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      UPEI
      student
      following
     
     
      skating
      dream
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Rachael
      Maccaulay
      has
      grown
      to
      become
      one
     
     
      of
      Canada’s
      finest
      skaters,
     
     
      but
      hopes
      to
      pursue
      more
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Kate
      VanGerven
     
     
      Panther
      Post
     
    
   
   
    
     
      What
      began
      as
      a
      fun
      activity
      has
      be-
     
     
      come
      a
      passion
      to
      pursue,
      a
      dream
      to
     
     
      chase,
      and
      a
      potential
      career.
     
    

    
     
      Eighteen-year-old
      Rachael
      Macaul-
     
     
      ay
      is
      currently
      enrolled
      in
      the
      Bache-
     
     
      lor
      of
      Arts
      program
      at
      UPEI
      with
      the
     
     
      intentions
      of
      becoming
      a
      teacher.
     
    

    
     
      However,
      this
      is
      a
      backup
      plan
      for
     
     
      the
      talented
      and
      driven
      figure
      skater.
     
    

    
     
      At
      the
      age
      of
      ten,
      Macaulay
      discov-
     
     
      ered
      Disney
      on
      Ice,
      a
      skating
      compa-
     
     
      ny
      that
      choreographs
      popular
      Disney
     
     
      stories
      for
      the
      ice.
     
    

    
     
      It
      was
      at
      that
      moment
      Macaulay
     
     
      knew
      what
      she
      wanted
      to
      do.
     
    

    
     
      “I
      was
      10
      years
      old
      and
      I
      knew
      I
     
     
      was
      going
      to
      have
      to
      work
      really
     
     
      hard
      over
      the
      next
      years
      to
      be
      able
      to
     
     
      make
      it,”
      she
      said.
     
    

    
     
      At
      that
      point,
      Macaulay
      had
      already
     
     
      been
      skating
      for
      four
      years
      and
      since
     
     
      then
      she
      hasn’t
      looked
      back
      once.
     
    

    
     
      In
      her
      small
      town
      of
      Kensington,
     
     
      the
      now
      18
      year
      old
      spent
      hours
      at
     
     
      the
      rink
      practicing
      and
      it
      has
      most
     
     
      definitely
      paid
      off.
      Through
      her
     
     
      years,
      Macaulay
      has
      cleaned
      up
      and
     
     
      managed
      to
      stay
      modest.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It’s
      her
      down-to-earth
      attitude
      that:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      you'll
      like
      about
      her
      immediately,
     
     
      and
      while
      she
      will
      most
      definite-
     
     
      ly
      mention
      the
      fact
      that
      she
      figure
     
     
      skates
      she’ll
      never
      let
      on
      just
      how
     
    
   
   
    
     
      AG
      ie
      a
      CAMPUS
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PANTHER
      POST
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      good
      she
      is
      at
      it.
     
    

    
     
      A
      born
      and
      raised
      Island
      girl,
     
     
      Macaulay
      has
      made
      the
      most
      out
     
     
      of
      every
      opportunity
      she
      has
      run
     
     
      into
      in
      order
      to
      further
      her
      skating
     
     
      career
      and
      experience
      life
      to
      the
     
     
      fullest.
     
    

    
     
      She
      has
      represented
      P.E.I
      at
     
     
      the
      Canada
      Games
      not
      once,
      but
     
     
      twice
      and
      has
      competed
      in
      Junior
     
     
      Nationals
      two
      times
      as
      well.
     
    

    
     
      While
      these
      would
      have
      been
     
     
      exciting
      to
      be
      a
      part
      of,
      Macaulay
     
     
      remembers
      something
      else
      first.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      START
      THE
      YEAR
      OFF
      WITH
      A
      NEW
     
     
      BEST
      FRIEND!
     
    

    
     
      Healthy,
      well
      socialized
      yorkie
      puppy.
     
     
      Small
      to
      medium
      size.
      All
      shots
      and
     
     
      wormings
      are
      current,
      vet
      checked
      and
     
     
      certified
      healthy
      before
      she
      leave
      here.
     
