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The   Skating   Club   of   Wilmington

Indoor view from Mitchell Loungehas been teaching the community to skate since 1965. Our programs encourage a true love of the sport, from Beginner to Advanced; Recreational to Competitive. We offer skating lessons from Preschool to Adult by accomplished professional coaches with excellent Learn-to-Skate Lessons, private Figure Skating Lessons, Synchronized Skating Teams for adults and children, and instructional Ice Hockey programs  to help you join a team. All these programs are offered to the public and club membership is not required although we recommend it if you want less crowded ice times, more skating sessions and discounted session rates.


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AUTUMN BALL

Social Ice Dance Weekend & Seminar

featuring

Igor Yaroshenko and Irina Romanova

 
SEPTEMBER 13-14, 2008

?         SOCIAL DANCING

?         ICE DANCE SEMINAR

?         BALLET

?         CONDITIONING

?         EXPRESSION CLINIC

?         I J S LECTURE

PRESENTED BY
THE SKATING CLUB OF WILMINGTON

U. S. Figure Skating Sanctioned Event

1301 CARRUTHERS LANE, WILMINGTON, DE 19803

Event Chair:  Carole Rebmann
caroler@skatewilm.com



The 2008-2009 Fall Schedule Has Been Published

*********New Season Begins On Monday, August 25*********
For a copy, please click on either one of the file type icons below:
Excel        PDF
Annual Membership Dues & Monthly Ice Fees
for the 2008-2009 Season are now published.
Click on
Memberships

SCW - Boscovs Fundraising Effort Begins
Boscov's Savings Coupon

Here's a way you can help yourself, SCW and Boscovs all at one time! The SCW office has $5 coupons available for sale. SCW gets to keep the $5 for their operating fund and you save up to 25% on a special sale on Tuesday, October 7 (details on coupon). Free refreshments and five $100 shopping sprees per store will be given away also. Get several coupons for friends and family! All Boscov's locations are eligible.


Volunteers Needed!

Volunteers are needed for a number of committees that are lacking members to help spread the work load. Join in the planning and activities that all of us enjoy at SCW and make it an even better club and facility! To obtain further information on volunteering, please contact Carole Smith or Carole Rebmann. For a list of all the volunteering opportunities, please click here.



Arches, backwall & doors get painted Arches, backwall & doors get painted

Congratulations to member Gary Cooke who recently completed a beautiful job painting one side of our SCW building. Even the blue doors look like new! Anyone wanting a quote on painting their home, contact Gary Cooke. He's in our Member Directory.

 

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Club News & Services

The Skate Shop for Champions

Need your blades sharpened? The Sharper Edge Pro Shop offers expert sharpening to your requirements. Satisfaction guaranteed. Call (302) 656-5005 to arrange an appointment or drop off your skates for fast service.  The Sharper Edge Pro Shop is the premiere shop for figure skating sales and service in the Mid-Atlantic Region.


Academy of the Dance & Wilmington Ballet

Coming & Ongoing Events

This is the last week for the summer ice schedule. The new Fall/Winter schedule begins this Monday, August 25.
The Programmed Dance Opening Party is being held on Sunday, Sept. 7, at 2:15 PM. Any age is welcome and there is no charge for the session, so it is open to all skaters from any skating club in the world. The regular Programmed Dance season begins the following day, every Monday at 8:40 PM. Open to all figure skaters who love to dance.
Adult Synchro Team. Adult skaters are welcome to join the team this coming Monday at 7:15 PM.
Wilmington Selects Ice Hockey Teams.  Click here for further information.
Group Lessons. Summer Group Lessons are less structured that the Regular Season. Summer lessons are being held this Wednesday at 6:30 PM followed by a Public Session from 7:00 to 8:00 PM. The cost of $10 per lesson (including the Public Session) is payable at the door. No registration required. Registration for the Fall Group Lessons will begin again in late August.
Public Sessions. Public Sessions for the summer season are Monday through Friday from 1:30 to 2:30 PM and on Wednesday from 7:00 to 8:00 PM for $5 per session.

