TRYOUTS WERE AHHHHHHMAZING! :)

Cannot wait to get started on season # 9!

WELCOME to ALL of our returning athletes and so many new athletes! I will work very hard on your names to have them learned by next week!?! With so many new cheerleaders and dancers, please be patient with me!

Our teams are set and everything begins on Monday! YAAY!

Open Gym in Raleigh…Monday-Thursday, 4-7

Open Gym in Mebane…Monday-Thursday, 4-6

Athletes: please log 3 hours per week of Open Gym! Progressions are incredible during the summer at Elite!

Update on Miss Jennifer…She had a total hysterectomy today and a bowel resection. She is in room 7074 at Rex and will be there until at least Tuesday or Wednesday. The surgery was somewhat complicated and she cannot eat for at least the first 48 hours. Ugh…she’s already hungry! Her first question when we saw her tonight was, “How were tryouts and who threw what?” Between the pain button presses, we filled her in on as much as we could. She cannot wait to see everyone again and misses you all very much. She sends her love to all!

Jennifer is moving on this coming Friday, May 14th. She has not packed and has to be out of her apartment because it is already rented. Her new place is BEAUTIFUL! She had planned to pack last week and this week and since her illness at Virginia Beach…well, nothing has been done. If anyone has a free hour or two this week to help pack, your help would be greatly appreciated. Please contact Susan McKeown, Sherry Ringer, Lisa Smith or Michele, if you would be able to help!

Update on Taylor McKeown: She had surgery yesterday and everything went better than expected. She did not have any work done on her meniscus and her healing time has been cut in half! YAAY! She is at home. Today and tomorrow should be the worst with her pain level, but she should start the road to recovery on Monday. We all miss you, Taylor and cannot wait to see you in the gym doing “your thing!” WE LOVE YOU! Remember, Pain is temporary…right?

A BIG HUGE THANK YOU to LISA SMITH and TINA MELLOR for helping me with the busiest week ever with tryouts! Thank you to MARCIA ARCHIBALD, SUSAN McKEOWN, DAWN JUEHRS, SHERRY RINGER and EVERYONE for pitching in everywhere. We could NOT have done it without you. You are the BEST! I was very much at peace knowing that you all had Raleigh covered in  my absences in Mebane and at the hospital. I love you all bunches!

Happy Mother’s Day to ALL of our Elite mothers! Enjoy your special day tomorrow. You are all very special and loved by us  more than you know!

See you all on Monday!

Michele

P.S. There will be a parents’ meeting at the end of each practice during our summer schedule, beginning on Monday.

THE JOURNEY CONTINUES…

What an AMAZING weekend at Jamfest Nationals in Richmond: 11 1st places, 3 2nd places and 1 4th place, 2 Grand Champions (Emeralds and Diamonds), 2 Most Entertaining (Lightning and Ice) and Most Spirited Fans! Congratulations to all of our incredible athletes!

EACS Juniors and Seniors: You made us very proud. Do you all realize that you only had approximately 16 hours to practice together? You rocked the stage, Junior Mints and Seniors did an outstanding job. Job well done, athletes and coaches!

A very special thanks to Mia Fowler for filling in on-deck for an injury on Phoenix! You did an OUTSTANDING job. Nayeli is doing better and should be back 100% soon! Thank you to Megan May for stepping in again in Madison’s absence. She will find out tomorrow, if she will have an appendectomy. Way to go, Megan!

Excellent job, Caroline, Madelyn and the whole EXPLOSION team! Your corrections on Sunday were more than obvious and you ALL did a GREAT job. I love the high fives…keep it up, girls…your day is coming SOON!

Max 5…your performance on day 2 is what it is all about…We are all embarking on our journey this week to WORLD CHAMPIONS! Each and every one of you inspired me beyond belief on Saturday night and I cannot wait to see you hit the World’s stage. YOU ALL HAVE MY HEART…FOREVER! I must mention: Taylor with a torn MCL performing like a champ, Julie with the very recent loss of her grandfather, Kayla with a broken hand, Courtney with a back fracture, Chloe and DP. You are AWESOME!

