Cooper City High School

Cooper City High School, also referred to as CCHS, is a high school located in Cooper City, Florida which teaches grades 9-12. The school includes standard high school curriculum plus specialized classes devoted to career development including auto tech and computer programming. It has an average enrollment of approximately 2,400 students. Since the 2004–2005 school year the school principal is Ms. Wendy Doll. The school colors are red, black, and white and the mascot is a cowboy named "Pistol Pete." The school has been awarded the Blue Ribbon School of Excellence award.[2] Cooper City has an FCAT school grade of "A" for the 2013–2014 academic year.[3] The school was also ranked #382 in the High School Challenge Index of 2011 out of approximately 30,000 schools, marking it as one of the top high schools in the entire nation.[4] It is the 88th best school in the state of Florida out of 762 schools as reported by U.S. News & World Report.[5]

Cooper City High School
Address
9401 Stirling Road

Cooper City
,
Florida 33328

United States
Information
TypePublic
Motto"Home of the Cowboys"
EstablishedSeptember 1971
School districtBroward County Public Schools
PrincipalVera Perkovic
Staff97.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,341 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio24.13[1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)  Red
  Black
  White
MascotPistol Pete (formerly Lasso Larry), a cowboy
Websitewww.browardschools.com/coopercityhigh

Facilities

Classes were first held in 1971 behind city hall on SW 90th Avenue. The original buildings on Stirling Road were completed in time for the 1972 school year. Over time, Building 1, the main academic building, started to deteriorate with roof leaks, inefficient air conditioning units and water intrusion.[6] A new 36-classroom building opened during the 2007–2008 school year.[7] This building was followed by a new cafeteria which opened in May during the 2009–2010 school year. An entirely new building to replace Building 1 started construction during the 2012–2013 school year and opened in November of the 2013–2014 school year, complete with new general purpose classrooms, a science wing, a new childcare building, business labs, an automotive facility, and new offices. Building 1 was demolished and is now two grass fields, one of which is used for student parking. The back part of the original school (the media center, the music wing, the early childcare wing, the auditorium, the gym and the locker rooms) have either been remodeled, left as is, or repurposed..

Attendance zone

Cooper City High serves:[8] Cooper City and parts of Davie.[9][10]

Some areas are jointly zoned to Cooper City High and West Broward High School, including:[8][11] sections of Cooper City and Southwest Ranches.[12][13]

Academics

The AP participation rate is 61 percent.[14] Each AP class awards six points for an A, five points for a B, four points for a C, one point for a D, or zero points for an F to the student's weighted GPA per quarter.

Cooper City High School offers the following AP courses as of the 2017–2018 school year. Courses marked with an asterisk after their names typically require doubling-up, with students getting honors credit during the first semester and AP credit during the second semester.[15]

  • Biology
  • Calculus (AB & BC)
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science A
  • Computer Science Principles
  • English Language & Composition
  • English Literature & Composition
  • Environmental Science
  • European History
  • Human Geography
  • Music Theory
  • Physics 1
  • Psychology
  • Research
  • Seminar
  • Spanish Language
  • Spanish Literature
  • Statistics
  • Studio Art (2-D* and Drawing*)
  • U.S. Government & Politics*
  • U.S. History
  • World History

In addition, students are eligible to dual-enroll in courses at Broward College. Dual-enrollment courses can be taken over the summer break or during the school year. Sophomores, juniors and seniors are eligible to use dual-enrollment courses to replace the sixth and/or seventh period slots in their class schedules, however sophomores are not allowed to leave campus early.

Athletics

Cooper City has earned distinctions in its baseball, cheerleading, tennis, volleyball, water polo and wrestling programs. The softball team has won district, regional, and in 2009, state. In the 2010 football season, Cooper City won district for the first time in the school's history. Cooper City Football won district for a second time in 2011, beating the former national champion, St. Thomas Aquinas, for the first time since 1972 in a 21–16 victory.[16] The Boys' Tennis Team was a 3-time FHSAA State Qualifier (1986, 1987 and 1988) winning the overall FHSAA 4A State Tennis Team Championships in 1988 and with it, the school's first ever state team championship.[17][18] The sports currently offered at the school (as of the 2013–2014 school year) include the following:[19]

  • Baseball (JV and Varsity)
  • Basketball (Boys' JV and Varsity, Girls' Varsity)
  • Cheerleading (JV Football and Varsity Football)
  • Cross Country
  • Flag Football (Girls)
  • Football (JV and Varsity)
  • Golf (Boys and Girls)
  • Lacrosse (Boys and Girls)
  • Soccer (Boys' Varsity, Girls' JV and Varsity)
  • Softball (JV and Varsity)
  • Swimming/Diving (Boys and Girls)
  • Tennis (Boys and Girls) FHSAA 4A Boys' Team Champions - 1988[20][18]
  • Track (Boys and Girls)
  • Volleyball (Boys and Girls)
  • Water Polo (Boys and Girls)
  • Wrestling

