Senior Survival Guide Cypress Creek High School Class of 2017
Welcome Back Congrats! You are officially a senior. This year will be full of memories and life-changing moments. We want you to experience it all with as little stress as possible. This guide will be your handbook to your senior year. It by no means will cover every little detail and dates are likely to change, but it’s a start. Please do not hesitate to reach out to your sponsors and assistant principals with questions and concerns.
make this year count
Stay Connected
Sleep
Sleep is incredibly important to both your mental and physical help. Try for 8 hours every night.
eAT hEALTHY
Junk food will slow you down. Try to limit the sugar and work in some healthy meals.
ask questions
Faculty and admin are here to help. Don’t ever hesitate to ask a question.
join a club/volunteer
It’s time to pad those college resumes! Just kidding - kind of. Try a club you’ve always wanted to!
go on an adventure
Whether it’s around Houston or the state, see something new and different with friends.
go to school
Skipping school can be tempting, but seniors can get themselves in trouble and fall into excessive absences.
Meet your sponsors Mrs. White
Mrs. White teaches fashion design and this is her second year sponsoring the senior class. She and her husband welcomed their second child in July so she begins the year on maternity leave. She will return in September. Her email address is amanda1.white@cfisd.net and her classroom number is 1522.
Miss berry
Miss Berry teaches journalism and sponsors the newspaper and yearbook. This is her second year helping Mrs. White sponsor the senior class. She is in classroom 1446 and her email is samantha.berry@cfisd.net.
SENIOR BUNDLE INFO Senior year is EXPENSIVE. In an effort to cut down costs and make life easier for you and your parents, we are bringing back the senior bundle. Everything included in the bundle is at a reduced cost. Bundles cannot be customized - meaning that you can’t add or take away any parts. The bundle costs $165 and can be paid in full at once or broken into three easier payments of $55. What does the bundle include?
INSIDE THE BUNDLE
some things to know
Prom ticket
You can order the senior bundle anytime in the first semester
Yearbook with free nameplate
You cannot pickup your exemption card if you still owe a balance
senior picnic
payments can be taken care of with miss berry
senior shirt
This bundle has a savings value of more than $60
So, how do I order? Senior bundles can be ordered by visiting this link and filling out the online form. Once you hit submit, you will automatically be emailed an invoice.
http://bit.ly/2b4hQ0l You can also access this form via the Cy Creek website “Parents & Students” >> “Student Life” >> “Seniors”
IMPORTANT DATES sept. 12
sept. 14
sept. 16
First payment of senior bundle due - $55
Lighting of the CC @ Pridgeon
Homecoming Game @ Pridgeon
oCT. 1
oCT. 11
OCT. 14
Cookie Dough fundraiser starts
Deadline for senior tribute ads in the yearbook
oct. 28
nov. 18
dec. 9
Second payment of senior bundle due - $55
Senior panoramic photo
Final payment of senior bundle due - $55
march 13-17
mAY 13
MAY 26
Spring Break
Prom
Graduation
Senior portrait deadline (call Prestige for an appointment 281-897-8300)
WHO YA GONNA CALL? Prom questions
PARKING
senior bundle
Senior AP
yearbook
Mr. Alcorn (Le-Z) 1700 AP Office richard.alcorn@cfisd.net
Mrs. White Room 1522 amanda1.white@cfisd.net
Mr. Hawkins 1100 AP Office jason.hawkins@cfisd.net
Miss Berry Room 1446 samantha.berry@cfisd.net
Mrs. Clinkscale (A-La) 1700 AP Office amby.clinkscale@cfisd.net
Miss Berry Room 1446 samantha.berry@cfisd.net
admin
college
Principal Mrs. Snokhous
Mrs. Stephens College and Career Center, 1421 amber.stephens@cfisd.net
Associate Principal Mr. Godbolt (Both available by appointment - contact Mrs. Guidry mary.guidry@cfisd.net)
graduation
Director of Instruction Mr. Contreras (Available by appointment - contact Mrs. Rosas rosa.rosas@cfisd.net)
Mrs. Clinkscale 1700 AP Office amby.clinkscale@cfisd.net
classes
Counselors All counselors are located in office by Main Street vending machine area Mrs. Baker Coordinating Counselor Wendy McDonald (A-Cam)
Courtnie Grigsby (Can-Esp)
Nina Williams (Esq-Heb)
David Widener (Hec-Le)
Dena Sarkis (Li-M)
Angela Leggio (N-Rig)
Karen Clarkson (Rih-S) Sheila McMullin (T-Z)
NEVER MISS IMPORTANT INFO FOLLOW THESE ACCOUNTS
@cchspress @cycreekccs @cycreekstuco @cycreekhs
@cycreekbooster @cyfairisd
senior bucket list mentor an underclassmen
APPLY FOR YOUR DREAM SCHOOL
start a club
TAKE A SELFIE WITH GODBOLT
buy a yearbook & senior ad
WRITE A LETTER TO YOUR FAVORITE TEACHER
EARN A LETTERMAN GO TO 1 GAME OF EVERY SPORT
CLUBS TO JOIN
SCIENCE OLYMPIAD KEY CLUB HOLA ACADEMIC UIL COUGARS FOR CHRIST SENIOR WOMEN ROBOTICS BLUE CREW BOWLING 5TH DIMENSION 5TH DIMENSION CULTURE CLUB INTERACT AND MORE!