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Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School is a secondary school

Secondary school

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located at 1410 County Line Road in the Ives Estates

Ives Estates, Florida

Ives Estates is a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 17,586 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ives Estates is located at ....

area of Unincorporated north Miami-Dade County

Miami-Dade County, Florida

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(Miami address), Florida

Florida

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, USA. However, it serves the cities of Aventura

Aventura, Florida

Aventura is a planned, suburban city located in northeastern Miami-Dade County, Florida. The city name is from the Spanish word for "adventure", and was named "Aventura" after one of the developers of the original group of condominiums in the area remarked to the others, "What an adventure this is...

, Sunny Isles Beach

Sunny Isles Beach, Florida

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, northern fringes of North Miami Beach

North Miami Beach, Florida

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, and the unincorporated areas around the school such as Ives Estates

Ives Estates, Florida

Ives Estates is a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 17,586 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ives Estates is located at ....

and Ojus; its principal is Dawn Baglos. The school is located on the Miami-Dade side of the Miami-Dade-Broward County line and it is the northernmost high school in the district.

Krop is considered to be a magnet school

Magnet school

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because it has a "Students Training in the Arts Repertory (STAR)" program. This magnet program is a visual and performing arts program that is open to students in the greater Miami area. Due to the recession of 2008 and ongoing financial issues, the STAR program has had severe cuts in its funding.

The school's athletic rival is Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High Biscayne Bay Campus

Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High Biscayne Bay Campus

Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Sr. High Biscayne Bay Campus is a secondary school in North Miami, Florida, United States which opened August 2009, built two blocks north of Florida International University's Biscayne Bay Campus. It is part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system. Built to relieve...

History

Built on a former landfill

Landfill

A landfill site , is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment...

, construction for Dr. Michael M. Krop High School began in 1996 after the Miami-Dade School Board approved plans to build a new high school in North Miami-Dade County to lessen overcrowding in local elementary and secondary schools, including North Miami Beach High School

North Miami Beach High School

North Miami Beach Senior High School is a secondary school located at 1247 NE 167 Street in North Miami Beach, Florida, USA; its current principal is Raymond L. Fontana. NMB High School was built in 1971 as an overcrowding reliever school for North Miami High School to the south at 800 N.E. 137...

. Opening its doors in 1998, Krop began with 9th and 10th grades and eventually added 11th and 12th grades; its first graduating class was the class of 2001. At the time of its opening, Krop had a total enrollment of 1,475 students.

In early 1998, before its opening, the naming of the school triggered some controversy, as letters from members of the community indicated a preference for a more generic name. Michael Krop High School is named after Dr. Michael M. Krop, an orthodontist born in 1930 who was first elected to the Miami-Dade School Board in 1980. Krop retired from the Board in 2004, after 24 years of service. Former board members Janet McAliley and Betsy Kaplan accused Michael Krop of lobbying to have the school named for him on separate occasions, a charge which Krop denied. On February 17, 1998: The city council of Aventura, Florida

Aventura, Florida

issued a resolution urging the Miami-Dade County school board to name the new high school in northeast Miami-Dade County "Dr. Michael M. Krop High School."

School information

Year of construction: 1996
Number of portables: 14
Number of classrooms: 110
Student stations: 2748
Building footage: 256369
Portable square footage: 10638

Our SPIRIT

Our SPIRIT stands for

Service, Pride, Integrity, Respect,

Initiative, and Teamwork.

Catch it!

Demographics

Dr. Michael M. Krop HS is 41% Hispanic, 29% White non-Hispanic, 28% Black, and 0.1% Asian.

STAR Academy

The S.T.A.R Academy is a performing and visual arts program. The strands are in dance, drama, vocal and instrumental music, visual arts, and television production. Two classes out of the student's class schedule are dedicated to their arts.

The Lightning Strike Newspaper

The Lightning Strike is Krop's monthly student newspaper

Newspaper

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.

The newspaper began in 1998, when the school opened. The paper is designed using the page layout software Adobe InDesign

Adobe InDesign

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and photo editing program Adobe Photoshop

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.

