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  • 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.
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The Veterans Administration serves those veterans needing assistance, but many complain that the system is painstakingly slow and often times ineffective.

Is the U.S. doing enough for its suffering veterans?

Eva Woods, Staff Writer May 25, 2022

The United States military currently consists of approximately 1.4 million active-duty members, and around one million reserve members. After all, the U.S. has the largest military force in the world,...

Only about 1,000 schools out of 131,000 nationwide offer American Sign Language as a course.

Few schools offer American Sign Language as a course

Sophia Dorris, Staff Writer May 23, 2022

While some people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing can still speak and read lips, many are mute and require another form of communication, such as American Sign Language (ASL).  “American Sign Language...

What do we know about sleep aid Melatonin?

What do we know about sleep aid Melatonin?

Jack Nomberg, Staff Writer May 20, 2022

The hormone melatonin regulates a person’s sleep-wake cycles, and many believe that the melatonin supplement to be the cure for sleepless nights. Some people swear that melatonin is a huge assist at...

In addition to his plan to acquire Twitter, Elon Musks Tesla is introducing a humanoid robot designed to carry out menial chores.

Elon Musk staying public with his attempt to acquire Twitter

Brooke Smurlick, Staff Writer May 19, 2022

Recently, successful entrepreneur Elon Musk, who is the founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of multiple companies, including Tesla and SpaceX, has announced new projects and business strategies that...

Service dogs can cost up to $30,000 but can be well worth the cost.

There’s much more to a service dog than most people realize

Eva Woods, Staff Writer May 12, 2022

Dogs have become an integral part of life, which is especially true for those with a disability who have a service dog. A service dog is highly trained and can perform tasks and keep their handler safe.  Many...

TEACHER FEATURE: Mr. James Cullen

TEACHER FEATURE: Mr. James Cullen

May 9, 2022

How many years have you been teaching, and how many of those have been at Olympic Heights? This is my 14th year teaching and my 4th year at OH. What courses are you teaching this year, and which...

Model Karoline Bjørnelykke demonstrated on her TikTok account how she used to apply a fat suit to model plus size fashions.

Many advertising agencies use thin models in “fat suits” to sell plus size fashions, continuing trend of fat shaming

Sophia Dorris, Staff Writer May 3, 2022

Advertising agencies have recently been accused of using fat suits on skinny models instead of hiring actual plus-size models. By doing this, the modeling industry is encouraging the toxicity surrounding...

Scientists predict that an expected massive black holes collision puts Earth at risk...10,000 years from now

Scientists predict that an expected massive black holes collision puts Earth at risk…10,000 years from now

Zoe Siegel, Social Media Editor April 12, 2022

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has discovered a supermassive black hole, nine billion light-years away which has a companion black hole orbiting closely around it. These supermasses...

So-called puppy mills such as this one in Kentucky often have dogs living in cramped and dangerous conditions.

Animal abuse a problem that’s not going away

Eva Woods, Staff Writer March 29, 2022

Over six million animals enter shelters and rescues each year. Of these animals, thousands, if not millions, were saved from abusive owners or circumstances and transported to the rescues in hopes of being...

TEACHER FEATURE: Ms. Heather Ortiz

TEACHER FEATURE: Ms. Heather Ortiz

March 11, 2022

How many years have you been teaching? How many of those at OH?  I have been teaching for 16 years, and this is my ninth year at Olympic Heights. What courses are you teaching this year?  AICE...

The brown M&Ms slight change from a higher stiletto heel to a lower, broader heel has angered some, including Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson.

Female M&Ms’ change to less-sexy footwear riles some

Sachin Moosai, Staff Writer March 7, 2022

Recently, M&M announced that they plan to redesign their personified M&M’s used in advertising in order to make the characters, especially the female ones, more “current” and “representative...

TEACHER FEATURE: Dr. Seth Alper

TEACHER FEATURE: Dr. Seth Alper

February 15, 2022

How many years have you been teaching, and how many of those have been at Olympic Heights?  -I have been teaching for 18 years, and this is my third year at Olympic Heights. What courses are you...

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