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The Lightning Strike

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The Lightning Strike

The Student News Site of Dr. Michael M. Krop

The Lightning Strike

Evelie St-Louis

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Brainrot: generational or coincidental?

Brainrot: generational or coincidental?

Evelie St-Louis, Spread Editor
October 30, 2024

     “Brainrot,” a term popularized by Gen Z, has been used to focus on the entertainment Gen Alpha consumes and then repeats with terms like “skibidi...

LET’S CHAT: Alongside Activities Director Michelle Russell, Ms. Alba Nuñez attends ad administrator meeting in Mr. Krueger’s office.

Behind the Scenes: The day of an administrator

Evelie St-Louis, Spread Editor
October 30, 2024

     For students, the school day begins when they walk into the building, but for administrators, work starts as soon as they open their eyes. This...

SAYING NO: junior Nicknise Denis turns down a bag of Hot Cheetos during lunch.

[Photo] Processed foods: chemicals infiltrating our foods

Noga Shami, Health and Science Editior
June 10, 2024

SAYING NO: junior Nicknise Denis turns down a bag of Hot Cheetos during lunch.

NAILING IT: Senior Yalissa Perez works on prepping a client’s nail for an acrylic set

Tips by Tiny: Krop’s innovative entrepreneur

Evelie St-Louis, Entertainment Editior
June 10, 2024

  Becoming an entrepreneur in high school sounds like quite the hassle, right? Well, senior Yalissa Perez has taken up that challenge with her own nail...

Celebrities: Various fashion looks by celebrities

Style influences from the stars

Evelie St-Louis, Entertainment Editior
May 8, 2024

One post from a celebrity like Hailey Bieber can cause wildfire of young adults trying to follow suit. In an era of social media trends and fads, teenagers...

Teenagers are growing up too fast

Teenagers are growing up too fast

Evelie St-Louis, Entertainment Editor
April 28, 2024

Society puts pressure on kids and teenagers to grow up faster than they should to meet the standards and expectations of the fast paced environment we...

Krop’s Favs

Evelie St-Louis, Staff Writer
May 8, 2023

Top ten unspoken rules in sports

Evelie St-Louis, Staff Writer
March 3, 2023

Every sport has a set of rules that most of us are familiar with. However, these unspoken rules are some we may be unfamiliar with.  Tennis  Tennis...

Black Panther sequel does beloved legacy justice

Evelie St-Louis, Staff Writer
March 3, 2023

On Nov. 11, 2022, the long-awaited sequel of Black Panther, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” was released. This movie beautifully marked the end of...

First date faux pas: what not to do

Alexis Chery and Evelie St-Louis
February 27, 2023

Isabella Romero-Ellis, 10 “I was supposed to go on a date with my boyfriend…our one-month anniversary dinner. I’m getting ready and when I’m...

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