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.[4]
41.1% of students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[4]
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
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
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]
