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Our World Language classes are working diligently in a blended environment. Dr. McHale and Asst. Principal Buxton took time to visit and see the lessons on Wednesday.
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Transportation
* You can pay all of your school obligations and purchases through SchoolPay (above). It's easy! Create a profile and done!
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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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Thank you to all of our "Face-to-Face" Bears, their families, teachers, and staff for the outstanding efforts over the past six school days as many of our Bears returned to campus. We have a number of new health and safety procedures and I greatly appreciated everyone's cooperation.
Athletic Director Sherman has included a short message below for our student-athletes as fall sports will resume on Monday. In order to participate, all students will need to have their physicals uploaded online. In this issue we have expanded upon college planning which I encourage all potentially college bound students to look over. There is some very helpful information plus OCPS has scheduled two financial aid nights, one in English and one in Spanish, for the middle of next month. Make it a great week and remember to visit the OCPS website all along as it is continuously updated with the very latest news which can affect our Bears.
Dr. W. John McHale
Principal
Cypress Creek High School
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Content and Dates to Watch For
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| Cypress Creek High School remembers Dr. Martin Luther King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech given 57 years ago last Friday (Aug. 28, 1963). On this date, a quarter-million people assembled in Washington, D.C., to hear Dr. King deliver his powerful speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. As you can see above, the crowd stretched as far as the Washington Monument!
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Bear Athletics
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Greetings Athletics Bear Family,
 We have received the green light to begin tryouts on Monday, August 31st for all fall sports (bowling, cross country, swimming, girls volleyball, football, golf and sideline cheer).
All of our coaches have been busy sending out REMIND messages to our potential student-athletes to make sure they are ready by having their athletic physical in and cleared by this date.
Our competitions will be starting the week of September 14th. We will provide more details later on about ticketing and spectators at the game.
If you have any further questions please feel free to email me [email protected]
Brian Sherman
Athletic Director
Cypress Creek High School
407-852-3414
*6033414
GO BEARS!
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OCPS Announcements
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 We want to let you know the school board updated their face covering policy. The changes include additional requirements for a medical waiver allowing for a face mask exemption and prohibiting masks with a respirator valve, as well as neck gaiters and neck buffs as face coverings.
District officials also announced to the school board that fall sports will return to tryouts and practice on August 31 and competitions as early as September 14 for most fall sports. Football will return Friday, September 17.
And finally, as a reminder, please do not send your children to school when they are not feeling well or if someone in your household has tested positive for COVID-19 or you have symptoms and are waiting on the results of a test.
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"Mask ... but make it FASHION!"
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The many student masks of CCHS!
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REMINDER! Attendance
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Cypress Creek will be following the district guidelines for attendance this school year.
General attendance procedures for LaunchED@Home:1) Students and teachers involved in the LaunchED@Home are to follow the traditional school schedule (bell times). 2) In all LaunchED@Home scenarios, it is required that teachers take attendance each class period during the live video conference. Students are Present- Students are expected to be present in live lessons via video conference daily at the time the bell rings to begin class.
- Students are expected to remain in the live lesson for the duration of the class to be considered present.
- Students who are in attendance and visible for the duration of the live lesson will be marked present.
- It is the expectation that students use their web camera unless they have submitted a support request for a non-functioning web camera.
- Submitting assignments without attending live lessons does not constitute being present in class.
Students are Absent or Tardy- Absent: Students who are not in attendance during the live lesson will be marked absent.
- Tardy: Students who are not present in the live lesson by the time the tardy bell rings will be marked tardy.
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College Planning
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Wednesday, September 16th, 2-3PM EST - Register for 9/16!
Tuesday, September 29th, 5-6PM EST - Register for 9/29!
Wednesday, October 14th, 2-3PM EST - Register for 10/14!
Tuesday, October 27th, 5-6PM EST - Register for 10/27!
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College Board's "BigFuture Tool"
Thinking of applying to college? Not sure what type of college or major is best for you? Wondering about the differences between public vs. private colleges or between a small liberal arts school and a large state school? Want to know college application deadlines? Curious to learn what those college admissions and financial aid terms mean? We're here to help.
College Board's BigFuture tool gives students free, comprehensive college planning resources. Make personalized college lists, save scholarship searches, and compare college costs at
bigfuture.org
Starting Your College Search
One of the first steps in the college planning process is to explore colleges. With thousands of choices, it's hard to know where to begin. Take these five steps to kick off your college search and start building a list.
1. Open up a discussion with your family, guardian, school counselor, or teacher about your interests and goals. Find out how you can start building a network and create a mentor/mentee relationship for advice and support. Talk to people who've been to college and learn about their experience.
