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CCHS awarded FIVE STAR SCHOOL Recognition

WE DID IT!!!
We are proud to announce that the Florida Department of Education has honored CCHS as a FIVE STAR school. The distinction is based on yearlong documentation and fulfillment of 29 criteria for exemplary community involvement. We thank our wonderful business and community Partners In Education for their commitment to the students and staff at CCHS It due to these business partners, along with the SAC committee, families, and the many hard working Parent and Student Volunteers that logged numerous hours, that allowed us to achieve this distinguished award for the first time. Only two other high schools (Cypress Bay and Nova) in Broward County also attained Five Star School.

Congratulations to AP Debra Kerns and her committee for doing an excellent job of due diligence in submitting the volumes of documentation involved in the application process. We are also proud and thankful for all the wonderful Partners and volunteers that make CCHS a great school! Go Cowboys!!!

April 30th, at the 2009 BCPS Community Involvement Awards, Mayor Debby Eisinger and Principal Wendy Doll accepted the award for Partnership of the Year for the City's involvement with all the schools in the Cooper City Zone.

The combined schools of the Cooper City Innovation Zone (IZONE) are proud to have the city of Cooper City as a valued partner. This partnership has been effective because it has built a strong bond between the school and the community. Recognizing employee and student excellence is one of the many benefits of the partnership between the City of Cooper City and the schools in the Cooper City Innovation Zone. Each fall, Mayor Eisinger administers an official oath of office to the newly elected Student Government officers from the schools within Cooper City’s boarders. As part of this event, our students gain knowledge about the importance of civic duty and good citizenship. Each year, the Mayor and Cooper City Commissioners invite the Teacher of the Year the Non-instructional Employee of the Year, from each school, to a City Commission meeting where they are publicly recognized and congratulated for their achievements. The city of Cooper City is also very proactive in introducing initiatives to heighten the awareness of health and safety among students, parents and the general population. The list of City involvement in our schools is quite extensive and we are proud to have the City of Cooper City as an active Partner in Education.

Congratulations and many thanks for all that Mayor Eisinger and the City has done to support the education of our kids!!
CCHS Wins FIRST Class 6A State Softball Title

Cooper City scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and got a strong pitching performance from Corinne Clauss to win its first-ever fast pitch softball state championship on Saturday morning, May 16, 2009. Click here to read the article written by the Miami Herald

CTV WINS BIG AT NATIONAL COMPETITION

The Student Television Network deemed CTV 1st in the nation for the “Sweet 16” broadcast competition, along with numerous other accolades. Orlando, Florida Saturday, March 21st, 2009: Cowboy Television, better known as CTV, attended the Student Television Network’s national convention, held this year in Orlando, Florida. After 3 days of competition, CTV placed in many areas, including 1st place in “Sweet 16”, a collaborative effort of the students. Additionally, the students were victorious in their individual competitions, with 3 additional wins.
The Awards and their recipients are as follows:
1. 2nd Place, Spot Feature, Taylor Slingerland and Chelsea Dinardo
2. 2nd Place, Broadcast Newswriting, Angela Robledo and Monica Berra
3. Honorable Mention, Short Documentary, Max Mittler and Amanda Katz
4. 1st Place, Sweet 16, The CTV Cast & Crew
5. 2nd Place, STN Sports Challenge, Jeremy Green, Francesca Capua, Tyler Routley, Taylor Tannebaum
6. 3rd Place, STN News Challenge, Monica Berra, Amanda Katz, Taylor Slingerland, Ben Cohen

Our very own Jaime Sloane has been endorsed for the position of Key Club International Trustee, a very high honor. She will attend the International Convention in Dallas this summer where the final election will be held.

Congratulations to Nate Shammay, Nick Devine and the whole Souper Bowl Of Caring Committee for winning 1st PLACE in the Service Project Display Contest. Nate has been asked to attend the International Convention to represent CCHS by showcasing the project.

Also Congrats goes out to Joelle Waksman for recognition as Outstanding President and Carolina Echeverri for Outstanding Secretary.

CCHS Key Club was also recognized for Club Membership Growth and being a part of the Most Outstanding District in the state of Florida.
CCHS VOLLEYBALL

Congratulations to Eric Zizich and Spencer Shweky on their performance at the National Qualifier this past weekend. Eric qualified in Original Oratory and Spencer is 1st Alternate in Extemporaneous Speaking. Only six students make it in each category from our district, which includes all public and private High Schools in Broward and Dade. A great accomplishment!

Please join us in congratulating John Richardson, our Non-Instructional Employee of the Year, as he has been named as one of the six South Area finalist for the Broward County Related Employee of the Year!!! Also, we congratulate Linda Snider for being nominated as our Instructional Employee of the Year. Click here to read their bios and to find out why they are so special to our school!

Please join us in congratulating Sherry Cardona (Business Department) on attaining her National Board Teacher Certification. It is truly an accomplishment and we are proud of you!