Cody Lanphere gets the award for the sickest athlete to hit the stage. You rocked it, buddy! I knew that you felt sooooo bad, but your performances sure didn’t show it! You were just a little whiter than normal…back to normal SOON! Cody, you are a ROCK! Thank you to Alyssa H. for filling in for you on Day 1 for Junior Mints. You are such a great athlete, but more importantly, a great girl!

THANK YOU to all of you for a very special birthday, yesterday! Victoria…I would like to place an order for another birthday cake, just because. It was delicious! Thank you to all of you for my gifts, cards and song. I just feel so blessed to have such a wonderful, caring group of kids and parents around me. You keep me going, no matter what!

I am washing clothes, packing and getting ready to head to Orlando in the morning! Our journey together, Max 5 is what it is all about. The main goal this week is to do our BEST and enjoy the ride! Sometimes, (many times for me, lately) we get buried under the “muck” and need to always remember; ENJOY THE RIDE and LIVE LIFE WITH NO REGRETS! This is said for ALL of us in the ELITE FAMILY!

I love you all dearly,

Michele

VENOM, DIAMONDS and MAX 5…

Venom, your performance was GREAT today. You are definitely a force to be reckoned with. Can’t wait for 2 more titles at Jamfest and US FINALS! You all ROCK! Carlee, your tuck looks GREAT!

Diamonds, what to say…WOW! Way to cover a teammate and have an OUTSTANDING practice. By the way, Tay-Cow…GREAT NEWS! You are AWESOME and we all love you! Mariah, you are a CHAMPION! Your stunt group and you nailed what had to be done in NO TIME! ELITE ATHLETES…

Max 5…Jamfest, World’s and US FINALS…WATCH OUT! You all are AMAZING! You kept going when it was getting tough and YOU DID IT! Your coaches and owners of Elite are SO PROUD OF YOU ALL! What is so inspiring to me is the way you cover each other no matter what. That’s what team means and you all surely exemplify the definition.

We know what it’s like to face a wall and figure out how to climb it,  go around it, under it or just simply bust through it! You do, too! I like the busting through it way, personally! YES, YOU ARE OUR WORLD’S TEAM! Embrace it and enjoy the ride because you all possess what it takes!

Ice your hand, Kayla…Ice your knee, Taylor! See you tomorrow for EACS!

I love each and everyone of you so much,

Michele

VERY EXCITING TIME AT ELITE!

Well, where to begin?

Lady Gaga is our celebrity endorser…how cool is that? You know Eddie had a heart attack when she appeared, right? Ha Ha! Eddie…the Lil’ Monster…CLAWS UP!

Spring Break was AWESOME…just too fast. You ALL have come back in this week on a mission and it is inspiring to all of us.

PLEASE get your World’s shirts orders in by THURSDAY, April 8th! The response has been INCREDIBLE from EVERYWHERE! We should receive the shirts back by April 14th!

The WORLD’S GIFT BAGS will be ready for distribution on 04/14. We are awaiting a couple of items to complete them. I have never had so much fun getting these together for the BEST ATHLETES in the WORLD!

So many questions going unanswered at this point about tryouts and schedules, etc… We are working diligently on the summer and regular season schedule with flight classes, Tiny Tumble, Tumble Classes, etc… We will have this published ASAP! Please be patient with us, as we are developing new classes and having discussions about schedules for Raleigh and Mebane, daily!

This Saturday is our last Saturday practice of the season. While sad about the season rapidly coming to an end, the beginning of SEASON # 9 is about to begin!

Jamfest Open Nationals in Richmond will not know what hit ‘em! EACS 2010 are the best 2 teams, yet! We cannot wait to see you take the floor and claim your titles! EACS uniforms and bows will be distributed on Sunday, April 11th at practice. Don’t forget the MANDATORY practice on Thursday, April 15th, 4-6.

Thank you to all for the e-mails and calls from around the area of Wake and Alamance counties! We are very excited to welcome you to the Elite Family and look forward to meeting you all. The response to tryouts for both gyms has been AMAZING, to say the least.

