Northfield Skating School

Come celebrate Halloween on Ice with Northfield’s first annual Halloween Skate!

Join us Saturday evening from 7:15 – 9:15pm and skate in (safe) costume if you choose. Limited rental skates available first come first served.

Congratulations to our Destination Vancouver Coloring Contest winners, Katie Fox-Deel and Anna Sheehan! The award-winning pieces will be posted at the arena.

Come one, come all to Northfield Skating School SPIRIT NIGHT, Wed 10/21,  at Beef O’Brady’s, 2018 Jefferson Rd (Hwy 3 south of the arena). Between 4:00 and 8:00 pm, 20% of meal receipts placed in the bin go towards the NSS scholarship fund. Friends and family welcome!

Why Should I Support Scholarships?

Part of our mission is to “Collaborate with local organizations to increase programs and access to skating.” As a member of the Northfield Youth Sports Collaborative, we provide scholarships to skaters who qualify (Please contact us for more details). Over the past two seasons we have awarded over 40 scholarships. Currently 1 in 8 skaters receives a scholarship. Our fundraisers are particularly important this year, with the current economic challenges, our rising U.S. Figure Skating costs, and increasing scholarship requests.

Special Attractions at Spirit Night:
*Share a meal with classmates & coaches * Destination Vancouver Olympics Coloring Contest * Skating Trivia *Wear your NSS Gear and receive a FREE decal!*

Last night, five Northfield Skating School skaters were live on the air for an hour on KYMN’s KidTalk Radio show. The skaters, Jasmine and Amber Barksdale, Vanessa and Deanna Gonzalez, and Elizabeth Penny, did a great job discussing everything from a regular day at the rink to their worst injuries to life at the Northfield Middle and High Schools and their little brothers. Carey’s mom even surprised us with a guest call from Arizona! A big thank you to KYMN, Todd and Andy Thompson and Mel, an ArtTech student, for hosting us.

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Learn or improve your jumping and spinning technique with Northfield Skating School Owner/Director and Head Coach Carey Tinkelenberg. This fun workshop will begin with a seminar and exercises off the ice. Skaters will then progress to the ice in groups based on their experience. New jumpers/spinners welcome!

Sunday 10/25, 6:00-7:30pm. Meet off ice. Open to skaters Basic 4 – Advanced. Cost $18 pre-register, $20 walk-in. Includes ice time and coaching. PLEASE WEAR TENNIS SHOES. Contact Carey to sign up.

This Thursday 10/15, join NSS skaters and  instructors for a one-hour feature on KidTalk  Radio! KidTalk airs every Thursday from 6:00-7:00pm on KYMN AM1080 (streaming live at kymnradio.net) and features local Northfield kids. Listen this week as skaters discuss their involvement with NSS!

On Sunday 10/18, we have a one hour practice ice from 12:15-1:15 instead of our regular group lessons. This is a great chance to practice your skills or try out a private lesson on a rare, NSS-only practice ice session! Cost is $10 per skater to cover ice time and private coaches are available. Skaters do not need to be taking a private lesson to practice. Please contact us to sign up for practice and or a private lesson!