Starr's Mill High School opens its doors with grades 9 and 10. Under the direction of Dan Lane, the choral program is established with 80 students, including the formation of the advanced mixed ensemble, Chanticleer, a name chosen by the students themselves.

The SMHS Choral Booster Organization is founded, providing support for the growing choral program.

SMHS Choirs embark on their first performance tour, participating in a choral festival aboard the USS Dolphin during a cruise to the Bahamas.

SMHS Choirs make their first performance tour to New York City, singing at the historic St. Patrick's Cathedral.

The program expands to include five performing ensembles and continues its rapid growth in enrollment and student achievement.

SMHS Choirs are selected to perform as a featured choir in Disney's Candlelight Processional at EPCOT, marking the program's first appearance in the renowned holiday event.

Chanticleer and the Advanced Women's Chorus participate in Large Group Performance Evaluation (LGPE) as Class A ensembles for the first time.

The Swinging Starrs show choir and Advanced Placement Music Theory are added to the choral program, expanding performance and academic opportunities for students.

SMHS Choirs return to New York City, performing at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.

SMHS Choral Department reaches a milestone with 33 students selected for the Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA) All-State Choruses.

SMHS Choirs return to New York City for their third performance tour, once again performing at St. Patrick's Cathedral.

The choral program continues its tradition of excellence with 37 students selected for GMEA All-State Chorus.

SMHS Choral Department records a program-best 41 students selected for GMEA All-State Choruses, highlighting the continued growth and success of the program. During the 2003–2004 school year, choral program enrollment reached 275 students.

SMHS Choirs make their debut in the world-renowned Spivey Hall performing Antonio Vivaldi’s Gloria with full orchestra.

SMHS Choirs selected to perform with the Disney Symphony Orchestra and Oscar winning  actress Rita Moreno at the 2005 Candlelight Processional.

SMHS Chanticleer is selected to perform at the 2006 Georgia Music Educators Association   conference. Here Chanticleer performed the southeastern premiere of world-renowned composer James Mulholland’s first mass Missa Romantica with full orchestra with James Mulholland in attendance for the performance. At the end of the performance, Chanticleer was given one of the longest standing ovations in conference history.

SMHS Chanticleer makes their first appearance at Carnegie Hall in New York selected by Carnegie Hall Conductor-In-Residence Dr. Rodney Caldwell in a performance of Gabriel  Faure’s Requiem with the New England Chamber Orchestra and two other specially selected choirs.

SMHS Chanticleer makes their second appearance at the world-renowned Spivey Hall performing Gabriel Faure’s Requiem with full orchestra.

SMHS choirs are selected via national audition to perform the Preludes to Evensong at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. including the world premiere of 2 choral works written especially for the Cathedral performance by nationally known composer J. Michael Dorough.

SMHS Choral Department hosts a Vocal Master Class for women’s voices led by the world-renowned opera lyric soprano Alyson Cambridge.

SMHS Choral Department has a record setting 32 students selected for GMEA all state choirs.

SMHS Chanticleer performs Franz Schubert’s Mass In G with full symphony orchestra.

SMHS Choral Department hosts a Vocal Master Class for men’s choruses led by the world-   renowned men’s vocal ensemble Chanticleer.

SMHS Men’s Chorus Camerata is selected to perform at the 2010 Georgia Music Educators Association conference. Camerata’s performance featured Franz Beibel’s Ave Maria, the Celtic favorite Dulaman, and opera choruses from Richard Wagner’s Tannhauser and Giuseppe Verdi’s Il Trovatore.

SMHS choirs are selected via national audition for the Distinguished Visiting Choir Series at St. John the Divine Cathedral in New York City, the world’s largest Gothic cathedral. Here they performed for the Sunday Eucharist service in place of the regular professional Eucharist Choir, once again presenting the world premiere of 2 more choral works written for the SMHS choir, including a choral work for the choir and the world famous   Great Organ at the cathedral.

The SMHS Men’s Chorus Camerata is selected to perform with the Georgia Tech Men’s Glee Club at Spivey Hall. This performance included the world premiere of the choral work for men’s chorus, Ship of State, by nationally known composer J. Michael Dorough and poet Larry Brown.

SMHS Chanticleer performs Mozart’s Requiem with the Southern Crescent Chorale and the Southern Crescent Symphony Orchestra.

SMHS Choirs are selected for a third time to perform with the Disney Symphony Orchestra and Oscar-winning actress Geena Davis at the 2011 Candlelight Processional.

SMHS Choral Department hosts a Vocal Master Class led by world-renowned opera mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton.

SMHS Choir makes its Carnegie Hall debut solo performance in New York City, performing Rachmaninoff’s Bogoroditse Devo (Rejoice, O Virgin) in the original Russian Church Slavonic language from his 15-movement a cappella choral work All-Night Vigil.

SMHS Choirs are selected for a fourth time to perform with the Disney Symphony Orchestra and Oscar-winning actress Whoopi Goldberg at the 2014 Candlelight Processional.

SMHS Choir has its second solo performance at Carnegie Hall in New York City, performing Pavel Chesnokov’s Spaseniye sodelal (Salvation Is Created) in the original Russian Church Slavonic language.

SMHS Choirs are selected for a fifth time to perform with the Disney Symphony Orchestra and movie and TV celebrity John Stamos at the 2018 Candlelight Processional.

SMHS Chanticleer is selected to perform as the guest choir for the Southern Crescent Chorale and Orchestra’s annual Christmas concert.

SMHS Choirs are selected to be the featured choir at the 2nd Annual Fayette County 9/11 Tribute at Center City Park.

SMHS Choirs make their debut in the world-renowned Spivey Hall performing Antonio Vivaldi’s Gloria with full orchestra.

SMHS Choirs are selected for the second time to perform with the Disney Symphony Orchestra and Oscar winning actress Rita Moreno at the 2005 Candlelight Processional.

The SMHS Choirs are selected for the sixth time to perform with the Disney Symphony Orchestra and the Voices of Liberty during the 2026 Disney Candlelight Processional at EPCOT.