Cypress Bay High School

Cypress Bay High School is a public high school located in Weston, Florida open for students in grades 9−12. Cypress Bay is part of the Broward County Public Schools district.

Cypress Bay High School
Address
18600 Vista Park Boulevard

Weston
,
Florida
33332

United States
Coordinates26°04′01″N 80°23′47″W
Information
TypePublic
Established2002
School districtBroward County Public Schools
PrincipalKassandra Fried
Staff201.06 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment4,797 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio23.86[1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)  Royal Blue
  Vegas Gold
MascotCaptain Lightning
NewspaperThe Circuit
Websitewww.browardschools.com/cypressbay

The groundbreaking for the future site of CBHS occurred in early 2001, and construction was finished by late 2002. It is located adjacent to Falcon Cove Middle School. The school offers a wide variety of academic pursuits including 33 Advanced Placement (AP) courses, the Cambridge AICE Program, honors courses, a dual enrollment option and an array of academic and extracurricular activities that includes nearly 70 student clubs and organizations and more than 15 sports.[2] Cypress Bay is also the pilot school for Broward County Public School's partnership with the FBI to provide a Cyber/STEM program, which is the second program of its kind in the nation.[3]

Cypress Bay has received an FCAT school grade of "A" for every year since its founding, with the only exception of 2009 when it received a "B".[4] In 2016, U.S. News Best High Schools Rankings gave Cypress Bay a 1st place rank in Broward County, 21st in Florida and 243rd in the United States.[5]

Athletics

Cypress Bay's Boys' varsity soccer team has won the FHSAA Class 5A State Championship five of the last seven 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.[6]

History

Cypress Bay opened in 2002 for grades 9–11 with 200 students over its projected capacity.[7] The following 2003–2004 school year it was grades 10-12 that attended the main campus while the 9th grade attended a school annex built at a separate location.[8] This situation continued until 2008 when the 9th grade annex was abolished. A new 36 classroom building was opened in the main campus for the school year 2005−2006 to alleviate overcrowding.[9] The 2006 senior class was the first to have attended the school for all four years and at the same location. This did not occur again until the class of 2012, when the graduation ceremony took place at the freshly completed Marlins Park and Vice President Joe Biden delivered the keynote address.[10] The graduating class of 2007 had 1070 students.[11]

During the 2007−2008 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.[12] After the 2008−2009 school year the school boundaries were changed and all students south of Griffin Road were assigned to the new West Broward High School, while students living in Bonaventure were assigned to Western High School.[13][14][15][16][17]

In early 2019, construction began on a new building at Cypress Bay High School[18] to alleviate the overcrowding issue. Construction continued throughout the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, and is estimated to be completed no later than 2022. This building was intended to be three stories, and in the shape of a lightning bolt ("Lightning" is the school's mascot); however, unforeseen issues including a lack of stairwells, hallways, elevators, and bathrooms in the initial construction plan and pricing underestimates may have required that these ideas be altered. The new building was also the source of criticism [19] by school board members for going over budget $10 million, while other schools received "renovations, repairs and retrofits," despite apparently needing those upgrades more.

Demographics

As of 2017–2018 school year, the total student enrollment was 4,701. The ethnic makeup of the school was (2,610) 55.5% Hispanic, (1,450) 30.8% non-Hispanic White, (222) 4.72% non-Hispanic Black, (240) 5.10% Asian or Pacific Islander, (158) 3.36% Multiracial, (21) 0.44% Native American or Native Alaskan, and (2) 0.04% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.[20]

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "CYPRESS BAY HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  2. "Brag About Cypress Bay High School". NBC Miami. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  3. BCPS Public Information Office. "BCPS Kicks Off Partnership with the FBI for a New Cyber/STEM Program". Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  4. Broward Schools. "School Grades – High". Archived from the original on October 15, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  5. U.S. News & World Report. "Cypress Bay High school in Weston, FL". Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  6. Christy Cabrera Chirinos (April 13, 2012). "Cypress Bay boys soccer receives trophy as nation's No. 1 team". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  7. "Cypress Bay In 1 Day". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  8. "Overcrowding Forces More Than 1,000 From Weston School". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  9. "Facilities Projects District 6" (PDF). School Board of Broward County. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  10. "Cypress Bay Graduation Makes History With Biden At Marlins Park". CBS Miami. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  11. "High school seniors going for a walk". SunSentinel. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  12. "Cypress Bay High is given a cap to halt rapid growth". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  13. "Boundary for West Broward High set". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  14. "2008-09 SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AREAS/BOUNDARIES AND SCHOOL USAGE RECOMMENDATIONS" (PDF). Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  15. "Recommendation Maps with Area Descriptions Proposed Changes to Projected Enrollment and Diversity" (PDF). Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  16. "2007-2008 HIGH SCHOOL BOUNDARIES" (PDF). Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  17. "2008-2009 HIGH SCHOOL BOUNDARIES" (PDF). Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  18. "Construction / Updates". Broward County Public Schools. Archived from the original on November 15, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  19. "Broward school bond: Costs double for Cypress Bay High expansion". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on June 30, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  20. Broward Schools Enrollment Counts
  21. "Steven Bohlemann". Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  22. "Anthony Jackson, Cypress Bay, Cornerback". 247Sports. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  23. "Nico Marley". TulaneGreenWave.com. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  24. "Teen Rapper From Weston Is the Anti-Eminem". Retrieved 2016-09-23.
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