District & Association Updates

District 3 Skating Through the Decades Ice Show

District 8 Championships will be held the first week of

March at the McFetridge Ice Arena in Chicago. We look forward to having this event in a location it has never been! Please keep an eye on the District 8 website (learntoskate.org)

and Facebook page for up-to-date information on everything we have coming up in our district!

ISI District 11 (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas) by Caroline Baker, District Director

Attendees listen intently to District 3 Fall Seminar presentations

ISI District 8 (Chicago/Milwaukee Metropolitan Area) by Vicky Klinko-Osseland, District Director

Te season is off to a great start with our first few local competitions this year! Harvest Gold in Joliet, Winter Welcome in Northbrook and Frost Fest in Rolling Meadows kicked off our competition season this fall and winter. Great job to all three facilities for hosting excellent competitions!

We are looking forward to our first few competitions of 2017, which include Mardi Gras Feb. 4-5 in Bensenville and Sweetheart Open Feb. 11-12 in Niles. Some of our District 8 rinks are also gearing up for ISI Winter Classic in Ohio.

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2016 was a nice year for District 11. Many rinks from our district participated in ISI national events: Synchro Champs, Worlds, Holiday Challenge and Adult Champs. I am hoping for even more national competition participation in 2017.

The Macy’s Grand Tree Lighting Celebration at Galleria Dallas welcomed local talent, National champ- ions and Olympians to help light the largest indoor Christmas tree in the world. About 65 Dallas Galleria Skating School members auditioned and were chosen to perform in each

ISI EDGE SPRING 2017