Did you know?
Many events and services at SCW do NOT require SCW membership, such as ballet classes, off-ice conditioning, birthday parties, USFSA tests, competitions, public skating, group lessons, ice skating exhibitions, use of the snack bar, skate sharpening and mounting, skate shop purchases, ice shows, and even Programmed Dance sessions!

SCW prohibits the use of roller/inline skates, skateboards, scooters, bikes, and Heelys in the building.
Please drive slowly as you approach or leave the Club's parking lot. Many children use our facility! One-fifth of all children 14 years of age and younger who die in motor vehicle crashes are pedestrians. Don't forget that the speed limit on Carruthers Lane, West Park and East Park Drives is 25 MPH! State Park rangers have been seen giving out speeding tickets off East Park Drive.
For your own safety, please make sure that you leave nothing in plain sight inside your car, particularly in the evening hours. All valuables should be carried with you or locked in your trunk.
SCW Webmaster suggests using Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or Mozilla Firefox for Internet browsers, AVG Anti-Spyware and Anti-Virus, Comodo Firewall & Anti-Virus, and Adobe Reader to read PDF files.  All programs are available free.  Click on the logos shown below to download. Any programs that you download are at your own risk. Please note SCW's disclaimer.
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Summer Public Session Skating

Public Sessions are being held during the summer season on Mondays through Fridays from 1:30 to 2:30 PM. Cost is $5 for the session payable at the door. There is also a Public Session from 7:00 to 8:00 PM on Wednesdays for $5. Get out of the summer heat and enjoy some cool air and exercise during the summer months at The Skating Club of Wilmington's Ice Arena!


Summer Group Lessons

Summer Group Lessons are scheduled every Wednesday this summer beginning on June 18 at 6:30 PM. They run for 1/2 hour followed by a public session from 7:00 to 8:00 PM. The cost of only $10 per lesson, which includes the public session, is payable at the door.


Feel Lost?
Need Help Figuring Out Our Programs or
Which Membership Level is Best for You?

No need to feel overwhelmed! You can e-mail our Membership Chair and she'll either answer your questions or if you wish, she can assign an age-appropriate mentor either from our Junior program or our Adult program. Give it a try!

Competitive Corner

Julia & Brendan Brendan & Julia Julia & Brendan
Pre-Juv figure skaters Julia Biechler and Brendan Newberry awarded a Gold Medal at the Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships.  Congratulations to our SCW ice dance team!

Off-Ice Program Being Offered

Don't forget to sign up for our comprehensive off-ice program with classes that consist of Ballet, Plyometrics, Strength & Conditioning and a Jazz/Pilates class. All classes are offered to high level skaters with classes 5 days a week.

Speak with Sharon Tashjian or Karl Kurtz for further information. Click here for a brochure and registration form:

              To see photographs of classes click here!


Home of
Senior Lady
 Blake Rosenthal

New Home of
Senior Lady
 Ashley Wagner

 


Adult Members Corner

The Ed Picken Pro-Am Competition Results held in June are now available. This is a listing of SCW members only. Thank you to Alice Rakowski for putting together this list:

Ed Picken Pro-Am Results


See Autumn Ball Social Ice Dance Weekend information and application form by clicking on the PDF icon:
                                                                   2008 Autumn Ball


If you have an article or news relating to our adult members, whether they skate or are parents of skaters, please contact Marianne Gruber, Jane Reid or this webmaster, Don Thureau. You may also leave information in any of our SCW mailboxes located in the foyer next to the front office. Birthdays and anniversaries will also be acknowledged here, but be sure to submit a photograph with the information.

Hockey Corner

Limited Travel Youth Hockey League being offered this fall for Atoms, Mites, and Squirts. For further information, please click here for brochure.
 


Icebreakers Hockey Program Registration is now open.
Click here for application form.


 
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