For the Parents, Staff, Students & Community of Olympic Heights High School

Principal’s Letter

‘LION’S ROAR’May 2016

Published Four Times Per YearSchool District of Palm Beach3300 Forest Hill Blvd. Ste. 323

West Palm Beach, FL 33406Issue #4

Volume 12 • Issue 4 May 2016

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Dear Parents, Guardians and Students, It is now that time of year where all of our hard work pays off. It’s time for all of the standardized testing that the state requires. I know that all of the students and teachers have been giving a great deal of time and effort in preparation for this time and I am certain that we will see tremendous results on the FSA and EOC exams! (A complete listing of testing times and dates are included in this issue and on our web site). The Drama department presented their spring musical; “The Wild Party” to four extremely enthusiastic audiences. It was truly a show to remember and was very well received by all who attended. Congratulations to Ms. Polewski and the entire Drama department. Ten students from our Engineering Academy competed with a team consisting of Boca area students in the “Dirty Robotics Competition”. Their team was named champions out of a field of sixty-four teams and will have an opportunity to compete at the national level in St. Louis, MO later this year! In Academy news, Cheryl Shimmel of our Finance Academy was named a finalist for the prestigious Dwyer Awards in the category of Career Education. We are all pulling for her when the winners are announced on April 21st. The winter sports season culminated with the wrestling team winning the District championship and having a strong showing at the state tournament with Laurence Kosoy being crowned state champion! The spring sports season is in full swing, with the boys competing in track, baseball, volleyball and tennis, and the girls competing in track, softball, tennis and lacrosse and flag football. As the year winds down, we find ourselves in a very exciting period for all of our students and especially our seniors. With Prom on April 15th, Senior Awards Night on April 20th, Grad Bash on April 29th, and Senior Week May 18-23 that includes a Luncheon, and a trip to the Rapids Water Park. Of course the culminating event will be our Graduation which will take place at the South Florida Fairgrounds on May 24th at 8:00 am. The evening of graduation we will also be having Project Graduation at Boomers from 11pm-5am. As the year comes to a close, we are proud of our graduating seniors and wish them all the best in the future. We are extremely pleased with all that we have accomplished this year and look forward to even further successes next year.

Sincerely,Dave Clark - Principal

Important Dates:May 24th Graduation

May 30th Holiday

June 2nd Last Day of School

August 15th First Day of School FY16/17

Student Assignments:Principal – Mr. Dave Clark

Vice Principal – Mrs. Sara BorahStudent Services Assistant Principals

Ms. F. DurdenMr. H. Videtto A-J

Mr. F. D’Annunzio K-ZAdminstrative Liaison

Mr. D. Studstill

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OH FBLA Finishes Strong! The Olympic Heights Future Business Leaders of America have had a great year! The officer team went to Pennsylvania in October for a team bonding retreat, 20 members attended the District Fall Conference where we won 1st place in the Display Board Creation, 2nd Place for our Brochure, and 2nd Place by John Egan in Battle of the Chapters. The State Leadership Conference was held in Orlando, Florida in March and we had 15 students attending, with Matt Frazin receiving a 1st Place State win in Accounting, making him eligible to compete at the National Level in June. FBLA is a nationally recognized organization providing a lot of benefits, discounts, and scholarships. FBLA is open to all students in the school and a primary goal is to build membership. Our chapter provides a lot of fun events and community service projects throughout the year. Stephanie Aghassi, OH Chapter President and District XX President was an effective leader for the chapter and the district this year where she has definitely left her legacy for future officers and she will be sadly missed. Additional Seniors, Jade Bravo, Secretary and Alisa Spahic, Historian, also played instrumental roles in our success this year. We wish them the very best in their next journey. Interviews for the new officer board will take place on May 12 in Room 6103. We are proud to announce that Alejandro Colas campaigned and won the position to be the 2016-2017 FBLA State Reporter. Top Winners at the District and State Level are as follows:1st Place Accounting - Matt Frazin1st Place Personal Finance – Stephanie Aghassi1st Place Sports and Entertainment Management – Daniel Anderer and John Egan1st Place Impromptu Speaking – Jessica Kane1st Place Health Care Administration – Jackie Finston2nd Place Web Design – Jason Shatsky2nd Place Accounting – Sarah Lewittes3rd Place Accounting – Jason Kahan3rd Place Personal Finance – Jade Bravo3rd Place Business Ethics – Alejandro Colas and Jeffrey Shoenfelt4th Place Personal Finance – Chenneal Hyman

Hospitality and Tourism March was a busy month for us. We toured the Boca Resort and Club with a historical perspective provided by the Boca Raton Historical Society and the fabulous docents who volunteer their time. We also took the senior class to a Panther’s Hockey Game where they got a tour of the marketing and sales offices located behind the scenes of the ice rink. Students learned from a sales representative about different sales tactics used to increase Panther ticket sales.

