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Cypress Trails Elementary showcases clubs and after‑school program as tests predict improvement
Summary
Principal Salter presented Cypress Trails Elementary’s expanded clubs and after‑school offerings — including a 200‑student after‑school program, cheer and Lionettes, and an elementary eSports team headed to regional finals — and shared predicted school‑grade gains and targeted tutoring for low performers.
Principal Salter told the Royal Palm Beach Education Advisory Board on Feb. 9 that Cypress Trails Elementary’s expanded extracurriculars and targeted interventions are contributing to academic gains.
Salter introduced the school’s house system, calling it “the heart and soul of our school,” and said the school now emphasizes student choice and leadership through more than 30 clubs. Mrs. Annie Allison, director of the school’s after‑school program, said, “We do have 200 students in our after school program and we have 16 dedicated staff members,” and described added morning care, summer camp and a student incentive called Cub Bucks used to teach financial literacy.
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