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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

SO MANY OPTIONS: Image of a supermarket isle filled with various choices for a similar product.

Drowning in decisions: the curse of too many choices

Isaiah Chavez, Opinion Editor May 11, 2025

You're looking at a restaurant menu, facing dozens of choices, and you begin to get overwhelmed. After you decide, you start to think of all the other options and regret your decision. This is one of the...

Academic advantage: why we should offer the AICE program

Academic advantage: why we should offer the AICE program

Lia Klietman, Entertainment Editor May 11, 2025

Students in our school deserve the opportunity to participate in the Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE)program. It offers a chance to earn an AICE diploma, which qualifies students...

TWINS: Juniors Maddox Navarro and Raymond Perez pose while wearing similar outfits.

When standing out feels impossible: loss of individualism

Allyzon Lopez, Health and Science Editor May 11, 2025

When you open TikTok or Instagram, it’s all repetitive. You see the same outfits, rooms and even the same playlists. Social media is killing individualism, creating imitation in many young teens.  Social...

Boycotting is a privilege, not an obligation

Boycotting is a privilege, not an obligation

Taira Astete, Copy Editor May 11, 2025

Boycotts, in which people stop buying or using the goods or services of a company, are a common form of protest used to achieve change. However, not everyone can afford to join the act, no matter how supportive...

STYLISH: Ms. Alba-Nunez poses with confiscated hoodies wrapped around her waist after exiting the
"SECRET CLOSET".

The KROPAGANDA Times

Alexis Chery, Editor in chief May 11, 2025

As the school year comes to an end, we should take a minute to look back and appreciate our administrative team. They've guided us through this school year, so it's only right that we highlight our top...

How social media has ruined empathy

How social media has ruined empathy

Alexis Chery, Editor in chief March 10, 2025

You participate in a popular trend on TikTok showing off your flaws hoping to spread self-confidence to others about imperfections. Once posted, however, your comment section is flooded with "I think you...

Cities should invest in the people, not pavement

Cities should invest in the people, not pavement

Valentine Purcell, Staff Writer March 10, 2025

Imagine stepping into a city with healthy, clean air, public parks, and people riding bicycles, skateboards and scooters. This is how city life should be, revolving around people and not cars. If car...

IN-CLASS GAMING: Ms. Lozada's Economics students playing monopoly and taking notes on their spending.

One size doesn’t fit all: the need for flexible learning

Mia Talmasky, Staff Writer March 10, 2025

You walk into a classroom filled with noise. You have a group of students listening to an audio while another group is reading a text, and one group is in the corner working alone. This is a class that...

Why schools should allow students to wear durags

Why schools should allow students to wear durags

Alexis Chery, Editor in Chief March 10, 2025

Any student who walks into school out of dress code is subject to consequences. However, in the case of durags, students shouldn't be punished, as durags are a part of a culture and should be allowed in...

Beyond the books: prioritizing mental health

Beyond the books: prioritizing mental health

Allyzon Lopez, Health and Science Editor March 10, 2025

    With the rate of depression in teens going up by the years, it is time for schools to prioritize the mental health of students.       According to the Center for Disease and Control Prevention...

The KROPAGANDA Times

The KROPAGANDA Times

Jade Desouza, Staff Writer March 10, 2025

Seniors, it's that magical time of year again! College decisions are out and now you have the task of picking a school that will define your personality for the next four years, so I've broken it all down...

The American Dream isn't dead

The American Dream isn’t dead

Denzel Augustin, Staff Writer February 4, 2025

     The American dream. The concept that everyone, no matter who they are, can have equal opportunities within the United States. Though times have changed, the American Dream has still survived.      The...

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