2016 Summer Reading Summer reading selections and assignments will be posted to Edline by May 15, 2016. Selections and assignments are assessed upon your return to school August 15, so make sure you are on top of your assignments and reading! Have a great summer, and read, read, READ!!

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AP Exam Schedule Parents and students should be aware that Advanced Placement testing will take place starting Monday, May 2nd – Friday, May 13th. Be sure to arrive to your testing location by 7:30 a.m. for a morning test and 11:30 a.m. for an afternoon test. If you are taking an afternoon exam plan ahead as the test will probably go beyond the school day and you will need to make arrangements for transportation home. Please, bring with you pencils/pens and a sweater incase the room is cool. Please, leave your phone at home or in your room. Students will be TLE’d on the day of their exam and only need to be present for their exam. Week 1Test Date Morning (8 AM) Afternoon (12 PM)Monday, May 2 AP Chemistry AP Psychology

AP Environmental ScienceTuesday, May 3 AP Computer Science A AP Art History

AP Spanish Language and Culture AP Physics 1Wednesday, May 4 AP English Literature and CompositionThursday, May 5 AP Calculus AB AP Chinese Language and Culture

AP Calculus BC AP SeminarFriday, May 6 AP United States History AP European History

AP Studio Art

Week 2Test Date Morning (8 AM) Afternoon (12 PM)Monday, May 9 AP BiologyTuesday, May 10 AP United States Government and Politics AP Spanish Literature and CultureWednesday, May 11 AP English Language and CompositionThursday, May 12 AP Comparative Government and Politics AP StatisticsFriday, May 13 AP Human Geography

AP Microeconomics

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Little Lions Summer CampOlympic Heights Community High School

Enroll Now for Summer 2016 Registration FormLittle Lions Summer Camp will be 9** weeks, Monday thru Friday.

Each day will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at 3:00 p.m.

Child’s Name ____________________________Nickname ______________ DOB _______________

Male _____Female _____ Parent/Guardian ________________________________________________

Parent/Guardian Email ________________________________________________________________

Address ___________________________________________________________________________

Daytime phone ___________________________Evening phone ______________________________

Family Physician __________________________Phone______________________________________

Allergies ___________________________________________________________________________

My child may be picked up by __________________________________________ ________________

Please select the sessions(s) and full or part time your child will be attending the Little Lions Summer Camp program. All tuition is due upon the start of each 4 week session,

prices are listed per monthly session.* Full time: 9:00 – 3:00; Part time: 9:00 – 1:00

Session 1: June 6 – June 30 ___ Session 2: July 5 – July 29 ____ Session 3: August 1 – 5 ____$150.00 full time onlyFull time (5 days/week) $600.00* ______ Full time (3 days/week) $500.00* ______ Part time (5 days/week) $500.00* ______

There is a non-refundable registration fee of $75.00**. **If 1 session of tuition is paid in full before May 30th, registration fee will be waived. Weekly options available, $175 per week. Please make checks out to OHCHS (Olympic Heights Community High School).

Parent/Guardian Signature _________________________ Date ________________Please call Preschool office at 852-6965 or email Ms. Alexis at alexis.pomerantz@palmbeachschools.org if you have any questions!

Cindy Luciacindy.lucia@palmbeachschools.org

Olympic Heights High School

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Little Lions Learning CenterOlympic Heights Community High School

Little Lions 2016 - 2017 Preschool Registration

For the school year starting in August 2016, Little Lions Learning Center will be offering a morning program and a full day program for 3, 4, or 5 days a week. We expect our hours to be from 8:00am

– 3:00pm for the full day program and 8:00am – 11:45am for the morning program. We also offer part time children to stay for lunch 8:00am – 12:45pm.

If you need early drop off, please see Ms. Pomerantz to make arrangements.

Please complete the information below and attach a check made out to OHCHS for the non-refundable registration fee of $100.00. This will secure a space in our classroom for your child as well as cover the cost of supplies for our program. Please return this form and payment to Ms. Mary or Ms. Pomerantz at

your earliest convenience.

