News August 2016
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Your Recreation Centers The HRCA provides over 270,000 square feet in four recreation centers for Highlands Ranch homeowners for their recreational usage. Each facility has a common theme with each offering swimming pools, work out areas, gymnasiums, and running tracks. Each one offers unique amenities to that facility. Eastridge has a climbing wall and steam room, Southridge offers a pottery studio and auditorium. Northridge has racquetball courts and indoor tennis, Westridge offers batting cages, cycling studio, and an indoor turf field. These different features offer a variety of activities for residents of all ages and stages to enjoy! The HRCA staff strives to maintain all four recreation centers in a first class manner. The facilities average close to 6,000 visits per day! Staff works hard to maintain the facilities throughout the year. In addition to the daily cleaning and maintenance, HRCA closes each facility for a week each year for in-depth cleaning and repairs. The maintenance weeks are staggered through the year. Only one facility is closed at a time, providing residents the opportunity to visit one of the other three facilities during this closure week. During these maintenance weeks, staff paints, drains the pools, hires contractors to perform routine and preventative maintenance, conducts annual fire inspections, and clean the facility from top to bottom. This week is very beneficial in keeping the facilities in excellent condition year-round. View the maintenance schedule online at www.HRCAonline.org. Often times, we find that residents visit the recreation center that is closest to their home. We invite you to check out all the facilities and see what unique amenities each facility has to offer!
Northridge Renovation: Northridge is our first and oldest recreation center which opened in 1982. Since then we have made many additions and improvements; however, it is now at a place where the outdated design and décor need to be renovated. After two years of input, space planning, and analysis, we have arrived at a conceptual plan for renovation. The plan will update the facility, complement our other three facilities, and embrace the long-term needs of the community. Our goal is to start construction in 2017 to transform Northridge into a more modern and welcoming facility by improving the entrance, usable space, ceilings, lighting, and flooring. You can find the link to the conceptual plans on the home page of our web site at HRCAonline.org.
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9th annual Cotillion This fall, John D. Williams, Platinum Protocol, and HRCA are hosting the 9th Annual Cotillion program for third - eighth grades. This popular program has become a Highlands Ranch tradition. With roughly 60 third graders, 120 fourth - fifth graders, and 120 sixth - eighth graders, this program is one you don’t want your child to miss. Social dance is incorporated into our programs to break down inhibitions, teach physical respect, develop confidence, establish teamwork and cooperation, reinforce non-verbal and verbal communication, and teach students how to appropriately interact with the opposite gender in a structured and healthy environment. In today’s competitive society, those with well-developed social skills have a tangible advantage in virtually every aspect of their lives. These skills empower individuals to feel comfortable with themselves and others, communicate more effectively, promote personal growth, confidence, leadership, and character. Classes run October 23 - December 4 at the Southridge auditorium. The sixth - eighth graders will have their final dinner dance at the Highlands Ranch Mansion, making this an experience they won’t forget. For more information, visit www.HRCAonline.org/Cotillion or call 303-471-8928.