Cypress Creek Community Brief
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Pictured very top:
Members of the CCHS Medical Academy turned out at last Thursday's Incoming Freshmen Night to explain the program to students and their families (story below).
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1101 Bear Crossing Road
Orlando, FL 32824
(407) 852-3400
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Cypress Creek High School
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This has been National School Counseling Week, sponsored by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA). The goal of this week has been to focus public attention on the unique contribution of professional school counselors within our schools. National School Counseling Week highlights the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career.
Cypress Creek High School would like to thank our school counselors for their dedication to all of our students:
Ms. Bulled, Ms. Nelson, Ms. Hernandez, Ms. Dye, Ms. White, Ms. Grammier, Ms. Elder, Ms. Vaclav, and
Mr. White.
As with all new month first issues. this edition is a bit extended. I hope you enjoy looking over our progress and please do not forget about next Wednesday's free on campus Health Fair which is open to the public (below).
In Bear Pride,
Dr. W. John McHale
Principal
Cypress Creek High School
Note:
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It's that time of the year!
Cypress Creek High School will be registering all students for the next school year. Starting this Friday, February 10 and continuing until Spring Break, our school counselors will be meeting one-on-one with all current students.
Registration forms will be going home with students so that parents can discuss and review options with their child. Individual meetings will give students the opportunity to ask questions and make great choices for next school year.
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We encourage all students to consider accelerated and rigorous coursework in order to be competitive in their post-secondary plans.
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No early release on these dates . . .
For planning purposes, the Wednesdays that will be extended to a regular day for testing purposes are:
March 1, March 29, and
April 12. The March 1 date is for the SAT school day and the other two days are for FSA testing. Please mark your calendars!
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Valencia College Dual Enrollment
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Important dates forthcoming, please note . . .
At 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 2, a representative form Valencia College will be on campus to inform parents about an opportunity for rising juniors and seniors to earn FREE COLLEGE CREDIT.
Students with 3.0 un-weighted GPA or higher, may qualify for our dual enrollment program where they can earn college credit while still in high school.
If your family is interested, please attend Valencia's information session Tuesday, March 2 at 6:00 p.m. in the performing Arts center (auditorium).
Valencia Dual Enrollment applications will be available February 27. Any applications brought to the meeting will be signed and given to Valencia the same night.
If you have questions, contact
Ms. Dye at
dwana.dye@ocps.net or 407-852-3444.
Thank you.
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Bear Talent - 3D Art Students
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Examples of current bas-relief sculptures by Mr. Marin's 3D art students . . .
Note: Bas-relief artwork refers to sculptures where the carved shapes are only slightly higher than their flat background.
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CCHS student Bobby Sena and the 2017 CCHS golf team . . .
Bobby Sena on the Golf Channel
Ninth grader Bobby Sena was recently at the Golf Channel studio here in Orlando to film their first ever Facebook live for their School of Golf segment with Martin Hall. The Facebook live segment aired and posted on Facebook@Golf Channel Academy and on twitter@Golf Channel Academy. He also participated in an interview with Martin Hall to air on the Golf Channel for their School of Golf segment.
Bobby Sena at the Golf Channel with the host of the network's golf instruction program, Martin Hall
Needed: Junior Golfers
Bobby is trying to get junior golfers interested in joining the Cypress Creek golf team because they are losing three seniors on the boys side and two seniors on the girls side. The team needs a certain amount of players to participate in tournaments and matches.
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Snapshots from a wonderful event. Thank you again to everyone that participated for a terrific evening!
On February 2, we held Incoming Freshmen Night to inform parents and students of the curriculum, scheduling, and graduation requirements. They heard from Dr. McHale and met the administrative team. As seen below, many of our athletic teams and extracurricular activities were also showcased in the gym.
Dr. McHale addresses members of next year's freshman class and their families (Feb. 2, 2017)
CCHS' Color Guard helps to open the evening
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Members of the CCHS band perform for arriving guests
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Choir members |
CCHS Band, Color Guard, and Winterguard presentation |
CCHS student artwork on display
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CCHS' amazing SAFE Ambassadors!
