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Transportation
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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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Content and Dates to Watch For
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Bear Athletics
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Hello Bear Athletic Community!
 By now we are normally full throttle with our Fall Sports here at CCHS, as you have figured life is different these days, but always changing. Orange County Public School Athletics are currently postponed until further notice. Please know that we will communicate with our student body when things change. In the meantime, continue to move forward and get those physicals done. You can find our packets on our school website or cypresscreekathletics.com If you have any questions about athletics please feel free to email [email protected]Brian Sherman
Athletic Director
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New Teacher Feature
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Meet Mr. William Bedics Lopez, Algebra II Honors
 Q: College education?
A: My college degree was in Statistics with a minor in Mathematics.
Q: What do you enjoy most about teaching?
A: My favorite aspect of being a teacher is being able to impact students in a positive way while they learn their subject and I learn from them as well.
Q: Personal interests?
A: I enjoy discovering new movies and series.
Q: Last book read?
A: The last book I read was Fairest of All by Serena Valentino
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Meet Davia Dormer, Language Arts
 Q: How long have you been teaching?
A: I have been teaching for four years.
Q: College?
A: I attended Florida International University for my BA in English (minor in Asian Studies). For my Master's, I attend the University of Miami and will have a Master's in Education and Social Change this month.
Q: Favorite aspect of your position?
A: I get to share the joy of reading with my students.
Q: Hobbies, interests, etc?
A: I love baking and experimenting with recipes, watching movies, and reading.
Q: Last or current book read?
A: Last book was The Trouble With Black Boys by Pedro Noguera
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Digital Learning Spotlight: Peer Counseling
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Peer Counseling with Dr. Scanlon
Dr. Scanlon's Peer Counseling students provided their insight on how the LaunchEd@Home experience was going during week #1. Ms. Buxton, Assistant Principal, took note of both their feedback and the instructional strategies Dr. Scanlon was using with them.
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Student Services
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Current Newsletter
Join your grade level remind group:
9th Grade: @bear2024
10th Grade: @bear2023
11th Grade: @2022bear
12th Grade: @2021bear
Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook:
Instagram: @cypresscreekhs
Twitter: @CypressCreekHS
Facebook: Cypress Creek High School
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 Scholarship Opportunity of the Week
The Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship:The Coca-Cola Scholars Program scholarship is an achievement-based scholarship awarded to graduating high school seniors. Students are recognized for their capacity to lead and serve, as well as their commitment to making a significant impact on their schools and communities. With the 32nd class in 2020, the Foundation has provided over 6,300 Coca-Cola Scholars with more than $72 million in educational support. 150 Coca-Cola Scholars are selected each year to receive this $20,000 scholarship. Our application is open! High school seniors can apply here.
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Planning for College Expenses
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released their inflation report for the month of July a few days ago - read the report. The cost of education continues to outpace that of general inflation over time into the current recession (red line in the Federal Reserve Economic Database chart below) which is why we encourage all of our college bound Bears to utilize Student Services this year when it comes to help with college financial aid.
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Specific Tech Solutions: Week #1
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Community Resources
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Utility Bill Payment Assistance
As you know, these have been challenging times for many of our families, and OUC is providing assistance to families in Orange County.
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UCF Support
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Senior Photos
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Monday's Motivational Moment!
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Combining Preparation with Planning for Success
The nearby map shows the world-wide situation at the start of August 2020 with respect to students being unable to return to school due to the Covid-19 coronavirus.
OCPS and Cypress Creek High School students have had an advantage over millions of students around the world. Our students have the option of using the latest technology to learn from home or they may return to campus next Friday; OCPS has a very rigorous curriculum which is being delivered online for the time being; food for the week is provided which can be picked up for free on campus; and the district employs thousands of skilled teachers who are constantly refining their craft in professional development sessions weekly. Many nations, and even other U.S. school districts, cannot offer these opportunities during the pandemic to their students. Sadly, those other students are losing valuable instructional time which cannot be recovered.
Granted, there are challenges with distance learning as we have seen in recent days, but our students are blessed versus many students around the world with zero options. Their schools are simply closed. So, how was OCPS able to achieve this success for our students? In large part, because OCPS was prepared. As an example, the Skyward Family Access student information system was brought online over a year ago to help our families long before anyone had heard of Covid-19.
There is a lesson on the importance of preparation combined with planning that our students can learn from. One great example of the difference in the two ideals was given by a Navy Seal that described it quite eloquently...
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U.S. Navy Seals:
"You can go into battle with a map and a plan. But when you get on the battlefield and the terrain and conditions are different than what you expected, what do you then? Go with the terrain."
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As for our Bears, we hope that they will both prepare and plan for the weeks ahead. Work off a plan each day, but prepare for unexpected interruptions, technology issues that might bubble up, or even losing time due to a health problem or family need. Using a daily planner is very smart and we recommend each student does so, but also be prepared for those unexpected events. If our Bears learn how to apply this now, it is a practice that will benefit them throughout their lives.
Make it a great week Bears!
Dr. McHale, Principal
Cypress Creek High School
Sunday, August 16, 2020
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