     
      Groomed
      by
      a
      professional
      before
     
     
      heading
      out
      to
      for-her
      new
      home.
      contact
     
     
      (Luc12345
      @live.com)
      For
      More
      Details
     
     
      Today!!
      Contact
      Information
      Mr
      Luc
     
     
      Quimby,
      2840
      Calgary
      Trail
      NW,
      Edmon-
     
     
      ton,
      Alberta,
      T6J
      6V7,
      Canada
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “My
      most
      memorable
      experi-
     
     
      ence
      would
      be
      skating
      with
      all
      the
     
     
      famous
      skaters
      in
      Kleenex
      on
      Ice.
      I
     
     
      was
      able
      to
      practice
      and
      skate
      with
     
     
      all
      of
      my
      idols”
     
    

    
     
      These
      skaters
      help
      making
      up
      the
     
     
      figure
      skating
      elite:
      Jennifer
      Rob-
     
     
      inson,
      Brian
      Orser,
      Kurt
      Brown-
     
     
      ing,
      Shae-Lynn
      Bourne
      and
      Elvis
     
     
      Stojko.
     
    

    
     
      Not
      surprisingly,
      Macaulay
      says
      “I
     
     
      will
      never
      forget
      the
      feeling.”
     
    

    
     
      Macaulay
      is
      the
      type
      of
      athlete
      who
     
     
      does
      her
      sport
      for
      the
      love
      of
      it,
      and
     
     
      this
      passion
      shines
      through
      in
      any
     
     
      kind
      of
      competition
      or
      test
      she
      may
     
     
      take
      part
      in.
     
    

    
     
      Understandably,
      she
      has
      dons
      quite
     
     
      well
      for
      herself.
      The
      tests
      she
      has
     
     
      passed
      includes:
      gold
      freeskate,
      gold
     
     
      skills,
      diamond
      dances
      and
      gold
      in-
     
     
      terpretive.
     
    

    
     
      All
      those
      ‘golds’
      in
      there
      sound
      im-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      pressive,
      right?
      There’s
      more.
     
    

    
     
      Not
      only
      did
      she
      pass
      all
      of
      her
      dia-
     
     
      mond
      dances,
      but
      she
      was
      also
      the
     
     
      first
      person
      from
      Prince
      Edward
      Is-
     
     
      land
      to
      do
      so.
     
    

    
     
      Her
      accomplishments
      don’t
      stop
     
     
      there.
     
    

    
     
      Macaulay
      has
      won
      the
      title
      of
      pro-
     
     
      vincial
      champion
      ten
      times
      and
      in
     
     
      eight
      different
      divisions
      as
      well
      as
     
     
      ADL/Sport
      Female
      Athlete
      of
      the
     
     
      Year
      three
      times,
      adding
      to
      her
      al-
     
     
      ready
      impressive
      resume.
     
    

    
     
      In
      high
      school,
      Macaulay
      was
      a
      self
     
     
      proclaimed
      “band
      geek”
      who
      also
     
     
      loved
      to
      sing
      and
      dance,
      but
      she
      nev-
     
     
      er
      lost
      sight
      of
      her
      dream
      to
      skate
      for
     
     
      Disney
      on
      Ice.
     
    

    
     
      “My
      schedule
      was
      absolutely
      in-
     
     
      sane”,
      Macaulay
      said.
     
    

    
     
      “IT
      never
      wanted
      to
      give
      it
      up,
      but
     
     
      sometimes
      I
      asked
      myself
      why
      I
      was
     
    
   
   
    
     
      putting
      myself
      through
      it.
      I
      heard
     
     
      myself
      saying
      ‘sorry
      I
      can’t,
      I
      have
     
    
   
   
    
     
      skating’
      all
      too
      often.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      time
      has
      come
      to
      see
      whether
     
     
      all
      of
      her
      hard
      work
      has
      paid
      off.
     
    

    
     
      Macaulay
      has
      just
      finished
      her
      au-
     
     
      dition
      video
      to
      send
      away
      to
      Disney
     
    
   
   
    
     
      on
      Ice.
      The
      video
      is
      just
      short
      of
      ten
     
    
   
   
    
     
      minutes
      and
      showcases
      her
      various
     
     
      skills
      in
      figure
      skating
      as
      well
      as
      oth-
     
     
      er
      artistic
      endeavors
      such
      as
      singing
     
     
      and
      dancing.
     
    

    
     
      Macaulay
      has
      done
      well
      in
      the
      niall
     
     
      province
      of
      P.E.I.
      but
      in
      having
      ac-
     
     
      complished
      so
      much,
      she
      really
      only
     
     
      has
      one
      logical
      next
      move.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      With
      the
      determination
      she
      has
     
     
      shown
      so
      far,
      it
      will
      only
      be
      a
      mat-
     
     
      ter
      of
      time
      before
      Rachael
      Macaulay
     
     
      skates
      off
      to
      conquer
      everywhere
     
     
      else
      too.
      ;
     
    
   
   
    
     
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