Cypress High School

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Cypress High School
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Address
Cypress High School
9801 Valley View Street

Cypress
,
California
90630

United States
Coordinates 33°49′13″N118°1′44″W / 33.82028°N 118.02889°W / 33.82028; -118.02889
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School type Public, High School
Established1973 (1973)
School district Anaheim Union HS District
NCES District ID 0602630 [1]
SuperintendentMichael Matsuda [2] [3]
CEEB code 050714 [4]
NCES School ID 060263000172 [5]
PrincipalJennifer Brown [6]
Teaching staff102.04 (FTE) [7]
Grades9–12
Gender Coeducational
Enrollment2,933 (2020–21) [7]
Student to teacher ratio28.45 [7]
Campus typeLarge Suburban [5]
Color(s)Navy Blue, Orange
  
Fight song Across the Field
Athletics conference Empire League
Mascot Roman Centurion
Rival Kennedy High School
Accreditation Western Association of Schools and Colleges [8]
USNWR ranking1566 [9]
NewspaperThe Centurion Spotlight www.cyphype.com
YearbookCypress
Feeder schoolsLexington Junior High
Website cypress.auhsd.us
Cypress High School Billboard 2.JPG
The marquee in front of the school

Cypress High School is a public high school in the city of Cypress, California. It was founded in 1973 and serves grades 9 through 12. Cypress is one of eight high schools in the Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD).

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History

Cypress was first established in 1973, and was honored as a California Distinguished School in 2007. [10]

Athletics

Cypress's sports teams compete in the Empire League and the CIF Southern Section. [11] The school mascot is the centurion of Roman fame. The school colors are navy blue, orange, and white. In 2007, baseball team was ranked in the Top 25 for all prep teams nationwide. [12]

CIF Southern Section championships

Performing arts

The Cypress High School Centurion Imperial Brigade performed in the 2015 Rose Parade in Pasadena, California on New Year's Day. [14] After the 2020 online season they changed their name to Sound In Motion.

Cypress currently has three competitive show choirs: the mixed-gender "High Voltage" and "Shockwaves" as well as the all-female "Thunderstorms". [15] The program has fluctuated over the years from four show choirs to a singular 15-member group. [16] The show choirs formerly hosted an annual competition entitled Star Reflections. [17]

Notable alumni

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