WOW…what a season!  Six Team, Seven Individual and 8 Team America NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS!!  I am so proud of what every team and Individual competitor accomplished this year as all your hard work paid off.  The ALLSTAR Panthers have arrived!

The Small Juniors FINALLY got their title, the Large Seniors got a title their first year out, the Large Juniors won US Spirit for the 3^rd straight year, the Youth won their title at CheerSport and Youth Dance won TWO titles!!  Senior Dance achieved a very close 2nd.  The Small Seniors had the performance we had been waiting for all year in Orlando and finished a very strong 2^nd!!  I'm sure that you will get it next year!

I want to give a special THANK YOU to Ann Sestrich and Tonya Dale for their incredible leadership of the Booster Club.  Their tireless efforts and organization were paramount to our successful season.  Also, a very big THANK YOU to all the team parents for the hundreds of phone calls, relentless pursuit of registration forms and for your support of the program.  A very sincere thanks to Candace Hirsh for her INCREDIBLE handling of the uniforms.  Also to Laura and Kenny for developing and mastering the finest website in cheerleading.

I take my hat off to the entire staff, coaches and support.  You guys are just the best!  The kids, parents, and I, are so fortunate to have you all.  You remained focused and got the job done!  THANK YOU!

I want to THANK each parent for the sacrifices you made to get the kids to practice, competitions and for all your support. I hope that you feel that it was a worthwhile experience for your child and that you enjoyed watching and cheering them on!

Winning is nice and we all enjoy it, but the success of the season must be judged by one question…"am I glad that I did it?"  If you can answer YES to that question then winning is a bonus. 

As we move into the 2001-2002 season, I look forward to having you all return for what promises to be even better! 

Again, THANK YOU all for a great season!

I love you all…GO PANTHERS!

Joe