Secret Diary of an American Cheerleader, Season One follows the story of Emma Franklin (Neva McIntosh), former Angels All-Star cheerleader who lost her way when her mother died, her father lost his job and her family moved to a new town. Now living in a trailer home, Emma decides to give up cheerleading and does her best to blend in at her new school. When she meets a new friend, Teisha (Tianna Chanel Flynn), she is convinced to join the Cheer Extreme All-Stars cheer team. Feeling the pressure of her new friends and team, Emma is embarrassed about her new life. She buries herself in lies to give herself a better image in her new friends eyes. But when teammates Stacy (Katie Gill) and Mandy (Bailey Noble) get suspicious, her lies begin to unravel, her true self is revealed and her perfect new life crumbles. Right before a major Nationals competition, Emma is forced to come clean and hope that her new friends will still accept her and her family will forgive her in time to compete with her team for the National title.