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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

No, thats not New Years Eve confetti streamers covering the southeast United States. Its the tracks of the 30 named storms of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.

2020 hurricane season was the most active ever with a record 30 named storms with 12 making U.S. landfall

Jessica Abramsky, News Editor December 22, 2020

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, which came to a close on Nov. 30, featured a record-breaking 30 named storms, 12 of which made landfall in the continental United States. It was also the most active...

COVID-19 vaccine greeted with appreciation and skepticism

COVID-19 vaccine greeted with appreciation and skepticism

Jessica Abramsky, News Editor December 18, 2020

The COVID-19 vaccine has been extremely anticipated due to the prolonged outbreak, and many people are looking forward to being able to receive the vaccine. However, others are weary of the vaccine due...

The Olympic Heights DECA Club, made up of students in the Hospitality & Tourism Academy, have a club meeting via a Google Meet.

OH Hospitality & Tourism Academy prepares students for careers in the industry while offering hands-on experience

Danielle Anglin, Staff Writer December 17, 2020

At Olympic Heights Community High School, the Hospitality & Tourism Academy is busy preparing students for careers in the hospitality industry, which encompasses careers in travel and tourism, lodging,...

Many people took to the streets during the summer and up to the 2020 presidential election in protest of systemic racism in law enforcement agencies.

“Defund the Police” rhetoric serving as an obstacle to the cause of addressing systemic racism in law enforcement

Sachin Moosai, Staff Writer December 3, 2020

Over the summer and leading into the 2020 presidential election, policing in America became a controversial issue with many believing that the police agencies across the country suffer from varying degrees...

Olympic Heights Best Buddies club members Emily Nomberg (left) and Ben-tzion Bentzy Stein (right) at a pre-COVID-19 club get-together last school year.

OH Best Buddies Club is about making a difference and forming meaningful and lasting relationships

Mason Silverstein, Staff Writer December 2, 2020

Olympic Heights High School has a wide variety of clubs that people are able to join. One of the more popular is known as Best Buddies, a club which has had a major positive impact on our high school.  The...

New York Congressperson Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (left) and former South Bend, Indiana, mayor Pete Buttigieg (right) are among the newer, more vibrant crop of politicians that are getting younger people more involved in politics.

Younger voters enthused by the younger crop of politicians

Lauren Albano, Staff Writer December 1, 2020

The 2020 presidential election was unlike any other. More young Americans than ever voted, and even those who were too young to vote got involved on social media. Voter turnout skyrocketed this year, and...

A potential Covid-detecting dog goes through a trial run. It may not be long before such dogs are utilized at airports and other heavily-trafficked sites.

Covid-sniffing dogs to the rescue?

Eva Woods, Staff Writer November 25, 2020

Dogs are some of the earth's most amazing creatures for many reasons, but perhaps most remarkably, their sense of smell is over 10,000 times stronger than a humans. Over the years we have found that they...

The vast majority of teenagers get their news through social media platforms which can lead to the spread of misinformation.

Teens more susceptible to coronavirus misinformation

Jessica Abramsky, News Editor November 23, 2020

New research shows that Americans 25 years old and younger are more likely to believe misinformation surrounding the coronavirus. Some have attributed this to the fact that the human brain is not fully...

The Olympic Heights debate team as it readies for a virtual competition on Saturday, Nov. 14.

OH debate team has grown into a county powerhouse

Brayden Schultz, Staff Writer November 16, 2020

Since it is not an athletic sport, the academic competition of debate is often overlooked by the student body in favor of the flashier football or basketball teams, but make no mistake, the Olympic Heights...

President Donald Trump exits Marine One helicopter to enter Walter Reed Hospital after testing positive for Covid-19.

Doubts surrounding President Trump’s positive Covid-19 test a sign of these strange political times

Danielle Anglin, Staff Writer November 15, 2020

Last month, it was announced that President Donald Trump tested positive for Covid-19. The announcement received a great deal of press coverage, leading to numerous conspiracy theories. One of the most...

The Regal Shadowood in western unicorporated Boca Raton has been shut down as a result of Covid-19.

The movie theater experience falls victim to the pandemic as local Regal Shadowood closing indicates

Nicholas Tramazzo, Staff Writer November 12, 2020

With the lockdown for the Covid-19 pandemic, most movie theaters across the country have been shut down. As a result, most every movie’s release has been delayed or has been released through streaming...

Olympic Heights social studies teacher Mr. Carlos Ramon, seen here teaching his fourth period class, was happy to return to campus to interact with students and other faculty in person.

Teachers have differing perspectives on the return to campus

Halli Arthur, Staff Writer November 10, 2020

Coming to school amidst a pandemic that has complicated the lives of many is a tough choice to make. Even with Covid-19 positive tests results on the rise again in most every state, including Florida,...

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