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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

We’re stressed, stop the timed tests

Jake DeAngelis, Sports Editor March 1, 2024

Timed tests undermine the intelligence of a student because they do not test a student’s entire competence, rather they focus on how well a student performs under pressure, making it unreasonable to...

Students smoking in stalls: a Krop epidemic

Allyzon Lopez, Staff Writer March 1, 2024

You’re walking to your next class and only have five minutes before you are late. You really need to use the bathroom, but it is filled with several boys or girls openly vaping.  Vaping has been...

Political polarization grounds Washington into a standstill

Seth Cohen, Spread Editor March 1, 2024

Political polarization has flared up in the United States and Congress has grinded to a standstill, unable to address many of the issues facing the nation today due to a variety of factors, with Republicans...

In a bid to kill “wokeness”, Ron DeSantis is trampling over student’s educational rights

Seth Cohen, Copy Editor November 10, 2023

    On Nov. 8, 2022, after winning re-election, Gov. Ron DeSantis declared that "Florida is where woke goes to die."      He was referring to wokeness, which is a social movement centered around...

Unveiling the dark side of zoos and aquariums

Unveiling the dark side of zoos and aquariums

Daniella Froimzon, Editor In Chief November 10, 2023

     You’ve probably taken a class field trip to a local zoo, gazed in amazement at the marine life at the Miami Seaquarium and driven to Seaworld to spend your day at the park, without realizing...

Krop’s Favs

Evelie St-Louis, Staff Writer May 8, 2023

Key to Success: What music is best for studying?

Josh Katz, Managing/Opinion Editor May 8, 2023

     Imagine this: it’s late at night, you've been studying for hours and nothing is working. One more look at your notebook and you might go crazy. Believe it or not, putting on a certain kind of...

CAP advisor Jan Spivak, secures student’s futures

Josh Katz, Managing Editor March 3, 2023

From saving students hundreds in standardized testing to millions in college tuition, College Assistance Program (CAP) Advisor Jan Spivak spends her work days ensuring students’ successful futures. Spivak...

How Social Media Affects Political Views of Students

Talia Robbins, Staff Writer March 3, 2023

Social media platforms play a role in our lives, swaying our opinions and influencing our thoughts. News threads and propaganda advertising worldly issues on the recommended feeds of platforms such as...

How Social Media Affects Your Self-Esteem

Gabriel Orozco, Spread Editor March 3, 2023

Like, reply, tweet, post, share; a cycle most teens know too well. There’s easy access to the internet and the ability to converse with thousands online over common topics, but some content can lead...

Time for change: do colleges need standardized tests?

Jake DeAngelis, Staff Writer March 3, 2023

Standardized tests, like the SAT and ACT, are a poor indicator of intelligence and college readiness because they do not test a student's entire competence; therefore it is unreasonable to students who...

Why American Sign Language should be a language class

Alexis Chery, Staff Writer March 3, 2023

Although American Sign Language (ASL) is a relatively popular language, numerous schools, including ours, don’t provide it as an option for a language class. There are countless reasons ASL would help...

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