Olympic Heights Community High School

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Olympic Heights Community High School
Address
20101 Lyons Road
South Florida
Boca Raton, Florida, Palm Beach County, 33434, United States Of America
Information
School number 2181[1]
School district Palm Beach County School District
Principal Peter Licata
Students 1504[2]
School type Public High School
Grades 9-12
Language English
Mascot Lions
Newspaper The Torch
Established 1991
Homepage School's Official Website


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

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[edit] Athletics

Although the school's sports teams have captured a number of state titles, Olympic Heights is perhaps best known for the girls volleyball team's unprecedented run of success, as the team won a state record seven straight state titles from 1996-2002 under Coach Ginny Kelly. Those seven straight titles remain a Florida state record.

Olympic Heights football achieved remarkable success early in the school's history, going 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 27 straight regular season victories from 1992-1994.

The Varsity Cheerleading team received many competition victories, including an NCA National Title during the 2002-2003 season.

The Olympic Heights Hip Hop Dance team was started by two students; Dara Smith & Rachel Bentley in 2002. The dance team was awarded 1st place and an elite gold medal in the 2004 starpower dance competition and has had continued success at competitions ever since.

[edit] Olympic Heights State Titles

Gender Sport Year(s)
Girls Volleyball 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Boys Soccer 1994, 2002

[edit] Academies

Olympic Heights offers a number of academies.
These academies are:
-Early Childhood and Teacher Education
-Engineering and Technology (Project Lead The Way)
-Finance
-Tourism, Hospitality, & Resort Management

Students applying to any of the programs must meet the following eligibility criteria:
-2.5 GPA (Not required for Tourism, Hospitality, & Resort Management)
-3 Favorable Teacher Recommendations (Teacher recommendations must be sent to the school which student is applying.)

All forms and other information can be found on the Palm Beach County School District website.

[edit] Band

The Olympic Heights Mighty Lions Band is one of the school's greatest success. It won the Florida Marching Band Championship in 2004 and 2005, and it ended in second place in 2006. It has, however, been successful since 1993. In the 2007 season the marching band has gone on to win straight superiors and 1st place at all competitions they attended and went on to FMBS finals to win 2nd in their class in the whole state. The band program at the school offers Marching, Concert, and Jazz Band. The Band is supported by the community and by Band Boosters, which are parents who dedicate time and effort to make this program the best it can be.

[edit] Notable alumni

  • Central McClellion - Professional football player, Kansas City Chiefs
  • Todd Collura - Professional baseball player, Minnesota Twins - Minors[1]
  • Megan Hauserman Reality TV Star- Beauty and the Geek 3, and Rock of Love 2
  • #7 James Pinkney - Four year starting QB for East Carolina University
  • Henry Bryant - Professional Football player, New Orleans Voodoo (AFL), Austin Wranglers (AFL), Participated as an actor in NBC series "Friday Night Lights"
  • Frank Cutolo - Professional Football player, New Orleans Saints (NFL), B.C. Lions (CFL), 2003 CFL Most Outstanding Rookie
  • Sean Rigotti - Four year starting long snapper for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
  • Mark Olegario - Florida State Intramural Flag Football Champion 2007 -http://fsu.campusrec.com/im/news/fall07champs.shtml
  • Mike Evariste - Actor, South Pacific (Broadway), Les Miserables (Broadway), Fame (National Tour), Rent (National Tour)
  • Ryland Blackinton - member of Cobra Starship
  • Shannon Woodward - Actress, "The Riches"
  • Justin Clynes - Model

[edit] Valedictorians/Salutatorians

  • 1998 - Kevin McHale (valedictorian), David Abramson (salutatorian)
  • 1999 - Peter Hawkins (valedictorian), Alyssa Litman (salutatorian)
  • 2000 - Daniel Friedman (valedictorian), Adam Fox (salutatorian)
  • 2004 - Jason Wishnov (valedictorian), Renata Shraybman (salutatorian)
  • 2006 - Mia Shandell (valedictorian), Tim Curtin (salutatorian)
  • 2007 - Shannon Brophy (valedictorian), Adam Katzman, Isabella Di Maso (co-salutatorians)
  • 2008 - Serena Sam (valedictorian), Ammy Yuan (salutatorian)

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.palmbeachschools.org/PDFs/Schools%20by%20Numerical.pdf. Retrieved on 2008-03-21.
  2. ^ Olympic Heights Community High. Retrieved on 2008-03-20.


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