Olympic Heights Community High School

Olympic Heights Community High School
Olympic Heights Community High School
Address
	20101 Lyons Road; South Florida; Palm Beach County, Florida 33434; United States of America
Coordinates	26°22′43″N 80°11′13″W / 26.378544°N 80.186824°W
Information
School type	Public, high school
Established	1991
School district	Palm Beach County School District
Authority	Kelly Burke
School number	2181
Teaching staff	114.00 (FTE)
Grades	9-12
Number of students	2,307 (2019-20)
Student to teacher ratio	20.24
Mascot	Lion
Team name	Lions
Rival	West Boca Raton Bulls, Spanish River Sharks
Newspaper	The Torch
Website	ohhs.palmbeachschools.org/school_info

Olympic Heights Community High School is a public high school located at 20101 Lyons Road, known for, serving west Boca Raton, parts of Boynton Beach and parts of Delray Beach as part of the School District of Palm Beach County, Florida.

Academies

Olympic Heights offers a number of "academies," or specializations within the school itself. These academies are early childhood and teacher education, engineering and technology (Project Lead The Way), hospitality and tourism, and finance and resort management. There are also two in-house academies: culinary and fashion design.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

As of the 2014–2015 school year, the student population was 46.8% White, 31.2% Hispanic/Latino, 14% African-American, 4.5% Asian/Pacific Islander, 2.2% Multiracial, and 1.3% Native American.^[3]

41.1% of students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.^[3]

Chinese

The school has a Chinese department. They have won the state championship^[which?] twice in a row, being the first public school to win, and beating over twenty private schools from all over Florida.^{[citation needed]}

Dance

The Olympic Heights hip-hop dance team was awarded first place and an elite gold medal at the StarPowder dance competition in 2004.^{[citation needed]}

Journalism

The Torch is a newspaper run by the students of OHHS.

In 2014, a daily updated news site was created by the students of OHHS. The site is ohtorch.com

Model United Nations

The Model United Nations Club at Olympic Heights has enjoyed success at regional conferences over the last few years.^{[citation needed]}

2009-2010 - Won the "Best Small School" Award at the GatorMUN Conference at the University of Florida.
2010-2012 - Won many individual awards at the GatorMUN Conference at UF. 2012 - Four delegates received a total of 7 awards at the FIMUN Conference at Florida International University.^{[citation needed]}

Notable alumni

Alli Webb - Founder of DryBar.
Pat Curran (fighter) - wrestler; professional Mixed Martial Artist in the Bellator MMA Featherweight Division^[4]
Central McClellion - professional football player, Kansas City Chiefs
Megan Hauserman - reality TV star - Beauty and the Geek 3, Rock of Love 2, and Megan Wants a Millionaire
Ryland Blackinton - member of Cobra Starship
Alex Suarez - member of Cobra Starship
Jevon Tarantino - member of the 2008 Olympic diving team in Beijing, China. 2004 NCAA champion (University of Tennessee), 2004 SEC champion (University of Tennessee), two-time high school state champion
Shannon Woodward - actress, Raising Hope, The Riches , Westworld

Theater

The Olympic Heights Theatre Department, Thespian Troupe 4992, was established in 1991, and has grown to hold a significant place in the Boca Raton community. The department has won several state championships, produced over 40 mainstages, performed at hundreds of community centers, brought home dozens of Cappies and Critics Choice awards, raised significant sums for Broadway Cares and Equity Fights AIDS, and graduated many students who have gone on to careers as professionals in the arts.^{[citation needed]}

Little Lions Preschool

Olympic Heights has an on-site preschool serving children aged three to four. The preschool offers early childhood education. The high school students enrolled in the Early Childhood and Teacher Education Academy are able to work as teachers in the preschool, where they carry out lesson plans with the children.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Numerical Listing of Palm Beach County Schools (2009-2010)" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-03-21.
^ ^a ^b ^c "OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Olympic Heights Community High". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
^ "Pat Curran High School source". Retrieved 2015-08-10.^{[dead link‍]}

External links

[School_Numbers-1] "Numerical Listing of Palm Beach County Schools (2009-2010)" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-03-21.

[NCES-2] "OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 30, 2021.

[nces.ed.gov-3] "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Olympic Heights Community High". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2017-09-10.

[4] "Pat Curran High School source". Retrieved 2015-08-10.^{[dead link‍]}

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v t e Boca Raton, Florida
Education
Primary and secondary schools	School District of Palm Beach County Boca Raton Community High School Olympic Heights Community High School Spanish River Community High School West Boca Raton High School Saint Andrew's School
Colleges and universities	Florida Atlantic University Lynn University Palm Beach State College Digital Media Arts College Everglades University
Other
Addison Mizner Addison Mizner's Administration Buildings Boca Express Train Museum Boca Raton Airport Boca Raton Army Air Field Boca Raton History Museum Boca Raton Museum of Art Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton Resort & Club Boca West Count and Countess de Hoernle Mizner Park Town Center at Boca Raton
Donna Klein Jewish Academy has a Boca Raton address but is not in the city limits.

Authority control databases
International	ISNI
Geographic	NCES