Full Time Tuition (per month): 5 days a week/$700.00; 4 days a week/$545.00; 3 days a week/$400.00Mornings Only Tuition (per month): 5 days a week/$510.00; 4 days a week/$400.00; 3 days a

week/$300.00 ____ 4 year old class ____ 3 year old classProgram Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday8:00am-11:45am8:00am-3:00pm8:00am-12:45pm

Please print:

Child’s Name ____________________________________________________________________

Date of birth _________________________Summer/Cell Phone # _________________________

Parent Name _________________________Email address ________________________________

Registration fee pay date ________________Receipt # ____________________________________

Olympic Heights Finishes in the Top 3 at the District Olympiad

for SECME (Science, Engineering, Communication,

Mathematics, and Enrichment)

Olympic Heights Secme team placed third overall at the District Olympiad held on April 9th at Santaluces High School. Our students won 1st place in Essay, 2nd place in Balsa Bridge, and Poster, 3rd place in Banner and Water Generator. Our team was represented by Ryan Dingman, George Tripp, Tyson Thorpe, Travis Pope, Julia Lopez, Elizabeth Ososkie, Jorge Quimbaya, Michel Guirguis, Joseph Mangino, Alec Gray, Josue Navarro, Kaylee Cunningham, Josh Skog, Nicole Freites , Damian Roberts, Fabian Covarrubias, Jake Anderer, David Siegal, Eli Joseph, Daniel Rutigliano, Christopher Palumbo, Ricardo Vallejos, Desiray Marin, Connor Hunt, Max Graves, Max Koppel, Mohammed Shaheer, Dominick Kopczak, Eric Winograd. The OH team finished behind Royal Palm Beach High, and Atlantic High, while Dreyfoos School of the Arts came in at 4th place . The SECME team from Olympic Heights came in with minimum prior experience, and surpassed all expectations. This was the first SECME experience for 80 percent of the team. Christopher Palumbo’s essay entry will go on to represent Palm Beach County at the SECME National Competition over summer. Congratulations Team Lions!

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Spanish National Honor Society

The Spanish National Honor Society has worked countless hours to organize donation drives that help the less fortunate. For the past 2 years, SNHS members, led by club sponsor Adriana Carbone, have hosted a variety of donation drives for the Caridad Soup Kitchen of Boynton Beach. We have done Back to school drives, toy drives and baby drives. We have donated over 250 school supplies, 233 toys, and over 130 baby supplies. Our future goal is to double our numbers and make a bigger impact with The La Caridad Soup Kitchen. The students love to get involved and help deliver the donations. It has made them realize how fortunate they are and makes them appreciate the little things in life. Many of the students have continued to volunteer during their free time. If you would like to make donations for community service hours, please contact Mrs. Carbone.

Chinese Competition ResultsOHHS Wins the State Championship!

Congratulation to Benjamin Aviv, Alexander Glotov, Jarrett Lyn, Tyson Thorpe for their outstanding performance at the State Chinese Competition over the Feb 26-27 weekend. They competed in the Chinese Culture Jeopardy as a team and won the most coveted state championship, beating out all those elite private school teams! Also our students (18 of them) participated in the individual competition in the reading, writing, and speaking categories and brought back home 8 Superior ratings (1st place), 10 Outstanding (2nd place), 9 Excellent (3rd place), 9 Good (4th place). Again, they made our school shine at the state level!!! Congratulations to the following students. They deserve a big high “Five.”

Level 1Davi Praia .......................................Reading - Superior .............................Speaking - ExcellentLeor Israel .....................................Reading - Superior .............................Speaking - GoodSamantha Tancredi .........................Reading - Outstanding .......................Speaking - GoodAndrea Duong-Van ........................Reading - Excellent ............................Speaking - ExcellentRobert Berkowitz ...........................Reading - Superior .............................Speaking - OutstandingAlexander Glotov ...........................Reading - Superior .............................Speaking - OutstandingSamuel Vogin .................................Reading - Outstanding .......................Speaking - GoodPaolo Ulisse ...................................Reading – Good .................................Speaking - Good

Level 2Gia Carlos ......................................Reading - Outstanding .......................Speaking - SuperiorTyson Thorpe .................................Reading - Excellent ............................Speaking - SuperiorJerry Tran ......................................Reading - Outstanding .......................Speaking - Superior

Level 3Michael Brennan ............................Writing - Excellent .............................Speaking - ExcellentCalli Abisognio ..............................Reading - Superior .............................Speaking - GoodSebastian Castillo ...........................Reading - Outstanding .......................Speaking - ExcellentLauren Gurreri ...............................Reading - Excellent ............................Writing - GoodAndy Au .........................................Reading – Good .................................Speaking - Outstanding

Level 4Ben Aviv .........................................Reading - Excellent ............................Speaking - OutstandingJarrett Lyn ......................................Reading – Good .................................Speaking - Outstanding

A few spots are left!

