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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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Republicans, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, openly heckled President Joe Biden during his Feb. 7 State of the Union Address.

EDITORIAL: Political incivility serves no purpose but to divide

Lauren Albano, Editor-In-Chief February 22, 2023

Ideological and political divides have drastically increased in recent years, and it is growing more and more difficult for Americans to reach a common ground both in the legislature and at the dinner...

Understanding whats driving the rising crime rate

Understanding what’s driving the rising crime rate

Jack Nomberg, Staff Writer February 21, 2023

Crime has always been a substantial problem in the United States, continuing to grow for many years even though one might assume that with increasing prevention and technology that the crime rate would...

Spotify Wrapped provides users with listening habits data

Spotify Wrapped provides users with listening habits data

Faith Abel, Staff Writer February 17, 2023

As 2022 came to a close, music streaming services - Spotify, in particular - took advantage of the app’s recorded data and algorithms from users. From this, the apps provided users with a summary of...

Color theory shades students perceptions of school subjects

Color theory shades students’ perceptions of school subjects

Sophia Dorris, Social Media Editor February 13, 2023

Since elementary school people have learned about color theory in one way or another. They have learned about the color wheel, primary and secondary colors, or the widely known acronym ROYGBV. Colors surround...

The cast of the Olympic Heights Theatre Departments production of Mamma Mia! Performances begin Friday, Feb. 10.

OH Theatre Dept. staging hit Broadway musical Mamma Mia!

Brooke Smurlick, Entertainment Editor February 9, 2023

Last year, the Olympic Heights Theatre department gave a smashing performance of the musical 9 to 5. This year, the musical theatre students are back at it with a new show that is sure to dazzle the audience....

Students in the Olympic Heights Early Childhood Teacher Academy work collaboratively on lesson plans for the on-campus Little Lions preschool program.

OH Early Childhood Teacher Academy offers a career path for students with a passion for working with young children

Eva Woods, Features Editor February 7, 2023

The Olympic Heights Early Childhood Teacher Academy (OHECTA) prepares students to become teachers of young children employing disciplines from various fields of study such as child psychology, social work,...

Technology in the classroom can be overwhelming for some

Technology in the classroom can be overwhelming for some

Faith Abel, Staff Writer February 1, 2023

When the average person thinks about technology, they envision something that is a huge part of everyday life. Over the years, technology has evolved immensely, and it’s almost impossible to go somewhere...

Angela Bassett (depicted bottom center) is nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for her portrayal of Queen Ramonda in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever awards season wins and nominations a fitting tribute to Chadwick Boseman

Sachin Moosai, News Editor January 30, 2023

Since the tragic passing of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman, the world has been waiting to see how one of his most prominent roles would be carried on. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, released this...

OH seniors Mollie (left) and Jessica and Stempler will be attending the University of Miami after graduation.

College-bound OH seniors looking forward to moving on

Mason Silverstein, Managing Editor January 24, 2023

With the start of the second semester of the 2022-23 school year, the senior class is now in the home stretch and looking forward to the graduation ceremony of May 23. One important aspect of that home...

Senior leaders on this seasons Olympic Heights basketball team are (from left): 6’2” guard Trent Sease, 6’7” forward Gyterson Louissaint, 6’3” guard Davids Yonko, and 6’1” guard Cameron Kranitz.

Olympic Heights basketball looks to close out season strong

Mason Silverstein, Managing Editor January 20, 2023

Olympic Heights head varsity boys basketball coach Keith Mackrey, by his own admission, has a “unique team” this season. Speaking of his team, currently 9-10 on the season, Mackrey comments, “We...

Brian Pulaski, an assistant coach at Olympic Heights from 2007 through 2010, returns to take the helm of a football program that went 1-9 last season and hasnt had a winning season since 2017.

Brian Pulaski returns to OH to take over football program

Brayden Schultz, Co-Sports Editor January 18, 2023

The Olympic Heights football program will begin yet another new era in 2023 with the hiring of familiar face Brian Pulaski as the next head football coach. Pulaski will be the Lions’ fifth head coach...

Children receive nutritional food items from the Palm Beach County Food Bank, one of several local organizations assisting families facing food insecurity.

Biden Administration unveils plan to address world hunger

Jack Nomberg, Staff Writer January 13, 2023

There are three universal standards a human needs to survive: food, water, and shelter. In our world today, an estimated 10% of the world’s population, nearly 800 million people, is not adequately nourished...

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