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First Day Tastes A Little Bittersweet

Grace Stroup, Sentry Staff Reporter

September 17, 2016

“I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days, before you’ve actually left them” -Andy Bernard, The Office. I was driving my little sister to Safeway two weeks ago and we drove down Little Falls and hung a left at the light and onto Yorktown Boulevard. The bus loop came into view... READ MORE »»

The last first day can be hard for seniors to deal with.
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First Day Tastes A Little Bittersweet
The Freshmen Take the Field

Jessie Moyer, Sentry Staff Reporter

September 17, 2016

For most, the beginning of the school year is stressful and overwhelming. Summer break has barely ended and so has the “no school” mentality. The first tests and quizzes have begun to trickle in, bringing panic and anxiety. For freshmen, these first weeks can be especially hard. On top of the academic st... READ MORE »»

Freshmen work together to face an assortment of challenging games.
Chrissy Wiedemann

The Freshmen Take the Field
Farewell to Retiring Teachers

Emily Calvert and Jessie Moyer, Reporter

June 28, 2016

Neil Guttler: It is hard to put into words the impact Special Education teacher Neil Guttler has made on students. From English to math to history to physical education, in his 36 years teaching, Guttler has truly done it all. “You could say I practice everything, but I’m a master at none... READ MORE »»

Farewell to Retiring Teachers
Shatter the Silence

Emily Calvert, Sentry Staff Photographer

June 17, 2016

Every 107 seconds. Every 107 seconds someone in the United States is sexually assaulted, an outrageous statistic that a coalition of high school students are trying to change. The Healthy Relationships Taskforce (HRT), a group that spreads awareness about sexual assault and works to find ways of preve... READ MORE »»

Members of the Healthy Relationships Taskforce spread awareness about sexual assault
Kate Cressey

Shatter the Silence
Carry This Novel Everywhere You Go

Grace Stroup, Sentry Staff Reporter

June 17, 2016

There are books I read all the time that I love, but sit on my dresser for weeks and never get picked back up. They hang out with the stray earrings and pennies, slowly gathering dust as they become centerpieces in my room instead of the stories I once saw so vividly. It makes me sad when I read a b... READ MORE »»

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
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Carry This Novel Everywhere You Go

For most, the beginning of the school year is stressful and overwhelming. Summer break has barely ended and so has the “no school” mentality. The first tests and quizzes have begun to trickle in, bringing panic and anxiety.... Read More »

September 17, 2016 • 0 comments

Shatter the Silence

Emily Calvert, Sentry Staff Photographer

Every 107 seconds. Every 107 seconds someone in the United States is sexually assaulted, an outrageous statistic that a coalition of high school students are trying to change. The Healthy Relationships Taskforce (HRT), a group that s... Read More »

June 17, 2016 • 0 comments

What’s All the Buzz About?

Ben Stoffel, Sentry Staff Reporter

Who is Buzzy Cohen? Both a compelling question and a “Jeopardy!”-style answer to the latest viral phenomenon. Buzzy, the 9-day, $164,603 winner, inspired both positive and negative feedback after his historic run. His... Read More »

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Sports

Don’t Disc This Team

Lauren Snyder, Sentry Staff Reporter

A little known treasure of the school is the girl’s Ultimate Frisbee team. Combined with Washington-Lee to make a wrist-flicking fighting force, the YLee Frisbee team performed exceptionally well this year by winning the S... Read More »

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Opinion

TSA: A Necessary Inconvenience

Andrea Henriquez, Sentry Staff Reporter

It is really easy to become frustrated at the airport. When one thinks of their vacation, he or she imagines the luxurious hotel room and soothing sounds of the waves breaking on the shore. Once the fi... Read More »

June 17, 2016 • 0 comments