The Bear Pride
Cypress Creek High School Community Brief
CCHS Community Member,

Thank you to everyone that participated in last Tuesday's Month of November SAC meeting. Your support was most appreciated. If you are a member of our school community and missed the meeting, please join us next month for our final meeting of 2020 (details forthcoming).

This week we will be releasing student progress reports for the second quarter. If you have a student at Cypress Creek, please look over their grades right away as this is an important snapshot of how they are performing with only a few weeks left in the quarter and this first semester.

Below you will find information pertaining to OCPS' many magnet programs. The district has just completed a virtual program that I think many of our families will appreciate.

Let's make this a great week Bears. There are only five days left prior to Thanksgiving break, so finish strong!

In Bear Pride,

Dr. W. John McHale
Principal
Cypress Creek High School
Monday, Nov. 16, 2020
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Useful Links 
Dates to Watch For
Nov. 19: Progress Reports
Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving Break
Connect with CCHS
1101 Bear Crossing Drive
Orlando, FL 32824
(407) 852-3400
Bears in service to others . . .
The CCHS Makers VS. Covid Crew has made their 1st delivery of PPE (personal protective equipment)!! The makers dropped off 20 face shields and 20 reusable face masks to the Covenant House Orlando.

The Makers Team is a group of CCHS students who work directly with MakersforCovid and GetUSPPE to supply healthcare workers with the safety equipment they need. We make face shields using the school’s 3D printers and face masks which are sewn at home.

Special thanks!
  • Shields printed by Ibrahim Khater and Jose Gomez
  • Shields assembled by Raisa Zarin and Tahmid Khan
  • Masks sewn by Janapriya Vijayakumar
  • Logistics solved by Cristina Sison
  • Delivery by Shelove Joseph
Dual Enrollment: Career & Technical Education (CTE list for 2021-2022)
Please CLICK HERE for a larger view of the Dual Enrollment courses being offered through CTE for 2021-2022.
Class of 2021
Seniors: Cap and Gown Information
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.
Last Opportunity for Senior Photos
Class of 2022
Juniors: Ring Information
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.
Last Opportunity for Underclassmen Photos
Bear in the Spotlight: Ms. Coley
Meet our Discipline Clerk, Ms. Josephine Coley
Ms. Coley has been serving at Cypress Creek for many years and is a great asset to our high school. Here is what she shared for the Cypress Creek community:

"My family calls me Joe and my friends call me Josie. I started working for the Orange County Schools in 1988 and started working at CCHS in 1999. I love to go to church, sew, cook, watch really good movies and being with family."
~ Ms. Coley, Nov. 13, 2020

Feature credit: Mr. Miranda, Dean of Students (A-H)
OCPS Virtual Magnet Fair is now open!
You may now view OCPS' many outstanding Magnet programs virtually online. Please click here.
Food for Thought
Week of Nov. 16
1) Growth in student debt slowed over the past couple of years (the slowdown accelerated in 2020). College students or high school students planning on going to college should be careful with taking on too much debt in the way of student loans as this can hamper post college life choices later on like getting married and buying a house. A good place to start considering your college financial aid options is to take advantage of CCHS' College and Career Resource Center and Ms. Nelson, College & Career Specialist. It is a great resource for our Bears.

Source: FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data)
2) All persons are required to wear face masks while on the Cypress Creek campus. This chart illustrating the relative size of particles can help to explain why. While difficult to see here, the coronavirus is the 3rd up from the bottom left. Please click here for a high resolution of this graphic.

Source: Visual Capitalist; read full article
Road to the Extra Mile
3) WISDOM TO LIVE BY
Roger Staubach On Effort
There are no traffic jams along the extra mile.
~ Roger Staubach, former NFL quarterback

William Faulkner On Dreams
Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
~ William Faulkner, author

Arthur Ashe On Heroism
True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.
~ Arthur Ashe, tennis champion

Guy Kawasaki On Execution
Ideas are easy. Implementation is hard.
~ Guy Kawasaki, entrepreneur
Leadership Team
Administrators and Deans
1101 Bear Crossing Drive
Orlando, FL 32824
Phone 407-852-3400
Fax 407-850-5160 | EEO Statement
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