* Student and Family Empowerment program
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 Bears basketball program |
 Career & Technical Education opportunities
at CCHS |
Cheerleaders
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Culinary arts at CCHS
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CCHS Guidance Counselors
CCHS was very well represented at the Orange County School Counseling Association Student Services Recognition Ceremony (below). This week is also National School Counseling Week (Feb.6-10). Thank you to our counselors for all that they do!
School counselor nominees with Principal McHale
Congratulations to our winners:
Ms. Krystin Beavers, Support Person of the Year (left) and Ms. Tina Bulled,
High School Counselor of the Year
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Robotics Club
Jeremy and Joseph rigged our 'rover' with a smartphone. The phone is set up to broadcast a live video stream. They in turn view the stream through our VR viewers. Now they can pilot the rover without a direct line of sight!
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Performing Arts: Orchestra
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Congratulations on receiving top scores in district competition!
 Cypress Creek Orchestra students continue to raise the bar of excellence. Our students represented CCHS at the District Solo and Ensemble MPA and brought home:
13 Ensemble Superiors, 3 Solo Superiors, and
2 Solo Superiors with Distinction!!!
Ensemble Superior Ratings:
Anne Elysse/cello (9), Meraris Gonzalez/bass (9), Evanalisse Goyco/ violin (10), Ravina Singh/viola (9), Nicarlos Wilson/violin (11), Jersen Castellano/violin (10), Michelle Huang/violin (11), Thai Williams/viola (10), Anna Horzen/violin (11), Octavio Mujica Useche/cello (12), Enrique Alberti/violin (10), and
Jonathan Platon/flute (11)
Ensemble Excellent Ratings:
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tephanny Bais/cello (9), Anne Elysee/cello (9), Chevana Sakhichand/cello (9)
Solo Superior Ratings:
Victoria Atencio/ violin (11) Octavio Mujica Useche/ (12)
Solo Superior with Distinction Ratings:
Michelle Huang/violin (11), Anna Horzen/violin (11), Ashley Zambout/violin (12)
* MPA = 2017 Music Performance Assessment
Eighteen District Solo & Ensemble MPA Medals were earned by our Orchestra students
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Upcoming events . . .
Play In A Day
We have 'Play In A Day' scheduled for Saturday, February 25th. Student writers, directors and performers will have just 24 hours to compose an original piece of theatre. Performances will take place at 7:00 pm on the 25th. This event is open to the public.
Shrek
There is a black box show planned for mid March and Shrek is planned for mid April.
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Next week's Health Fair will be held in the 700 hallway (downstairs) from 4-7 PM and is open to the public. CCHS Biomedical Program and Medical Academy students are going to be offering a myriad of health related exercises/screenings/tips. There are a few physicians who have also been invited.
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Free Application for Federal Student Aid
One-hundred-five seniors attended our recent FAFSA help sessions. We applaud all of our Bears that turned out!
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Weekly Success Indicators
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Direct & indirect weekly indicators that influence student achievement . . .
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Jan. 6
(3 days)
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Jan. 13
(5 days)
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Jan. 20
(4 days)
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Jan. 27
(5 days)
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Feb. 9
(5 days)
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Attendance - 9th
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90.2%
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87.1%
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91.0%
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90.2%
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90.3%
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Attendance - 10th
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83.1%
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85.8%
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91.3%
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90.6%
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90.2%
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Attendance - 11th
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82.3%
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85.7%
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91.9%
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89.8%
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87.9%
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Attendance - 12th
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82.2%
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89.8%
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89.3%
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89.2%
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88.3%
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Teacher attendance
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93.5%
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88.7%
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90.1%
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90.3%
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89.6%
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Substitute teachers needed
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33
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82
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62
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73
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85
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ProgressBook logins
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2,749
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12,623
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10,789
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11,996
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11,924
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Breakfasts served
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1,994
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4,405
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3,599
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4,425
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3,791
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Lunches served
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5,545
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10,295
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8,242
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10,403
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8,436
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Suppers served b)
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581
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1,461
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1,234
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1,653
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1,423
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Credit: Cindy Schmitt (Assessment Coordinator), Sheila Brody (Food & Nutritional Manager), Mr. James Hennighan
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Parting Shot for the Week
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CCHS Band collaboration with the 'Stallions' of Meadow Woods Middle School
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