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  • Questioning Acceptable Use

    Wednesday, May 07, 2003 By: Lucia Goyen

    With the onset of the war, many teachers have come under fire for expressing their political views on school campuses nationwide. According to the New York Times, “dozens of students in Albuquerque

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  • Krop Students Listen to the Sound of Silence

    Wednesday, May 07, 2003 By: Vanecie Delva

    The Day of Silence Project, a national youth movement protesting the silence faced by gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, took place this April with successful results.

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  • Summer School on the Verge of Extinction

    Wednesday, May 07, 2003 By: Alison Dubin

    As the school year comes to a close and summer plans are finalized, summer school in Miami- Dade County may no longer be an option. If summer school is available it will have severe cut-backs, acce

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  • Bright Futures Faces Budget Cuts

    Wednesday, May 07, 2003 By: Antonina Kulchitskaya

    The future of Florida’s Bright Futures scholarships looks quite dim these days, according to Naples Daily News. Florida’s current budget crisis is leading to discussion of changes or even elimination

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  • Project 540 Works to Improve Krop

    Wednesday, May 07, 2003 By: Wolfgang Ceballos

    During the school year several students have been questioning social studies classes about adjustments that students believe should be added to improve Krop. The students who seek out the opinions

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  • Smoking Amendment Faces Fumes

    Wednesday, May 07, 2003 By: Lacey Friedman

    On Nov. 5, 2002, Florida passed an amendment that has caused much controversy over the past months. Constitutional amendment number six states that smoking be prohibited in enclosed workplaces, ind

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  • Graffiti Doesn’t Always Paint a Poor Picture

    Wednesday, May 07, 2003 By: Claudette Penaredondo

    Graffiti describes words or drawings on a wall. The act can be artistic or criminal. Graffiti started in 1960 when “Julio 204” began writing his tag name around the walls of New York. It was meant to

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  • Letter To The Editor: RE: Criticism of the war on Iraq

    Thursday, August 28, 2003 By: Alexsandr Iakovlelv, Junior

    Generally I am a militarist, however even I oppose the war on Iraq. The problem is not simply that we do not have the right to invade Iraq, a sovereign nation. The problem is President Bush has failed

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  • Letter To The Editor: RE: “Knowledge is Freedom”

    Thursday, August 28, 2003 By: David R. Twitchel, Science Teacher

    “The emperor has no clothes.”Recently, some members of the MKHS faculty and administration were offended by an e-mail that detailed hypocrisy perpetrated by Florida’s governor and the U.S. president.

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  • Accept Students Based on Academics

    Thursday, August 28, 2003 By: Lauren Marks

    Each year seniors stress over writing college essays and studying for the SATs. Why? For the hope of 10 extra points? The reality is that tose factors are a small part in the process to give students

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The Lightning Strike Dr. Michael M. Krop High School Miami, FL
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America has a message about sex and that message is none too subtle. Television, movies and magazines are interlaced with myths that constantly bombard society.
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The image of Saddam Hussein’s towering statue collapsing off its cement pedestal, breaking at the knees and being dragged through Iraqi streets is a familiar sight around the nation and the world.Th
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When people hear of badminton they either ask what it is or they laugh. But for the students on Krop’s badminton team, it is a serious sport that requires hard work and experience.
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Many people have hard about the new basketball phenomenon, LeBron James, either while watching sports or listening to the daily news. To ESPN, he’s “the next Michael Jordan” and he’s Sports Illustrate
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For many, the war in Iraq is nothing more than fighting between armies thousands of miles away. But for some at Krop, the war is a lot closer to home, as they have relatives or friends who were shippe
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In 1996, Congress passed the Child Pornography Prevention Act (CPPA), which made it illegal to distribute anything resembling pornographic images of children under 18.
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Each year seniors stress over writing college essays and studying for the SATs. Why? For the hope of 10 extra points? The reality is that tose factors are a small part in the process to give students
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I am in no way opposed to the thought of war. I am not opposed to the spread of democracy, the freeing of the oppressed or the removal of tyrants.
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Only one game away from winning districts last year, Krop’s varsity girl’s softball team is gearing up to take home a championship this year.
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Many high school athletes train for one varsity sport all year long. Jonathan Smulevich is an exception. Not only does he practice all year but he also practices for four varsity sports including thre
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