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Ryan Giordano, left, with longtime coach Jane Taylor.
Ryan Giordano successfully passed his senior moves in the field test for U.S. Figure Skating, becoming the Martha’s Vineyard Figure Skating Club’s most recent gold medalist.
Figure skating tests are a national standard set by the U.S. Figure Skating Association. There are eight levels to complete in the field test to become a gold medalist Giordano, 17, completed all eight levels in five years. He joins fellow Islanders Amanda Bernard and Sally Caron in accomplishing the gold medal feat.
Giordano is a junior at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, and wants to skate in college. He is looking at schools in Florida and California.
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Digital photo by Kayla Dow Watching Him Be Swallowed” by Kayleigh Bollin. Photograph. (2021 Scholastic Honorable Mention) Whiskey Dreams by Matti Floyd. Photograph. (2021 Scholastic Silver Key) PTSD by Kayleigh Bollin. Photograph. (2021 Scholastic Honorable Mention)
Digital photo by Owen Amodio
“Under the Overpass” by Harding Eville. Photograph. (2021 Scholastic Honorable Mention) The Boy in the Painting” by Sydney Emerson. Photograph. (2021 Scholastic Honorable Mention)
Acrylic by Emma Burt. In the style of Sol Lewitt.
Color pencil and acrylic by G. G. Deblaise.
“Same,” graphite drawing by Tatum Thomas. Marker by Tatum Thomas.
“Hide” by Rayssa Lacerda.
Digital illustration by Brant Maynard.