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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

LIFTING WEIGHTS: Krop student practices weightlifitng during weight traitraining class.

Weights v. Calisthenics: which is better for achieving your goals?

Alexis Chery, News Editor June 10, 2024

When it comes to working out and gaining muscle, there are various methods to achieve your fitness goals. Two common types of exercise are weight lifting and calisthenics, both with their pros and cons.  Weight...

NEW OPPURTUNITIES: Student athlete takes up the opportunity to recieve money for his name, image and likeness.

Name, image, likeness opportunites may extend to high school student athletes

Jake DeAngelis, Sports Editor June 10, 2024

While initially targeted to award college athletes for their hard work and dedication to their sport, Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deals are coming close to ruining high school athletics. In 2021, the...

INCREASED ENERGY: A scoop of preworkout powder used as fuel before exercise

The unseen effects of pre-workout; healthy or harmful

Joshua Sadov, Feature and Managing Editor June 10, 2024

If you’re an athlete or just enjoy working out, it's likely that you’ve been exposed to performance-enhancing supplements. Recently, pre-workout supplements have gained attention for their ability...

ON THE FIELD: Messi seen in a Inter
Miami jersey for the first time.

Messi in Miami

Allyzon Lopez, Staff Writer June 10, 2024

Soccer icon Lionel Messi has left his mark in history with his achievements in the sport. After an offer from the Inter-Miami soccer team, Messi moved to South Florida to begin a new journey.  After...

ONLINE GAMBLING: Online gambling gives teenagers and adults easy access to gambling, creating more opporutunities for negative side effects.

The danger of sports betting in Florida

Jake DeAngelis, Sports Editor June 10, 2024

Sports betting has been a controversial topic in the United States over the years; however, the legality of the practice varies from state to state. Currently illegal in Florida, arguments have risen regarding...

THE BIG DAY: Khamari Griffin on signing day, officialy signing his scholarship and committing to his new school.

Student athletic scholarships: hard work finally pays off

Antonio Telaya, Staff Writer June 10, 2024

Whether it's running extra laps in the hot summer sun or waking up early everyday to workout, our athletes have sacrificed a lot of time and effort in order to achieve their athletic scholarships.  Kal-El...

HANDS ON: Athletic Trainer Juliana Edwards teaches club members how to properly wrap an athelete’s
injured hand.

Helping athletes stay healthy on and off the field

Jake DeAngelis, Sports Editor June 10, 2024

Krops athletic department demands a lot of hands-on assistance relying on the sports medicine club. The Sports Medicine Club provides students interested in sports medicine to pursue what could be their...

WRESTLE MANIA: The Girls Wrestling Team comes together to take a team picture before their match. Front
Row: Shaula Suarez, Genesis Centeno Back Row: Keno, Kamila Castilo-Marti, Shiloh Jeanpierre, Jada Haughton, Na’shae Garnett, Nayeli Chinique, Shakir Francois

Girl power: how girls wrestling started its own team

Noga Shami, Health and Science Editior June 10, 2024

    It started off as two girls trying to join the all-boys wrestling team. They succeeded, and this season they are now the co-captains of a new girls wrestling team of 12.      During their...

THE BIG WIN: Krop’s soccer team celebrates a goal during the game, stretching their winning streak.

Boys soccer team makes lightning strike

Allyzon Lopez, Staff Writer May 10, 2024

With great wins, come great losses. This winter season the boys’ soccer team made it to regionals. With new players to the team and a new coach, the team played until the very last minute.    This...

Caron Schiffman: A hero in disguise

Joshua Sadov, Feature and Managing Editor May 10, 2024

For 25 years, Coach Caron Schiffman has used sports and coaching to teach life lessons and brighten the days of her students.    “People ask me, ‘Why don't you retire?’ and I tell them that...

Florida horses are sprinting to concerning complications

Florida horses are sprinting to concerning complications

Talia Robbins, Opinion Editor May 8, 2024

South Florida has long been known for its animal sports, such as horse racing. However, this seemingly harmless activity contains a complex web of ethical, and moral issues that call for us to reconsider...

FIERCE: Nathan Adras on the mat, wrestling an opponent.

Defeating the undefeated

Joshua Sadov, Feature and Managing Editor May 8, 2024

Senior Nathan Adras shook the high school wrestling world by taking down the undefeated, four-time state champion, Sawyer Bartelt at the Wrestling State Championship Tournament. Despite eventually losing...

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