Cypress Bay High School

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Cypress Bay High School
Established	2002
Type	Public Secondary
Principal	Charles Scott Neely
Students	5281
Grades	9–12
Location	Weston, Florida USA
District	Broward County School District
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Blue and Gold
Mascot	Lightning
Newspaper	The Circuit [1]
Website	www.cypressbayhigh.com

Cypress Bay High School is a secondary school located in Weston, Florida open for students in grades 9-12. The groundbreaking for the future site of CBHS occurred in early 2001, and construction was finished by late 2002. The school offers a broad range of academic pursuits including Advanced Placement (AP) courses, honors courses, and an impressive array of academic and extracurricular student clubs and organizations. Cypress Bay enrolls over 5,000 students, making it the largest high school in Florida and one of the largest nationwide. It is located adjacent to Falcon Cove Middle School, another accomplished public school in the city of Weston.

Since the 2003-2004 school year, an annex (dubbed "The Island at Cypress Bay") has been used to accommodate 9th grade students in order to alleviate overcrowding. An additional building was added to the main campus for the beginning of the 2005-2006 school year.

1 Achievements
2 Student body
3 Clubs
4 External links

Achievements

The school has received "A" ratings since its opening due to student performance on the FCAT (Florida State Academic Evaluation Exam). Each May approximately 120 students take the Calculus AB/BC exam; passing rates of 100% occur consistently. Moreover, Cypress Bay has the highest number of students passing the AP French test in the world. Athletically, the school's baseball, soccer, and swim teams have won state championships, and many of its other teams have won district competitions. The school's Mu Alpha Theta chapter (math team) took 6th place this past summer at the National Convention in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Student body

Cypress Bay has a diverse student body: 47% of the population is classified as White (non-Hispanic); 43% Hispanic; 5% black; 4% Asian; 2% Multiracial. The total enrollment is 5281 students, 2581 of which are female, and the other 2700 are male.[2]

Clubs

Cypress Bay High has a multitude of clubs and extra-curricular activities. They are run by individual teachers and hold meetings before or after school.