| 词条 | Olympic Heights Community High School |
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| name = Olympic Heights Community High School | image = Olympic Heights Community High School.jpg | imagesize = 200px | caption = | location = | streetaddress = 20101 Lyons Road | region = South Florida | state = Florida | district = Palm Beach County School District | county = Palm Beach County | zipcode = 33434 | country = United States Of America | coordinates = {{coord|26.378544|-80.186824|region:US|display=inline,title}} | schoolnumber = 2181[1] | authority = Kelly Burke | schooltype = high school | fundingtype = Public | grades = 9-12 | rival = West Boca Raton Bulls, Spanish River Sharks | mascot = Lion | team_name = Lions | newspaper = The Torch | established = 1991 | students = 2,041 (2016-17)[2] | website = {{URL|https://ohhs.palmbeachschools.org/school_info}} }} Olympic Heights Community High School is a public high school located at 20101 Lyons Road, serving west Boca Raton, parts of Boynton Beach and parts of Delray Beach as part of the School District of Palm Beach County, Florida. AcademiesOlympic 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|date=August 2018}} DemographicsAs 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.[4] ChineseThe school has a Chinese department. They have won the state championship{{which|date=August 2018]] twice in a row, being the first public school to win, and beating over twenty private schools from all over Florida.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} AthleticsAlthough the school's sports teams have captured a number of state titles, Olympic Heights is perhaps best known for the girls volleyball team's seven straight state titles from 1996-2002.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} FootballOlympic Heights football achieved 10-0 in its second year of existence (1992) and 10-0 in its 3rd season (1993). Ultimately, Olympic Heights tied a Florida state record of 26 straight regular season victories from 1992-1994.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} WrestlingThe Olympic Heights wrestling team has gone undefeated three times (1999, 2004, and 2008), been Palm Beach County champions four times, district champions eleven times and just won their first region title in 2012.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} BasketballIn 2004 the Olympic Heights basketball team won both the district and regional championships. Making it to the final four in the 6A division for the state of Florida. The Lions played the second-ranked team in the state (Palm Beach Lakes) and won by over 20 points to make it into the final four. The Lions finished in third place after losing to opponents South Miami.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} BaseballOlympic Heights won District Championships in baseball in 1995 and 1997 and played in the state playoffs 7 times including one Regional Championship appearance. The program has also produced 4 players that went on to play professional baseball.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} DanceThe Olympic Heights hip-hop dance team was awarded first place and an elite gold medal at the StarPower dance competition in 2004.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} JournalismThe 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 NationsThe Model United Nations Club at Olympic Heights has enjoyed success at regional conferences over the last few years.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} 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|date=August 2018}} Notable alumni
TheaterThe 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|date=August 2018}} Little Lions PreschoolOlympic 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|date=August 2018}} References1. ^{{cite web|url =http://www.palmbeachschools.org/PDFs/Schools%20by%20Numerical.pdf |title =Numerical Listing of Palm Beach County Schools (2009-2010)| accessdate=2008-03-21}} 2. ^FHSAA Student Population Report 3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schooLSearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&County=Palm%20Beach%20County&State=12&SchoolPageNum=11&ID=120150002876|title=Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Olympic Heights Community High|website=nces.ed.gov|language=EN|access-date=2017-09-10}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schooLSearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&County=Palm%20Beach%20County&State=12&SchoolPageNum=11&ID=120150002876|title=Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Olympic Heights Community High|website=nces.ed.gov|language=EN|access-date=2017-09-10}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Pat Curran High School source|url=http://www.fightmagazine.com/bellator-21-curran-vs-imada-mma-5621}} External links
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