Ice show order posted

Check the Ice Show page for the show skating order.

In other news...

• Forms for program ads are due today.
• The Skater Recognition/Awards Banquet is Sunday, May 4. RSVP by April 25.

Ice Show Ad forms now available

Forms for Personal Ads (to congratulate skaters or thank coaches) and Corporate Ads are now available on the Ice Show page.

Updates galore

Ice Show practice schedule changes for Penguins and skaters in the Opening Number. Get the updated schedule from the Ice Show page.

Ice Show group photo information and schedule updated. See the Ice Show page.

Parade Ice Garden will be closed for the month of May. Alternate ice location information and the Mini May Ice Contract form is now available on the May 2008 Ice page

Sunday, May 4 - PFSC/SQSA awards banquet. Invitations will be sent in the mail.
Saturday, April 26 - between-shows party for Jean Albrightson, who is retiring this year. More details coming soon.

Lots of updates

The Blades of March results have been posted.
Tons of pictures of the competition weekend are in the Photo Gallery.
The Spring Ice Show practice schedule has been posted.

Final schedule posted for Blades of March

The updated, final schedule for Blades of March has been posted. Event times may have changed for your skater. Please get your copy from the PFSC website to confirm your skater's schedule.

Blades of March program ads due

The deadline to place your ad (personal or business) in the Blades of March program is Friday, February 15.

Forms are available on the Blades of March page on the Parade FSC website.

Ice Show costume measurements

The form for the Spring Ice Show requires supplying measurements so that the correct costume size can be ordered for your skater. To ensure you measure your skater correctly, refer to the sizing chart page on Jump N Style Skatewear's website.

Summer Learn-to-Skate classes

The tentative schedule for summer learn-to-skate classes is Wednesday evenings, 5:30-6:30pm, June 18-July 31. Times may vary slightly once the rink staff confirms their zamboni schedule. Schedules and registration materials will be available in April.

SummerQuest 2008

There's something for every Parade skater this summer, from learn-to-skate classes through intensive on-ice techniques classes, leveled freestyle practice ice, off-ice training, and more.

SummerQuest runs June 9-August 22. Learn-to-skate classes will run for five or six weeks during that period.

Check out the SummerQuest page on the website for a bit more information. Full information and registration forms will be available in April.

Ice Show Forms now available

Parade Club and Skating School skaters -- you are invited to participate in this year's Spring Ice Show - "The Hit Parade."

Check the Spring Ice Show page for photos of last year's event, an information letter about this year's event, plus the registration form.

Registration deadline is Saturday, February 23.

Raleigh Dunn Weld

Congratulations to Coach Raleigh Fitzsimmons, who married Jason Weld Saturday, February 9.

Last Monday, Raleigh's skaters, past and present, gathered to throw Raleigh a wedding shower. Thank you, Nicole Sela, for arranging this fabulous party!

All the girls wore bridal veils. Raleigh wore a t-shirt with "Bride" emblazoned across the front, as well as a Bride-to-be necklace. Glamour with a capital G.


Raleigh looks especially fetching in her veil


Delicious cake


And diamond rings for everyone!

Frosty Blades Results are up

Congratulations to all Parade skaters who participated in the Frosty Blades competition. Results are now posted on the Club News page

Congratulations to Courtney Koenig and Porter Waung for passing their ISI FS9 tests at the Frosty Blades test session Friday, Feb. 8!

The Polar Express Youth Synchronized Skating Team took 1st place in Synchronized Formation. This was the first competition for many of the skaters. Great job, girls!

No late ice Wednesday

This is a reminder that there is no Parade late ice 7:15-8:00pm on Wednesday, Feb. 6.

February Pro's Ice schedule now available

The afternoon Pro's Ice schedule for February is now available here.

Changes in ice times

Please take the time to check ice times for the new SQSA spring contracts, as well as to note time changes for Parade FSC ice, and ice times for synchro line practices coming up at the end of February. Deadline for spring contracts is Feb 20. Contracts turned in after the deadline will be assessed a late fee.

All ice moves to the North rink on March 10.

More information on the Parade Home page.

BoM schedule posted

Several versions of the schedule are available: by skater/rink (so you can see all the events for a particular skater, with that skater listed by his/her rink), as well as the chronological schedules for the North and South Rink. You can get the schedules, as well as the BoM information packet here.

Don't forget to place your personal ad (or corporate ad!) in the Blades of March program. Ad forms are due Feb 15. Links to ad forms are on the Blades of March page of the Parade website

Polar Express extra practice session

The Polar Express Synchro line will have an extra practice session Saturday, Feb 2 from noon till 1:00pm. They will also have their regularly scheduled Sunday practice, from 2:00-3:00 pm.

The costumes are in, so you can pick yours up Saturday or Sunday. The cost of the dress is $85. Payment is due on receipt of the dress.

Spring SQSA contract forms now available

The spring session runs February 25-April 23. Weekday sessions are a half-hour earlier than the winter session. Also, all ice moves to the North Rink on March 10.

You can get the spring contract form here. Or go to the QUICK forms page and find the link there.

Nationals over!

Whew! What a week. Congratulations to Rohene and Kirsten for making it to Nationals. We screamed our lungs out for you.

We were privileged to see a lot of great skating this week (as well as a marriage proposal!) and as one Parade skater said, "The best part was getting to see Rohene and Kirsten skate."

Tell us what your favorite part of Nationals was in the comments. If you have pictures you'd like to share for the blog or the website, burn the high-resolution images to a CD and drop them off at the coaches' room. If you have just one or two, you can email them to roxanne dot richardson at gmail dot com (substituting the appropriate punctuation where appropriate, of course).

Rohene online

The StarTribune has a Multimedia feature on Rohene called, "A Future on Ice" To watch the video, click on the Multimedia tab to the right of the home page headlines. From there, click on the down arrow of the multimedia scroll bar till you see the feature on Rohene, then click Play.

Go, Rohene!

US Figure Skating National Championships
Men's Short Program event
Friday, 7:00 pm

We'll be cheering you on!

Congratulations, Kirsten!

Great going on your 7th place finish at Nationals!

Newspaper articles on the Junior Ladies Free Skate event are in the Star Tribune, and the Pioneer Press.

View results for all the events at IceNetwork.com.

The photo on above is from the January 12 Snow Daze exhibition at Parade, where Kirsten performed her long program for an appreciative crowd.

Ad Forms available for BoM programs

Wish your skater luck, wish the synchro team luck, thank your coach -- an ad in the program for Blades of March will encourage a skater or thank a coach, but it will also help Parade FSC subsidize the cost of Parade contract ice for the 2008-2009 skating season.

Forms for personal ads are available here
Forms for corporate ads are available here

Forms are due February 15. Get yours in today!

Kirsten and Rohene in the news!

Parade FSC skaters Kirsten Olson and Rohene Ward will both be competing at the US Figure Skating Championships Jan 20-27 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

There are several articles about Kirsten and Rohene in local papers.

Star Tribune articles Here and here
Pioneer Press article here (includes a video interview)

Rohene was featured in the KARE-11 Extra segment of the Jan. 17th 10 o'clock news. If you missed it, you can still see it here.

Check IceNetwork.com for results, photos, and more

January ISI Test results

Congratulations to the following skaters who passed ISI tests on January 12:

Kate Arms - Gamma
Sophie Sela - Gamma and Delta

Alanna Ault - FS 1
Bethany Aydinalp - FS 1
Fiona Forbes - FS 1

Julia Hussian - FS 4
Sophia Schonwetter - FS 4

Libby Silverman - FS 6