The Student News Site of Dr. Michael M. Krop

The Lightning Strike

The Student News Site of Dr. Michael M. Krop

The Lightning Strike

The Student News Site of Dr. Michael M. Krop

The Lightning Strike

Passengers boarded the Brightline train at a station after its launch last month. After its initial launch, Brightline is seeking to expand into Miami-Dade county.

Brightline: Ft. Lauderdale to West Palm Beach in 40 minutes

Alexis Sanford, Staff Writer February 7, 2018

Brightline is the new, higher-speed express train that runs between West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale. A VIP inaugural service was held Friday, January 12th. The first public ride was the following day....

Amid rising concerns about flu season, MDCPS is taking precautions to prevent the spread of the disease. Principal Allison Harley signed and sent home a letter to parents.

Flu season worse than anticipated

Teo Resnik, Staff Writer February 6, 2018

Like every year, the U.S. has seen a wave of Influenza. But for the first time, this year every part of the U.S. has shown widespread flu activity, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...

Student Government Association (SGA) Vice President Ariel Hartzy greets a bus of eighth graders from Highland Oaks Middle School in the teacher parking lot on December 15, 2017 for Lightning for a Day. Highland Oaks Middle brought the most students to the event.

Third-annual Lightning for a Day attracts over 800

Hilly Yehoshua, Spread Editor December 22, 2017

For the third year, over 800 eighth graders from five local middle schools toured Dr. Michael M. Krop’s hallways. Lightning for a Day is a program created by the administration in which hundreds...

The price of Bitcoin changes continuously, and trades, which are shown on the left, occur every second. The price of Bitcoin rose 700% in 2017.

Cryptocurrencies: fad or future?

Megan Orlanski, News Editor December 15, 2017

Forget about earning  ‘Franklins,’ make way for the age of digital currency with Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ripple and countless other types of electronic money that are taking both the financial market and...

3 months after Irma, dugout roof blocks student parking

3 months after Irma, dugout roof blocks student parking

Teo Resnik, Staff Writer December 14, 2017

Irma, a category 3 hurricane, touched down on Florida about three months ago. Its ruthless winds tore through Florida. Damages to the school were soon repaired, except the softball dugout roof. During...

Superintendent Alberto Carvalho exits his SUV in the bus lane to attend the iPrep groundbreaking ceremony on
Nov. 6, 2017. The General Obligation (GO) Bond was passed in 2012 and allocated $10.8 million to build the iPrep wing of Krop.

School board, community leaders gather for iPrep groundbreaking

Alan Imar, Online Managing Editor November 9, 2017

Superintendent Alberto Carvalho promised to increase school capacity in 2012. As of Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, Carvalho can finally tell Krop he kept his promise. “What I know is these days, if you change...

Student Aiyana Lespinasse (left), evaluator Catherine Raymond (middle), and science teacher Amy Leonard (right) speak about the growth of plant #7 which has grown over eight centimeters.

Catherine Raymond visits Ms. Leonard’s environmental class to evaluate the NASA project

Tiffany Schram October 31, 2017

This month, environmental science teacher, Amy Leonard begins a project in her classroom that will help NASA astronauts grow plants in space. Leonard simulates a garden inside her classroom which Fairchild...

A view of one the classrooms filled with mud at the Luis M. Santiago school, which remains closed while the department of education resumes classes during the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico on Tuesday, October 24, 2017.

Puerto Ricans return to school, most without power

Alan Imar, Online Managing Editor October 25, 2017

While Krop students walked into a debris-free school with power on Tuesday, October 25, some Puerto Rican children had a different experience: returning to school after a month of hurricane cleanup to...

Students show Munzenberger their Fairy Godmole and magical cupcake project for Mole Day.

Munzenberger’s Mole Day

Tiffany Schram, Staff Writer October 23, 2017

"Happy Mole Day!" science teacher Ashley Munzenberger told her chemistry classes on Monday as she celebrated her 3rd annual Mole Day. According to moleday.org, Mole Day is celebrated annually on October...

Senior Terrel Parker and junior  Isadora Filgueiras go through the hole at 7:15, and 
get to class with minutes to spare.

The Hole: the unofficial entrance

Tiffany Schram, Staff Writer October 23, 2017

The unofficial, but effective entrance to school, “the hole,” will soon no longer be in use. But, to remove the hole means students will be late to class. The hole is a widely used entrance and...

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