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Pictured very top:
Cypress Creek High NJROTC cadets and leadership at the Leadership Academy graduation in St. Petersburg, Florida last month (please see story below).
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The district constructed report cards that highlight each school's efforts to provide their students with a complete education in the 2017-18 school year. Please click here to see the CCHS report card and all OCPS report cards by campus. Thank you.
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Cypress Creek High School
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Two weeks.
It is amazing how quickly this summer has flown by. As of Monday, July 30th we only have two full weeks remaining in the summer break. Next week we are hosting our Welcome Back Bears events: a special session for each grade level (please see schedule below). Our sports teams are also gearing up for fall tryouts.
I hope our Bears have not forgotten about their summer reading assignments. The expectations are reiterated again below and if yet to start, now would be the time. We want all of our students to be ready to go on Monday, August 13th.
Finally, please take note of the free back-to-school immunizations taking place this week as well as the annual back-to-school sales tax holiday courtesy of the Florida Dept. of Revenue in early August.
Have a nice weekend!
In Bear Pride,
Dr. W. John McHale
Principal
Cypress Creek High School
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July 23-29: FREE Back to School Immunizations
July 30: Welcome Back Bears (Seniors) *
August 2: Welcome Back Bears (Juniors & Sophomores) *
August 3: Welcome Back Bears (Freshmen) *
August 4: Welcome Back Bears (Make-Up Session)
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August 24: Football season begins vs. the Windermere Wolverines away at 7:00 PM
* See below for details and exact times.
The Back 2 School Bash, put on by Hope Now International, is this Sunday! If you need a backpack, school supplies, hair cut or health screening, make sure you get to the Amway Center between 10a-2p.
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Source: The Florida Dept. of Education and OCPS. Percentages represent the share of students at a level 3 or better on the state's 1 to 5 assessment model (5 highest). Please click
here to view all test scores including those from prior years and for every K-12 public school in the state of Florida.
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Cypress Creek High School Summer Reading '18
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If not yet started, we encourage our returning Bears to begin as classes resume on Monday, August 13th!
As an example, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie is one of nine titles incoming 10th grade English II and English Honors II students may choose from for their summer reading. These sophomores are expected to complete two books from the list over the summer break. (IB and AP students have their own specific summer requirements.)
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click on this link for a list of summer reading expectations and directions by grade level:
- 9th Grade - English I and English I Honors
- 9th Grade - IB English I
- 10th Grade - English II and English II Honors
- 10th Grade - IB English II
- 11th Grade -English III and English III Honors
- 11th Grade - AP Language & Composition
- 11th Grade - IB English III
- 12th Grade - English IV College Skills or English IV Honors
- 12th Grade - AP Literature
- 12th Grade - IB English IV
* IB = International Baccalaureate
** AP = Advanced Placement
CCHS Bears attending one of the summer book discussions over their summer break!
* Upcoming book discussions in the CCHS media center will run from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on July 31, August 1, August 2, August 3, and August 15. Click
here to see the complete list of all book discussions offered this summer.
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U.S. Navy Junior ROTC
Congratulations to our eight JROTC cadets recently graduated from Leadership Academy in St. Petersburg Florida on June 23rd (pictured at the very top of this issue). Leadership Academy is a week-long, grueling training event involving physical fitness, marching, military drills, water survival, naval traditions, and classroom instruction.
Graduating cadets were
Angelo Wright, Marvin Velazquez, Sophia Marrero, Bryanna Aponte, Adan Loza, Danielle Witham, Yanfernan Lopez-Perez, and
Austin Jones. These cadets will use the skills they learned at Leadership Academy to assume the key leadership roles in the JROTC Regiment during the upcoming school year.
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Cadet Marvin Valazquez with Lt. Col. Pylant, USMC(Ret)
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Cadets Bryanna Aponte (left) and Adan Loza with Lt. Col. Pylant, USMC(Ret)
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Bear in Service to the Community . . .
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CCHS students invest some of their summer break to help families staying with loved ones in the hospital.
CCHS HOSA members
Kayla Joseph, Betsy Gonzalez, Elea Nellis, and
Valentina Salerno carved out time from their summer to volunteer at the Ronald McDonald and Arnold Palmer House. They pitched in by cooking lunches for the families staying there. #BearsGiveBack
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A Sign of Good Things to Come . . .
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A current national survey would suggest that the kindness shared by our HOSA students (above) this summer will prove to have a multiplier effect!
Sources: Coca-Cola's
Peace Tea survey of 4,051 Americans ages 17 to 24; USA Today.
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CCHS Medical Academy students
Valentina Salerno, Jaylis Figueroa, Rihanna Aydin, Leilani Harries, Sara Lagmis, Kiara Gomez, and their teacher
Ms. Paulk spent a week at the UCF College of Medicine's Health Leaders Summer Academy. Medical staff assigned them a case study to research, with the help of 1st year medical students throughout the week. Sara and Leilani were among those selected to present to medical faculty and medical students for the closing ceremony.
