Cooper City High - Cowboy Pride Remains in Full Swing

Preparations are underway for the 2021-2022 years, and the stakeholders at Cooper City High School are working diligently to ensure another year of success and reflecting on moments -big and small- that brought the staff, students, and community together last school year. Cowboy Pride remained in full swing, with students and staff finding the positive in every challenge while upholding a wellestablished Tradition of Excellence.

Our world has changed a great deal over the last year. When our school community was faced with an unmapped future, we adapted our course, and continued to adapt, again and again. We held onto the kindness and support of one another and kept moving forward. We held each other close, even when it wasn’t possible to do so in person. Flexibility, determination, innovation, and perseverance have guided our school community. The Class of 2021 seniors found innovative ways to keep with tradition while modifying plans to meet CDC guidelines. Memorable events included spirit dress up weeks, re-imagining the senior breakfast into a Cowboy style outdoor barbecue, hosting a memorable prom under the stars in the school courtyard and planning a post-graduation celebratory parade, just to highlight a few. The class of 2021 was innovative and resilient and served as an inspiring example of Cowboy Pride, leading the way in activities and academic success. Students were also honored and praised for their hard work at the annual Top 10% Outstanding Student Scholars Academic Excellence event and Senior Awards night.Speaking of academics,dynamic curriculumandextracurricularenrichment remained a strong CCHS focus-as always- from August to June, even with the new element of distance learning. Equipped with Canvas and Teams, CCHS teachers used engaging and innovative online instructional tools, embracing the 21st century learning, so that our students can continue to learn. Although logistics were challenging at times, our school community stayed committed to the academics, yielding successes to celebrate: 99% of students in the class of 2021 met all of their graduation requirements, earning over 9 million in cumulative Bright Futures and other scholarships from schools across the United States to jumpstart their futures. Over 95% of students in this graduating class will be continuing their education after high school, attending a 4-year, 2-year or technical colleges. 100% of our AP Capstone Diploma seekers met their goal, achieving the great honor of successfully studying, writing, presenting, and defending an original research project. We proudly offer 21 Advanced Placement courses at CCHS. Not to be outdone, our AICE Cambridge program offering 16 AICE Cambridge classes with an opportunity to earn the prestigious AICE Cambridge Diploma, embarked on its second year at CCHS and new course offerings such as AICE Cambridge Drama, AICE Cambridge Literature and AICE Cambridge Business joined the lineup, providing students with even more opportunities to dig deep and explore their passions while working toward the prestigious AICE Diploma. Students certainly provedwhy Cooper City High School continues to hold a position as a School of Excellence as well as a Gold Seal school for community service- nothing can stop a Cowboy from achieving their goals. As an example of dedication, students showed up for testing season-quite literally- kicking off the school’s first in-person AICE Cambridge exam administration as well as demonstrating their knowledge forthe FSA, EOCs, and AP exams.And as they always have, programs such as DECA, Drama, Sound of Pride, JROTC and Debate earned recognition from district and state organizations, and the CCHS athletic teams celebrated many exciting wins, including district and state championship titles. It truly takes a community to support a child, and there is no other place quite like Cooper City. We commend our community for their commitment and support, especially the friends and family members of our scholars. They have faithfully supported their student endeavors while juggling their own new challenges this past year.

Cooper City High School has an extra special reason to celebrate: a 50th anniversary! Established in 1971, it has been 50 years since the very first Cooper City High School Cowboys arrived on campus. In May of 2021 a time capsule ceremony was held. This event was sponsored by the Cooper City Community: Cooper City Education Advisory Board, Cooper City Optimist, and local realtor, Roni Sterin. School staff, community members and studentscame together to fill and dedicate a time capsule to be opened by the class of 2071. Seniors chose items to place in the capsule, including letters written by current students to those 50 years into the future. We look forward to a spectacular 50th year celebration in October of 2021 and invite all CCHS alumni to join us as we honor our school and its longstanding Tradition of Excellence and Cobwoy Pride.

The 2021-2022 school year launches in early August with a Student Government sponsored Cowboy Corral with a twist: along with a traditional “Freshman Invasion” day for our 9th graders, there will be a special orientation day to provide our 10th graders and “new to the Coop” students with the opportunity to explore campus, meet their Cowboys peers and staff, and engage in fun team building events. Whatever this year brings, the Cowboys are ready and looking forward to all this year’s moments that are sure to be filled with Cowboy Pride, kindness and that special brand of community that Cooper City is known for upholding. We eagerly turn the page on the next chapter, ready to write another volume of Cowboy success.

Cooper City High School is located at 9401 Stirling Road in Cooper City. Their Principal is Vera Perkovic. They can be reached at (754) 323-0200.