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The Lightning Strike
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: Students in the band magnet practice before one of their many performances and competitions.
Jazz band wins superior rating
OUTSIDE: PE students sit outside on the basketball field, waiting for althetic activites to start.
Locked out: Gym close
Inspired by TED, Krop Talks debut
ROUNDTABLE: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks with Knight Foundation CEO and President Maribel Perez Wadsworth at MDC's Wolfson Campus.
Sonia Sotomayor guides the next generation
SCIENTIFICALLY STANDING: Krop SECME competitors stand with STEAM teachers Todd Thompkins and Lolithia Otero, while holding a STEAM banner.
Science, technology, and victory: SECME competitions
How social media has ruined empathy
How social media has ruined empathy
Cities should invest in the people, not pavement
Cities should invest in the people, not pavement
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
Why schools should allow students to wear durags
Why schools should allow students to wear durags
Beyond the books: prioritizing mental health
Beyond the books: prioritizing mental health
TEACHER DUTIES: Math teacher Sephora Jean-Mary writes a hallway pass for a student.
Sephora Jean-Mary: Finding her true “math”
HAVING A LAUGH: Substitute teacher Nayla Davenport laughing with journalism students.
The substitues of Krop
PUTTING ON A SHOW: Junior Sebastian Fayad at the All-State Orchestra in Tampa
Venezuela’s gift of a violinist
ON THE JOB: Tarrence Holmes guiding his math students during class time and answering questions they have.
Tarrence Holmes’ helping hands
COLLABORATING: Rita Crawford working with her aid senior Melinda Jean-Baptiste
Crawford: More than just a para
Black excellence takes the stage: the Black History Month showcase
Black excellence takes the stage: the Black History Month showcase
Love vs. likes: the social media strain on romance
Filming of Culture: The Story of Black Actors in the Film Industry
Filming of Culture: The Story of Black Actors in the Film Industry
The rising cost of having fun
The rising cost of having fun
A walk through the student art gallery
A walk through the student art gallery
drawn by Jake Goldsmith
The desire to be productive: Perfectionism and its consequences
TATTOO GONE WRONG: Senior Amelie Sole-Lorenzo shows her messy stick n’ poke that she attempted at home when she was 15.
The dangers of at-home piercings and stick n’ pokes
drawn by Valentine Purcell
Understanding fear: The science and truth
drawn by Lia Klietman
Age defying or age denying?
drawn by Valentine Purcell
Beauty and bias: Why the pretty get ahead
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From cue to racket: Hafter’s journey through sports
STRATEGIZE: Girls soccer players and their coach, Morris Vahnish, standing in a huddle.
Coach Moe: The new face of the girls soccer team
How food plays a role in workouts
How food plays a role in workouts
The science behind recovery
The science behind recovery
MENTOR TO MENTOR: Mark Scheinkman and his Sensei, posing together for a photo after transitioning from a green belt to a blue belt.
Sensei Scheinkman is reporting for duty
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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