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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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Olympic Heights social studies teacher Mr. Carlos Ramon, seen here teaching his fourth period class, was happy to return to campus to interact with students and other faculty in person.

Teachers have differing perspectives on the return to campus

Halli Arthur, Staff Writer November 10, 2020

Coming to school amidst a pandemic that has complicated the lives of many is a tough choice to make. Even with Covid-19 positive tests results on the rise again in most every state, including Florida,...

Lions wide receiver KAmeronn Joseph  (in white at the 22-yard line) gets ready to haul in a pass from quarterback Karvon Wright for a 48-yard gain in the Lions opening drive against Spanish River on Oct. 31.

Lions football off to 1-1 start in pandemic shortened season

November 8, 2020

An Olympic Heights defense that dominated Spanish River on Saturday, Oct. 31 in the season opener of the pandemic-shortened 2020 high school football season was no match for Boca Raton High on Friday,...

OH theatre students present a virtual large group musical number, and it’s “Supercalifragilisticexpialadocious”

November 6, 2020

Broadway might be dark, but Olympic Heights Theatre is still going strong! The OH theatre students really miss performing for a live audience, but still, they have been working on the Large Group Musical...

Jimmy Butler (#22) and Bam Adebayo (#13) spearheaded the Miami Heat drive to the NBA championship finals.

The Miami Heat’s improbable road to the NBA finals

Brayden Schultz, Staff Writer November 6, 2020

Since 2014, the Miami Heat have been a symbol of mediocrity in the NBA, having only two playoff appearances and no season with a win percentage over .600 before this season. With LeBron James leaving for...

Even those too young to vote have other ways of having their voices heard.

Too young to vote? You can still have your voice heard

Sachin Moosai, Staff Writer November 2, 2020

With Election Day coming up on Nov. 3, many students have been politically active while others have chosen to not share their political opinion. While some students are eligible to vote, the many others...

Generation Z is having an impact in the political arena in a manner unseen by young people since the 1960s.

Generation Z’s rising political activism could influence 2020 presidential election in Biden’s favor

Alexis Rejouis, opinions/managing editor, & Zoe Siegel, staff writer October 29, 2020

There are plenty of conversations around the impact Generation Z - generally defined as being made up by those born between the mid-1990s and the early 2010s - will have on America’s future, especially...

Spending Halloween night with Michael Myers from the 1978 film Halloween is a perfect way to scare off the pandemic blues.

Has coronavirus ruined your trick-or-treating plans? Settle in for the night with these classic Halloween movies

Lauren Albano, Staff Writer October 28, 2020

Halloween is just days away , and students at Olympic Heights are feeling the fear. While the fun costumes and trick-or-treating is the way to go for some, others find it more appealing to curl up with...

Olympic Heights various clubs are working to serve the community despite the obstacles of COVID-19

Olympic Heights various clubs are working to serve the community despite the obstacles of COVID-19

Emily Nomberg, Staff Writer October 23, 2020

Olympic Heights offers countless opportunities for students to get involved; one of the most popular being clubs. With over 80 percent of the OH student body still in distance learning mode and not physically...

Apples iOS 14 offers users a wide variety of new features

Apple’s iOS 14 offers users a wide variety of new features

Zoe Siegel, Staff Writer October 22, 2020

In June 2020, Apple created the latest version of its iOS operating system, iOS 14, which was released on Sept. 16. This update is probably one of Apple's best iOS updates since the iOS 7 in the fall 2013,...

Mr. Seth Alpers fourth period AICE Psychology class has one of Olympic Heights highest in-person attendance rates with 14 students on Oct. 20.

School District requires a binding decision on in-person or virtual instruction for the remainder of the first semester

Lauren Albano, Staff Writer October 20, 2020

Students and parents at Olympic Heights and across the school district have made their final selections for how they will be attending school for the remainder of the first semester. The “Make Your Choice...

Torch hits on six of 10 XXL Freshman Class of 2020 predictions; entire class is more than worthy

Torch hits on six of 10 XXL Freshman Class of 2020 predictions; entire class is more than worthy

Matthew Nebenzahl, Editor-In-Chief October 19, 2020

Back in August of 2020, XXL magazine announced their Freshman Class for this year. Annually, ten artists are selected to the lineup whom voters feel are rising stars in the rap industry. Earlier this year,...

Volunteers at Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control celebrate in front of empty kennels after every dog was adopted.

Empty animal shelters one positive side effect of Covid-19

Eva Woods, Staff Writer October 18, 2020

Quarantine kitties and pandemic puppies. While the coronavirus pandemic has brought many hardships to the community, it has had some positive effects as well. One of those positive side effects has been...

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