Cypress Creek High School (Orlando, Florida)
Cypress Creek High School | |
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Orlando (Orange County), Florida U.S. |
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Type | Public Secondary |
Established | 1992 |
School district | Orange County Public Schools |
Principal | Dr. W. John McHale |
Grades | 9–12 |
Color(s) | Maroon, Silver, Black, and White |
Mascot | Bear |
Rival | Freedom High School |
National ranking | 1251 |
Motto | Dig Deep. |
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.[1] As an IB World School, CCHS is a local magnet school allowing students from other Orange County, Florida schools to attend.[2]
Cypress Creek High School receives graduating students from Meadow Woods Middle School, South Creek Middle School and Walker Middle School. However, it is a magnet school, so students from surrounding middle schools (e.g. Hunters Creek Middle School, Freedom Middle School, Westridge Middle School, Lake Nona Middle School, Southwest Middle School) also attend Cypress Creek albeit in smaller numbers.
Band
The Cypress Creek Marching Band is a seven-time Florida Marching Band Coalition Class 4A Champion (in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, and 2010) and was named Grand Champion an unprecedented five times (1998–2002) before FMBC eliminated the Grand Champion title (now only class champions are named)[3] The marching band was a Bands of America Grand Nationals Semi-Finalist two times, in 2000 and 2002, finishing in the top 20.
The Cypress Creek Wind Ensemble has been guest-conducted by composers including Karel Husa (in 1996) and David Holsinger (in 2002). The group has performed at venues and festivals including Bands of America Marching and Concert Festivals in 1997 and 2000, and Carnegie Hall in April 2009. The Wind Ensemble also recently performed for the second time at the Music for All National Concert Band Festival in Indianapolis, Indiana.[4]
The Cypress Creek High School Winter Guard has competed in the Dayton, Ohio WGI World Championships since 1999. They have been finalists in the WGI competitions seven times since the school's opening.[citation needed]
IB Diploma Program
The IB DP at Cypress Creek is notably recognized as performing among the top 1% of IB schools worldwide in regard to graduation rates within the program. The program starts with the Pre-IB curriculum in the first two years of high school. Students enter the program officially in their Junior year. The program is outlined as follows:
- IB Group 1 subjects: AP Literature and Composition, IB English HL IV
- IB Group 2 subjects: IB German SL or IB Spanish SL.
- IB Group 3 subjects: IB History of the Americas HL, IB Psychology HL or SL, IB ITGS
- IB Group 4 subjects: IB Biology HL or SL, IB Chemistry HL or SL, IB Physics SL
- IB Group 5 subjects: AP Calculus AB, IB Math Studies SL, IB Mathematics HL or SL
- IB Group 6 subjects: IB Art, IB Theater, IB Music, IB Film
- Students are also required to complete a Theory of Knowledge class, Creativity, Action, Service (CAS) hours, and an Extended Essay.
The Cypress Creek German Program is also the largest German learning program in the state of Florida and among the most successful in national German language competitions.
Movies
The movie Never Back Down, released in 2008, was filmed in part the previous year at Cypress Creek.[citation needed] Several Cypress Creek students served as extras for the film.
Notable people
- Amar'e Stoudemire (Class of 2002), forward for the NBA's Miami Heat[5]
- Jammie Kirlew (Class of 2005), Football Player[6]
- Christopher Duffy (baseball) (Class of 2006), Baseball Player[7]
- Charles James Ball III (Class of 2012), Football player, Wrestler
References
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External links
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