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Pictured very top:
The marching band participated in the prestigious Bands of America Regional Championships held here in Orlando at Camping World Stadium earlier this month. They competed with 32 bands from around the southeastern region of the country. Cypress Creek was selected to be one of the 10 finalists and ended up being 7th overall. This is a huge honor and something our band hasn't done in 15 years! Recognition is also greatly due to our amazing cheerleaders for their unwavering support!
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Stat of the Week
6,178 per day
The average number of meals served by our Cafe staff per day this month as of the end of last week (with 3 days still remaining). This does not count the 98 meals they prepared to help out on Saturdays!!
- Breakfasts: 38,315
- Lunches: 55,645
- After school snacks: 10,425
- Suppers: 6,827
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Bears, if you see one of cafe team in the coming days, kindly take a moment to say thank you. They give it their very best each day for all of us.
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Orlando, FL 32824
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Cypress Creek High School
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More than once I have used this space to share with the community how proud I am to serve as Cypress Creek High School's principal and in three days the 2018-2019 school year will already be 1/3 gone. All you need do is quickly scroll through this issue and you will see why I have such pride in our high school. You see, much of the news of late has not been the best and many citizens seem awfully worried about current events. I think after what you see herein today, you might feel a bit more reassured and inspired. When looking at all the activities our students, teachers, and support staff have going on, it is nearly impossible not to be motivated and hopeful.
Know this Bears. The administration, your teachers, and your coaches are all very proud of you. You're doing great. But please remember, if your 1st quarter grades are not where you need to be, please take advantage of our tutoring opportunities as these weeks are passing so very quickly.
Enjoy the rest of your week and this first taste of fall weather!
Dr. W. John McHale
Principal
Cypress Creek High School
Remember Bears . . .
"If you see something, say something!"
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Oct. 31: Thespian Haunted House, 1:30-4:00 pm (PAC)
Nov. 2: 4th Annual Hispanic Heritage Festival
Nov. 4: End of Daylight Savings Time (set clocks back 1 hour)
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Weekly Attendance Rates
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Grade
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Oct. 25
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Oct. 19
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Oct. 12
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Oct. 5
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Direction
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Trend
(weeks)
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9th gr.
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90.4%
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89.8%
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89.0%
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90.8%
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RISING
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2
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10th gr.
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89.3%
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90.0%
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87.1%
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90.1%
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SLOWING
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1
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11th gr.
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88.4%
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88.2%
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87.0%
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88.5%
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RISING
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2
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12th gr.
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83.6%
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85.2%
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85.5%
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87.7%
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SLOWING
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3
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* Includes excused and unexcused absences as both represent lost in-class instructional time. Higher percentages are more favorable.
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Bears in Service to Others: "Best Buddies"
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The Best Buddies Match party is where student peers meet their new matched buddy! The match party is crucial in the foundation of the newly created friendship: it is the beginning, the first impression, and it is where we test the chemistry between the student peers and the buddies.
This year we wanted to have the theme of masks, because the masks represent the unveiling of your friend. We wanted to encourage everyone to be truthful to who they are, and leave their "masks" behind.
The students could not stop saying how much fun it was!! #GoBears
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Ibrahim Khater and Jonathan Miranda (both Class of 2021)
Cypress Creek sophomores Ibrahim Khater and Jonathan Miranda made the news for their help with the students at Princeton Elementary School in College Park. Please click below for the short Channel 6 video -
worth the look - very inspirational!
Princeton Elementary students design, build robotic arms and legs during competition
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Snapshots: "Rigor in the Classroom"
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AP World History with Ms. Gonzalez
Ms. Gonzalez's 6th period AP World History class held a mock trial of Genghis Khan (1162-1227, founder of the Mongol Empire in Asia) at the end of last week.
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Teacher in the Statewide Spotlight . . .
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Mr. Conde, Spanish Teacher
Congratulations to our very own Mr. Roberto Conde. Mr Conde was just inducted into the Florida Foreign Language Association Hall of Fame for excellence in teaching, support of professional development, and service to FFLA.
We are so lucky to have Mr. Conde at Cypress Creek, and are so proud of his accomplishment! #GoBears
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Debate Team
Our Debate team attended their first tournament October 20th at St. Cloud High School. Senior Joel Beaudry won 3rd place in the Original Oratory Varsity section. #GoBears
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Joel Beaudry, Class of 2019
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Cypress Creek FFA - "Building a Legacy Through Agricultural Education"
Our newly formed Cypress Creek FFA traveled to the State FFA Leadership Training Center in Haines City this month to participate in the Chapter Officer Leadership Conference (COLT). The FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. FFA is an integral part of agricultural education by helping make classroom instruction come to life through realistic, hands-on applications.
 The COLT conference was designed to meet the needs of our chapter officers and provide them with the tools that are necessary for a successful year of service. The COLT experience helped our officer team identify their strengths and weaknesses as a group, and learn advanced interpersonal communication strategies and presentation delivery techniques.
Our officer team, combined with our agricultural science students, are hard at work planning projects to help learn agricultural sciences while advancing their understanding of career skills, such as record keeping and public education. Projects include: building raised bed gardens to grow specialized plants; building ecosystem tanks to educate others on biomes around the world; raising chickens, ducks, and rabbits; reducing food waste through composting; and creating school gardens to promote pollinators.
We are so proud of our inaugural class and thank them for all of their hard work to make this new, exciting program a success!
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NJROTC
Please
click here to view a copy of the NJROTC's latest newsletter (partial display below).
Thank you!
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Valencia College Workshops (starting in November)
~ $35 fee will be waived
~ Bridges to Success application help provided
~ Scholarship essay writing help provided
~ Drawing for two $500.00 scholarships (West Campus event only)
- West Campus - November 29, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
- Osceola Campus - December 12, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
- Lake Nona Campus - January 17, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
- Colonial High School - February 20, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Students can register on Valencia's website (first two dates):
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CONGRATULATIONS!
Three of our Bears took top spots in the 2018 Red Ribbon Art Contest and were publicly recognized at a special celebration last Thursday in Winter Garden.
High School Category:
- 1st Place - Natalia Banguera - Cypress Creek High School
- 2nd Place - Solomon Smith - West Orange High School
- 3rd Place - Janapriya Vijayakumar, Cypress Creek High School
- Honorable Mention: Jazlyn Rodriguez - Cypress Creek High School
"Life is a journey. Travel drug free."
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1st Place - Natalia Banguera
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3rd Place - Janapriya Vijayakumar
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Honorable Mention: Jazlyn Rodriguez
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Mr. Marin's Students' 3D Art Went On Display Yesterday!
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Café Staff Steps Forward to Help Breast Cancer Research
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Miriam Lamoso is a member of our Café staff at Cypress Creek and is a breast cancer survivor. In support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, our Café staff will be donating $250.00 to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Research fund.
"You never know how strong you are
until being strong is the only choice
you have."
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REMINDER: Saturday Support
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Saturday Seminars are underway. Transportation will be provided, along with breakfast and a snack.
This year we are focusing on the "Super 6" - Algebra I, Geometry, Biology, U.S. History, and ELA 9 and 10. Students will attended sessions on predetermined Saturdays to receive direct instruction from one of our highly qualified and passionate teachers.
This program is not designed as a tutoring program. Please see attachments below:
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This Week's Motivational Moment!
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WHAT HAPPINESS LOOKS LIKE
One of our Bears with her newly matched "Best Buddy"
(story above)
"Everybody can be great . . .
because anybody can serve. You don't have to
have a college degree to serve.
You don't have to make your subject and verb
agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace.
A soul generated by love."
~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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