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The Torch

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

Will TikTok Be Banned?

Will TikTok Be Banned?

Lily Ginder, Staff Writer May 23, 2024

Everyone who reads this has undoubtedly heard of TikTok, a well-known social media software that lets users record, view, and share 15-second films using webcams or mobile devices. It was established in...

A Review of “The Tortured Poets Department”

A Review of “The Tortured Poets Department”

Ellie Leibman, Staff Writer May 22, 2024

The Tortured Poets Department (TTPD) is Taylor Swift's eleventh studio album. It has been in the works shortly after her 2022 album, Midnights, was released. Swift’s usual co-writers, Jack Antonoff and...

Junior Joey Dannunzio walks through the metal detector on his way to class.

Olympic Heights Airport Security

Isabelle Dimant, Staff Writer May 21, 2024

The newest and arguably most controversial addition to Olympic Heights is our brand new metal detectors. Every morning, every student needs to take their laptop or chromebook out of their backpacks, scan...

The Summer of a Lifetime: Self Care, School Prep, and Endless Beach Days

The Summer of a Lifetime: Self Care, School Prep, and Endless Beach Days

Madison LeMaster, Editor-in-Chief May 16, 2024

Whether you are spending your summer tanning on the beach, traveling around the world, or enrolling in courses to prepare for the upcoming school year, make the summer of 2024 a time to remember.  To...

College Life Ahead!

College Life Ahead!

Sophia Dorris, Social Media Editor May 8, 2024

As the school year comes to an end, the Class of 2024 finds themselves moving on and embracing a future full of endless possibilities; however, with that future comes new responsibilities. Almost half...

OH Varsity Wrestling Team

Olympic Heights Wrestling Team

Jack Nomberg and Amelia Welch May 6, 2024

For the past decade and a half, Olympic Heights High School has been molding a wrestling program full of perseverance, strength, and motivation among athletes. The program was established by Mr. Frank...

Beyoncés Country Album: Cowboy Carter

Beyoncé’s Country Album: Cowboy Carter

Isabella Conrado and Amanda DiTomasso April 30, 2024

On March 29th, Beyoncé released her highly anticipated country album, Cowboy Carter. In less than one week, Beyoncé bounced to the top of the Billboard Top Country Album charts.  With her previous...

Signing Day 2024

Signing Day 2024

April 24, 2024

Six OH athletes were in attendance today to sign a letter of intent to play a collegiate sport, and a total of 8 sports players are advancing from high school to compete at the college level.   Sofia...

Efforts To Help Students Get the AICE Diploma

Efforts To Help Students Get the AICE Diploma

Lily Ginder, Staff Writer April 22, 2024

As the end of the school year approaches, students will need to start deciding their future schedule.  AICE, which stands for Advanced International Certificate of Education, is a set of  college-level...

Making a Racket: Olympic Heights Offers Pickleball Courts

Making a Racket: Olympic Heights Offers Pickleball Courts

Amelia Welch, Feature editor April 18, 2024

Pickleball has been around since 1965 and has been growing in popularity ever since. This sport combines badminton, tennis, and table tennis all into one sport. Paddles are used in the sport, and they...

Downtown Boca Raton

Bored in Boca?

Isabelle Dimant, Staff Writer April 16, 2024

The weekend has finally come; you and your friends are all excited to do something - but what even is there to do around Boca?  Arguably the most popular weekend location is the Town Center Mall....

Social Media Age Limit: Should It Be Increased?

Social Media Age Limit: Should It Be Increased?

Ellie Leibman, Staff writer April 12, 2024

Just last month on Sunday, March 25th, Governor Ron DeSantis passed a law to increase the age limit for social media platforms to sixteen instead of its current limit of thirteen. Upon its first mention,...

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