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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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Robert Pattinson is The Batman in the stunning Matt Reeves directed film.

The Batman is the best of the Caped Crusader films

Nicholas Tramazzo, Entertainment Editor April 1, 2022

The Batman is what some might consider to be a “work of art.” Almost every aspect of the film is perfect, and the movie most definitely compensates for its extensive runtime.  Olympic Heights senior...

Cobra Kai season 4 should please the Netflixs series fanbase

Cobra Kai season 4 should please the Netflix’s series fanbase

Jack Nomberg, Staff Writer February 18, 2022

The number one most-watched show on Netflix is Cobra Kai, which released season four on Dec. 31, 2021. Over 73 million households spend over a whopping 120 million hours watching Cobra Kai in one week.  Season...

The cast of the Olympic Heights Theatre Departments production of the musical-comedy 9 to 5.

OH Theatre Dept. dazzles with musical-comedy 9 to 5

Brooke Smurlick & Eva Woods, Staff Writers February 16, 2022

It was an eventful Valentine's Day weekend for the Olympic Heights Theatre Department as it staged four performances of the musical-comedy 9 to 5, under the direction of Performing & Fine Arts Department...

Ghostface is back in the 2022 Scream requel of the 1996 original.

2022’s Scream “requel” closely mirrors the 1996 original

Nicholas Tramazzo, Entertainment Editor February 4, 2022

As of late, many horror franchises have released or announced “requels”: a sequel to the original film that ignores all of the previous sequels. The latest of that bunch is the release of Scream, a...

The Weeknds latest album, Dawn FM, will not disappoint his fans.

The Weeknd’s Dawn FM a fan pleaser, despite its flaws

Sachin Moosai, Staff Writer February 2, 2022

The Weeknd recently dropped his latest album, Dawn FM, 16 songs with features from Tyler, the Creator and Lil Wayne. The album also features narration from actor Jim Carrey. The Weeknd describes his album...

In Spiderman: No Way Home, viewers are treated to the three incarnations of Spiderman (from left): Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland.

Spiderman: No Way Home the best Marvel film to date

Nicholas Tramazzo, Entertainment Editor December 31, 2021

Spider-Man: No Way Home has fans swinging out of their seats, screaming and crying, and leaving even more excited than they were when the film’s first trailer was dropped. Fans agree that there may be...

Archie Yates plays Max Mercer in Disneys disappointing Home Sweet Home Alone, the latest entry in the Home Alone series.

Looking for a new Christmas movie? Home Sweet Home Alone is not it, doing a great disservice to the original

Eva Woods, Staff Writer December 24, 2021

Home Alone is one of the most well-known and best-loved Christmas movies; therefore, when Disney decided to produce Home Sweet Home Alone, directed by Dan Mazer, people were skeptical about whether or...

Something for Thee Hotties showcases Megan Thee Stallions  talent for unapologetic, hard rap lyrics along with unique beats.

Megan Thee Stallion’s Something for Thee Hotties features freestyles and unique beats which are sure to satisfy fans

Sachin Moosai, Staff Writer December 10, 2021

Megan Thee Stallion released her most recent album Something for Thee Hotties on Oct. 29. Megan Thee Stallion is known for her feature on “WAP” by Cardi B; however, she proved herself as more than...

Pen Badgley plays the enigmatic Joe Goldberg in the popular Netflix series You.

Netflix’s third season of popular series You shifts track as Goldberg looks to become the father he never had

Martand Agarwal, Features Editor December 4, 2021

Lee Toland Krieger released the first season of his Netflix thriller series You in 2018. Viewers went crazy over the show, hence the high demand for additional seasons. The show’s producers were not...

The $165 million dollar Dune has been met with mixed reviews.

Latest Dune film, despite stunning visuals, becomes tedious

Brooke Smurlick, Staff Writer December 2, 2021

The latest film version of Dune was released in October and since then has received mixed reviews. For many lovers of this classic sci-fi adventure based on the 1965 Frank Herbert book, the movie does...

MONTERO, which reveals the inner Lil Nas X, is an album of the year contender.

MONTERO a great display of the multi-faceted Lil Nas X

Sachin Moosai, Staff Writer November 26, 2021

Lil Nas X dropped his album, MONTERO, on Sep. 17. His previous album, titled 7 came out on June 21, 2019, so this latest album has been long anticipated by fans. Lil Nas X is known for being able to perform...

A confusing timeline is just one of the several failings of Marvels Eternals.

Marvel’s flawed Eternals does not live up to the hype

Nicholas Tramazzo, Entertainment Editor November 23, 2021

Eternals is the most recent film in the Marvel franchise to hit the market. It was released on Nov. 5, and has received more negative attention than positive attention. The film brought something new to...

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