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Yorktown Sentry

The student news site of Yorktown High School

Yorktown Sentry

The student news site of Yorktown High School

Yorktown Sentry

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Need a Late Pass? Ask Campana and Perez

Need a Late Pass? Ask Campana and Perez

Olivia Hays, Reporter March 7, 2024

During your time at our school, you may find yourself coming in late on occasion. You can find the attendance office just outside the atrium for a tardy slip. Here resides attendance workers Constance Campana and Anai Perez. This is Campana’s 31st...

Capital One Arena in November 2023

Urban Exit: The Plan to Move the Capitals and Wizards

Brendan Schmitt, Reporter March 7, 2024

A recent announcement about the potential move of the Washington Wizards and Capitals to Alexandria has sparked controversy among fans of the two sports teams and residents of Alexandria. This move could happen as soon as 2027, when the mortgage for Capital...

3rd Quarter Blues

3rd Quarter Blues

Sydney Pons, Reporter March 7, 2024

In the first quarter of the school year, our school’s atmosphere is full of excitement and joy. Students are eager to reconnect with friends and get back into a consistent routine. When the second quarter begins, however, the school blues start to kick...

The Yorktown Vegetarian Lunch Dilemma

The Yorktown Vegetarian Lunch Dilemma

Harper Kois, Reporter March 7, 2024

Arlington Public School’s (APS) online lunch menu is filled with a wide array of foods for its students and faculty. The menu has an option for a hot lunch, a cold lunch, a build your own salad and even snacks to hold you over until dinner. Even so,...

Jose Breton for AP Photo

Europe’s Top Clubs Go Head To Head: Champion’s League Returns

Mason Wolverton, Reporter February 22, 2024

For some, February means love. For others, it means football. The Union of European Football Associations Champions League (UCL) returned on February 13, bringing high-stakes matches to a television near you. 2024 has been a jam-packed year for soccer...

Empty Seats: Understanding AP Seminar’s Dropout Rates

Empty Seats: Understanding AP Seminar’s Dropout Rates

Maren Leonard, Reporter February 16, 2024

Last winter, the AP Capstone program was introduced at our school as an elective option for this year. Enticed by the new course and the special diploma promised, many students signed up for the introductory course AP Seminar. Therefore, when course requests...

Screen of Predraft.ai generating essay.

With AI Plagiarism on the Rise, APS is Trying to Keep up.

Ryan Pericak, Reporter February 7, 2024

Harvard University President Claudine Gay was forced to step down from her position after she was accused of plagiarism in her academic work. She published four documents that were found to possibly contain missing citations and quotations, dating back...

Donate, Resell and Mend for a Fresh Start

Donate, Resell and Mend for a Fresh Start

Mary-Frances Dempsey, Reporter February 7, 2024

After the holidays, people scramble to find room for their new gifts. The truth is a lot of us just have too many things, and a lot of these things end up in landfills or tossed in the back of a closet to be forgotten about. However, millions of people...

Our schools paper towels are restricted to storage rooms

The Custodians are Throwing in the Towel (Again)

The paper towels have disappeared from the restrooms once again. This time it’s our fault.
Jackson Weber, Reporter January 31, 2024

The paper towels are gone again. Last year, after a number of students were creating messes in the men's restrooms, the custodial staff stopped restocking paper towels. The restrooms were restocked with fresh paper towels at the beginning of the 2023-2024...

Coffeys and Couture in the Halls of Yorktown

Coffeys and Couture in the Halls of Yorktown

Braedon Stone Is Pushing Our School's Fashion Forward
Mary-Frances Dempsey, Reporter January 31, 2024

Yorktown, we have a future famous fashion designer in our midst. Braedon Stone is a student entrepreneur who owns the brand “coolguyswearcoffeys,” an innovative clothing line that combines the Rick Owens vibe with Vivienne Westwood style garments....

Yorktown says goodbye to Ms. Rubalcava after 24 years

Yorktown says goodbye to Ms. Rubalcava after 24 years

Katherine Schmitt, Reporter January 25, 2024

After 24 years of dedicated work for our school, administrative assistant Dolores Rubalcava is retiring. Throughout her time at Yorktown, Rubalcava has used her talents in multiple positions including the main office, attendance and counseling. She has...

Yorktown High Schools Holiday Disasters

Yorktown High School’s Holiday Disasters

December 20, 2023

In this short podcast, Charlie Schirmer and Josh Bodenstein explore the holiday disasters experienced by Yorktown staff.

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