Congratulations to Dan Sorrentino and his awesome students Nick Wilder and Joseph Uribe--- both seniors, as they took FIRST place in the GYNADA, beating out McFatter and two schools from Miami-Dade for the chance to represent Florida at Nationals in April. Kudos for the Automotive Program!

Amanda Katz earned a GOLD Award for her film entitled " A Horror Film" at the National Scholastic Art Awards hosted at American heritage on Sunday, February 8,2009.

Claudia Jones, ESE teacher, wrote a grant called "Listen to Leap and Learn. The project is an intervention designed to help students build confidence and learn the strategies needed to be successful readers. The project provides students with high-interest low-level audio books to supplement classroom instruction. Congratulations Claudia!

CCHS's Outstanding Senior Leader nominees for 2009 were Danielle Cherrnay, Kathleen Kirsch, Jamie Kuhlman and Toni Megna. They all attended the Senior Leader banquet sponsored by the District's Department of Student Activities and Athletics on February 18th. Thanks for proudly representing the BEST of CCHS!

Max Levy and Shaina Coogan are the recipients of the Achievement Award in Writing for their superior writing performance as compared to other able students nominated in the same state during the year by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).

Newspaper-The Lariat won third place in the "On-the-spot" newspaper contest.

Cooper City High Florida Marching Band champions!!

As reported in The Herald 11/24/08:
ST. PETERSBURG -- The Sound of Pride marching band from Cooper City High School won the Class 4A title Saturday night in the Florida Marching Band Championships at Tropicana Field. It was the first state title for Cooper City. The theme of the winner's show was ``Outside the Box.'

Cooper City's Sound of Pride is led by director Christopher Schletter. The drum majors are seniors Erika Neff and Kathleen Kirsch, and sophomore Jennifer Yukawa. Senior Mustafa Sukkar is the band captain. It is truly an incredible accomplishment that demonstrates how a commitment and dedication to excellence can pay off! Also kudos go to Haydon Rhodes for his outstanding work with our Colorguard ensemble that is an integral part of the Band Program.

Congratulations to all of our winners and participants:
Botany: 3rd Place - Priya Kamath
Chemisty: 4th Place - Marissa Friedrich
Computer Science: 1st Place and Special Award - Eric Antmann
Environment: 3rd Place - Jacklyn Gutierrez
Medicine: 2nd Place - Nicholas Mashburn
Engineering: 4th Place and Special Award - Reva Scharf
Environment: 4th Place and Special Award- Jenelle Chang
Microbiology: 1st Place and Special Award - Chuka Esiobu
Microbiology: 3rd Place - Sarah Hitt
Physics and Astro: 2nd Place- Raz Aloni

Buenos Dias! When you see these kids, please tell them "felicidades"! They are our big winners at the District World Languages competition;

Impromptu Speaking (talking for 2 minutes in Spanish about a randomly selected topic)
Mariana Nichols: 1st Place
Carolina Echeverri: 1st Place
Jaewon Lim: 1st Place
Jung Kim: 2nd Place
Samantha Kurfin: 4th Place

Declamation (reciting a poem in Spanish)
Mariana Nichols: 2nd Place
Samantha Kufrin: 2nd Place
Jaewon Lim: 2nd Pace
Jung Kim: 3rd Place

Projects:
Akhi Mustari: 1st Place (also selected as one of the best in the county!!!!)
Tricia Chua: 1st Place
Jennifer Molina: 1st Place
Kaitlin Raya: 2nd Place

Posters:
Emily Tam: 2nd Place
Georgie Niepokng: 3rd Place

Congratulations to the Cooper City High theatre department. In January 2009, students competed in the National Performing Arts Festival Invitational for the first time, and won 2nd place for their performance of "Footloose", as well as "Best Choreography". We are also proud of the following students for their achievements in individual categories:

Rebecca Fultz - Best Dancer
Natalie McPherson - Best Soloist
Erin Maloney, Felicia Willis and Rebecca Fultz - Best Ensemble
Kaitlyn McPherson - Superior Solo Performance
Leonard Orvilliard and Rebecca Fultz - Superior Duo Perfomance

The BRACE Scholarship fund was established to provide scholarships to Broward high school graduates who have exhausted all avenues for financial aid and still fall short of resources to continue their education. This past summer, selections were made. Congratulations to our own, Cooper City High 2008 BRACE Scholarship recipients!

We are very pleased to announce that two of our seniors, CYRUS BHADHA and SHAINA COOGAN, have been named Semifinalists in the 2009 National Merit Scholarship Program, giving them the opportunity to continue in the National Merit Scholarship competition. From a pool of nearly one million students, NMSP selected 16,000 participants among all 50 states. This nationwide pool represents less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors and includes the highest scoring entrants in the state.

Slightly more than half of the original 16,000 Semifinalists will become Finalists and will win an award in this competition. Finalists can receive from $2500 to full tuition at the college of their choice. These academically talented students are chosen on the basis of their abilities, accomplishments, and potential for success in a rigorous college environment. Congratulations and best of luck to both of these outstanding students.