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WESTON SCHOOLS DIRECTORY ........................................52
Dear Cypress Bay Parents, Students & Community,
Iam so thrilled to welcome you to the 2021-2022 school year. This year marks our 20th year Anniversary. The added milestones continue to build upon all the successes we have established thus far. We are so proud of our ranking in the top 5% of best high schools in the country in 2021 by U.S. News and World Report. Our school was selected as a Cambridge Demonstration School for the 2nd consecutive year and recognized for our commitment to achievement. These remarkable recognitions are due to the combined efforts, dedication, and commitment of our students, teachers, staff, parents, and community.
Our new state-of-the-art building is a wonderful addition to our beautiful campus as we welcome our students back to The Bay. I am filled with emotion to know that we have surpassed so many challenges, we continue to learn alongside one another, and remain steadfast in our commitment to providing the highest quality instruction to our students in an engaging and enriching format.
In our first year, we focused on “Knowing our Why.” This helped build a dedication to focus on our purpose as educators to cultivate our students into the best versions of themselves. Simultaneously, “Mission Kindness” added layers of appreciation to the uniqueness in us all with love, understanding, and compassion. Most recently, the “Do Better-Be Better” initiative, served as a commitment to build on the successes of Cypress Bay, both institutionally and as individual teachers and staff members, to not simply sustain our accomplishments but to get better each day. This year, Cypress Bay is committed to intertwining our previous missions of knowing our why, kindness, and doing better and being better into this year’s theme we call “Bay it Forward>>.” A fusion of Paying it forward - a continuation and combination of kindness, knowing our why, and the mission to do better-be better.
Join us in forging ahead and strategically moving beyond the previous year’s challenges collaboratively with all community and district stakeholders to cultivate a successful 2021/22 school year. Our school community is ready more than ever to continue to focus on teaching and learning. While maintaining this focus, we will lay the foundation for creating a positive image and get back to establishing an environment of collaboration, support, and respect for all. Throughout this process, remember that we must celebrate every success—both large and small. I wish everyone the greatest success in their educational pathways in the 2021-2022 school year.
We must remain committed to setting high expectations of ourselves and our peers so that we may reach newer heights. I encourage you to reflect on the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” I am confident that we will continue to be the example of an innovative school where amazing things happen as a result of our collaboration and commitment to excellence. Have a wonderful 2021-2022 school year! #LetsGoLightning #BayItForward #Letsmoveforward #Letspayitforward
