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Congrats to Seniors girls soccer players Ava Finnerty, Ava Vecchio and Sienna Higgott for being selected to the State Senior All Star Team being held in Lakeland Florida
WPBF's January Scholar Athlete of the Month: Alexa Araya
Non-Instructional Employee of the Month: Francismeire De Moraes
Teacher of the Month: Nicholas Downer
Para of the Month: Marelis Tejada de Matos & Valentina Tamayo Rodriguez
Custodial Staff Members of the Month: Nerlande Jean-Baptiste & Reina Rodriguez De Blanco
Students of the Month 12th grade: Jasmine Jairala, Catherine Hudicourt, Jean Mauricio Moreira Da Silva, Jacob Sheriden, Alaina Ulanowicz
Students of the Month 11th grade: Jayden Arias, Nate Moraes, Mellanie Ramos, Tori Scaglione, Hillary Toussaint
Students of the Month 10th grade: Christian Chiaverini, Guilherme Martins de Oliveira - Inclusive Ronaldo Silva, Avery Tun, Sviatoslava Weiss
Students of the Month 9th grade: Kai Lopez, Ana Clara Pereira, Iaroslav Rozum, Soleil Smith, Beril Yurekli

All content by Zoe Siegel

Jewish Student Union reaching out to Ukrainian refugees

Zoe Siegel, Social Media Editor
May 5, 2022

Olympic Heights class of 2022 enjoying senior activities in a return to normalcy after COVID-19 restrictions lifted

Zoe Siegel, Social Media Editor
April 26, 2022

Scientists predict that an expected massive black holes collision puts Earth at risk…10,000 years from now

Zoe Siegel, Social Media Editor
April 12, 2022

Joe Gatto’s departure to leave a hole in Impractical Jokers

Zoe Siegel, Social Media Editor
February 22, 2022

OPINION: Antisemitism must stop being normalized as growing trend of hate incidents hits too close to home

Zoe Siegel, Social Media Editor
December 23, 2021

Elephant populations endangered due to tusk poaching

Zoe Siegel, Social Media Editor
December 5, 2021

Since film release of smash Broadway play Dear Evan Hansen, the argument continues over which version is better

Zoe Siegel, Social Media Editor
November 21, 2021

OH’s Homecoming neon theme bound to brighten things up

Zoe Siegel, Social Media Editor
September 29, 2021

Haiti earthquake recovery hampered by political turmoil

Zoe Siegel, Social Media Editor
September 4, 2021

How legitimate is astrology? It’s all in the stars

Zoe Siegel, Staff Writer
June 18, 2021

Krispy Kreme, other businesses offering vax incentives

Zoe Siegel, Staff Writer
June 7, 2021

Celebrity cosmetics lines look to emphasize individuality

Zoe Siegel, Staff Writer
May 27, 2021

TikTok’s BookTok leads to an increased interest in reading

Zoe Siegel, Staff Writer
May 13, 2021

Netflix series Bridgerton captures the fancy of millions, including that of the OH students and staff

Zoe Siegel, Staff Writer
April 10, 2021

OH tennis teams take to court amid pandemic protocols

Zoe Siegel, Staff Writer
March 4, 2021

OH students make 2021 New Year’s resolutions

Zoe Siegel, Staff Writer
December 31, 2020

The Torch’s Top 10 Christmas Movies

Zoe Siegel, Staff Writer
December 21, 2020

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

Zoe Siegel, Staff Writer
October 22, 2020

Series to binge for those keeping quarantine during Phase 2

Zoe Siegel, Staff Writer
September 21, 2020

Amazon employees don’t feel that the company is doing enough to keep them safe from coronavirus

Zoe Siegel, Staff Writer
May 22, 2020

Are Google and Amazon eavesdropping? Yes. Yes, they are.

Zoe Siegel, Staff Writer
April 28, 2020

Quarantining brings unintended benefit: a cleaner planet

Zoe Siegel, Staff Writer
April 17, 2020

Australia’s bush fires will have long term health and environmental consequences

Zoe Siegel, Staff Writer
January 21, 2020

Most teenagers are not big fans of Life360 app

Zoe Siegel, Staff Writer
December 19, 2019

Heights cheerleaders win UCA Regional Championship

Zoe Siegel, Staff Writer
December 11, 2019

Pop culture summer recap to get you caught up with the tea

Zoe Siegel, Staff Writer
August 25, 2019

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