Cypress Bay High School
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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.
Cypress Bay came to national attention after its student newspaper, The Circuit, was profiled in the MTV
series The Paper
.
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, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 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.
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
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! 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) http://www.cypressbaysoundofthunder.com
| Michael Friedman
|-
| Becca's Closet
| Wendi Giallombardo
|-
| Best Buddies
| Kristen McGahee
|-
| Business Professionals of America (BPA)
| Sandra Wilder
|-
| Cactus Club
| Mr.Rose
|-
| Chorus http://web.mac.com/bfranks996/Chorus
| Brad Franks
President: Jade Ziane
|-
| Cypress Bay Lightning Scars Quidditch Team http://cbhsquidditch.com/
| Judy Hainsworth
|-
| Debate and Forensics Honor Society http://cypressdebate.com/
| Megan Loden
|-
| DECA http://cypressbayhigh.com/DECA
| 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 http://frenchhonorsociety.web.officelive.com/default.aspx
| Kalebra Williams
|-
| Gay-Straight Alliance http://www.cypressbaygsa.com
| Dr. Declan Lyons
|-
| Harry Potter Club
| Judy Hainsworth
|-
| Helping Every Little Person (HELP) http://www.freewebs.com/cbhshelp
| 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) http://www.cypressbayhigh.com/JROTC
| 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 http://www.cypressbayhigh.com/nhs
| Eric Adzima
|-
| Newspaper http://www.cypressbaycircuit.com
| Rhonda Weiss
|-
| PAWS
| Eva Rothal
|-
| Photography Club
| Elizabeth Jenkins
|-
| PRIDE http://www.wix.com/PRIDEclub/Pride20082009
| 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 http://www.cypressbaytv.com/
| Kurt Doster
|-
| Yearbook http://www.thestormyrbk.com/
| Stephanie Kelly
|-
| WISE http://www.freewebs.com/markim/wise_index.htm
| Mark Love/Christina Selvidge
|-
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.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
located in Weston, Florida
Weston, Florida
Weston is a suburb of South Florida located in Broward County, Florida, USA. Established as a city in 1996, much of the community was developed by Arvida/JMB Realty and is located near the western developmental boundary of Broward County. It is the most western city in Broward County, and its...
open for students in grades 9-12. Cypress Bay is a part of the Broward County Public Schools
Broward County Public Schools
Broward County Public Schools, a public school district serving Broward County, Florida, is the nation's sixth largest public school system and the largest fully accredited district in the nation, with over 260,000 students in more than 260 schools and education centers...
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
Advanced Placement Program
The Advanced Placement program is a curriculum in the United States and Canada sponsored by the College Board which offers standardized courses to high school students that are generally recognized to be equivalent to undergraduate courses in college...
) 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
Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test
The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, or the FCAT , is the standardized test used in the primary and secondary public schools of Florida...
school grade of "A" for the 2009-2010 academic year.
Cypress Bay came to national attention after its student newspaper, The Circuit, was profiled in the MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
series The Paper
The Paper (TV series)
The Paper is a reality television show on MTV. The show covers the lives of the Cypress Bay High School newspaper staff, focusing mostly on four senior editors...
.
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.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
West Broward High School
West Broward High School is a secondary school located in Pembroke Pines, Florida serving students in grades 9 through 12. The school is a part of the Broward County Public Schools district....
, 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, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 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
Ethnic group
An ethnic group is a group of people whose members identify with each other, through a common heritage, often consisting of a common language, a common culture and/or an ideology that stresses common ancestry or endogamy...
of the school was 42% White
White people
White people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin...
, 6% Black
Black people
The term black people is used in systems of racial classification for humans of a dark skinned phenotype, relative to other racial groups.Different societies apply different criteria regarding who is classified as "black", and often social variables such as class, socio-economic status also plays a...
, 46% Hispanic
Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
, 4% Asian
Asian people
Asian people or Asiatic people is a term with multiple meanings that refers to people who descend from a portion of Asia's population.- Central Asia :...
or Pacific Islander
Pacific Islander
Pacific Islander , is a geographic term to describe the indigenous inhabitants of any of the three major sub-regions of Oceania: Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia.According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, these three regions, together with their islands consist of:Polynesia:...
, 1% Multiracial
Multiracial
The terms multiracial and mixed-race describe people whose ancestries come from multiple races. Unlike the term biracial, which often is only used to refer to having parents or grandparents of two different races, the term multiracial may encompass biracial people but can also include people with...
, and 1% Native American
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
or Native Alaskan.
Activities
List of clubs and academies at Cypress Bay High School.{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! 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) http://www.cypressbaysoundofthunder.com
| Michael Friedman
|-
| Becca's Closet
| Wendi Giallombardo
|-
| Best Buddies
| Kristen McGahee
|-
| Business Professionals of America (BPA)
| Sandra Wilder
|-
| Cactus Club
| Mr.Rose
|-
| Chorus http://web.mac.com/bfranks996/Chorus
| Brad Franks
President: Jade Ziane
|-
| Cypress Bay Lightning Scars Quidditch Team http://cbhsquidditch.com/
| Judy Hainsworth
|-
| Debate and Forensics Honor Society http://cypressdebate.com/
| Megan Loden
|-
| DECA http://cypressbayhigh.com/DECA
| 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 http://frenchhonorsociety.web.officelive.com/default.aspx
| Kalebra Williams
|-
| Gay-Straight Alliance http://www.cypressbaygsa.com
| Dr. Declan Lyons
|-
| Harry Potter Club
| Judy Hainsworth
|-
| Helping Every Little Person (HELP) http://www.freewebs.com/cbhshelp
| 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) http://www.cypressbayhigh.com/JROTC
| 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 http://www.cypressbayhigh.com/nhs
| Eric Adzima
|-
| Newspaper http://www.cypressbaycircuit.com
| Rhonda Weiss
|-
| PAWS
| Eva Rothal
|-
| Photography Club
| Elizabeth Jenkins
|-
| PRIDE http://www.wix.com/PRIDEclub/Pride20082009
| 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 http://www.cypressbaytv.com/
| Kurt Doster
|-
| Yearbook http://www.thestormyrbk.com/
| Stephanie Kelly
|-
| WISE http://www.freewebs.com/markim/wise_index.htm
| Mark Love/Christina Selvidge
|-
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.