It’s been a while since I’ve blogged…lots going on as you all know. Thank you so much for your support and understanding during the busiest time ever. Spring Cheer Fest is in Myrtle Beach on Saturday, Richmond the next weekend, World’s the next weekend, US FINALS the next weekend, Tryouts the next weekend, The 2009-2010 Awards Banquet the next weekend, Summer Cheer Fest the next weekend and then Memorial Day weekend! Whew…how much better does it get?

Love you all,

Michele

WELCOME E.A.C.S. ATHLETES!

The 2010 E.A.C.S. Open House was a HUGE success! There were so many new athletes and so much talent! Your coaches are so anxious to get started this week…

With the number of athletes, there will be 2 E.A.C.S. teams this year! We are working diligently to structure both teams for success. We will have more information for you on Thursday at tumbling, 4-6. The first practice is Friday, 5-8. YAAY!

REMINDER to MAX 5 athletes and parents: All raffle tickets, candy money, etc…must be turned in by Wednesday in order to have accurate calculations for Saturday’s MANDATORY WORLDS MEETING at 2:30.

Our March newsletter will be distributed this week at the weekly parents’ meetings. Lots of information, so be sure to read very carefully!

Again, congratulations to ALL E.A.C.S. nominees and welcome to all of our new athletes. We are so glad to have you all!

Michele

GREAT NEWS GETTING EVEN BETTER!

Our athlete was RELEASED from the doctor today! The healing process is going extremely well. We were all so glad to see him! He is expected to be back to 100% in less than a week!

AMAZING day at Elite! Great practices and 8 new tumble skills! WOW!

Thank you to everyone for making my day run so smoothly in Phillip, Bear and Jennifer’s absence at Wake County Cheerleading Competition. They had an AMAZING day, as well. It sounds like tomorrow’s E.A.C.S. Open House will be a record breaker!!! ALL E.A.C.S. nominees will be on the website tonight. We cannot wait to see and meet everyone tomorrow at 3. Get ready…we have many exciting plans in store for you!

Love,

Michele

GREAT NEWS!

Our sterilization, disinfection and cleaning process is COMPLETED! YAAY!

We are thrilled to announce that Elite in Raleigh will re-open on Saturday, February 27th  at 9:30. ALL practices are on!

The Elite booth will also be open at the Wake County Cheerleading Competition on Saturday. Coaches can leave their nominations at the booth. We have already received a record number of nominations! The nominees will be posted on the website on Saturday night.

The E.A.C.S. Open House is Sunday, February 28th, 3-4 with a tumbling clinic, 4-5. We cannot wait to see you and get the 2010 E.A.C.S. season off to a GREAT start!

Thank you to the most dedicated, loving and supportive staff of FRIENDS that we are so blessed to have. WE LOVE YOU!

SEE YOU ALL ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY!

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25th…

Elite in Raleigh will remain closed today.

The sterilization, disinfection and cleaning process is almost complete!

Our athlete is doing well and is expected to make a full recovery.

Thank you for your warm wishes and love. Your show of support has been overwhelming to all of us, but not surprising because YOU ARE ALL THE BEST!

Please continue to check the BLOG for further updates.

Thank you!

UPDATE…

Due to the confirmed case of “Community Acquired” MRSA in the knee of one of our athletes, the management and staff of Elite are following ALL guidelines as published by CDC, OSHA and WAKE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT to ensure the safety of everyone.

The gym will remain closed until all sterilization, disinfection and cleaning has been completed as in the guidelines published by the above mentioned agencies. The cleaning process began today.

Our thoughts and prayers are with our athlete as the recovery process is taking place.

Please continue to check the BLOG for further updates.

Thank you!

VERY IMPORTANT…PLEASE READ!

Elite in Raleigh will be CLOSED on Wednesday, February 24^th until further notice due to a POSSIBLE case of MRSA. The test results should be in by Thursday.

Elite management and staff will err to the side of caution with the safety of our participants, families and staff as our top priority.

ALL necessary precautions will be taken before the gym re-opens.  

Please continue to check the blog for further updates.

Thank you for your understanding in this most important matter.