After four hours of deliberation, the Broward County School Board chose a 45-acre site in Weston near 36th Street as their first choice for a new Weston high school location.
This site is on what will be called Southwest 196th Avenue near communities in Weston such as Weston Hills Country Club, Amber Ruby Cove and Emerald Estates.
The site in Sunrise, where the Cypress Bay High School annex for ninth-graders is located, is officially off the list. So the date by which the proposed new school would open (fall of 2009) has now been pushed back.
Meanwhile, some parents are thrilled that the board is really considering the 36th Street site, and maintaining status quo for now, because the thought of rezoning Broward County boundaries so some Weston students do not make the cut to stay in Weston at Cypress Bay at all, is disheartening.
Weston, FL has long been known for having A-rated schools, some of which landed in the state’s top five best schools in 2005, such as Eagle Point Elementary.
Cypress Bay has been an A-rated school since its opening in 2002 due to student performance on the FCAT (Florida State Academic Evaluation Exam).
Students at “The Bay” also pass with high scores on the Calculus AB/BC exam, the AP French test, and placed in the top 10 consistently on math team national competitions. Cypress Bay athletics are also top-notch. Their teams have won state championships and district competitions.
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