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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

Olympic Heights theater troupe 4992 Addams Family cast photo

Addams Family Adieu

Fia Dorris, Social Media Editor March 4, 2024

  Olympic Heights theater troupe 4992 bids adieu to its final performance of the 2023-2024 school year. Early this month the school’s theater troupe successfully performed a production of The...

The 2022 FIFA World Cup, being played in Qatar, will kick off on Nov. 20 and run through Dec. 18.

The Torch’s 2022 FIFA World Cup preview

Pedro Lagoeiro, Co-Sports Editor November 20, 2022

The 2022 FIFA World Cup is finally here. After four long years of waiting, all eyes will be on Qatar Sunday morning when the host country takes on Ecuador at 11:00 a.m. eastern time in the opening game...

The Torch predicts that Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid will lead his team to the hoisting of the Stanley Cup while winning the Hart Trophy for himself in the process.

The Torch’s NHL Predictions: Edmonton to win Stanley Cup

Brayden Schultz, Co-Sports Editor November 11, 2022

Hockey fans UNITE! The NHL is back in full swing as the Colorado Avalanche look to defend their possession of Lord Stanley’s Cup after a long, blockbuster-filled offseason. Stars such as Johnny Gaudreau,...

SPORTS OPINION: College Football Playoffs expansion to 12 teams not the blessing in disguise many fans think it is

SPORTS OPINION: College Football Playoffs expansion to 12 teams not the blessing in disguise many fans think it is

Brayden Schultz, Co-Sports Editor October 17, 2022

The phrase “blessing in disguise” is thrown around pretty commonly in conversation, but “disaster in disguise” is far less prevalent. These are the words that can be used to describe the plan for...

Kanye West appeared on Fox News Tucker Carlson show doubling down on his recent anti-Semitic social media posts. Those comments on the Carlson show were edited out of the broadcast.

Kanye West’s recent antics and anti-Semitic remarks result in loss of business deals and fans questioning his sanity

Martand Agarwal, Staff Writer October 14, 2022

Famous rapper and Yeezy owner Kanye West has once again thrust himself into the spotlight with his controversial antics and remarks. This time, however, it could prove costly as powerhouse corporations...

Olympic Heights Students Speak up for Kids Club seeks to advocate for and assist voiceless foster care kids in distress

Olympic Heights Students Speak up for Kids Club seeks to advocate for and assist voiceless foster care kids in distress

Madison Lemaster, Staff Writer October 10, 2022

Each year, nearly one million children are abused or neglected in the foster care system – this being only a fraction of which is reported. In order to make a change, Students Speak Up for Kids, a student-led,...

Former child star Jeanette McCurdy (right) alleges abuse at the hands of her her mother Debbie McCurdy (left) in her recently released memoir  I’m Glad My Mom Died.

Former child star Jeanette McCurdy of iCarly fame details abuse she suffered at hands of her mother and “the creator”

Brooke Smurlick, Entertainment Editor September 20, 2022

Former child actor Jennette McCurdy released her first book detailing her experience growing up in show business. The shocking content of this tell-all memoir, controversially titled I’m Glad My Mom...

Lions were welcomed to the start of the 2022-23 school year with signage provided by the Olympic Heights PTO.

The Pride is back with the start of the 2022-23 school year; Principal Kelly Mills Burke’s welcome letter

August 18, 2022

We have had a great start to the FY23 school year! Students seem to be adjusting to being back to school. I would like to thank our amazing PTO for welcoming back our students with signage in front...

The Olympic Heights boys weightlifting team celebrate their Class 3A State Championship in the Snatch Competition.

OH SPORTS WRAP: Boys weightlifting win state title; two Special Olympians medal; athletic squads tops in academics

May 23, 2022

The Olympic Heights boys wrestling team won the Class 3A State Championship in the snatch event on April 21. The OH weightlifters edged out Navarre High School by one point for the title, 21-20, to win...

Sasha Romanenko (bottom right), a Ukrainian living in South Florida, shares his concerns over whats happening in his homeland.

Biden Administration introduces program welcoming 100,000 Ukrainian refugees into the United States

Lauren Albano, Managing & News/Opinion Editor May 11, 2022

The Biden administration is fulfilling President Joe Biden’s promise to welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees by launching a sponsorship program called “Uniting for Ukraine.” The program will...

Olympic Heights Marine JROTC Rifle Team medalists (left to right): Ana Insignares, Isabella Amador, Elsa De Leon , Valentina Insignares, and Italo Ramirez.

OH HAPPENINGS: JROTC Rifle Team shoots straight at competition; DECA sends nine qualifiers to states

February 4, 2022

).The Olympic Heights Marine JROTC Rifle Team placed first in the New Shooter Teams classification by 120 points and placed second in the Overall classification, only 27 points out of first place. The...

Protests sprung up across the country after President Joes Bidens mandatory COVID-19 vaccination  order.

NEWS ANALYSIS: While many praised President Joe Biden’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination order, many rose in protest

Lauren Albano, Managing & News/Opinions Editor October 20, 2021

President Joe Biden recently ordered the mandatory vaccination of many federal and private-sector companies that have over 100 employees. With the growing spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19 on the...

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