Cypress Creek High School (Orlando, Florida)
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| Established | 1992 |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Principal | Susan Storch |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | Orlando (Orange County), Florida USA |
| District | Orange County Public Schools |
| Colors | Maroon and Silver |
| Mascot | Bear |
| School hours | 7:20–2:11 (1:11 Wednesday) |
| Motto | Beware of the Bears |
| Website | CCHS |
Cypress Creek High School is located in south Orlando, Florida and serves students in grades 9 through 12. Cypress Creek is an IB World School with an International Baccalaureate Diploma Program. As an IB World School, CCHS is a local magnet school allowing students from other Orange County, Florida schools to attend. Notable alumni include Phoenix Suns basketball player Amare Stoudemire.
The students that attend Meadow Woods Middle School, South Creek Middle School, and Walker Middle School will be the ones that attend this school when they graduate from their respective middle schools.
The school has roughly around 3,400 students enrolled. The school's racial demographics are 18.88% White, 12.73% Black, 56.81% Hispanic, and 11.58% other.
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[edit] The Band
Cypress Creek's marching band placed first in the state for five consecutive years, 1998-2002. The band also placed in the Bands of America Grand National semi-finals in 2000 (placing 17th) and 2002 (placing 20th). During concert seasons, the Cypress Creek Band has been recognized on numerous occations to perform including at the National Concert Band Festival in the late 1990's. The Jazz Band under Adam Steff has gotten Superiors at states two years in a row, the 2005-2006 school year and the 2006-2007 school year. The concert bands at Cypress Creek have never made superiors at states.
Director of Bands- Mr.Derek Shapiro
Associate Director of Bands- Mr.Adam Steff
[edit] Cypress Creek Party Radio created by Sid Lunawat
Cypress Creek High School has the only student-run radio station in the county. Its format is party dance music. It uses NexGen, the same software used by other Clear Channel Communications and other radio stations across the country.
It is run by high-school students Grade 10+, and it's taught by the coach John Ashley.
The talented list of jocks include:
- Da Ash (Disco)
- DJ NZO (JazzFest, The 70's show)
- DJ Freshy (Study break, Ladies Night, Meet the Bands)
- DJ Jonny (Battle of The Bands)
- DJ Will (Morning Jams)
- Kat (TGIF)
- B-G2(In Concert)
- JPSK (Morning Jams-Dance Pop)
- Young Jay (Saturday night special)
- DJ Jester (sat Night pre party)
The website at http://www.cypresscreekradio.net has been designed and developed by Brian Tomlinson.
Directors: BG1, Alyssa Utano Engineer: BG2 News Director: Brenda Privett
The class also plays the music for the football and sports events that occur in the school.
Due to it being the only student-run radio station in the county, the class has gotten a lot of attention and publicity from the local news and newspapers. In 2006, the radio-station was featured in Central Florida News 13 from Bright House Networks, interveiwing the students about the job.
The radio station has its own block shows that air regularly during the week [1]. Each of the shows is run either automatically or by the students who attend the class.
The radio station can be heard online on their official site. QuickTime is required to stream. But please do not bother, we actually suck terribly. No one listens to us, not even any of the student body. Good night and good luck.
[edit] Administration
The current principal for the school is Susan Storch. She has been in the OCPS system for over 30 years. She has been principal for the high school for 4 years as of 2007.
The rest of the Administration team include Eddie Foster, Vicki Lutrell, Michael Showalter, and Kenneth Iiames.
The deans of the school include Norma Bynes, Victoria Caban (Mr. Hottie), Johnathon Mindermann, and Teressa Haye.
[edit] Guidance
The guidance counselors for Cypress Creek High School are Vicki Hammonds, Tina Bulled, Brad Grot, Tim Harkins, Teressa Haye, Caren Hubler, Neva Regina Mitchell, Rosalyn Greer, Linda Shaddix, Stephanie Sherman, and Ashley Olson.
[edit] AVID
Avid is a college preporatory program that exists at Cypress Creek High School. Avid is a acronym that stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination. The students that have joined the program are finding that with some self motivation and hard work,you can go any college in the country. There is a large rival between IB and AVID students. A common joke for IB is to name anything less intelligent than they are to be "AVID".
"What do you call a bunch of IB rejects?" "AVIDS!!"
This has resulted in an increased tension between the elitist IB students and AVID students.
[edit] IB
The International Baccalaureate Program of Cypress Creek High School is one of the largest in the nation. The program's rigorous curriculum makes it ideal for college-bound students. Students must write an essay, receive excellent recommendations from their middle school teachers, and engage in an interview prior to acceptance. It sucks the life outta you don't join!!! The curriculum, however, limits the students; for example, the students are limited to learning only German or Spanish. Aside from the negative aspects, IB provides the students will a beneficial sense of community that allows them to function almost as a family at school. This sense of community is conducive to their success. Most of the students, if not all, in the IB Program, are college-bound with great ambitions for the future.
