DISTRICT & ASSOCIATION UPDATES ISI DISTRICT 1
(CONNECTICUT, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT) by Alane Swiderski, District Director
Greetings from District 1! By the time this is published, the competitive season will be coming to a close in District 1. Thank you to all the competition directors who give our skaters opportunities to perform this season and the coaches, skaters and programs that support them!
Our final competition of the season will be District 1 Championships, June 23-25 in Boxboro, Mass. This year’s event will be hosted by veteran Competition Director Barbara Allinson and Nashoba Valley Olympia Skating Arena. Many volunteers and judges are needed so coaches who wish to put skaters on the ice can do either to get their credential. Parents and skaters are encouraged to volunteer as well. Advanced thanks to Barbara, the Nashoba Valley Olympia staff and all the volunteers and judges that will work together to make this competition great!
District 1 held a successful high-level instructor training certification on Feb. 25 at the Asiaf Ice Arena. Special guest, Jane Schaber was a wonderful instructor and all 14 attendees passed! All the attendees and ISI District 1 thank Jane for her time and effort. It was an amazing event and all want to bring Jane back for a seminar soon.
ISI District 1 is looking forward to hosting the 2018 ISI Worlds. We encourage teams to think about coming to visit! It will be an amazing event.
ISI DISTRICT 3
(CONNECTICUT, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK) by Tiesha DiMaggio, District Director
The ISI/MIRMA District 3 Skate for Knowlege Championship took place April 9 at RoseGarden Ice Arena in Norwich, Conn.
Congrats to our top three teams: First place, Wonderland of Ice; second place, RoseGarden Ice Arena; and third place, ProSkate.
The Skate for Knowledge competition is designed to reward skaters’ efforts on the ice as well as support their educational goals. The Metropolitan Rink Manager’s Association (MIRMA) awards scholarship prizes, based on specific criteria, to skaters participating in this event. Skaters must fill out a scholarship application to participate.
ISI/MIRMA’s District 3 Skate for Knowledge Championships, April 9
ISI DISTRICT 4
(DELAWARE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, MARYLAND, NEW JERSEY, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA) by Christine Wilson Brinton, District Director
It was a very successful season for District 4. We have had seven competitions this season and the Virginia State Games this summer will include ISI events. We are hoping to add even more ISI-endorsed events next season.
The Herbert Wells Team, Wheaton Teams and
the Bowie ISI Team have all attended ISI national events this year and everyone had a wonderful experience. District 4 is looking forward to having a high-level freestyle test for the freestyle 8 candidates this summer — stay tuned, we are a busy district!
ISI DISTRICT 5
(ALABAMA, GEORGIA, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE) By Larry LaBorde, District Director
The ISI District 5 Instructors Seminar will be held in October at the Point Mallard Ice Complex in Decatur, Ala., in conjunction with their Wind, Rain or Shine ISI Team Competition.
This year, the Ice Chalet, Knoxville, Tenn., has initiated a new program called Skate for
Our Future to benefit disadvantaged and foster children. They will take skating lessons as well as participate in mentoring sessions
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