DGC - Cheer Stars

OUR PROGRAM HISTORY

Indeed, this is personal to us!

Proudly displaying the colors of purple,
black and white, the Douglasville Cheer Stars
began with only one coach and a single (senior)
squad in the year 2000; Cheer Stars,
The Best of the Best, Purple, Black, &
White (xx) That’s Right, Go Stars…”
was soon memorized by our staff, our
athletes, and every other child that
happened to walk through the gym doors
on the nights of Cheer Star practices during
our initiation year, 2000.

The original senior team competed for
the final time in March of 2002.

2000-2002:
Our Learning Years…
That’s what we like to call them anyway!

For the 2002-2003 competitive season, our vision finally began to unfold! The Cheer Star staff made the decision to rebuild from the bottom up. Three teams (pee-wee, youth, and juniors) were hand selected for the 2002-2003 competitive season. The Douglasville Cheer Star teams
wrapped up their season with 5, 1st place finishes, 7, 2nd place finishes, and their First Ever National Title! Douglasville’s youth took pride
in winning that first title at Spirit Sports’ “Battle at the Beach” National Championship (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.)

The 2003-2004 competitive season was extremely tough (for us as a smaller program) for we realized that to be respected as a
competitive all star program, we should not only strive to become “The Best of the Best” within our facility and local area, but we should
also compete against “The Best of the Best” nationwide. With this mindset, we entered our local STARS (three teams once again, pee-wee, youth, and juniors) in numerous highly respected competitions. We completed the 2003-2004 competitive season with 1, 1st place finish
and 3, 2nd place finishes, respectively.

For the 2004-2005 competitive season, we added yet another team to the Douglasville Cheer Star Family (Twinkle team, age 4 through second grade.) Attempting to “hang with the big dogs,” Douglasville’s four teams (twinkle, pee-wee, youth, and juniors) competed in many
prestigious competitions once again. With 2 National Titles (from our twinkle and youth team members,) 8 additional 1st place finishes,
8, 2nd place finishes, loyalty established, and yet another great year of experience under our belts, we held our heads high as we hosted
tryouts for yet another competitive season.

After changing our cheer to “Douglasville Cheer Stars, Remember Our Name, Join the Family, You Won’t be the Same (x) Stars…” designing
a new logo (as seen throughout this site,) and developing our new slogan “Building Champions, One Star at a Time…” the 2005-2006 competitive season was without a doubt our BEST YEAR YET! Our four teams competed in the mini, youth, and junior divisions. Our STARS wrapped up their season with 7 national titles (all teams winning at least one national title with the minis winning Douglasville’s first ever CHEERSPORT title,) 4 additional 1st place finishes, 11, 2nd place finishes, and 10 3rd place finishes. …ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!

During the 2006-2007 competitive season, our Cheer Star family was larger than ever! We competed five teams in the mini, youth, junior, and senior divisions while proudly introducing “No Time for Losing, We’ve Come This Far, National Champions (xx) CHEER STARS” as our new cheer
for the 2006-2007 competitive year. Throughout the season, our proud STARS brought home 8 national titles, 2 class champion awards, and 2
grand champion titles for the first time ever! Our STARS also brought home $1,500.00 in prize money for their class and grand championship
titles. Douglasville’s minis defended their CHEERSPORT national title in February of 2007, soon becoming Back-to-Back CHEERSPORT Champs! Winning aside, Douglasville’s STARS also received 5, 2nd place finishes and 9, 3rd place finishes, respectively.

