The Red Ribbon Campaign was started when drug traffickers in Mexico City murdered DEA agent Kiki Camarena in 1985. This began the continuing tradition of displaying red ribbons as a symbol of intolerance toward the use of drugs. Today, millions of young people and adults across the United States celebrate …continue reading
You’re invited to the new Cypress School District Administrative Headquarters Open House, located at 5816 Corporate Avenue, Cypress, on Friday, September 10, 2021 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. …continue reading
The following employees were recognized for having completed milestone years of service to the Cypress School District: Ten Years: Bonnie Kim, Teacher on Special Assignment-Instructional Learning Coach; Cristina Puglia, Food Service Senior; Glenda Leyva, Paraeducator-Instruction; Stacy Wallace, Administrative Assistant-Elementary School Fifteen Years: Adam Keuhn, Teacher; Andrea O’Gara, Teacher; Anna Park, …continue reading
On August 24, 2021, the Cypress School District hosted a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new administrative headquarters located at 5816 Corporate Avenue in Cypress. For nearly 20 years, trustees and superintendents in the Cypress School District endeavored to address the facility needs of an aging district office constructed …continue reading
Bonnie Peat, Trustee in the Cypress School District, has successfully completed the California School Boards Association (CSBA) Masters in Governance program. This accomplishment signifies mastery of the roles and responsibilities of school boards and a strong understanding of the knowledge and skills needed to build and support an effective governance …continue reading
Top Ten Stories for July 11 through July 17 include school bus maintenance and land development in Cypress, and a new mobile app to connect OC businesses with customers. Top Ten Stories for July 11 through July 17 are the most-read stories at Orange County Breeze over the last week …continue reading
Approximately 75 residents in the neighborhood around the site of the former Swain Elementary School on Newman Ave. in Cypress brought their own chairs to a meeting at Rosen/Acacia Park on the evening of Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Their original meeting site was to have been on the school campus, …continue reading
The Cypress School District will relocate its Maintenance/Operations, Transportation, and Technology (MOTT) department to the Swain campus in December 2021. In preparation for the move, this month the district will begin making minor alterations to the interior space of existing campus structures and add a 2,400 square foot building behind …continue reading
The following is an excerpt from the Regular Meeting of the Cypress School District Board of Trustees held on July 8, 2021: Swain School Site Project The following agreements associated with relocation of the district’s Maintenance/Operations, Transportation, and Technology department to the vacant Swain school site were approved by the …continue reading
The following flyer has been circulated by residents near the site of the former Swain Elementary School. NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING!! WE NEED YOUR HELP!! Cypress City Residents Near Swain Elementary School there will be a Neighborhood Meeting Wednesday, July 14, 2021, at 6:00 pm at Swain school. BRING YOUR CHAIRS!! We …continue reading
Employee of the Year Recognitions Certificated and Classified Employee of the Year nominees and winners were announced and congratulated by the Board of Trustees. Teacher of the Year – Nominees for 2020/21 Teacher of the Year were: Tammy Newman, First Grade Teacher, Arnold Jaime Berry, First Grade Teacher, King Lynn …continue reading
The Cypress School District is proud to announce that two of its district administrators have been recognized for outstanding leadership by the Association of California School Administrators, Region 17. Anne Silavs – Superintendent of the Year Anne Silavs has served the Cypress School District as Superintendent since 2015. She is …continue reading
At its last meeting of the calendar year, the Board of Trustees of the Cypress School District accepted the appointment of Trustees Candi Kern and Brian Nakamura, who ran unopposed in the November election. Kern was also recognized for her service over the last year as President of the Board. …continue reading