The Florida Department of Education’s new emergency order continues to give parents the choice between the face-to-face and LaunchED@Home learning models for the second semester, which runs January through May. If your child is making adequate progress and you do not wish to change your child’s instructional model you do not need to do anything.

However, if your child is struggling with LaunchED@Home, we encourage you to consider the face-to-face model for the second semester. All change requests should be sent to www.tinyurl.com/cchsmodechange2ndsemester no later than Wednesday, December 9 at 4:30 p.m. We will continue to communicate with parents and guardians of students who are not making adequate progress in the LaunchED@Home learning model.

Also, if your child is changing to face-to-face instruction and qualifies for and intends to use bus transportation, please include that information. If at all possible, carpooling or driving your children to school is still encouraged to maintain social distancing on our buses. Again, if you would like to change your child’s learning model please submit your request no later than Wednesday, December 9 at 4:30 p.m. I want to thank you for your support and cooperation as we prepare for students for the second semester.

Below you will find the GENERAL QR code for all athletics here at CCHS. If you are playing another OCPS team you will have to access through their school not ours. You will only find HOME games on this website for CCHS. Please be aware that OSCEOLA county is using HOMETOWN ticketing, but OCPS should be 100% GoFan online and the tickets are set to capacity amounts.

I am presently working to get our cameras up and running for those that can not attend.

The Speech & Debate Team would like to congratulate Mitchell Spector and Vicki Ha, both of whom placed first in the NFCFL November debate competitions under the debate category of Lincoln Douglas* and the speech category of Declamation, respectively.

They are now going on to the December competition to see if they can defend their titles! Good job Bears!"

* Lincoln Douglas Debate is a value debate, which concerns itself with what ought to be instead of what is. Values are ideals held by individuals, societies, governments, etc. Neither side is permitted to offer a plan (a formalized, comprehensive proposal for implementation); rather, they should offer reasoning to support a general principle.

Anthony Ramirez, one of CCHS' Super Scholars, was accepted at Duke University. Our school principal, Dr. McHale and our College and Career Specialist, Ms. Nelson congratulated him and presented him with a Bear Coin in honor of his achievements.

Duke University in the fall season where Anthony has been accepted. According to the latest 2021 U.S. News & World Report rankings, Duke is ranked #12 in the country among national universities.

"Installation art" is an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. My Art 3D Level 3 are an amazing group of talented young artists! Please click here to see other samples of our students' art work.

Cypress Creek High Schools is going to have its 27th annual Coaches and Friends Toy Drive. Our high school has participated in this toy drive every year and has donated the most toys 23 of the 26 years it has been held.

On Wednesday, December 9th and 16th between 1:30 and 2:30 PM in front of the PAC, the SGA students and Ms. Perrucci will be collecting the toys from the LaunchED kids. Coach Allred will start collecting toys in the morning of Monday, December 7th in the parking lot in front of the PAC. Coach White will be collecting toys from the classes all the way up to Friday, December 18th.

The toys should be new and unwrapped. Just think of all the families and kids we will help through these difficult times. Let’s show that BEARTASTIC HOLIDAY SPIRIT!

This past week, the Makers vs. Covid students dropped off a batch of face shields, masks, and ear savers at the One Heart Shelter for Women and Children.

Shields 3D printed by Jose Gomez and assembled by Indira Chillar, Tahmid Khan, and Raisa Zarin. Face masks sewn by Alisia Rivera and Janapriya Vijayakumar. Ear Savers 3D printed by Jonathan Miranda. Logistics arranged by Cristina Sison. Delivery arranged by Shelove Joseph.

On Monday, November 23 Cypress Creek High School hosted a Thanksgiving Give Away Drive-thru at the start of the students' Thanksgiving break. A total of 1,122 students were served 7 days of breakfast and lunch, and 5 days of supper and a snack. Given away were 7,854 breakfasts, 7,854 lunches, 5,610 suppers, and 5,610 snacks for a total of 26,928 meals.

We would like to thank the food service employees from the schools and the Food and Nutritional Service office who helped giving away the meals:

We would also like to thank the schools and the FNS office that had a hand in ordering/bagging/and making sure their part was delivered to CCHS before Friday, November 20th to complete the week of food for the students:

We at Herff Jones are proud and fortunate to be the official graduation supplier for Cypress Creek High School. Please see links below with all your graduation information:

To order please go to our website at: www.herfforlando.com or on campus in the Auditorium Lobby, Saturday, December 5th from 10:00 – 12:00 noon to take your order and answer questions.

We at Herff Jones are proud and fortunate to be the official supplier of class rings for Cypress Creek High School. Please see links below with all your ring information: -

To order please go to our website at www.herfforlando.com or on campus in the Auditorium Lobby, Saturday, December 5th from 10:00 – 12:00 noon to take your order and answer questions.

Participants will hear from representatives from Advanced Studies, School Choice Services, and the ESE Transition Services about opportunities available for students. The session will be presented in English, Spanish, Haitian Creole and Portuguese.

It was only five months into the “War to end all wars.” World War I was the first conflict to be dominated by “trench warfare.” Each side dug miles of trenches and constructed barbed war between the warring factions. The German army on one side and the British and French on the other took turns charging the distance between the trenches, ending in dead bodies scattered along the battle lines.

It was Christmas week of 1914, and the sounds of exploding artillery shells, gunfire, and explosives began to fade in favor of celebrations and the singing of Christmas carols on both sides of the miles of trenches. The celebrations lead to shouted holiday greetings between the two enemies, surprising gestures given the brutal nature of the battles.

At the first light of dawn on Christmas Day, a few unarmed German soldiers emerged from their trenches to greet the British and French opponents with shouts of “Merry Christmas!” in English. At first, the Allied soldiers feared it was a trick, but seeing the German soldiers unarmed, they left their trenches as well and greeted their enemy with handshakes and hugs. They exchanged gifts of cigarettes and food while singing Christmas carols all along “No Man’s Land” as the territory between enemy trenches was known. There were reports of soccer games and the sharing of family photos between the men with laughter and smiles all along the lines.

During the remaining years of the war, the "Christmas Truce" ceasefire was never repeated. No one will ever be able to explain what happened that day, but it was a reflection of something deeper, a hope that even in a World War there was something that connected humanity. That there was hope for a better world where all could live in peace and harmony, even if only for a few hours.

Between the exchange of gifts, or watching your favorite Holiday movies multiple times, take the time to reflect on this most unique of years, and how you can make a difference, now, in the lives of others... even across enemy lines.

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