Cypress Creek High School (Orlando, Florida)

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Cypress Creek High School
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Cypress Creek High School (Orlando, Florida)
Orlando
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Florida

United States
Coordinates 28°22′47″N81°22′37″W / 28.379706°N 81.376865°W / 28.379706; -81.376865
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TypePublic Secondary
Established1992
School district Orange County Public Schools
PrincipalMarisol Mendez
Teaching staff149.00 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment3,453 (2023–24) [1]
Student to teacher ratio22.06 [1]
Color(s)    
Maroon, Silver, Black
Mascot Florida BlackBear
Rivals Freedom High School, Dr. Phillips High School, Oak Ridge High School, & Lake Nona High School
National ranking1669
MottoTo lead our students to success with the support and involvement of families and the community. To be the top producer of successful students in the nation.[ citation needed ]
Website CCHS

Cypress Creek High School is located in Orlando, Florida, and serves students in grades 9 through 12.

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Cypress Creek is an IB World School with an International Baccalaureate Diploma Program. [2] As an IB World School, CCHS is a local magnet school allowing students from other Orange County, Florida schools to attend. [3]

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 CCHS Marching Band at the Bands of America Orlando Regional in October 2000. Orlando Regional.jpg
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) [4] The marching band was a Bands of America Grand Nationals Semi-Finalist two times, in 2000 and 2002, finishing in the top 20. Recently the Cypress Creek Marching Band was a Bands of America Orlando regional finalist placing 7th in 2018 [5] and 9th in 2021. [6]

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. In 2011 the Wind Ensemble also performed for the second time at the Music for All National Concert Band Festival in Indianapolis, Indiana. [7]

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 ] Recently the Cypress Creek Winter Guard finished 2nd at the FFCC Championships in class AA in 2022. [8]

Under the direction of Leonardo Lamos and Michael Tabone.

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.

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