We need you!Cindy Lucia

cindy.lucia@palmbeachschools.org

Olympic Heights High School

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Soccer For the second year in a row, the girls’ soccer team finished the season with 16 wins. They capped of the impressive season with some personal honors this past month from the Palm Beach Post, Sun Sentinel and All South Conference. Senior goalkeeper Maddy Miller who set the school record for shutouts with 18 was selected First Team All-Conference, First Team PB Post All-Area and Second Team Sentinel All-County. Senior defender Michelle Pinto was First Team All-Conference, Second Team All-Area and Honorable Mention All-County. Senior forward Jamerri Cappello led the team in scoring and was First Team All-Conference, and Honorable Mention All-Area.

Here are other Selections: All-Conference; Second Team Torey Zauner, SeniorJaselyn Cappello, SophomoreHaley Jacobowitz, SophomoreAll-Conference; Honorable MentionVanessa Rivera, SeniorGigi Ulsazsek, FreshmenMiranda Craig, FreshmenAll-Area; Honorable MentionJaselyn Cappello, FreshmenTorey Zauner, Senior

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Wrestlers Finish Season 4th in State Persistence and dedication pay off. The 2016 Lions wrestlers stayed the course and had arguably the best season in school history: 25-3 record, Santaluces, Kuntz Duals, Tri-County, South County and District Champs. Individually the senior class was highly decorated with 3 State Qualifiers: Garrett Davidofsky, Alexi Castro and Stefen Singer, and 2 State Placers: Ethan Altabet and Dan Georges and 1 State Champion: Laurence Kosoy. The season was capped off with Laurence Kosoy coming home an All-American from Nationals in Virginia. What will be missed most about the 2016 team is the persistence and dedication that they had to Olympic Heights. The team is currently in the club season, lifting weights and working on their skills on the mat. You can join or follow the team on Instagram at Olympic Heights Wrestling #TheLionWay #LionsBelieve2017

Wrestling Season Team Stats:DUAL RECORD: 25-3SANTALUCES: 1ST 273.5 pts 8 CHAMPIONS, 11 PLACERSKUNTZ DUALS 1ST 83-10 recordTRI-COUNTY: 1ST 256.5 2 CHAMPIONS, 12 PLACERSSOUTH COUNTY 1ST 49-3 recordCOUNTY: 2ND 253 4 CHAMPIONS, 12 PLACERSDISTRICT 2A-15 1ST 264.5 9 CHAMPIONS, 14 QUALIFIERSREGION 2A-4 2ND 208 3 CHAMPIONS, 9 QUALIFIERS2A STATE 4TH 78 1 CHAMPION, 4 PLACERS

Band On March 30, 2016 The Olympic Heights Jazz Band performed in Cape Coral, Florida at the Florida Bandmasters Music Performance State Assessment. This award winning ensemble of extremely dedicated and talented students performed magnificently and received a standing ovation from the judges and other jazz bands from around the state. In fact, as they exited the auditorium, they had a receiving line of fans clapping and cheering for them! The OH band program is a complete music program with a marching band that is consistently rated top in the state, a concert band that received straight superior ratings at the Florida Bandmasters Music Performance District Assessment and a winter guard team that just finished their season 1st place!!!! The jazz band reached new heights this year competing nationally and being proclaimed as the best jazz band in Palm Beach County by the district judges and one of the top jazz bands in the country by The Essentially Ellington Regional Festival judges. For more information on our program or if you would like to watch and listen to many OH band performances visit the bands web-site: ohband.net The Jazz selections played for the state performance were Tippin’ on the QT by Buck Clayton, Blue Goose by Duke Ellington and Symphony in Riffs by Benny Carter; all pieces were exact transcriptions from the Duke Ellington and County Basie bands!!!The soloists included Julien Parsons on trumpet, Eric Bruckshaw on piano, Riley Vaughan on alto and soprano saxophones , Sara Feingold and Anelis Arreola on trombone and Ethan Burliegh on tenor saxophone. Congratulations to the Olympic Heights Band and Winter Guard for a stellar year.

Cheerleading Try-outs

Attention OH STUDENTS and INCOMING FRESHMAN! Cheerleading try-outs will be held on Monday, May 16th and Tuesday, May 17th starting at 3:00 p.m. in the gym. Everyone is invited to attend regardless of background or level of experience. Please wear a t-shirt, shorts, and appropriate sneakers. No jewelry! If you have not participated in a sport this school year, you will need a completed athletic packet, current physical, and a $10.00 insurance fee. Please, email any questions to Ms. Needleman at Samantha.needleman@palmbeachschools.org or stop by guidance. Good luck!

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AP Art students and the Photography students on their field trip to The Norton Art Museum in West Palm Beach. AP Art/Anime Picnic