2. Keep an eye out for college brochures and emails in your mailbox and inbox. This information gives you a better understanding of your options and can help you find the school that's right for you. If you're not receiving college mail yet, opt in to the College Board Student Search Service® to connect with colleges and scholarship programs. To opt in, visit this page, sign into your College Board account, and click "Yes" in the blue section at the top of the page.
3. Attend college fairs held at your school, a nearby conference center, or a local community center. These events are an ideal way to meet college representatives and ask questions about student organizations or dorm life. Make sure to get email addresses so you can send thank-you notes later.
4. Visit the college's website and social media accounts to get an idea of what campus life and classes are like. Get a glimpse of a college's day-to-day life through their Instagram and Snapchat accounts - from the comfort of your mobile device. Read 10 ways to learn about colleges online. A perfect way to make sure a college is the best fit for you is to visit the campus. Read The College Campus Tour Checklist to get the most out of your visit!
5. Use your free College Board account, and build a college list with the College Search tool. Start your search today at: BigFuture.org
How to Build a College List
Here's a step-by-step guide to create a college list on BigFuture. With our College Search tool, check out individual college profiles based on what's important to you (e.g., location, majors, cost, test scores). When you find a college that's a good fit, add it to your list. Edit the list as you explore new college profiles.
When you're viewing a college profile like this UF example, you'll see:
1. This option Add To My List.
2. A list of colleges under "Others who also view:"
3. Information on the college at a glance, deadlines, majors & learning environment, campus life, applying, paying, and transfer and international student resources.
When you add colleges to your list and view them in My Colleges, you'll see:
1. Quick facts about the colleges, including graduation rate, average cost after aid, and total undergrads.
2. Option to add more colleges to your list.
What are you waiting for? Start your college search on BigFuture today. We're here for your entire journey - from your first thoughts about college to your first day on campus!
Visit bigfuture.org for more free, comprehensive college planning resources.
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OCPS Scholarship Bulletin
Please click here for the latest OCPS Scholarship Bulletin for the 1st semester.
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OCPS Financial Aid Night
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OCPS Financial Aid Night (English)
Students will learn how to pay for college and technical school from OCPS and Valencia College representatives.
* Wednesday, September 16
* 6:30-8:30 PM
* Families must RSVP at http://bit.ly/OCPSFAFSA in order to receive the link to the Webex.
OCPS Financial Aid Spanish Night * Thursday, September 17
* 6:30-8:30 PM
* Families must RSVP at http://bit.ly/3bacJupFAFSASpanish in order to receive the link to the Webex.
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Community Resources
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Monday's Motivational Moment!
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Wisdom to live by from Warren Buffett at 90.
 On Sunday, August 30, Warren Buffett turned 90 years old. He is the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.*, is one of the most successful investors of all time, and is the 3rd richest man in America having amassed a net worth estimated at $82 billion.
When he was a kid, he grew up doing odd jobs outside of school to make money such as delivering newspapers and saving up to buy pinball machines only to turn around and rent them to small businesses for their customers' entertainment (his first business which performed only average). He was not born into wealth nor did he want to go onto college after high school. However, his father pushed him on college so he reluctantly went to the University of Pennsylvania. What is fascinating is that for all his wealth today, he accrued nearly 90% of that sum after the age of 65! Buffet figured out back in high school that investing & saving well is important, but investing & saving well for a long time matters even more.
* One share of Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock sold for $327,431.00 at the end of this past business week (Aug. 28, 2020, 4:00PM). Buffet's keys to success.
College students constantly ask him how they too can create this kind of wealth one day. He always stresses two things to young people: 1) the importance of making daily reading a habit in life; and 2) understanding the power of compound interest.
How can Buffett's life-time experience at 90 guide our Bears?
Never stop learning is king in the eyes of Buffett. It's easy to quit learning once you graduate from high school or college and get busy at work. But reading, learning and staying current on things pays dividends over time. Buffett often says he spends most of his work day reading (newspapers, books, annual reports, balance sheets) and thinking. He often equates gaining knowledge with the financial concept that made him rich. Inc. magazine asked Buffett how to get smarter. Buffett raised a stack of papers and said I "read 500 pages like this every day. That's how knowledge builds up, like compound interest. He will frequently remind students that, "All of you can read more, but very few of you will."
The idea behind compounding like Buffett relies on goes back a long time.
As for the notion of compounding, it is a relatively simple math process that dates back thousands of years. Below are two links that can show our Bears how investing or saving only a small amount of money starting while they are still in high school and consistently adding to it each month will lead to a much larger sum in relatively little time. Even though bank interest rates in the current economy are near zero, the practice of saving money, like Buffett did ever since he was a young man, pays off greatly in the long run. The links below will show you the power of compound interest from saving a little bit of money on a regular basis.
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