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The educator glut: Surplusing gone mad
VICTORY POSE: Seniors Lizaveta Ivanaoskaya, Luciana Risco, Marilyn Amair, Alexa Rincon, Simon Tchira, and Denzel Augustin smile after being advancing in the Questbridge and Posse scholarsip programs.
Students selected as Questbridge and Posse scholars
Back in session: End of government shutdown
Krop students selected as Coke Scholar semifinalists
School walkout success: Krop students demand action on gun violence
Students speak out: New changes in the school year
drawn by Marilyn Amair
From tragedy to trend: The meme-ification of serious issues
Why schools should allow students to go off-campus for lunch
TALKING OFF: Elijah Couri talks about the importance of mental clairty. (Provided by Elijah Couri
Elijah Couri takes the stage at TEDx
Sarcasm Strikes: Why the bathrooms deserve more love
EXCELLENCE: Teacher Zola Lyn teaching her classwork to students.
Classroom excellence: rookie and teacher of the year
Ms. Otero: Teacher and contributor to our community
#FEATURED: The Instagram page of @IamKrop, with different faculty and students being spotlighted every week.
@IamKrop: Spotlighting staff and students
BUSY WORK: AP Misha Campbell-McLemore working on school duties.
A new leader: AP Misha Campbell-McLemore
HOLDING THE WIN: business students posing for a picture with their throphy after winning first place for their business idea
GymBuddy lifts themselves to first place in Junior Achievement Competition
TAKING THE STAGE: Senior Jada Haughton delivers a vocal performance along with the Jazz Ensemble at the Fall Concert.
Symphony in the wind: Fall jazz concert
Emotional power behind colors in fi m
SHOW IN ACTION: Image taken during the winter Visions show.
The power of storytelling in dance
Mazel Tov: the history behind Jewish American Heritage month
Mazel Tov: the history behind Jewish American Heritage month
SHOW IN ACTION: Junior Vanessa Gonzalez looks longly at celebrites
Quick fix, deep harm: the negative impact of celebrity weightloss trends
The psychology of fear
How losing can make us mentally stronger
COUPLE ALERT: Junior Alicia Rapisarda and her boyfriend, walking around holding hands.
Growing up too fast: The reality of dating early
The dangers of weed: From the body to the mind
SCREEN TIME: Junior Freguy Mauscarie spends his lunch time on his phone.
The mental price of scrolling
Why we should have an Esports team
Undervaluing females in sports
ALL SMILES: Head Varsity Volleyball Coach Jessika Lozada, smiling with the opposing team’s players.
New habits, new success: Coach Lozada’s rookie season as head coach
SWIMMING FOR SUCCESS: Freshman Ilan Moscovici, swimming in an outdoor pool during an event within the fall sports season.
Swim team beats the clock with regional champ performance
RIDIN' AROUND: Medical Trainer Juliana Edwards, driving a student to the sidelines of a night game at Ives Estates Park.
No timeouts: sports medicine clubs profound impact on the gridiron
The Student News Site of Dr. Michael M. Krop

The Lightning Strike
The Student News Site of Dr. Michael M. Krop

The Lightning Strike
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Dorian Leaves Its Mark

Dorian Leaves Its Mark

Hannah Mas, Staff Writer
October 7, 2019

Almost a week after Hurricane Dorian struck, the Bahamas is still trying to recover from its aftermath.  The category 5 storm formed on August 24,...

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