Northfield Skating School

Our annual ice show is back! Shattuck-St. Mary’s Skating Academy is proud to present our fifth annual Ice Show production, and Northfield Skating School skaters are welcome to participate. Come join the fun as we skate to a medley of upbeat Hollywood music. The show is a full blown production involving lighting, costumes, scenes and beginner to elite level skaters. It is a wonderful learning experience for skaters. Levels Basic 2 and higher may participate, and we encourage everyone to consider this great opportunity.

Rehearsals on Tuesdays starting April 24. Show May 19th. Details in attached registration forms. Please note: Please mail to Shattuck address on the form, NOT to Northfield Community Services or the forms will not be processed.

View announcement for details and registration form.

Please join us for our Session 2 Parent Meeting, Wed 1/18/12, 7-8pm at the Northfield Community Resource Center, 1651 Jefferson Parkway.

At the parent meeting, you will receive your skater’s class and coach assignment. We will also distribute your open skate passes and Parent Handbooks, review our programs, policies, equipment, Q & A,and more. This is a great chance to have your questions answered and clarify what to expect from lessons and how to help your skater get the most out of our program. It is important to us that parents and skaters have the information they need before lessons begin and we have found this type of communication especially important for new skaters. The meeting is geared toward parents, but skaters are welcome to join us. If you are unable to attend, please contact us for your group and coach assignment and the parent handbook.

Online Registration is open now through January 9th and includes THREE days of group lessons!

View class descriptions and calendar to find out about our NEW Tuesday evening lesson program with the St. Paul Figure Skating Club and our NEW Thursday Pre-school/Homeschool Group Lessons.

Tuesday evening classes in St. Paul are ongoing. Register at any time. First class is FREE!

Thursday classes begin Jan 26. Registration deadline Jan 9

Sunday classes begin Jan 22.Registration deadline Jan 9

Go to registration page

Interested in more information about the new programs? Attend our Parent Meeting on Wed, Jan 18 from 7-8pm at the Northfield Community Resource Center!

U.S. Figure Skating invited skaters who recently passed their first U.S. Figure Skating test to submit 30-second videos describing why they love figure skating. Check out NSS Director Carey Tinkelenberg’s private student Jacia Christiansen and her buddy Karin Buffie tell us why they love skating. The girls were among 5 winners of the video contest and will be featured during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships this month. Video produced by Jacia’s father’s film company, Perspective Films.

Check out our feature on the front page of today’s sports section, or click here to read online. Thanks to Shane Kitzman for covering our story!

Date: 12/18/11
Time: 5:15-6:45pm
Location: Northfield Ice Arena, 1280 Bollenbacher Drive, Northfield MN

Join us for an evening of skating with Santa!

Admission is $2 per skater or FREE with donation of a non-perishable food item. Food donations benefit the Northfield Food Shelf. Rental skates available while supplies last. We will also be accepting donations of figure and hockey skates.

Co-sponsored by the Northfield Skating School, City of Northfield, and and Northfield Public Schools. Northfield Skating School registration information is available at the arena.

On Sunday, Nov 20, we welcomed dozens of new skaters to the Northfield Arena for the Northfield Skating School’s annual Bring a Friend Day. Parents, siblings, neighbors, and friends enjoyed a lesson with an NSS coach and time to learn new skills with their friends. Lessons were followed by a special exhibition of competitive skaters from the Northfield Skating School and guest skaters who train with NSS coaches at the St. Paul Figure Skating Club and Eagan Ice Crystal Figure Skating Club. See more photos on our photos page.

Last weekend, a group of skaters coached by Northfield Skating School coaches competed at the annual Autumnfest competition in Burnsville. All skaters delivered great performances for the judges and came home with medals! Below is a list of results in descending order of skating level. Congratulations, skaters! We are proud of you.

Aleia Anthony (Eagan & St. Paul Figure Skating Clubs), 5th place, Pre-Juvenile Girls Freeskate. Coach: Carey Tinkelenberg

Elizabeth Penny (St. Paul Figure Skating Club, NSS Skating Assistant), 4th place, Preliminary Girls Freeskate. Coach: Carey Tinkelenberg.

Sofiya Briguene (St. Paul Figure Skating Club), 2nd place, Pre-Preliminary Girls Freeskate & Compulsory. Coach: Carey Tinkelenberg.

Jessica Arey (St. Paul FSC), 3rd place, Pre-Preliminary Girls Freeskate. Coach: Carey Tinkelenberg.

Delaney Leiter (Eagan Ice Crystal FSC), 3rd place, Pre-Preliminary Girls Freeskate. Coaches: Carey Tinkelenberg & Melanie Ritz.

Jacia Christiansen (Eagan Ice Crystal FSC), 1st place, Beginner Girls Freeskate. Coach: Carey Tinkelenberg

Emily North (Northfield Skating School & St. Paul Figure Skating Club), 1st place, Freeskate 3. Coach: Carey Tinkelenberg.

Abby Munns (Owatonna Figure Skating Club), 1st place, Freeskate 2. Coach: Melanie Ritz.

Justine Fischer (Owatonna Figure Skating Club), 1st place, Freeskate 1. Coach: Melanie Ritz.

Milly Reese (Northfield Skating School), 1st place, Basic 7 Freeskate & Compulsory. Coach: Carey Tinkelenberg.

Molly Hennelly (St. Paul FSC), 1st place, Basic 4 Freeskate & 2nd place, Basic 4 Compulsory. Coach: Carey Tinkelenberg.

Click to view more  photos (and full-size photos).

Check out our Session 2 dates, now posted! Online registration for session 2 classes will be open December 16th, 2010 – January 9th, 2011. We will be accepting and encouraging in-person paper registration on the last day of Session 1 classes, Nov 20th.

View our feature story , now live on the Northfield Sports Network/Northfield News site!