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When did Cypress Heights Academy begin?
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Is Cypress Heights a diocesan school?
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Is Cypress Heights state-approved?
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How has Cypress Heights performed academically?
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How successful are students who graduate from Cypress Heights?
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What size is the largest class?
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Is there financial assistance?
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Does Cypress Heights have an Open House?
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When should I register to attend Cypress Heights?
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How and when will I know if I have been accepted to Cypress Heights?
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Does Cypress Heights have a high school?
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Does Cypress Heights have a sport's program?
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How many athletic championships has Cypress Heights won?
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Does Cypress Heights have programs for parents to get involved?
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Does Cypress Heights provide bus transportation?
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Does Cypress Heights have a hot lunch program?
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Does Cypress Heights students perform any community service?
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When did Cypress Heights Academy begin?
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Cypress Heights Academy was founded in 1993 with an enrollment of eleven students. In 1998, Cypress Heights Academy became a Louisiana 501(c)3 non-profit corporation. You can read our history here.
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Is Cypress Heights a diocesan school?
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No. Cypress Heights is an independent, private school that teaches the Catholic Faith and is operated by lay Catholics. There are no legal or financial connections or obligations between the school and the diocese. We are faithful to the Holy Father and Magisterium of the Catholic Church and constantly strive to maintain a positive relationship with the diocese through our unwavering support and respect for our Bishop - always protective of his position and authority.
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Is Cypress Heights state-approved?
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Yes. Cypress Heights is state-approved by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE), in addition to being Brumfield-Dodd approved. We are currently working on several enhancements to prepare to apply SAIS (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools) and SACS (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools) accreditation.
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How has Cypress Heights performed academically?
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Students at Cypress Heights have scored extremely well on the Stanford 10 Achievement Test (SAT). During the 09-10 school year, 3 classes scored in the 8oth percentile (top 20% of the nation), 5 classes scored in the upper 75th percentile, and 1 class scored in the upper 65th percentile. Nationally, those students who score at the 50th percentile are considered average scoring students. Thus, on average, Cypress Heights students are scoring 25-30 percentile points above the average student nationally.
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How successful are students who graduate from Cypress Heights?
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Cypress Heights graduates have been accpeted to Catholic High School, St. Joseph's Academy, St. Michael the Archangel, Redemptorist, Baton Rouge Magnet, University Lab School, and several other schools. One specific example is out of 8 graduates who enrolled into a local diocesan high school, one student ranked #1 in the freshman class of 2007-08 and two students tied for 4th. Of the two that tied for 4th, one went to State Literary Rally for Algebra I and won! Another example, is a student who struggled in math at Cypress Heights, yet after moving on to a local high school went to district rally in mathematics. A third example is that many of our students move right into advanced placement. Further, a few other examples are: we've had a graduate from Christendom College, one in graduate school at University of La, one recently accepted to LSU Law School and another accepted at LSU Medical School.
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What size is the largest class?
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Cypress Heights has a maximum enrollment of 24 students per class. However, our average class size is approximately 16 students. Cypress Heights believes in high levels of personal attention and therefore, keeps class numbers as low as possible to develop the most personal relationship with each child.
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Is there financial assistance?
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Yes. Cypress Heights offers limited financial assistance on a need-only basis. We use a 3rd-party company to help assess financial need. Once a student is offered admission to Cypress Heights, he may request financial assistance. There is a deadline for submitting application for financial assistance.
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Does Cypress Heights have an Open House?
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Yes. Cypress Heights Open House provides interested parents an opportunity to experience the school, learn about our pedagogy (teaching practice) and witness first-hand our wonderful environment. Please call our office at 225.755.1558 to find out when the next Open House is scheduled. We also have Open House tours every week that are scheduled throughout the semesters.
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When should I register to attend Cypress Heights?
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Cypress Heights has been steadily increasing in enrollment and has begun experiencing a waiting list for some classes. The sooner your child is on the list, the better. Contact us anytime to discuss registration and the admission process. We would be happy to assist you. Our Open House is generally in January prior to the following school year.
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How and when will I know if I have been accepted to Cypress Heights?
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Our goal is to contact you within 2 weeks of testing at Cypress Heights with an answer of acceptance. However, depending on enrollment numbers and time needed to gather all required documents, this process could take longer.
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Does Cypress Heights have a high school?
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Not at this time. We do have future plans to build a high school. See our Master Plan here.
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Does Cypress Heights have a sport's program?
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Yes. Cypress Heights is involved in sports leagues for soccer, basketball, volleyball, baseball, softball and football. Cypress Heights has a strong virtue-based sports program and implements a nationally recognized program called SportsLeader, which is a virtue-based formation program centered on developing authentic leadership qualities in coaches and athletes. We have progressive plans to become even more competitive yet virtue-based and have already proven our competitive and virtue-based spirit. During the fall 2010 and 2011, the 5th/6th grade football team won the Superbowl Championship back to back. Further, our 2010-2011 5th grade basketball team won 3rd place overall in the St. Jude sponsored CYO tournament. See the master plan for our progressive sport's field developments.
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How many athletic championships has Cypress Heights won?
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Although Cypress Heights has only been involved in sport's leagues for 3 years, our boy's middle school won the championship in basketball during the 2007-08 school year, the girls team went to the play-offs. In the fall of 2010, the boy's 5th/6th grade football team won the Superbowl Championship in their league. Further, the 5th grade boys basketball team won 3rd place overall in the St. Jude sponsored CYO tournament.
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Does Cypress Heights have programs for parents to get involved?
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Yes. CHAPA (Cypress Heights Academy Parents Association) contains many committees such as the Mothers' Club and Men's Club, and we have a Family Leadership Program (FLP) that helps families grow in Faith, virtue and as parents. These are only a few programs that encourage parental involvement and formation at Cypress Heights. Please browse the parent tab on the website for more details.
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Does Cypress Heights provide bus transportation?
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No, not at this time.
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Does Cypress Heights have a hot lunch program?
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Yes. We do have a hot lunch program. We provide delicious, healthy hot meals every day for purchase. Also, many of our students bring thier own lunch to school. Healthy eating is highly encouraged at Cypress Heights and is a part of our human formation program in respecting one's body and strenghtening the will to take care of the gift of life that God has given us.
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Does Cypress Heights students perform any community service?
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Yes. We call this our Apostolic Formation program, which is a program that creates in students a heart that is sensitive to the needs of others. Cypress Heights students participate in school-wide projects (such as holding food drives to benefit the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank), mission work (in Mexico and other Missions in America), extracurricular service (toy drives, tutoring, Habitat for Humanity, Catholic Charities, etc). One recent example is when our football team recognize a need of another team, whereas they had a need for matching uniforms. Our athletes noticed that the need and asked if they could conduct a fundraiser to raise money to purchase them some uniforms. It turned out that the team with the need consisted of many inner-city children who had little means to afford new uniforms. Within a week's time, Cypress Heights athletes raised over $2,200 and were able to purchase jersey's and pants for all players, shirts and hats for their coaches. The team with the uniform needs were so touched they asked their coaches if they could have a fundraiser for another group in need.
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