DISTRICT UPDATES
appreciate your dedication, passion and service to District 8. Thank you for everything that you have done for the district in your time on the board. We look forward to continuing to see you at our events, meetings and seminars.
We are currently working on putting together our event schedule for the 2018-2019 season. Keep an eye on our website (
learntoskate.org) and our Facebook page (
facebook.com/skatedistrict8) for more information coming soon! To subscribe to our newsletter, email
isidistrict8@gmail.com
To have your ISI District 8 rink featured in the next ISI EDGE, please send your news to
vrklinko@yahoo.com.
ISI DISTRICT 11
(ARKANSAS, LOUISIANA, OKLAHOMA, TEXAS) by Caroline Baker, District Director
District 11 was well represented at the recent 2018 ISI Conference & Trade Show. Lisa Cushley from Dr Pepper Star Center-McKinney is the 2018 District 11 Merit Award recipient. She will receive her award at the 2018 District 11 Seminar.
Max Wood, from ICE at The Parks, Arlington, Texas, completed and passed the ISI University Certification of Arena Operations-Part 2. This course was offered during the conference.
Max Wood
Christine Pearce, manager of the Galleria Ice Skating Center in Dallas, received the Benton Wilcoxon Award, which celebrates individuals who have demonstrated excellence in the management, programming and operation of their facility with superior leadership, creativity and innovation. Congratulations to these three individuals!
Competitions Christine Pearce
The Independence Open Competition, Austin, Texas, returned this year. Dawn Dudley reports that there were 130 competitors. The top three rink placements included: First place, Stars of Austin FSC; Second place, Galleria Dallas Ice Skating Center; Third place, NYTEX Sports Centre, North Richland Hills, Texas.
ICE at The Parks, Arlington, TX, will host their 15th Competition, Sept. 15-16.
Annual Open Shows
ICE at The Parks held their Annual Learn To Skate, Summer Show, June 23. More than 200 skaters participated.
Promotions
ICE at The Parks offered three-day, beginner classes June, July and August. These classes gave beginner skaters a “jump start” on their skating skills. Skaters were given discount coupons for future Learn To Skate classes.
Camps
The Dr Pepper Star Center-Farmers Branch offered summer figure skating camps. Christy Malacrea reports that skaters worked diligently this summer to improve their skating techniques and reach their goals. Some of these skaters had a wonderful time competing in Austin.
This summer marked the 15th season of summer figure skating camps at ICE
at The Parks. The 2018 camps ran five weeks and included select levels for different camp weeks: Low & Medium, High and Synchro. The camp package included: stroking, level classes, freestyle sessions, off-ice jumps, ballet for skaters and classroom sessions, including healthy eating, creating and reading programs and/or maps, history of ice skating and creative beadwork for competition dresses, leggings and gloves, and more.
Upcoming Events
• District 11 Instructors Seminar: Sept. 30 at Galleria Dallas Ice Skating Center. (Time unavailabe at press time. Please check the ISI website at
skateisi.org for updates.)
• Olympic Skaters at Galleria Dallas Ice Skating Center: Thanksgiving weekend, Nov. 23, 24 and Dec. 1, 8, 15, 22. Free to the public.
• “Holiday at the Parks” skating show at ICE at The Parks: Dec. 15.
To have your District 11 rink featured in the next ISI EDGE, please send your news to
Caroline-theice@sbcglobal.net.
ISI DISTRICT 14
(NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN NEVADA) by Paige C. Scott, District Director
District 14 is hosting ISI Adult Championships, Oct. 26-28 in South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
It is going to be a packed weekend of excitement! Start training your skaters for the altitude — Tahoe ice rink is at 6,287 feet above sea level!
Visit
Isidistrict14.org for more information
on Tahoe and our district. Feel free to email me with any area related questions at
Paiges@skatebowl.com
To have your ISI District 14 rink featured in the next issue of ISI EDGE, please send your news to
Paiges@skatebowl.com.
NYTEX Sports Centre skaters, left, and Austin Figure Skating Club members at the club’s “Texas Hill Country Independence Open” this summer.
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