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  • Congrats to our SECME team for winning 1st place in the district!
  • OH Boys Weightlifting team won Regional Championship on 4/5! Good luck at the state championship!
  • Congratulations to our amazing theatre teacher Kimberly Coyle for being named a Dwyer Finalist for Senior High Education!
  • For the second consecutive year, the Olympic Heights girls soccer team is the 7A district 2023-2024 Academic Team Champion
  • Congratulations Florida DECA State Champions 2024: Katelynne Deale, Tai Graham, and Elsie Throckmorton!
  • Girls Soccer Coach Jim Cappello is coach of the year, leading the lions to 21 victories, and their eighth straight regional appearance.
  • Soccer: Senior Ava Cardaci was selected 7A District 12 Player of the Year with 15 goals and 27 assists.
The award-winning student news site of Olympic Heights High School

The Torch

The award-winning student news site of Olympic Heights High School

The Torch

Robin, Nightwing, Batgirl, and Red Hood are the featured characters in the upcoming 2022 release of the much anticipated Gotham Knights video game.

After a disappointing start to 2021 for video game releases, the end of the year has delivered and 2022 looks promising

Nicholas Tramazzo, Entertainment Editor December 22, 2021

Throughout 2021, gamers have been starved for new quality video games. Most of the games released this year have been popular for a week before “dying,” or getting too repetitive to the point that...

Actor Alec Baldwin (left) claimed in a recent interview that he never pulled the trigger on the gun that discharged during a scene rehearsal on the set of Rust, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins {right} and wounding director Joel Souza.

Investigation continues into accidental on set shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by actor Alec Baldwin

Lauren Albano, Managing & News/Opinions Editor December 18, 2021

Actor Alec Baldwin accidentally fired a gun, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, and injuring director Joel Souza, 48, while rehearsing a scene on the set of his upcoming film Rust on Oct. 21....

Something for Thee Hotties showcases Megan Thee Stallions  talent for unapologetic, hard rap lyrics along with unique beats.

Megan Thee Stallion’s Something for Thee Hotties features freestyles and unique beats which are sure to satisfy fans

Sachin Moosai, Staff Writer December 10, 2021

Megan Thee Stallion released her most recent album Something for Thee Hotties on Oct. 29. Megan Thee Stallion is known for her feature on “WAP” by Cardi B; however, she proved herself as more than...

In the November 2021 issue, the latest Superman, Jon Kent, is pictured in a same-sex relationship with his friend Jay Nakamura.

DC Comics’ major superheroes revealed to be LGBTQ

Sophia Dorris, Staff Writer December 8, 2021

DC Comics has made major announcements over the past few months concerning some of their younger characters by announcing that the characters Tim Drake, more commonly known as Robin, and Jonathan Kent,...

Pen Badgley plays the enigmatic Joe Goldberg in the popular Netflix series You.

Netflix’s third season of popular series You shifts track as Goldberg looks to become the father he never had

Martand Agarwal, Features Editor December 4, 2021

Lee Toland Krieger released the first season of his Netflix thriller series You in 2018. Viewers went crazy over the show, hence the high demand for additional seasons. The show’s producers were not...

The $165 million dollar Dune has been met with mixed reviews.

Latest Dune film, despite stunning visuals, becomes tedious

Brooke Smurlick, Staff Writer December 2, 2021

The latest film version of Dune was released in October and since then has received mixed reviews. For many lovers of this classic sci-fi adventure based on the 1965 Frank Herbert book, the movie does...

MONTERO, which reveals the inner Lil Nas X, is an album of the year contender.

MONTERO a great display of the multi-faceted Lil Nas X

Sachin Moosai, Staff Writer November 26, 2021

Lil Nas X dropped his album, MONTERO, on Sep. 17. His previous album, titled 7 came out on June 21, 2019, so this latest album has been long anticipated by fans. Lil Nas X is known for being able to perform...

A confusing timeline is just one of the several failings of Marvels Eternals.

Marvel’s flawed Eternals does not live up to the hype

Nicholas Tramazzo, Entertainment Editor November 23, 2021

Eternals is the most recent film in the Marvel franchise to hit the market. It was released on Nov. 5, and has received more negative attention than positive attention. The film brought something new to...

Big Brother season 23 winner Xavier Prather (center) of the Cookout Alliance came under fire for misogynistic comments.

Despite first African American winner, Big Brother season 23 exposes undertones of racism and misogyny

Lauren Albano, Managing & News/Opinions Editor November 22, 2021

On Sept. 29, the popular CBS competition show Big Brother crowned its first-ever African American winner, Xavier Prather. His historic win is thanks to the expert gameplay of an all-African American power...

Ben Platt plays the title character in both the stage and film version of Dear Evan Hansen.

Since film release of smash Broadway play Dear Evan Hansen, the argument continues over which version is better

Zoe Siegel, Social Media Editor November 21, 2021

The Broadway show Dear Evan Hansen, first staged in 2015 and winner of six of the nine Tony Awards for which it was nominated, finally hit the silver screen in September 2021. Dear Evan Hansen is based...

Eminem, Dr. Dre, and Snoop Dogg are just three of the acts scheduled to perform at the 2022 Super Bowl halftime show.

Numerous acts to perform at Super Bowl halftime show

Jack Nomberg, Staff Writer November 18, 2021

The Super Bowl is one of the most-watched events on television. Aside from the game itself, the spectacle is famous for its traditional funny commercials and the halftime show. The upcoming Super Bowl...

The macabre Squid Game is the product of director Hwang Dong-hyuks creative imagination.

Squid Game becomes Netflix’s most popular show

Martand Agarwal, Features Editor November 6, 2021

Filled with macabre, a new and extremely popular show, Squid Game, takes place in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. Hwang Dong-hyuk, the director of the show, originally released the show on Korean streaming...

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