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Pictured very top:
Members of the marching band performing at their 2018 Music Performance Assessments.
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Stat of the Week
4th
The 2018 boys bowling team went 8-3 this season and placed 4th at the district tournament. We are so proud of
Tanner Vogel for winning the district title. Tanner will also be representing Cypress Creek again in the State competition.
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Cypress Creek High School
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I hope this finds your November off to a terrific start. This is already the 13th week of 2018-2019 and we will be issuing Progress Reports for second nine weeks on Friday, November 16th. As for this week's update, we have selected several success stories that I think you will enjoy that help to capture the variety of student activities occurring at this point in the fall. Please be sure to mark the November 13th date for our Annual Family Literacy Night. This special event is always very popular and something we encourage all members of our school community to turn out for.
Enjoy the rest of your week!
Dr. W. John McHale
Principal
Cypress Creek High School
Remember Bears . . .
"If you see or hear something suspicious or unusual,
please say something!"
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Nov. 12: Veterans Day (Observed)
Nov. 13: Family Literacy Night
Nov. 14: Teach-In '18
Nov. 16: Progress Reports
Nov. 19-23: Thanksgiving Break
Nov. 27: Teddy Bear Concert in the PAC
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Cyber Security with Mr. Canone
First year year Cyber Security students are pictured below taking their initial steps towards becoming PC technicians. Some of the students may choose to go that career route while others will obtain skills that could save them some money in long run!
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Weekly Attendance Rates
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Grade
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Nov. 2
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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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88.1%
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90.0%
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89.8%
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89.0%
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90.8%
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SLOWING
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1
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10th gr.
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88.6%
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88.9%
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90.0%
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87.7%
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90.1%
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SLOWING
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2
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11th gr.
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86.1%
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87.6%
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88.2%
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89.3%
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88.5%
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SLOWING
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3
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12th gr.
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83.0%
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82.9%
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85.3%
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85.6%
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87.7%
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RISING
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1
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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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Best Buddies
Our Best Buddies chapter president,
Stefania Salerno, is pictured below along with some of our Best Buddies members: J
ackson Homer-King, Hera Rivera, Jolina Betancourt, Zamira Betancourt, and
Sheryll Orama. Together they delivered Halloween appreciation goodies to some of our most valued supporters:
Dr. Mchale, Mrs. Allen, Mr. Buchanan, Mrs. Reyes, Mrs. Simon, Mr. Patel, and
Mrs. Velasquez. Thank you for your continued support of our Best Buddies Club and our mission to promote inclusion!! #GoBears #LaFamilia #BestBuddies
Quiz Bowl Team
 On Monday afternoon, our Quiz Bowl team traveled to Olympia High School for their final regular season meet of the year. The team faced a tough challenge as Olympia is the defending league champion. The team also faced off against West Orange in a rematch of our first round playoff match last year (which we won).
The team's final record is 5-6, though we still have an outside shot of making the playoffs.The last two weeks of the season are bye weeks. Our MVP for our final match was junior
Ajay Narain, who contributed a hefty 110 points to the cause. As we are only losing one senior,
Nick Nguyen, so we should rebound with a strong season next year.
The following students traveled to our final match of the year on Monday. Please congratulate them on a hard-fought season if you see them around campus.
- Nicholas Nguyen - team captain
- Ajay Narain
- Conor O'Malley
- Landon Nayab
- Phuong Ton
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Teacher Walking 100 Miles for Children's Cancer Research
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Mr. Martin, Special Education Teacher, will be walking across Florida to raise cancer awareness and to help local children with cancer this month.
Mr. Martin being interviewed on Tampa's Channel 8 about his experience and the upcoming
cancer walk which begins on November 19th from Tampa.
On November 19-21, Rafael Martin, a Special Education teacher and cancer survivor, will begin a 100 mile walk that will take him from a Subway restaurant in Tampa to a Subway restaurant at the Arnold Palmer Children's Hospital in Orlando.
 He is walking in order to raise donations for the children who are fighting cancer at the Children's Hospital.
He hopes to raise enough donations to buy the children Christmas presents so they can enjoy the holiday. Rafael was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2014. Since then he has had 3 surgeries, radiation and hormone treatments to fight his cancer. He has dedicated his life to help other survivors fight cancer.
WFLA TV Channel 8 interview
Mr. Martin actually lives in Winter Haven and commutes about 1 hour to school each day. In his TV interview with Tampa's Channel 8 (above) he shared how much he enjoys teaching at "one of the best schools in Orange County!"
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4th Annual Hispanic Heritage Festival
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Highlights for our school community . . .
Our 4th Annual Hispanic Heritage Festival was a huge success! Thank you to all of the teachers and students for putting such hard work to plan, prepare, and carry out such an amazing time! From the delicious food, to the artwork, costumes, and amazing performances. We are so proud of all you did! #GoBears #LaFamilia
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Javier Hernández, competitive swimmer
One of our ESE students, Javier Hernández, has been competing in swimming at the international level.
He was in Colombia last month earning 4 medals (below) and qualifying for the 2019 Para Pan American Games in Lima. We are waiting for the minimum times for Tokyo 2020 to see if he qualified there too! Congratulations Javier!
Javier with his 4 swimming medals he picked up while competing in Columbia last month
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award
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Feba Mathew
Feba Mathew will be representing CCHS as our nominee for the Martin Luther King award sponsored by Mayor Dyer's MLK Commission. The award is based on the ideals of equality, justice, peace, respect, and Inclusion for all as modeled by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Feba does not just talk about being the change, she actively seeks to be the change. She is a model citizen that does not limit her focus to her immediate environment but rather thinks and acts globally. Congratulations Feba.
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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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Job and wage gains by education level (just released)
Normally on the first Friday of each month, the U.S. Department of Labor releases their jobs report. They just ran the latest release for the month of October on November 2. The nearby
Wall Street Journal chart shows how wages have grown and the number of jobs have grown since the fall of 2010.
While the changes in wages for those with less than a high school diploma has shot up in the past year due to the surge in the U.S. economy, those workers still earn far less than others.
Weekly wages for the third quarter:
- Less than a high school diploma = $551.00
- High school graduates = $722.25
- Bachelor's degree and higher = $1,303.00
* Please click on the chart to make it interactive via
The Wall Street Journal and you can see how things have changed by time period. (When you open the article, scroll down to the chart you see above - fully interactive, but please switch buttons from "industry" to "education.")
Sources: U.S. Department of Labor, The Wall Street Journal
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Parting Image of the Week . . .
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Our PE department banded together on Halloween in the spirit of camaraderie! They were complete with Snow White, her 7 Dwarfs, and even the Evil Queen. #GoBears #LaFamilia
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