Cypress Creek High School (Orlando, Florida)

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Cypress Creek High School
Cypress Creek High logo.JPG
Location
Orlando (Orange County), Florida
U.S.
Information
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

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The CCHS Marching Band at the Bands of America Orlando Regional in October 2000.

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:

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

References

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External links

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