Cypress Bay High School

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Cypress Bay High School
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Address
18600 Vista Park Boulevard
Weston, Florida 33332
United States
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Information
Type Public
Established 2002
School district Broward County Public Schools
Principal Charles Scott Neely
Grades 912
Enrollment 4,403[1] (2013-2014)
Campus Suburban
Color(s)      Royal Blue
     Vegas Gold
     Black
Mascot Captain Lightning
Rivals Western High School (Davie, Florida)
Newspaper The Circuit
Website

Cypress Bay High School is a public high 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 4,192 students. The groundbreaking for the future site of CBHS occurred in early 2001, and construction was finished by late 2002. The school offers 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]

Athletics

Cypress Bay's Boys' varsity soccer team has won the FHSAA Class 5A State Championship four of the last five years. At a ceremony held in April 2012, ESPN crowned the Cypress Bay Boys' Varsity Soccer Team as the nation's top high school team.[3]

History

Cypress Bay opened in 2002 with 200 students over its projected capacity. A 9th grade annex was built for the 2003−04 school year and abolished in 2008. A new building was opened in the main campus for the school year 2005−06 to alleviate overcrowding. 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 2008 was about 1200 students.[citation needed]

During the 2007−08 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 2008−09 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.

Demographics

As of 2013-2014, the total student enrollment was 4,192. The ethnic makeup of the school was (2,236) 53.4% Hispanic, (1,564) 37.3% White, (142) 3.4% Black, (146) 3.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, (90) 2.1% Multiracial, and (14) 0.3% Native American or Native Alaskan.[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.

Notable alumni

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References

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  2. FCAT School Grades - High
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