Cypress Bay High School

Cypress Bay High School
Cypress Bay High School
Established 2002
Type Public Secondary
Principal Charles Scott Neely
Students 3,970[1]
Grades 9–12
Location Weston, Florida, USA
District Broward County School District
Campus Suburban
Colors Royal Blue and Vegas Gold
Mascot Lightning
Newspaper 'The Circuit [1]
Website http://www.cypressbayhigh.com

Cypress Bay High School is a secondary school located in Weston, Florida open for students in grades 9-12. Cypress Bay is a part of the Broward County Public Schools district.

It currently enrolls almost 5,000 students. 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 array of academic and extracurricular student clubs and organizations. It is located adjacent to Falcon Cove Middle School. Cypress Bay has an FCAT school grade of "A" for the 2009-2010 academic year.[2]

Cypress Bay came to national attention after its student newspaper, The Circuit, was profiled in the MTV series The Paper.

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Student body

Cypress Bay opened in 2002 with 200 students over its projected capacity. A 9th grade annex was built for the 2003-2004 school year and abolished in 2008. A new building was opened in the main campus for the school year 2005-2006 to alleviate overcrowding. This building was specifically designated to house sophomore courses (not including electives). That same year, the 2006 senior class was the first to have attended the school for all four years and at the same location. This will not occur again until the class of 2012. The graduating class of 2007 was about 1200 students.[citation needed]

During the 2007-2008 school year, Cypress Bay reached a maximum enrollment of more than 5,500 students and was consequently named the most populous high school in the United States. In response, the school board decided to cap enrollment as a temporary measure to alleviate overcrowding and all new registering students were sent over to Western High School. After the 2008-2009 school year the school boundaries were changed and all students south of Griffin Rd. were assigned to the new West Broward High School, while students living in Bonaventure were assigned to Western High School.

In spite of the schools massive student population, there are opportunities and paths for any type of student. The school offers everything from regular classes, to honors, gifted and AP courses. A student may choose to take a challenging path in pretty much any subject he or she might like. Not only that, but there are many electives a students is able to take in order to identify what he or she might like to study in college or work in after graduation. This flexibility teaches students to being to build their futures and experiment with different areas.

In addition to the academic doors, the school offers many clubs and organizations any student could join. There are clubs for student looking to help other, meet other students, get academic help, or pursue a certain passion. The diversity in the school makes the experience of the extra curricular activities an amazing one during high school.

Moreover, the school informs students about after high school education. Not only do the courses offered prepare students for college, but also the clubs and organizations prepare and even guide student to take the college road. Today, there are Cypress Bay alumni attend universities such as Harvard, Florida International University, University of Michigan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston College, University of Notre Dame, and many more.


As of 2011, the total student enrollment was 3,970. The ethnic makeup of the school was 42% White, 6% Black, 46% Hispanic, 4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1% Multiracial, and 1% Native American or Native Alaskan.[3]

Activities

List of clubs and academies at Cypress Bay High School.[4]

ACCLAIM Award

The ACCLAIM Awards were created to honor an outstanding principal and assistant principal each year for their hard work and dedication. The awards seek to recognize school leaders who excel in the following areas: Achievement, Communication, Compassion, Leadership, Accountability, Innovation and Motivation.

On May 13, 2009, Broward County picked Priscilla Ribeiro from Cypress Bay High School out of three other finalists to win the Assistant Principal of the Year Award. On May 14, 2010, Broward County picked Rafael Gillerno from Cypress Bay High School out of four other finalists to win the Assistant Principal of the Year Award.

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Coordinates: 26°04′01″N 80°23′47″W / 26.0670333°N 80.3964415°W / 26.0670333; -80.3964415

Club/Organization Sponsor(s)
Abolish Bullying Ms. Wilson
Academy of Finance (AOF) Mr. Hosier
Anime Sally Steere
Art Club Elizabeth Jenkins
American Sign Language Stephanie Love
American Sign Language Honor Society Stephanie Love
Band/Drill Team (Booster) [2] Michael Friedman
Becca's Closet Wendi Giallombardo
Best Buddies Kristen McGahee
Business Professionals of America (BPA) Sandra Wilder
Cactus Club Mr.Rose
Chorus [3] Brad Franks

President: Jade Ziane

Cypress Bay Lightning Scars Quidditch Team [4] Judy Hainsworth
Debate and Forensics Honor Society [5] Megan Loden
DECA [6] Robert Hosier
Debbie's Dream Club Shari Bush
Drug Free Youth in Town (DFYIT) Kimberly Patterson
Drama & Thespian Club Cindy Lutwin
Ecology Club Cindy Joseph
English Honor Society Cecilia Fonseca
French Honor Society [7] Kalebra Williams
Gay-Straight Alliance [8] Dr. Declan Lyons
Harry Potter Club Judy Hainsworth
Helping Every Little Person (HELP) [9] Holly Pozin
HOSA Ms. Warnock/Ms. Medlock
Human Resource Council (HRC) Ms. Willacey/Ms. Wilson
Interact Shari Bush
Italian Club Emy Mosconi
Italian Honor Society Susanna Malaguti
JROTC Competitions (Booster) [10] Major Rivera
Key Club Christina Doogue
Latin Dr. Declan Lyons
Latin Honor Society Dr. Declan Lyons
Law & Justice Club Wendy Wuenker
Literary Club Joyce Seigel
Model United Nations Rosalia Sachs
Mu Alpha Theta Lisa Herron
Muslim Culture Sally Steere
National Art Honor Society Elizabeth Jenkins
National Honor Society [11] Eric Adzima
Newspaper [12] Rhonda Weiss
PAWS Eva Rothal
Photography Club Elizabeth Jenkins
PRIDE [13] Claudia Fernandez/Rosalia Sachs
Psychology Club Kimberly Patterson
Rho Kappa Erica Salmeri
Robotics Angela Ashley
SADD Kimberly Patterson
Science Club Brandon Boswell
Student Government Association (SGA) Danielle Sheffield
SHAPE Ms. Valdes/Ms. Garcimonde
Skills USA Coach Ulman/Mr. Doster
Social Studies Honor Society Erica Salmeri
Spanish Club Virginia Chavero
Spanish Honor Society Ailén Batton
STAND Timothy Petraitis
SWAT Allison Waxman
Tri-M Music Honor Society Michael Friedman
TV Production [14] Kurt Doster
Yearbook [15] Stephanie Kelly
WISE [16] Mark Love/Christina Selvidge

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