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  • 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

A great time was had by all at the third annual Olympic Heights Buddy Bash.

Buddy Bash 2019 Photo Gallery

February 20, 2019

The Third Annual Olympic Heights Buddy Bash benefiting the Best Buddies International organization was a rousing success on Friday, Feb. 15.  Over 750 OH students participated in the event which featured...

Coral Sky Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach will host several touring musical acts this summer.

Summer 2018 Brings a Plethora of Big Name Musical Acts to South Florida

Lauren Shapiro, Managing Editor June 1, 2018

As sure as there are to be lazy beach days and afternoon thunderstorms, South Florida summers also promise a steady stream of premier musical acts hitting the various venues offering a wide variety of...

Dwayne Wade makes his return to Miami Heat after the Cleveland Cavaliers traded him to Miami for a draft pick.

The Winners and Losers of the NBA Trading Deadline

Andrew Kaye, Sports Editor February 19, 2018

The NBA trade deadline of Feb. 8, slowly crept up without much activity of note other than the deal that sent Blake Griffin from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Detroit Pistons on Jan. 29. Then, on the...

The Olympic Heights Boys  JV Basketball Team pose with their second place trophy  from the Park Vista Holiday Tournament.

Lions Boys Basketball Teams Look for Strong Finish

Andrew Kaye, Sports Editor January 16, 2018

*This story, originally posted on Jan. 16,  has been updated to include the results of the Boys Varsity game of Jan. 16 vs. West Boca. The Olympic Heights Boys Varsity and Junior Varsity Basketball...

Olympic Heights defensive end, with defensive coordinator Coach Bee Alfred at the OH 2017 senior night game, was named to the Sun-Sentinel All-County first team. Bruno will play his college ball at Yale University next season.

12 Olympic Heights Athletes Named to Sun-Sentinel Fall All-County Teams

December 24, 2017

The Olympic Heights football team had nine players named to the Sun-Sentinel’s 2017 All-County Team including defense end Sebastian Bruno and wide receiver Michael Ippolito who were both named to the...

2017 Homecoming Queen Amy Nguyen and King Phillip Jacobs

All Hail 2017 Homecoming Royalty: Queen Amy Nguyen and King Phillip Jackson

October 21, 2017

THE OLYMPIC HEIGHTS 2017 HOMECOMING COURT:   Homecoming Queen: AMY NGUYEN Homecoming King: PHILLIP JACKSON   Princess: ALANA LEWIS Prince: ROSS COHEN   Duchess: LINDSEY...

Miami Dolphins second round draft pick and projected starting middle linebacker Raekwon McMillan is helped off the field after tearing his ACL on the opening kickoff of the first game of the 2017 pre-season. He is out for the season.

Growing Number of Injuries Calls for an End to the NFL Pre-season Games

Cole Smith August 23, 2017

The National Football League’s (NFL) preseason games span four weeks and gives each organization time to warm up their starters before the beginning of the regular season, see how the back-up players...

Earthquake Devastates Central Italy

Earthquake Devastates Central Italy

Jack Berenzweig, Staff Writer August 27, 2016

The death toll has reached up to 291. On Aug. 23, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake brought devastation to mountainous central Italy. The damages from the disaster have already reached into the billions of dollars...

LAURENCE KOSOY WINS WRESTLING STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!

LAURENCE KOSOY WINS WRESTLING STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!

March 5, 2016

Olympic Heights senior Laurence Kosoy won the Class 2A State Championship in the 170 pound weight class by pinning Jon Shoen of Middleburg at the 5:02 mark of the championship match, Saturday evening,...

U.S. Congressman Ted Deutch (second from left) presented Olympic Heights Engineering Academy students Jared Spector (far left) and Kaylee Cunningham (third from left) with Congressional Commendations for winning a computer application design competition. Engineering teacher Ms. Nimmi (far right) was on hand for the presentation.

OH’s Jared Spector and Kaylee Cunningham Win Congressional App Challenge

February 27, 2016

Olympic Heights Engineering Academy students senior Jared Spector and sophomore Kaylee Cunningham were named the winners of the Congressional App Challenge for Florida’s 21st Congressional District which...

Design engineer Sahanan Yogarasas rendition of what the iPhone 7 may look like.

Rumored Changes to iPhone 7 Causing Uproar

Julianna Marciante, Staff Writer January 28, 2016

If Apple follows its pre-established patterns, then it is safe for us to assume that there will be a new iPhone release to look forward to around September of this year. It is likely that the iPhone...

Netflixs Jessica Jones and Amazon Primes The Man in the High Castle an Excellent Find

Netflix’s “Jessica Jones” and Amazon Prime’s “The Man in the High Castle” an Excellent Find

Cameron Medina, Staff Writer January 10, 2016

Television streaming services have become the norm these days for getting a daily dose of entertainment from the silver screen. Now, one is more likely to see a couple browsing Netflix in the comfort of...

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