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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

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...

Let breaks be break

Cheyenne Aimes, Staff Writer February 4, 2025

       Finally, it’s winter break, a time to relax, spend time with family or catch up on that show you have been meaning to watch, but wait, your teacher assigned homework?               After...

Rethinking further education: why a degree may not be worth it

Rethinking further education: why a degree may not be worth it

Taira Astete, Copy Editor February 4, 2025

Instilled into students from an early age, going to college is viewed as the foundation to a lucrative, stable career path. However, obtaining a degree may not be the stepping stone to success in life...

The money myth: Why happiness is more important than success

The money myth: Why happiness is more important than success

Isaiah Chavez January 28, 2025

As you graduate, you are being given the opportunity to pursue several careers and with that opportunity, you might opt to chase a career that guarantees wealth and success. However, following your passion...

The relationship between social media and self diagnosis

The relationship between social media and self diagnosis

Allyzon Lopez, Health & Science Editor October 30, 2024

     You wake up not feeling well and decide to search up your symptoms on Tik Tok. After watching two videos, you may have already diagnosed yourself. This use of social media is increasing self diagnosis...

Gen Z’s ballot box: why youth voting matters

Gen Z’s ballot box: why youth voting matters

Valentine Purcell, Social Media Manager October 30, 2024

     The Ballot Box: where most of our important decisions are made in an election. Here, the power of a vote can settle our country’s major issues. That's why it’s important for youth to take interest...

BARE MINIMUM: Kim Kardashian's minimalistic home interior after remodeling in 2017.

Simplicity’s basic issues: problems with minimalism

Isaiah Chavez, Opinion Editor October 30, 2024

     Minimalism, beginning as an art movement characterized by simplistic approaches to art, mutated into an aesthetic-driven movement promoting the idea, “less is more.” Now, minimalism has infected...

EMPTY STANDS: A sparse audience watching a girls varsity volleyball game.

Lightning is not striking: the lack of school spirit

Katherine Moses, Staff Writer October 30, 2024

     Since COVID-19, school spirit at Krop has hit an all-time low. With little participation in school activities and rows of empty seats at sports games, our school pride and community that once defined...

Need a break? Explore the benefits of a gap year

Noga Shami, Health and Science Editior June 10, 2024

     A gap year is a year break from academics after high school to travel, work or focus on hobbies or passions and can help you gain real-world experiences, explore different cultures, learn independence...

Separating problematic artists from art: is it acceptable?

Cheyenne Aimes, Staff Writer June 10, 2024

Artists are creative people who all share one big idea, being imaginative. We should separate artists from their music because if we stop listening to canceled artists there will be no one to listen to....

Separating problematic artists from art: is it acceptable?

Alexis Chery, News Editor June 10, 2024

When finding out your favorite artist has done something corrupt, you may still want to enjoy their music while acknowledging their controversial actions. However, when we separate art from the artist,...

How hair discrimination negatively affects the workplace

How hair discrimination negatively affects the workplace

Alexis Chery, Opinion Editor June 10, 2024

 For centuries, hair has been a way for Black men and women to express their individuality and culture. In environments where professionalism is prevalent, such as the workplace, it is expected that hair...

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