Cypress Creek Community Brief
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1101 Bear Crossing Road
Orlando, FL 32824
(407) 852-3400
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CCHS is Proud to be a Title I School!
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Cypress Creek High School
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 This is our first
Community Brief since prior to the Thanksgiving break and I hope you enjoyed a wonderful time with family and friends.
This Thursday evening, December 8th, the OCPS Parent Academy is putting on a special 1-hour online event at 6:00 PM that is targeted towards important high school issues -
"Navigating Graduation Requirements, Scholarships, and Digital Curriculum" -
Details & Register If you still have not participated in one of these extremely well done presentations, now would be the time as this week's event spotlights high school students.
In the spirit of good sportsmanship and "OCPS Rivalry Love," CCHS would like to wish the Dr. Phillips High School varsity football team (12-2) the very best this coming Saturday evening. They are playing at Camping World Stadium for the state 8A football championship vs. the Spartans of Miami Southridge Senior High School (11-2). Good luck Panthers!
Have a great week Bears!
Dr. W. John McHale
Principal
Cypress Creek High School
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Direct & indirect weekly indicators that influence student achievement . . .
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Nov. 4
(5 days)
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Nov. 11
(5 days)
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Nov. 18
(5 days)
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Dec. 2
(5 days)
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Attendance - 9th
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92.8%
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94.0%
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93.6%
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88.1% *
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Attendance - 10th
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90.1%
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91.2%
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91.8%
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84.8% *
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Attendance - 11th
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88.0%
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91.5%
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91.0%
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86.3% *
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Attendance - 12th
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83.3%
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91.3%
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90.7%
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85.7% *
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Teacher attendance
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91.3%
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91.6%
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89.7%
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91.3%
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Substitute teachers needed
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67
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64
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60
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68
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ProgressBook logins
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13,244
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13,930
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12,896
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10,905
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Breakfasts served
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4,032
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4,597
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4,636
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4,341
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Lunches served
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10,481
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10,977
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10,669
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10,771
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Suppers served
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863
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980
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936
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902
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Credit: Cindy Schmitt (Assessment Coordinator), Sheila Brody (Food & Nutritional Manager), Mr. James Hennighan
* This is actually a 7-day reporting period and does include the three days just prior to Thanksgiving break which drove the student rates downward.
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William Everett
William Everett will be representing CCHS as our nominee for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 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.
William is an outstanding student and athlete and has recorded
over 400 hundred community service hours. Congratulations William!
While difficult to see in this picture, William was presented with a 'Bear Pride Coin' for
his excellent, well rounded efforts!
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Computer Classes with the Orange County Library System
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The South Creek Branch Library has dozens of classes helpful to CCHS families . . .
The attached two calendars are certainly worth a look. The South Creek Branch of the Orange County Library System offers an impressive range of computer classes in both English and Spanish.
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Six CCHS English teachers presented at major national conference in Atlanta during the Thanksgiving break . . .
Cypress Creek English teachers were well-represented at the annual National Council of Teachers of English conference in Atlanta over Thanksgiving week. Aside from having the opportunities to learn from other teachers from around the world,
Alicia Duarte, Helen Philpot, Krystin Beavers, Jennifer Kosloski, Lee Ann Spillane and
Beth Scanlon presented to their peers in a session entitled
The Faces of Passion: Pursuing Projects to Build Self-Advocacy in your Learning Community.
They shared classroom projects such as digital storytelling, the art of analysis, Shakespeare, independent study points as well as school-wide projects such as family literacy night and improving access for our ELL student. They returned excited to bring new strategies and books to their students!
Alicia Duarte, Helen Philpot, Krystin Beavers, Jennifer Kosloski, Lee Ann Spillane and
Beth Scanlon at the National Council of Teachers of English conference in Atlanta (Nov. 2016)
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Bear Creative Talent: "Bears of Merit" Shirt
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Congratulations to Isaiah Sanchez and Nicholas Montes!
Both of these student's designs were selected from a competition in their Digital Design class. Dr. McHale was so impressed with the quality and caliber of work that both designs were blended together for the school shirt that will be used to recognize those "Bears of Merit."