As of the 2005-2006 school year, the paper was converted to color on the front, middle and back and 20 pages each issue.

The newspaper is a member of the High School National Ad Network, Florida Scholastic Press Association, National Scholastic Press Association

National Scholastic Press Association

The National Scholastic Press Association is a nonprofit organization founded in 1921 for high school and secondary school publications in the United States. The association is membership-based and annually hosts high school journalism conventions across the country...

, Columbia Scholastic Press Association

Columbia Scholastic Press Association

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, and Quill and Scroll Honor Society

Quill and Scroll

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Clubs

Honor Societies

English Honor Society
International Thespian Society
Mu Alpha Theta
National Arti Honor Society
National Forensic League
National French Honor Society
National Honor Society
Quill and Scroll (Journalism)
Science Honor Society
Social Studies Honor Society
Spanish Honor Society
Tri M (Modern Music Masters)

Interest Clubs

Best Buddies
Chess
College Prep for New Americans
Creative Writing
Crime Educators
Drama Club
Ecology Club
Engineering Club
5000 Role Models
French Club
FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America)
FEA (Future Educators of America)
GEMS (Girls Educated and Motivated for Success)
Genshiken Club
GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance)
HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America)
In-School Chamber of Commerce
International Club
Law Club
NOW (National Organization for Women)
New Americans' Club
Peer Counseling
Salsa Inferno
SECME
Special Olympics
Speech and Debate

Sports Medicine Club
STAND (Student Anti-Genocide Coalition)
Step Club
SADD (Student Against Destructive Decisions)
SHAPE (Students Helping Achieve Philanthropic Excellence)
Women of Tomorrow

Equal Access Groups

Chai Club
Cross Talk Bible Group

Service Clubs

Interact Service Club
Key Club

Student Publications

Creative Writing: Ink
Newspaper: The Lightning Strike
Yearbook: Renaissance

Government Associations

Class of 2012 (krop2012.com
Class of 2013
Class of 2014

Inter-Club Council
Student Government Association (SGA)

Performance Groups

Dance Line
Flagettes
Jazz Band
Junior Varsity Cheerleaders
Lightning Singers
Majorettes
Orchestra
Starlight Singers
Varsity Cheerleaders

Athletics

Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School has a gymnasium which is used for basketball, volleyball and Badminton. The football and baseball fields are located on campus, although the varsity football team plays at FIU Campus. The current athletic director is Coach Kypriss. MKHS offers these athletics:

Fall schedule

Bowling (Boys and Girls)
Cross Country (Boys and Girls)
Football (only Varsity)
Golf (Boys and Girls)
Swimming (Boys and Girls)
Girls Volleyball (Varsity and Junior Varsity)

Winter schedule

Boys Basketball (Varsity and Junior Varsity)
Girls Basketball (Varsity and Junior Varsity)
Boys Soccer (Varsity)
Girls Soccer (Varsity and Junior Varsity)
Wrestling (Varsity and Junior Varsity)

Spring schedule

Baseball (Varsity and Junior Varsity)
Softball (Varsity and Junior Varsity)
Tennis (Boys and Girls)
Track and Field (Boys and Girls)
Water Polo (Boys and Girls)
Boys Volleyball (Varsity) :)
Badminton (Boys and Girls)

Krop's athletics website

Achievements

State Championships

Tennis (girls) - 2007, 2008, 2010
Tennis (boys) - 2004, 2006, 2007

Regional Championships

Tennis (girls) - 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Tennis (boys) - 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Notable events

In the 2002-2003 school year Albert II, Prince of Monaco
Albert II, Prince of Monaco
Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco is the head of the House of Grimaldi and the ruler of the Principality of Monaco. He is the son of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and the American actress Grace Kelly...

visited Krop to speak to student athletes, WLTN Lightning news (closed circuit Krop news station), and the press.

Krop is also known to take a large share of Silver Knight awards in Miami-Dade.

External links

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