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  • School's construction changes locals' lives

    Thursday, May 17, 2007 By: Malka Abramoff

    The sound of the first bell signifies the start of a day for the average high school student. But to locals living around the school, the bell means a daily struggle to protect their property.

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  • Baglos wins Dade County Assistant Principal of the Year

    Thursday, May 17, 2007 By: Shani Swanson

    From fifth-grade instructor to Miami-Dade County Assistant Principal of the Year is quite a leap, but Dawn Baglos has the strength of heart and mind for it.

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  • Chongalicious becomes top-rated video on YouTube

    Thursday, May 17, 2007 By: Melanie Weitzner

    Juniors Mimi Davila and Laura Di Lorenzo never would have imagined that a music video they made during spring break would get over 15,000 views a day on YouTube.com, let alone become the number one re

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  • Alterman’s solar car won first

    Thursday, May 17, 2007 By: Zahra Arbabi-aski

    Junior Martin Alterman’s solar car won first place in the Fairchild Tropical Challenge on April 17.

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  • Quiroga’s students have their own prom

    Thursday, May 17, 2007 By: Zahra Arbabi-aski

    Everyday, students wait in the long bagel line in front of ESE Specialist Manuel Quiroga’s classroom to buy bagels, but they do not even know that their money is spent for a good cause.

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  • Churchill’sa place for bands, friends

    Thursday, May 17, 2007 By: JOEL GUTMAN

    They opened 27 years ago and have been a part of South Florida’s local rock scene for quite some time. There are two huge double-decker buses with the Union Jack painted on their sides in the gravel p

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  • Drama Magnet ends year with a bang

    Thursday, May 17, 2007 By: SARAH ASHEY

    Combine a tap dancing Jesus, a rapping Judas and the clothes your parents wore when they were teenagers and you’ve got yourself a Godspell.

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  • School rap group gets ‘crunk for the Lord’

    Thursday, May 17, 2007 By: REBEKA FLEURJUSTE

    Walking through the hallways, junior Jean Alisma is equipped with a book bag on one shoulder and his football duffel on the other. Yet something is missing: his Bible.

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  • Blanco shares her life experiences

    Thursday, May 17, 2007 By: JARED GORFINKEL

    Spanish teacher and Foreign Language Department Head Phyllis Blanco writes on the front board as she instructs her class on the subjunctive mood and the proper verb endings that comply. Midway through

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  • What you never knew about Margolis

    Thursday, May 17, 2007 By: MICHAEL VERGARA

    Did you know geometry teacher Diana Margolis has been working for 35 years and during her retirement will be starting an arts and crafts show on local television? She will also be substituting in the

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The Lightning Strike Dr. Michael M. Krop High School Miami, FL
Issue Date: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 Issue: Issue 7 Volume 9 Last Update: Thursday, May 17, 2007
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After a great district tournament the boys and girls track teams’ are starting to get recognition. The girls’ team dominated the competition and captured the District 13-4A title outdistancing Goleman
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When Etienne Sabino moved from New York to Florida five years he knew only one thing about football.
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The Lightning came up a run short of winning their first regional game after defeating American for the District 13-6A championship a week earlier
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Lightning ace Zack Perez, known as the “Z-Train” to his teammates, has struggled with his control in the past but has worked with coaches to gain back his confidence.
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WITH BRITTANY DUBINS , THE GIRLS WON THEIR FIRST STATE TITLE AND THE BOYS, LED BY RYAN KIM, WON THEIR SECOND STRAIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP AND THEIR THIRD IN THE PAST FOUR SEASONS.
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Someone gets arrested for doing cocaine in the school bathroom. You hear about it amongst the murmurs and whispers of the hallway. Everyone is talking about it. Yet behind the gossiping is a person in
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Dressed in floral leggings, a long cream blouse and ankle boots, Eliane Kurbegov commands her French classes with a resounding voice that sings, smiles and laughs at a student’s atrocious accent.
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Did you know geometry teacher Diana Margolis has been working for 35 years and during her retirement will be starting an arts and crafts show on local television? She will also be substituting in the
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Spanish teacher and Foreign Language Department Head Phyllis Blanco writes on the front board as she instructs her class on the subjunctive mood and the proper verb endings that comply. Midway through
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While some students are filling out college applications to universities, Caitlin Giffin, senior and head Commander of the JROTC (Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps), will be stationed in Okinawa,
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