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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!
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OH Flag Football Trounces Oxbridge Academy 26-0

OH Flag Football Trounces Oxbridge Academy 26-0

March 6, 2019

Faith Krost caught two touchdown passes and added a punt return for touchdown to lead the Olympic Heights flag football team to a 26-0 rout of Oxbridge Academy in the Lions’ district play opener on Wednesday...

OH Flag Football Downs West Boca to Win Season Opener

OH Flag Football Downs West Boca to Win Season Opener

March 4, 2019

First year senior quarterback Alexis Durrance threw two second half touchdown passes to lead the Olympic Heights flag football team to a 12-0 win over the West Boca Bulls in the team’s season opening...

OH Baseball Mercy Rules PBL Rams in Season Opener

OH Baseball Mercy Rules PBL Rams in Season Opener

Jacob Tucker, Torch Contributor February 26, 2019

The Olympic Heights High School varsity baseball team got its 2019 season off to an impressive start with a 15-0 trouncing of the Palm Beach Lakes Rams on Monday night. The Lions could not have been more...

The Olympic Heights 2019 Varsity Baseball Team.

Heights Baseball Looks to Reap the Rewards of Hard Work in 2019 Season

Jacob Tucker, Torch Contributor February 21, 2019

When Coach Casey Beck took over the helm of the Olympic Heights baseball team four years ago, he had one goal in mind: build a winning program. Similar to most every coach at OH, he wanted to make his...

The 2019 Olympic Heights Varsity Softball Team

Heights Softball Trounces Atlantic 21-3 in Season Opener

February 20, 2019

Taking advantage of home runs by Kaitlyn Cunningham and Kelly Montilla, the Olympic Heights softball team won its 2019 season opener at Atlantic High, trouncing the Eagles 21-3 on Tuesday afternoon. Cunningham’s...

The Olympic Heights Girls Soccer Team took a little time to do some sightseeing when they traveled to Key West to play the Conchs the final weekend of Winter Break. OH beat Key West 2-1 in the match.

OH Girls Soccer Closes Out 15-Win Season; Readies for Potential Showdown with West Boca in District Tournament

Joshua Wolf, Staff Writer January 18, 2019

Coming into this year, Olympic Heights girls soccer coach Jim Cappello had very high expectations for his team, and as the team approaches next week’s district tournament, it would be an understatement...

OH Basketball Program's "Culture Change" Paying Immediate Dividends as Lions Off to Best Start in Years

OH Basketball Program’s “Culture Change” Paying Immediate Dividends as Lions Off to Best Start in Years

Joshua Wolf, Staff Writer December 20, 2018

One-third of the way through its season and heading into the Winter Break, the Olympic Heights boys basketball team, under the leadership of new head coach Keith Mackrey, is turning heads with its 4-4...

The OH girls soccer team has outscored opponents 29-0 over its first five games.

OH Girls Soccer Team Unbeaten After Five Games

November 29, 2018

The Olympic Heights varsity girls’ soccer team is off to perhaps its best start in recent memory with a 4-0-1 record over its first five games of the season. And even though the team won its first four...

Olympic Heights' Will Cunningham is setting the standard for future OH athletes to emulate.

Olympic Heights’ Will Cunningham Excelling on the Field, in the Weight Room, in the Classroom, and in Life

Razanne Saleh, Staff Writer October 21, 2018

Will Cunningham, an Olympic Heights weightlifter and varsity football player, is steadily making a name for himself as one of the best student athletes in the county. In this his senior year, he plans...

The Olympic Heights girls' volleyball team opens postseason play at Boynton Beach on Monday, Oct. 15.

Girls’ Volleyball, Boys’ and Girls’ Golf Begin Postseason Play

October 14, 2018

The Olympic Heights girls’ volleyball team and both the OH boys’ and girls’ golf teams will begin post season play Monday, October 15 in their respective district championship tournaments. The...

The Olympic Heights football team is now 3-1 after beating West Boca 13-3.

Lions Down West Boca 13-3 to Run Record to 3-1

September 16, 2018

Winning ugly. But winning. The Olympic Heights football team used two Connor Hone to Jack Coulson touchdown passes to beat West Boca 13-3 on Friday, Sept. 14, on the Bulls’ home field. What many...

Lions Football Team Falls 40-20 to Cardinal Newman

Lions Football Team Falls 40-20 to Cardinal Newman

September 9, 2018

After holding its opponents to a total of 13 points over the first two games of the 2018 campaign and posting a 2-0 record, the Olympic Heights football team met more than its match on Friday night as...

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