Come celebrate National Skating Month with us on Sunday, January 29, 2012 on the public session from 1:30-3:30 at the Mid-South Ice House! The fun includes:
• Free Introductory Lessons taught by Trained Professionals
• Games, like Hokey Pokey and Limbo Rock
• Exhbitions from some Figure Skating Club of Memphis Skaters
• Giveaways, including Car Decals, Gloves and SKATING Magazines
• Information about our Skating School
Public Session $8.50 | Skate Rental $2.50
Click here to learn more about a Freestyle session and it’s rules. This session is for figure skaters that look to practice hard to better their skills and are at least at Basic 4 or in a private lesson.
Some examples of the pictures are listed here. Pricing as follows.
| 8 x 10 | $10 |
| 11 x 14 | $15 |
| 20 x 30 single image | $30 |
| 20 x 30 collage poster | $30 |
| 20 x 30 poster board [single image of collage] |
$50 |
For more information, contact Jeremy or Tifanny Lehmann at (901) 652-2147. They are also able to create a 14-page personalized photo book of the event for $50. An example is available here.
Jif Peanut Butter held a contest for kids to come up with a creative sandwich, and one our own skaters, Logan G., 11, is one of the 10 finalists! Congratulations, Logan! If his concoction, the Chomp Burger, has the most votes – he will win a $25,000 college fund! All you have to enter to vote is your name, birthday and email address – that’s it! It just takes a second and you can vote once a day! Please spend just a second helping further his education – you can vote in the time it takes for you to log in to both your facebook and twitter accounts! 
Vote here: http://www.jif.com/promotions/most-creative-peanut-butter
The last week of classes for this session begins tomorrow! Be sure to bring your USFS Basic Skills Test Book tomorrow to class! If you were in previous sessions, or you were here last week, you should have already received it – It’s the white book with the descriptions of all the various levels and gold skater silhouette stickers. If you do you not have it, don’t fret! Please speak with our Skating Director, Carla Bressler, before your scheduled class and we can get yours to you; if you forget it, you can always get it signed another day.
You must register for classes at the rink to receive the Family Discount.
| 1st Skater enrolled | Full Price ($125) |
| 2nd Skater enrolled | $10 discount ($115) |
| 3rd Skater enrolled | $10 discount ($115) |
| 4th and so on Skaters enrolled | $15 discount ($110) |
The Basic Skills Program is designed by U.S. Figure Skating and endorsed by USA Hockey to be the best ice skating program that serves the needs of both the recreational and competitive skater. The curriculum is designed to keep skaters enthusiastic about learning from the time they begin lessons until the time they reach their goals. Program enrollment in each 8-week session is $125 plus an annual USFSA/Figure Skating Club of Memphis Basic Skills membership registration fee of $25 (required for insurance).
Register for our classes online or at the rink and receive the Early Bird Special! All students registering by January 8th will receive (4) Public Skating passes, not including skate rental, to use during any Public Skating session, expiring at the end of the class, in addition to:
Basic Skills
Tuesday Night – 6:00 to 6:30 PM – Begins January 10
Thursday Home School – 2:00 to 2:30 PM – Begins January 12
Saturday Morning – 10:15 to 10:45 AM – Begins January 14
Skate Academy
Monday – Off Ice Jump Technique – 6:15 to 6:45 PM – Begins January 9
Saturday – Moves in the Field | Intro to Edges – 10:45 to 11:15 AM – Begins January 14
There are no classes or freestyles scheduled for this coming Saturday, 12/24. However, if you would like to skate the MSIH will be open! The rink be will closed on Sunday, 12/25 for Christmas Day. Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah to all of our skaters, families and friends!
Have you thought out your New Year’s Resolution for 2012?
Do you have any pictures of your days as a FSCM skater? Practice sessions, competitions, or just hanging with your skating friends? Please feel free to send them to us at info@fscmemphis.org and we will put them on our Picasa web album! If you don’t have a scanner, you can bring them to Carla or Nick and we can scan it for you to post on our site! Thank you!
Below is the schedule for the remainder of this session. Early registration for next session will be available soon – we will send out an email letting you know it is up. Sign up online to avoid long lines the day of the class!
Saturday, December 17
10:15-10:45a Basic Skills Class
10:45-11:15a Basic Skills Practice & Holiday Show Practice
11:15-11:45a Freestyle & Holiday Show Practice
12:00-1:15p Holiday Show*
1:30- Public Session
Tuesday Classes
12/20 – none
12/27
1/3 – last day
Thursday Classes
12/22
12/29
1/5 – last day
Saturday Classes
12/24 – none | no freestyles
12/31
1/7 – last day
*Holiday Show – Skaters in the Holiday Show have received one complimentary ticket for a parent or friend to watch the show. Any Basic Skill skaters, parents, FSCM members or anyone else NOT skating in the show MUST purchase a $5 ticket from the MSIH ticket office to watch the performance. We only have a limited number available.
