Lake
14th Coralville
15th Heartbutte

1980

Show Director: William (Bill) Paul Cuddy

DI Nationals Duquin, IL

1st Capitol City
2nd Rock Aqua Jays
3rd
Minneiska
4th Shermalot
5th SIlver Lake
6th Holiday Shores

1966-1964

August 1966: Katie Doan becomes the first member of SLSC to win a medal in national competition. She placed fifth in girls slalom in Miami.
July 1966: Gary Denison becomes Mens State Slalom Champion.
May 1966: SLSC cooperates with the Silver Lake Home Owners Association in placing marker buoy along the entire residential shore line of Silver Lake.
Jan. 1966: President Ralph De Gayner appointed six members to the first official club ski team. They were Gary Denison, Katie Doan, Dan Denison, Doug Tremblay, Bob Bedell, and Jerry Hosner.
July 1965: Don Denison wins State Championship in Junior Boys Slalom. Katie Doan wins her first State Championship in girls Slalom.
March 1965: First spring dance is held under the direction of Deanne Wade. 
July 1964: Jerry Hosner succeeds Lowery Brown as President of MWSA. SLSC sponsors first Flint Olympics Games Water Ski event.
May 1964: Drawing is held for the first club raffle.

1963

Dec. 1963: First polar bear outing is held. Jim Barrow is credited with the idea, 14 skiers participated.
July 1963: First issue of the Silver Spray is published under the editorship of L. J. Piotrowski.

1962

SLSC wins it's first Michigan State Championship
Jerry Hosner takes a first in trick and a second in slalom  Oxford Lake
Lowery Brown is elected president of Michigan Water Ski Association MWSA.

1961 & 1960

July 1961: First annual ski show is presented on Silver Lake. The club had to call in a trick skier and a kite flyer from another club.
May 1961: SLSC skiers compete unnoticed in first tournament at Devils Lake
Feb 1961: Slalom course laid out in through the ice
August 1960: By laws committee meets
August 1960: Organization meeting at Silver Lake inn
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