8/26/10 - As we continue to add more people to the email listing we wanted to send out one last email reminder for practice this weekend. We will be making decisions about squads based on the numbers from this first practice. So if you will not be attending or cannot attend help us out and let us know. That way we know if you have a conflict for this first practice or if we need to remove you from the email listing.

We hope you're excited about the season starting and we can't wait to let you in on the exciting year we're working on for you!

8/22/10 - Where did the summer go! With the start of school comes the start of practices. We'll have schedules and parent meetings and such coming shortly, but for now just know that first practice is this coming weekend. If you cannot attend you MUST let us know to help us in sorting things out.

Speaking of sorting things out, for this first practice you should come to the practice based on your age. If you have any questions concerning the first practice, let us know.

Look forward to starting the season and can't wait to see everyone!

For Burlington Competition Squads...
6th grade and below come to practice Tuesday, August 31st 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm.
7th grade to 9th grade come to practice Sunday, August 29th 3:15 pm - 5:15 pm.
10th grade and above come to practice Sunday, August 29th 1:15 pm -3:15 pm.

For Eden Competition Squads...
6th grade and below come to practice Tuesday, August 31st 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm.
7th grade to 9th grade come to practice Saturday, August 28th 10:00 am - 12:00 pm.
10th grade and above also come to practice Saturday, August 28th 10:00 am - 12:00 pm.

Again if you're seeing this message and did not receive a corresponding email for it let us know so we can add you to the list!

8/7/10 - I hope everyone has enjoyed their time off and had a restful summer. We usually begin practices when school stars so while you may be dreading school we hope you're excited about the season starting. While we still have a few weeks consider this your first email of the season and I have some very exciting news to pass along. So forgive me for being a bit long winded.

Last year was a very successful year which saw three different squads from our program win Grand Champion. It saw the start of both our Special Olympic Squad and a Burlington Youth Squad. To say nothing of the improvement of all of our squads from beginning to end. We took our trip to Nashville which has become an annual tradition every 3 or 4 years and while we didn't get the results we wanted any trip to Opryland is still a great time. It was long and tiring, especially with all the snow storms that threw ours and everyone else's schedules into chaos, but I think we weathered the storms alright...no pun intended.

While you have rested this summer we have stayed very busy and continue to. One of the reasons I opened Carolina Elite almost 10 years ago was a desire to work with cheerleading in the local area. Where I currently was I was extremely limited. It was a desire to work with cheerleading in the area that I grew up in that lead me to open our second location in Eden. The results have been great and we have members of our program that come from all of the local schools, that include Rockingham, Guilford, and Alamance Counties, and even up into Virginia. We hope we're doing a good job not only for Carolina Elite but also for cheerleading in general in our area.

Beginning in 1999 there has been a cheerleading competition for the local schools coinciding with the start of football season. Starting with 8 schools competing at a local high school, it has since grown to over 20 schools and moved to the NewBridge Bank Park in Greensboro. The event raises money and 100% of the proceeds are returned to the schools. To date they have distributed over $350,000 to the local schools. Last year they implemented several levels of sponsorship including a Marquis Sponsor for each of the two football scrimmage events and the cheerleading competition. This year Carolina Elite arranged to help sponsor the event, but this past week when it was found that there was no Marquis Sponsor for the cheerleading competition we stepped up. As a result Carolina Elite will be the Marquis Sponsor for the 2010 NewBridge Bank Cheerleading Competition and will be recognized as such throughout the event.

We don't do alot of advertising, word of mouth has always been our best advertisement. The advertising we do, however, focuses on the local schools and this was right up our ally. It's still the most we've ever spent on a single event, but we feel it's a very worthy cause. Many people who live right around the corner still don't know there is a competition cheerleading program in the area and so hopefully this raises awareness of our program. More importantly I hope the members of our program can take pride that they are a part of a program that is a leader in the cheerleading world...at least locally =)

The cheerleading competition takes place this Thursday, August 12 at NewBridge Bank Park in Greensboro. Gates open at 6:30 pm and the competition begins at 7:30 pm. Cost is only $5 per person and children six and under get in free. More information can be found on their website http://www.newbridgebankjamboree.com  So please come out and enjoy the event. We have cheerleaders from Carolina Elite competing for all of the Rockingham schools and many of the Guilford schools so be sure to support them. Wear your orange shirts and take pride in what your program is doing in the area. Cheer loud whenever your hear or see the Carolina Elite name!

If you're seeing this notice and did not receive an email please let me know so you can be added to the list!