Timber Creek High School

This article is about the high school in Florida. For the high school in New Jersey, see Timber Creek Regional High School. For the high school in Texas, see Keller Independent School District.
Timber Creek High School (Orlando, Florida)

Scientia, Prudentia et Honor
Address
1001 Avalon Park Blvd. East
Orlando, Florida, 32828
United States
Information
School type Public high school
Established 2001
School district Orange County Public Schools
Principal Dr. Gabriel Berrio
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 4,505[1]
Campus type Suburban
Color(s) Purple, Silver and Black             
Mascot Wolf
Information 321-235-7800
Website www.tchs.ocps.net

Timber Creek High School is a public high school located in Orlando, Florida. The Timber Creek mascot is a wolf and the principal is Dr. Gabriel Berrio.

History

Timber Creek High school was built in 2000 as a relief school for nearby University High School. Mr. John Wright was the founding Principal and remained at Timber Creek until 2012 when he became the Executive Area Director for the East Learning Community. Currently the principal is Dr. Gabriel Berrio.

Athletics

Timber Creek has won state championships in bowling (2006, boys and girls), volleyball (2008 FHSAA),[2] and cheerleading (2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013).[3]

Other programs offered include Athletic Training, Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Flag Football, Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track and field, Volleyball, Water polo, Weightlifting, and Wrestling.

Timber Creek's rival is East River High School.

Buildings

Timber Creek High School exterior.

Timber Creek has a large campus with eight permanent classroom buildings, along with a cafeteria, a school bank and an auditorium

Programs and clubs

Timber Creek High School features a wide array of organizations and clubs including:

  • Programming Team
  • The school newspaper, the Timber Creek Tribune
  • The school television station, WOLF TV, operated by the TV Production students in levels 3 and 4
  • A service organization, Key Club
  • A variety of foreign language-related clubs
    • American Sign Language
    • Spanish Club and Honor society
    • Latin Club and Honor society
    • German Club and Honor society
    • French Club and Honor society
    • Quill and Scroll Honor Society
    • etc.
  • A ping-pong club (Gnip-Gnop)
  • Anime/Manga Club
  • Live Poets Society
  • Student Government Association
  • BETA Club
  • BPA (Business Professionals of America)
  • Multicultural Student Union
  • Fashion Club
  • Anatomy/Pre-Med Club
  • Debate Team
  • US Air Force Junior ROTC (Unit: FL-20041)
  • Timber Creek Choir
    • Concert Choir
    • Advanced Women
    • Bella Voce
    • Mens Ensemble
    • Madrigal
    • Men's/Women's a cappella
  • Timber Creek Bands
    • Concert Band
    • Percussion Ensembles
    • Indoor Drumline
    • TImber Creek Regiment and Color Guard
  • Orchestras (full and string)
  • Drama Club
  • Psychology Club
  • The Pot Luck Club (Cooking)
  • Live Poet Society
  • District 5 Thespian Troupe 6303
  • National Honor Society
  • Green Team (Recycling Club)
  • Tri-M Music Honor Society
  • Service Learning Academy
  • Interact Club
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Teaching Assisting
  • Wolf Pup Learning Center
  • Future Farmers of America

Academics

Timber Creek, like most high schools, offers many Advanced Placement (AP) classes including:

The APC (AP Choice) program is an advanced placement program for freshmen and sophomores. The APC program puts its students in classes with other APC students, and moves these classes at a faster pace then normal honors classes. It is intended to prepare the students for the AP courses that they will take in the future. The APC program also requires the enrollment in AP Human Geography freshmen year to give the students a taste of AP classes. At graduation, if the students that were in the APC program have taken at least 6 AP classes during their high school years, they receive a special sticker on their diploma that recognizes them as an AP scholar.

Performing arts

Band Program

The Timber Creek Regiment led the Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom Parade in honor of Michael Phelps on August 29, 2008, played in front of the Lincoln Memorial in March 2010, and received straight "Superior" Marching MPA marks every year since the school opened for the 2001-2002 school year.

On November 15, 2003, in only their third year of existence (and at their first appearance at the Florida Marching Band Coalition (FMBC) Championships), the Timber Creek Regiment was crowned FMBC Overall Grand Champion at the FMBC State Finals, the first band other than Cypress Creek High School (Orlando FL) recognized as "State Champions".[4]

The Regiment also had an undefeated 2009 season with their show Within. The Regiment has won numerous awards, such as best brass, best woodwinds, best colorguard, best effect, etc. On November 20, 2010, the Timber Creek Regiment's performance of X: The Journey garnered them recognition as Class 5A Champions at the 2010 FMBC Championships, held at Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg FL (as of the 2005 marching season, FMBC no longer designates a "Grand Champion" at state finals).[5]

The percussion program of the Timber Creek bands began competing as an indoor scholastic marching percussion ensemble in 2006, as a member of the Florida Federation of Color Guard Circuits (FFCC).

Debate program

The Debate Team won State Championship in 2009 in the event of Public Forum.

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Coordinates: 28°33′11″N 81°09′53″W / 28.553126°N 81.164858°W