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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

Ignorance may be the toughest part of battling COVID-19

Ignorance may be the toughest part of battling COVID-19

Halli Arthur, Staff Writer January 24, 2021

There is an extensive list of issues that have divided the country in views, from politics to football and so much more; however, it is unexpected to see the validity and existence of a pandemic virus...

Demon Slayer Season 1 will be coming to Netflix on January 22, and hopefully the other seasons will follow.

January gets 2021 off to a great start for anime fans

Nicholas Tramazzo, Staff Writer January 19, 2021

One of the most exciting parts about watching anime is that there are so many shows to watch and new shows just keep coming out! New animes and new seasons come out every month, and sometimes it is hard...

Drew Brees and Tom Brady meet for the third time this season in Sunday nights NFC Divisional Playoff game. Brees and the Saints won the first two meetings, and The Torch predicts a three-game sweep.

The Torch’s Bold NFL Divisional Round Playoff Predictions: Look for Shocking Saturday and Shootout Sunday

Brayden Schultz, Staff Writer January 16, 2021

The NFL called this year’s Wild Card round a “Super Wild Card Weekend” because due to the new playoff rules, there were six games instead of the usual four, and man, did it live up to its name! We...

Security will be heightened for the Jan. 20 inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States. He is pictured here with his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, at his 2013 inauguration for his second term as vice-president.

Washington D.C. and state capitals on high alert for inauguration day on the heels of Capitol Building assault

Lauren Albano, Staff Writer January 15, 2021

With Inauguration Day around the corner, outgoing president Donald Trump still struggles to accept defeat. As he watches the construction in his backyard of the stage on which his opponent, Joe Biden,...

FIFA video game points and packing players can become very costly; made illegal in some countries

FIFA video game points and “packing” players can become very costly; made illegal in some countries

Christopher Santos, Staff Writer January 14, 2021

In the FIFA soccer video game community, FIFA points have been a controversial topic for some time now. Users, both young and old, spend hundreds of dollars to obtain FIFA points in order to be able to...

OPINION: Trump and his enablers must be held accountable for the insurrection they incited

OPINION: Trump and his enablers must be held accountable for the insurrection they incited

Alexis Rejouis, Opinions/Managing Editor January 13, 2021

The date January 6, 2021, will go down as one of the most regrettable in American history. This is not because of foreign conflict or the beginnings of a new war, but the abhorrent behavior of soon-to-be...

Tom Brady will be playing in his record-setting 42nd playoff game on Saturday, but it will be his first not as a New England Patriot and his first on a wild card team.

The Torch’s NFL Playoffs Wild Card Weekend Predictions: Expect the favorites all to move on

Brayden Schultz, Staff Writer January 9, 2021

The NFL regular season has quickly come and gone, and the annual winter football tournament known as the NFL Playoffs is finally upon us, this year with an extra team in each conference. With seven teams...

Many have questioned outgoing president Donald Trumps pardons of his political cronies, such as that of his former national security adviser Michael Flynn (right).

Trump’s controversial use of the presidential pardon raises questions: one being, “Will he pardon himself?”

Lauren Albano, Staff Writer January 5, 2021

The 2020 presidential election did not turn out in favor of the current but outgoing president, Donald Trump. On December 14, the Electoral College electors affirmed Joe Biden as the president-elect and...

WandaVision will be the first Marvel Comics Universe show from Disney+. premiering on January 15.

2021 to offer a return to normalcy in TV and film industry

Eva Woods, Staff Writer January 3, 2021

With reported COVID-19 cases decreasing in number in many parts of the country and the vaccine being slowly rolled out, Hollywood has begun its reboot. With strict COVID-19 protocols in place to protect...

OH students make 2021 New Years resolutions

OH students make 2021 New Year’s resolutions

Zoe Siegel, Staff Writer December 31, 2020

Everyone is certainly aware that 2020 has impacted our lives mainly in negative ways. Ten months have gone by rather quickly since the beginning of quarantine, which officially started on March 13.  The...

After the release of Lil Pumps Gucci Gang, Gucci sales nearly doubled at the beginning of 2018 with 55 percent of sales coming from consumers under 35 years old.

Rappers becoming major players in the fashion game

Pedro Lagoeiro, Staff Writer December 30, 2020

From commercials to Instagram posts, this new generation of rappers loves to show off their style and fashion. Due to their high amount of followers and fans, who happen to be mostly between the ages of...

Lil Uzi Verts Eternal Atake is easily one of the best hip-hop album releases of 2020.

The Torch’s top 20 hip-hop albums of 2020 illustrate the genre’s growing range of talent and portend a promising 2021

Matthew Nebenzahl, Editor-In-Chief December 28, 2020

Overall, 2020 has been a crazy year. From World War III rumors in January to COVID-19 occupying practically the whole year, life hasn’t been easy for many, and many of our favorite pastimes, such as...

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