The Savory Cookie Dough fund raiser is underway!  Forms are available at the front desk.  Cookie Dough is $10.00 per tub.  The seller will receive $4.50 per tub sold for individual expenses.  All money is due when orders are placed.  Sellers must to have checks written to them, and then turn in ONE check to United Starz Academy.

Selling Dates:  Sept. 4^th – Sept. 27^th

Order Forms Due: Thurs. Sept 27^th

Pick Up Date:  Sat, October 13^th

9:00-11:00am

Cheer Time USA team uniform pieces are starting to arrive.  Please pick up your skirts, briefs, bows, and make up at the front desk.  The Motion Flex liners should arrive shortly and the uniform balance MUST be paid in full in order to receive them.  The Youth L3, Junior L2, Junior L4, and Senior L4/5 teams will have an additional cost of $2.50 per person for the metallic blue stars that will be worn as part of their make up.  Stars will be given out the week of September 20^th.   

Cheer Time USA competition waivers were sent home during the month of August.  Parents must complete every form in the packet.  Competition companies require a different medical release waiver for every participant.  Jamfest requires a group waiver; these are located at the front desk.  Parents need to come in and sign next to their information before September 10^th.  NOW DUE!

Football Mania will kickoff Sunday, September 9^th with the NFL regular season.  Be sure to log on to www.charitymania.com to track your teams and determine if you have a winning ticket.  CharityMania will contact United Starz Academy if a winning ticket was sold from our organization.  The staff will get in touch with the winner and distribute the prize money accordingly.

NCAA Mania will begin in November.  Sweepstakes tickets will be available for participants to sell for the NCAA College Basketball Tournament that is held in March and April.  Sellers will again receive $10.00 for every ticket sold. Proceeds will be put into their account. 

The Jamfest Competition is FAST approaching (Saturday, September 28^th for the Youth L3 team and Sunday, September 29^th for the Junior L4 & Senior L4/5 teams).  The general schedule will be released on September 20^th – please visit www.jamfest.com for complete details.  A separate note will be sent home the week of September 20^th detailing the arrival times, competition times, and driving directions.

Hotel Information: 

Country Inn & Suites

1241 Kentucky Mills Drive

Jeffersontown, KY

(502)261-9434.

Reservation Deadline:  September 10^th  

Team Block:  Cheer Time

Rate:  $79.00 plus tax

Morton Pumpkin Festival Parade is Saturday, September 15^th.  Cheerleaders will need to be dropped off at Cheer Time USA’s line up location (TBA in September) at 10:00am.  Parent’s MUST pick their children at the Morton Post Office immediately after the Cheer Time USA float concludes in the parade.  We recommend parents of young children to sit on Jefferson Street by the public library or the Morton Chamber of Commerce building.  This location is close to the end of the parade route and an easy place to find your child.  All teams will wear their uniform in the parade.  If your uniform is not in, then please wear the red “Registration” t-shirts, blue shorts, hair will be half-up/half-down with the back straight, and white ribbon.  The Twinkle Stars, Mini, and Youth L2 teams will be riding on the float.  Other team members are welcome to ride or they may walk and tumble along the parade route.  The Senior L4/5 team will be following the float entertaining the crowd with stunts.  Cheerleaders may throw candy to the crowd if they are

going to walk along side of the float.  Cheerleaders must provide their own candy.  The parade committee discourages candy being thrown from the floats for safety reasons.

The WildJam (Jamfest in Peoria) is on Saturday, October 20^th.  This competition has FREE admission and is a great time for friends and family to attend.

United Starz Academy will be hosting an Open House on Sunday, September 9^th from 3:00-7:00pm.  Family and friends are invited to come in and tour our new facility, enjoy refreshments, and watch our competitive cheer and dance teams in action.  United Starz Academy now has over 9,000 square feet of cheerleading, dance, tumbling, fine arts, and party space.

Sunday, September 9^th

Team Practices:

Youth L3                            2:30-4:30pm

Junior L4                            4:00-6:00pm

Senior L4/5                        5:00-7:30pm

Cheer Time USA team members can now take advantage of additional tumbling and dance classes.  Team members will receive a $10-$15 discount each month on tumbling classes.  The dance classes are on a sliding scale meaning the more you take the more you save.  One dance class is $40.00 per month, two dance classes are $60.00 per month – a $20.00 savings!

Thank you to all of our team members and recreational participants for being so understanding during the past few months.  Construction is almost complete and the tumbling wing is now up and running.  The staff is really excited to have the opportunity to offer so many classes all under one roof.  Jill Crouch and her staff can now be seen and heard throughout United Starz Academy.  The addition of dance and fine arts have made United Starz Academy Central Illinois’ Premier Gym! 

Online payments for monthly tuition and competition fees are now available on our website.  If you have questions about making a payment, please refer them to lynn.wilson@verizon.net.  A detailed information sheet will be sent home later this month.