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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

Valentine Purcell

Valentine Purcell, Social Media Manager

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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....

TRAINING ON: A Brightline train rests at a train station is a South Florida stop.

Brightline: A death train?

Valentine Purcell, Social Media Manager
October 30, 2024

     Coining the name “Death Train” locally online, the Brightline high-speed train system has received backlash for the numerous deaths caused...

MOVING ONLINE: Beginning in 2023, all students are now able to take the
digital SAT at all testing centers.

College Board announces digital SAT

Valentine Purcell, Staff Writer
June 10, 2024

    On Jan. 25, 2022, College Board announced that the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) will be taken digitally as of spring 2024.       In November...

First date or first disaster: Teachers’ worst first dates

Valentine Purcell, Staff Writer
June 10, 2024

Law teacher, Sheila O'Farrell “I was young at the time, maybe 25 or 26, we were fixed up by a friend I worked with who told me to meet him. I agreed...

Opportunities to excel: new AP and DE classes

Valentine Purcell, Staff Writer
February 28, 2024

The change from 6 to 8 periods has brought with it a multitude of new classes, including several Dual Enrollment (DE) and Advanced Placement (AP) classes,...

College Board announce digital SAT

Valentine Purcell, Staff Writer
November 13, 2023

On Jan. 25, 2022, College Board announced that the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) will be taken digitally as of spring 2024.       In November...

Boys and girls bowling roll into states after district win

Boys and girls bowling roll into states after district win

Valentine Purcell, Staff Writer
October 28, 2023

On Monday, Oct. 23, Krop’s girls and boys bowling team arrived at the North District Championship at the AMF Bowling Tournament. The girls team won first...

FOOTBALL'S BACK - Our Junior Varsity football team introducing themselves at the fall sports pep rally.

Fall-ing into the first pep rally of the year

Valentine Purcell, Staff Writer
September 13, 2023

      On Thursday, Sept. 7, the first pep rally of the 2023-2024 school year took place during 7th period, honoring our fall sports.    ...

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