During the 2007-2008 competitive year, we proudly introduced our new slogan, “An Unforgettable all star Experience for the Younger Generation,” shifting our focus back to the youth in our community. …Proudly exclaiming “Cheer Stars, Back Again, Ready or Not, We’re Here
to Win,” we competed four teams in the tiny, mini, and youth divisions. …YES, Douglasville’s FIRST EVER TINY TEAM (age 5 and below.) Our inaugural tiny team won their FIRST EVER NATIONAL TITLE, helping bring our 07-08 national title count to 8! Douglasville’s MINIS defended
their back-to-back CHEERSPORT titles in February of 2008, soon becoming 3PEAT CHEERSPORT NATIONAL CHAMPIONS! Throughout the
season, our teams proudly claimed 8 national titles, 1 class champion honor, 1 grand champion honor, $500 in prize money, 5, 2nd place
finishes, and 4 additional 3rd place finishes, respectively.

2008-2009…THE SEASON TO REMEMBER! “Purple, Black, and White, The Colors of a STAR, Don’t Look Away, CHAMPIONS we are!”
…And CHAMPIONS they were!! With beautiful new uniforms, our STARS proudly earned 11 National Championships (2/11 CHEERSPORT
National Titles from our Mini 2 and Youth 2,) 12 additional 1st place finishes, 4 SWEEPS, 3 2nd place finishes, 3, 3rd place finishes, 7 class/
grand champion titles, 1 most entertaining title, $400 in prize money, 1 program spirit award, and 1 (for the first time ever) UNDEFEATED
TEAM (congratulations to youth 2!) The results speak for themselves. Quite frankly, it doesn’t get much better than that!

10 YEARS STRONG… “10 Years of Tradition & Still Shining Bright, The Stars, Are Back, The Purple, Black & White!” During the 2009-2010 season, we competed four teams in the tiny, youth 1 & 3, and junior 3 divisions (WELCOME BACK, JUNIORS!) All teams received bids to the prestigious 2nd annual All-Level Worlds Competition (TINYS TOO) with 2/3 of our teams attending taking home the All-Levels TITLE (& GOLD MEDAL!) We
also added an additional CHEERSPORT Title to our collection (bringing our CHEERSPORT NATIONAL TITLE count to 6!) Cheer Stars also earned
2 ‘Best of Level’ titles (GO YELLOW,) 3 additional 1st place finishes, 5 additional 2nd place finishes, and 6 additional 3rd place finishes, respectively. We also enjoyed celebrating another EVENT SWEEP in Pensacola, Florida @ WSA’s Beach Championship.

ANOTHER STRONG YEAR for Douglasville, 2010-2011…“11 Years & Still Shining Bright, The Stars, Are Back, The Purple, Black & White!”
ALL Cheer Star teams finished in the TOP TWO at EVERY competition we attended (a first for Douglasville!) The season’s results speak for themselves…3 International All-Level Worlds GOLD medal finishes, 9 National Titles (with two of the nine being CHEERSPORT National Titles,)
6 additional 1st and 9 additional 2nd place finishes, 2 “Best of Level” Titles, Best Cheer Choreography, Best Dance, Best Stunt Sequence, Innovative Choreography Award, Outstanding Music Collaboration, Photo Finale Finish, Small Gym Award, event “sweeps,” and PAID BIDS to
both the USASF All-Level Worlds and US Finals…AMAZING!

"12 Years & Still Shining Bright..." Proudly sporting our lovely NEW uniforms, CHEER STARS "SWEEP" CHEERSPORT NATIONALS (another first for Douglasville!) With 5 additional National Championships, 1 additional 1st, 6 additional 2nd, and 3 additional 3rd place finishes, a Grand Champion title from youth 1, Judges' Choice for Outstanding Performance from junior 2, and Judges' Choice for Best Dance from senior 4...MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!! IT'S A WRAP!!

For the upcoming season, we are Back in Black (purple, black & white we should say!) With more STARS than ever, we will compete four teams in the tiny, youth, and junior divisions for the 2012-2013 competitive season. Our coaching staff is eagerly anticipating another “Unforgettable All Star Experience!” We are honored that your child (and family) has chosen to join in our excitement. Soon, we will continue to build champions…One Star at a Time!

As of now, this is where we stand. …And here we go again!