CTV News

Cowboy Television, (typically shortened to CTV) is the school's news magazine and variety show. It was developed in 1997 by the school's television and mass media class. At that time, the show aired on a monthly schedule.[21] The show now airs every Friday via an internal broadcasting system. Considered to be "America's #1 High School Weekly News Program" by the Student Television Network, the CTV program has been the recipient of various awards.[22]

Sound of Pride

The marching band, known as the Sound of Pride,[23] attends various competitions, parades, and community events. In recent years, the program has prepared two field shows: one with simpler drill, more popular music, and sometimes dancing for the football game crowd[24] as well as a competition or "comp" show, which has complicated drill with music and movements that help to convey the theme being portrayed by the performers (otherwise known as a "corps-style" show).[25][26]

The program has marched in several parades, some of which include: 1991 when the band marched in the Channel 6 Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade, 1992 when the band marched in the 58th annual King Orange Jamboree Parade,[27] 1997 when the band first went to the London New Year's Day Parade, and 2015 when the band marched in the Davie Orange Blossom Parade. In 2016, the band participated in the Allstate Sugar Bowl band competition, parade, and halftime show in New Orleans. They won the competition, sweeping all captions.. The ensemble became FMBC Class 4A State Champions in 2008. In 2009 the wind ensemble attended the Music For All/Bands of America National Concert Festival.[28]

Demographics

As of the 2017–2018 school year, the total enrollment was 2,279. The ethnic makeup of the school was 48.4% White, 6.97% Black, 32.2% Hispanic, 6.39% Asian or Pacific Islander, 5.13% Multiracial, and 0.83% Native American or Native Alaskan.[29]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "COOPER CITY HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2007-07-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "FCAT School Grades - High". 18 June 2004. Archived from the original on 18 June 2004. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  4. https://apps.washingtonpost.com/highschoolchallenge/schools/2011/cooper-city-cooper-city-fl/%5B%5D High School Challenge Index - 2011
  5. "Cooper City High School in Cooper City, FL - US News Best High Schools". US News & World Report. 2020.
  6. "CCHS Unveils New Construction Plans - The Lariat". thelariatonline.com. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  7. "Broward County Public Schools / Homepage". webappe.browardschools.com. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  8. "Cooper City High School" (PDF). Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved 2020-05-06. - Compare with the zoning maps.
  9. "District Map" (PDF). Cooper City, Florida. Retrieved 2020-05-08. - Compare this map to attendance boundary maps and/or street addresses of particular schools.
  10. "Zoning Map". Davie, Florida. Retrieved 2020-05-06. - Compare this map to attendance boundary maps and/or street addresses of particular schools.
  11. "West Broward High School" (PDF). Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved 2020-05-06. - Compare with the zoning maps.
  12. "District Map" (PDF). Cooper City, Florida. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  13. "District Map with Council". Southwest Ranches, Florida. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  14. https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/florida/districts/broward-county-public-schools/cooper-city-high-school-4737
  15. http://coopercityhigh.net/files/filesystem/RegistrationCard_11-12-revised_for_posting.pdf 2011-2012 course selection sheet
  16. "Cooper City stuns St. Thomas Aquinas: Cooper City Cowboys beat St. Thomas Aquinas for first time since 1972". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  17. "Southwest County Athletes Win Share Of Postseason Titles". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  18. http://www.fhsaa.org/sites/default/files/orig_uploads/records/rec_tnb.pdf
  19. http://coopercityhigh.net/athletics.cfm?subpage=24423 Athletics
  20. "Singles Victories Lead Cooper City To Boys` Title". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  21. https://www.cchsctv.com/episodes/ctv200.mov Archived 2014-09-13 at the Wayback Machine CTV Video - Episode #200
  22. "CTV - Awards". www.cchsctv.com. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  23. "Sound of Pride". Cooper City High School Sound Of Pride Marching Band & Color Guard. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  24. emsolo (3 November 2015). "Cooper City HS Marching Band Halftime Show". Retrieved 4 September 2018 – via YouTube.
  25. eddyj0817 (10 September 2014). "CourageToCreate". Retrieved 4 September 2018 – via YouTube.
  26. eddyj0817 (10 September 2014). "Colors of Pat Metheny". Retrieved 4 September 2018 – via YouTube.
  27. "Practice Pays Off The Cooper City High School Marching Band Performs For Crowd In Orange Bowl Parade". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  28. "coopercityhighSOP". coopercityhighband. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  29. , Broward Schools Enrollment Counts

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.