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  • Congratulations Hedley Linton for being selected as OH's April Instructional Employee of the month Month
  • Congratulations Claudia De Almeida Menezes for being selected as OH's April Non-Instructional Employee of the Month
  • Congratulations to seniors Aviana Solorzano and Payton Betz for being selected to represent the South All Star Team for girls soccer
  • Congratulations to the Olympic Heights Chorus Department at District MPA for Receiving Superior Ratings!
  • Varsity Boys Soccer Team are Regional Champions!!!
  • The Girls Wrestling team placed 2nd out of 18 teams at the county tournament.
  • Congratulations to the OH Varsity Cheerleading Team for winning the State Championship!
  • Congratulations to the Girls Weightlifting team on winning the District Championship 4 years in a row!
  • Welcome Olympic Heights' New Varsity Baseball Coach Victor Gutierrez!
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

Adjust Your Alarms!--Florida House Bill 733 Is on the Rise

Adjust Your Alarms!–Florida House Bill 733 Is on the Rise

Tabassum Chowdhury, Staff Writer April 30, 2025

For years, students in the Palm Beach School District—one of the largest in the nation—have followed the same school start times. However, a big change is on the way. Beginning in July 2026, prior...

The Fate of Education: Will the Department of Education Survive?

The Fate of Education: Will the Department of Education Survive?

Jacob Yaciuk, Staff Writer April 23, 2025

As the second Trump administration nears its 90-day mark, it is still unclear what will happen to the Department of Education. The agency, responsible for administering educational funds, overseeing FAFSA,...

Olympic Heights Introduces Psi Alpha: A New Honor Society Focused on Psychology and Wellbeing

Olympic Heights Introduces Psi Alpha: A New Honor Society Focused on Psychology and Wellbeing

Amelia Welch, Features Co-Editor April 22, 2025

This school year, Olympic Heights High School introduced a multitude of new projects, clubs, and honor societies that highlight the school’s recognition and appreciation towards its students. One of...

Introducing the Class of 2025 Top 10:
Danielle Rodriguez, Arianna Henderson, Joey D’Annunzio, Madison Levitt, Austin Schneider, Sachin Ramnarace, Jaiden Scott, Ximena Reyes, Olivia Kottas, Annika Eden

Class of 2025: The Top Ten of Olympic Heights

Julia Andrade Xavier, Editor-in-Chief April 2, 2025

The Olympic Heights Class of 2025 has set a high bar for academic achievement and extracurricular involvement. Students in this exceptionally competitive class have demonstrated remarkable dedication and...

Navigating Change: The New Faces of Palm Beach County School Board

Navigating Change: The New Faces of Palm Beach County School Board

Tori Scaglione, Staff Writer March 6, 2025

Palm Beach County school district is the tenth largest school district in the nation and fifth largest in Florida. Nearly 172,000 students are enrolled in 234 schools, and approximately 22,800 people are...

The Admin Team at Olympic Heights: 
Bryan Lejeune, Sarah Riley, Joseph Leaming, Sara Borah, Kelly Mills Burke, Amy Denny, Hal Videtto, Nicki Spears, Frank D'annunzio

Meet the OH Administrators

Ethan Taines, Staff Writer February 25, 2025

The Admin Team at Olympic Heights is one of the best in Boca.  This hardworking group collaborates to ensure students enter a safe and clean and orderly campus daily. While most of the long-time administrators...

Olympic Heights is the latest school to join the No Place for Hate movement. 

Photo Cred: https://www.noplaceforhate.org/

Olympic Heights Joins “No Place for Hate” Movement to Foster Inclusivity and Allyship

Amelia Welch, Co-Features Editor February 20, 2025

Introducing the No Place for Hate Program Olympic Heights has recently joined the No Place for Hate program, a student-led initiative that was created by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The ADL is...

Erica Cheva, engineering teacher at Olympic Heights

Fostering a Caring Environment for Student Success in Engineering

Jacob Yaciuk, Staff Writer January 23, 2025

Whether it is building balsa wood gliders, assembling water-powered generators, or repurposing cardboard into chairs, everyday students learn a new skill set in Erica Cheva’s engineering classes.  An...

The competitive OH Debate Team

Word Warriors: How Debate Can Bolster Students’ Confidence

Ethan Taines, Staff Writer January 16, 2025

Debate is a battle of brains and wits and is highly competitive; it is one of the most popular electives at Olympic Heights, though not too long ago, it was not even offered as an option to students....

SWAT is Florida’s statewide youth organization working to mobilize, educate and equip Florida youth to revolt against and de-glamorize the tobacco industry. SWAT is a united movement of empowered youth working towards a tobacco free future.

Students Working Against Tobacco

Alexandra Ciliberti, Staff Writer January 14, 2025

About 1.63 million students vape in the United States, according to the CDC, which no doubt creates problems in school. According to the most recent data available, the Palm Beach County School District...

The design of the entrance to Lotus Edge, Boca's newest G.L. Homes neighborhood.
Photo credit: https://www.glhomes.com/lotus-edge/

Is the G.L. Homes Expansion Worth It?

Tori Scaglione, Staff Writer December 2, 2024

Boca Raton is popularly known for its luxurious neighborhoods: The Bridges, Seven Bridges, and Valencia, to name a few.  These modernized homes include a variety of amenities consisting of swimming pools,...

The Florida Department of Education determines the grade of each school using a variety of data including, state/EOC test scores, yearly student improvement on state/EOC tests, graduation rate, and the number of students taking and passing college-level classes (AICE, AP, IB, dual enrollment).

Olympic Heights Regains Its “A” Status

Jacob Yaciuk, Staff Writer November 19, 2024

The Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) announced the annual school ratings in August 2024, and Olympic Heights High School has regained its “A” school status. This comes after last year when the...

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