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"THE BEARS DEN"
 New Athletic Director and Website
Welcome to the 2018-2019 sports season! We have a new Bear in charge of Athletics and a website that will be your place for all the happenings in Cypress Creek Athletics. Feel free to reach out to our new Athletic Director,
Brian Sherman, at
Brian.Sherman@ocps.net and check out the website at
www.cypresscreekathletics.com The site is under construction so please BEAR with us - it is active and new information is being added every day.
Girls Volleyball
"Stand by for action!!"
- Tryouts will be held the week of 7/30 at 5:00 pm
- Tryouts will be located in the main gym (300 building)
- In order to participate you must have a CLEARED athletic physical on file.
For further information, please text 81010 @GIRLVOL *
* This is our Remind app and you will get up-to-the-minute updates when there are any.
Boys Varsity Swimming / Girls Varsity Swimming
"Bear swimmers, on the ready . . ."
- Boys and girls swimming will be begin on Tuesday, 7/31 and Thursday 8/2, from 3:00 pm to 4:30pm. It will then continue into the following week Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.
- Location of the pool: Oak Ridge YMCA at 14 W Oak Ridge Rd, Orlando, FL
IMPORTANT: an Athletic Physical Packet must be filled out and CLEARED by our Head Athletic Trainer prior to participation.
Boys Varsity Golf, Girls Varsity Golf
"Hit 'em straight Bears!"
- Tryout date will be Tuesday, August 7th from 3:30pm to 5:30pm
- In order to participate you must have a CLEARED athletic physical on file.
- Our practice facility and home course is located at Marriott Grande Vista, 12001 Ave Verde, Orlando, FL 32821
- Please check in at the PRO SHOP and ask for Coach.
If you have any further questions feel free to email Coach McAuliffe at
cori.mcauliffe@vacationclub.com or Brian Sherman at
brian.sherman@ocps.net
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Three of our Bears just completed a dynamic summer program centered on financial literacy and stability.
Crispin Alemnka, Xiomara Montes Gil, and Kiara Velazquez from our Business Academy participated in a six-week summer internship with Florida Prosperity Partnership (FPP), titled the "Bright Minds, Fresh Ideas" Program.
The students had the opportunity to engage in thoughtful discussions, generate ideas with peers on financial literacy, stability topics, and conduct research on financial products, services and consumer habits that impact financial stability. At the end of their internship program, they presented their ideas on their financial literacy research at the "Student Think Tank - End of Summer Symposium."
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HOSA members
Ralph Francois, Anthony Ramirez, and
Valentina Salerno assisted with the free sports physical event available to student athletes K-12 held at Jones High School. They recorded weight, blood pressure, and heights.
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Ralph Francois and Anthony Ramirez
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Valentina Salerno
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2018-2019 Communications / Senior Yearbook Photos
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Cypress Creek High School Website
You can find the College & Career Center Newsletter, Scholarship Bulletin, and information on upcoming college visits at
www.cchs.ocps.net Click on Guidance and then College and Career Resource Center.
Senior Yearbook Photos
Attention Seniors! Cady Studios is our official senior photographer. Book your senior appointment today by visiting
cadystudios.com All appointments must be scheduled online or by contacting customer service. Session fees start as low as $30 and all sessions include the formal yearbook pose as well as cap & gown images. Make sure you're in the yearbook! Schedule your appointment time soon at
cadystudios.com
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Free/Reduced Meal Program
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Student art work will be on display starting next month . . .
Maria McKenna's art piece "Bubble Magic" and
Paula Mejia's art piece "Pride" have been accepted to be in the juried exhibition AMERICAN YOUTH: OUR FUTURE at the
Mennello Museum of American Art that runs from August 24th - October 10th.
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"Bubble Magic" by Maria McKenna
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"Pride" by Paula Mejia
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Friday's Motivational Moment!
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A MOST VALUABLE LESSON
 John Erskine learned the most valuable lesson of his life when he was a freshman in high school at the age of fourteen. His piano teacher asked him, "How many times a week do you practice, and how long do you practice each time?"
He told her that he tried to practice once daily for an hour or more.
"Don't do that," she responded. "When you grow up, time won't come in long stretches. Practice in minutes, whenever you can find them - five or ten before school, after lunch, between chores. Spread your practice throughout your day, and music will become part of your life."
Her advice obviously worked. Erskine became a concert pianist who performed with the New York Philharmonic, and he later served as the president of the Juilliard School of Music and director of the Metropolitan Opera Association. He also went on to teach literature at Columbia University and wrote more than forty-five books. His most famous book,
The Private Life of Helen of Troy, was written as commuted by train to Columbia.
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Wishing you a pleasant weekend with thank you for your continued support!
Principal McHale
Cypress Creek High School
Friday, July 27, 2018
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