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  • 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

Originally scheduled Class of 2020 graduation ceremonies cancelled; school district to explore alternatives

Originally scheduled Class of 2020 graduation ceremonies cancelled; school district to explore alternatives

April 8, 2020

In a letter to the Class of 2020 posted yesterday, School District of Palm Beach County Superintendent Dr. Donald E. Fennoy announced that this year’s graduation ceremonies slated to be held at the South...

Easy steps to staying safe during coronavirus pandemic

Easy steps to staying safe during coronavirus pandemic

Halli Arthur, Staff Writer March 24, 2020

Coronavirus/COVID-19 is known and feared by people on every continent it has swept over. Societies have been informed on the proper means of prevention - social distancing, self quarantine, and isolation.  The...

College Board announces online AP course testing in response to coronavirus; no word on AICE testing yet

College Board announces online AP course testing in response to coronavirus; no word on AICE testing yet

Arielle Perry & Ashley Perry, Managing Editors March 20, 2020

Advanced Placement (AP) exams are undergoing a facelift this year. According to a March 20 College Board statement, as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, AP tests scheduled to be administered...

The Olympic Heights Marine Corp JROTC Marksmanship Team (from left: Kevin Chen, Sofie Sasso. Trenton Frangos, Julia arocha, and Nathalie Calderon, with instructor Master Sergeant Wayne Byron) placed second at the Superintendent’s Cup contest.

OH HAPPENINGS: Marine Corp JROTC shoots lights out at competition; Chinese program brings home superior rankings; Class of 2020 Top Ten announced

March 6, 2020

The Olympic Heights Marine Corp JROTC Marksmanship Team placed second at the Superintendent’s Cup at Jupiter High School competing against other Palm Beach County and Martin County Marksmanship Teams...

Ms. Lori Niemann (right) and Bentzy of the Olympic Heights Autistic Spectrum Disorder Unit sort through the paper recycling cartons to remove the un-recyclable items.  Then, ASD Unit paraprofessional Mr. Kiefer and Bentzy take the paper to the recycling bins behind the cafeteria.

As many communities struggle with recycling, Palm Beach County and Olympic Heights keep going strong

Marie Preuss, Editor-In-Chief February 28, 2020

Over the past year, headlines have frequently proclaimed the “death of recycling” in America. This disheartening forecast sparked concern that the things we put in recycling bins don’t actually get...

Olympic Heights Fine Arts Department to showcase talent in The Mane Event on Thursday, Feb. 27

Isabelle Eisenberg, Social Media Editor February 26, 2020

The Olympic Heights Fine Arts Department will be presenting The Mane Event, a collaborative showcase that features performances from Band, Chorus, and Theatre with insightful works of Art on display from...

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle are giving up their duties as members of the United Kingdoms royal family.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s decision to leave Royal Family shocks UK, Canada, and Royal Watchers worldwide

Halli Arthur, Staff Writer February 20, 2020

2020 has already brought forth numerous shocking events, and notably the exit of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry from the United Kingdom’s royal family has been nothing short of a notable event. In the...

Its gettin hot in here.

Olympic Heights Key Club joins climate change fight; here’s how you can join in

Alexis Rejouis, Staff Writer February 20, 2020

Last month featured Governor’s Week in the Key Club organization and the theme was “Generation Green.” Olympic Heights Key Club president C.J. Vyazmensky explained that Governor’s week was a district...

Second semester sports and clubs offer many opportunities for Olympic Heights students to become involved

Second semester sports and clubs offer many opportunities for Olympic Heights students to become involved

Emily Nomberg, Staff Writer February 5, 2020

Second semester marks the completion of half of the school year!  As we hit the second month of the second semester, it is important to look ahead to all of the memories that will be made in classes,...

Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were killed in a helicopter crash outside of Los Angeles Sunday.

NBA legend Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash

Matthew Nebenzahl, Entertainment Editor January 26, 2020

This story has been updated to reflect that there were nine individuals killed in the helicopter crash that took the lives of retired NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, not five...

OH Theatre Department Presents Little Shop of Horrors

Isabelle Eisenberg, Social Media Editor January 16, 2020

The Olympic Heights Theatre Department will be staging the deviously delicious Broadway sci-fi smash musical Little Shop of Horrors from Feb. 7 through Feb. 10. Howard Ashman and Alan Menken (Disney's...

Amazon rainforest deforestation is at its highest rate since 2008.

NEWS ANALYSIS: Brazil’s indifference to Amazon rainforest deforestation threatens global climate

Emily Nomberg, Staff Writer January 10, 2020

The rate of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest has reached its highest level since 2008. According to the National Public Radio, the deforestation rate has increased by almost 30 percent over the past...

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