Principal McHale with Isaiah Sanchez and Nicholas Montes (Dec. 2016)
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December Scholarship Opportunities
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BEARS . . . Please take special note of the deadline dates!
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Source: Discover Student Loans survey of 1,000 adults who have children 16-18 years old.
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ARTHUR "PAPPY" KENNEDY SCHOLARSHIP (Sponsored by YMCA of Central Florida & Southwest Orlando Jaycees
Deadline: December 12, 2016
Award: $1,500
Eligibility: Plan to attend post secondary institution in fall of 2017. Must have GPA > 2.50. Applicant should have YMCA and/or Community involvement, strong volunteer/charitable service record, participation in school leadership activities and/or extracurricular programs. See Guidance for more information.
For: African American Senior (minority)
AXA ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP
Deadline: December 15, 2016 or until 10,000 applications are submitted
Awards: from $2,500 to $25,000
Eligibility: Must be US citizen, Student must demonstrate outstanding achievement in school, community or work-related activities. Online application at
https://us.axa.com/axa-foundation/AXA-achievement-scholarship.html
For: Seniors
BURGER KING FOUNDATION
Deadline: December 15, 2016
Award: $1,000 to $50,000
Eligibility: GPA > 3.3 on 4.0 scale, ACT > 25, SAT > 1700. Judged on leadership role in community service, athletics, and/or similar co-curricular activity. Should demonstrate substantial work experience. For more information go to
http://www.bkmclamorefoundation.org/WhatWeDo/ScholarsProgram
For: Seniors
FOOT LOCKER SCHOLAR ATHLETES
Deadline: December 16, 2016
Award: (20) $20,000
Eligibility: Seniors who are entering a 4 yr college/university in the fall of 2017, who are currently members of a sports team or are involved in after school sports. GPA≥3.0. U.S citizens. 2 Essays. For more info go to
www.studentsscholarships.org/scholarship/1081/foot_locker_scholar_athletes_scholarship.php/
For: Seniors
NFIB YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Deadline: December 18, 2016
Award: $2,000-$15,000 depending on level
Eligibility: Student must have an officially established business, entering an accredited 2 or 4 year university, college or vocational/technical institute in the fall. Participating in any business organization such as DECA or Junior Achievement may be helpful. For more information and an online application go to
www.NFIB.com/YEA
For: Seniors
DRIVE SMART TEEN DIGITAL CONTEST
Deadline: December 19, 2016
Award: $10,000
Eligibility: Submit a 30-60 second digital short to educate about the dangers of distracted driving. For information go to
http://drivesmartnow.com/
NRA CIVIL RIGHTS DEFENSE FUND YOUTH ESSAY CONTEST
Deadline: December 31, 2016
Amount: $1,000 1st place, $600 2nd place, $200 for 3rd place and $100 honorable mention.
Eligibility: Student must submit essay celebrating the Second Amendment. For more information go to
http://www.nradefensefund.org/contests-scholarships.aspx
For: All grades
MAKE COLLEGE HAPPEN CHALLENGE
Deadline: December 31, 2016
Award: chance to win $15,000
Eligibility: Creatively explain how to pay for college by submitting a poem, video, essay, photo presentation or song. For more information go to
http://www.makecollegehappenchallenge.com/
SCHOOL BAND & ORCHESTRA ESSAY CONTEST
Deadline: December 31, 2016
Award: (5) $1,000
Eligibility: Submit essay. For more information go to
http://sbomagazine.com/
For: All grades
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Parting Shot for the Week
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Cypress Creek High School remembers the 75th anniversary of the air raid on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (Dec. 7, 1941)
This past Friday at Pearl Harbor, Oahu
161202-N-GI544-001 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 2, 2016) USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) renders honors to the USS Arizona Memorial and USS Battleship Missouri Memorial during its arrival to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. In the this picture, the aircraft carrier was approaching the Pearl Harbor Memorial to port as the sailors and officers offered a hand salute in honor of those that perished the morning of
Dec. 7, 1941.
Watch this clip as the John C. Stennis arrives in Pearl Harbor Friday (salute & loud horn)
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