Olympic Heights Community High School
Address
20101 Lyons Road

South Florida

Palm Beach County
,
Florida
33434

United States of America
Coordinates26°22′43″N 80°11′13″W / 26.378544°N 80.186824°W / 26.378544; -80.186824
Information
School typePublic, high school
Established1991
School districtPalm Beach County School District
AuthorityKelly Burke
School number2181[1]
Teaching staff114.00 (FTE)[2]
Grades9-12
Number of students2,307 (2019-20)[2]
Student to teacher ratio20.24[2]
MascotLion
Team nameLions
RivalWest Boca Raton Bulls, Spanish River Sharks
NewspaperThe Torch
Websiteohhs.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.

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 twice in a row, being the first public school to win, and beating over twenty private schools from all over Florida.

Dance

The Olympic Heights hip-hop dance team was awarded first place and an elite gold medal at the StarPowder dance competition in 2004.

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.

  • 2009-2010 - Won the "Best Small School" Award at the GatorMUN Conference at the University of Florida (UF).
  • 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.

Notable alumni

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.

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Numerical Listing of Palm Beach County Schools (2009-2010)" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-03-21.
  2. 1 2 3 "OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "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.
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