The student news site of Yorktown High School

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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What’s the Score?

What’s the Score?

Owen McArdle, Staff Reporter February 14, 2022

Welcome to one of the most affluent places to live in America: Arlington County. A thriving economy, a renowned school system, thousands of happy consumers bustling about -- yet one of the three largest schools in this commendable community lacks a working...

In Green Valley, a Community’s Industrial Roots Clash with the County’s Commercial Vision

In Green Valley, a Community’s Industrial Roots Clash with the County’s Commercial Vision

Elijah Dale, Staff Reporter February 1, 2022

Arlington is suburbia dreamland. Its 26 square miles are covered by single family homes, strip malls and office buildings. They are barren of land designated for service industry use, of which the county has just five blocks. Green Valley, a historically...

Hungry For Answers: The School Lunch Dilemma

Hungry For Answers: The School Lunch Dilemma

Matthew Wagner, Staff Reporter December 15, 2021

It is 12:43 p.m. and the bell for the start of C lunch has just sounded. A student walks down the stairs after a long morning of classes and arrives in the cafeteria to see lines stretching almost out into the atrium. After waiting through half of lunch,...

‘Doorways’ to help in the Arlington Community

‘Doorways’ to help in the Arlington Community

Owen McArdle, Sentry Reporter December 15, 2021

24-Hour Domestic & Sexual Violence Hotline: 703-237-0881 High schoolers across the country, concerned about the growing issues of sexual assault and dating abuse, have made clear their calls for change by leading walkouts, forming clubs and hanging...

Block Scheduling Failed to Deliver What it Promised

Block Scheduling Failed to Deliver What it Promised

Elijah Dale, Staff Reporter November 29, 2021

Block scheduling is a disappointment. Proponents of the new scheduling system promised to create an extra day to complete homework, more enriched learning and lower levels of anxiety in students. It delivered none of these. Instead, it breaks continuity...

Arlington Students Walk Out in Protest of Sexual Violence

Arlington Students Walk Out in Protest of Sexual Violence

Miles Mann, Staff Reporter November 16, 2021

At 11:00 a.m. on October 22, hundreds of high school students across the county walked out of class to protest sexual harassment and assault in Arlington Public Schools (APS). The demonstration followed events at Yorktown’s Homecoming football game,...

Is AP Capstone the right fit for Yorktown?

Is AP Capstone the right fit for Yorktown?

Joshua Allman, Sentry Staff Reporter November 9, 2021

Being a high school student comes with a lot of pressure. Determining post-graduation plans, working to keep high grades and participating in extracurriculars is intense. High school administrations attempt to provide help, but more often focus on helping...

The Implementation of the AP Capstone Diploma Program at Yorktown

The Implementation of the AP Capstone Diploma Program at Yorktown

Fiona Shepherd, Sentry Reporter November 9, 2021

On Tuesday, November 9, Yorktown administrators will hold a parent information session to discuss the Advanced Placement (AP) Capstone program and its implementation at our school. The AP Capstone program is a pathway to an advanced diploma, and has been...

PSA: Please Stop Asking Seniors About College. We’re Begging You.

PSA: Please Stop Asking Seniors About College. We’re Begging You.

Philip Blumberg and Ryan Cole September 13, 2021

It is a perpetual, lingering thought that seniors must battle every waking moment. Walking in the hallway, sitting at lunch, at soccer practice -- it always lurks in the background, ready to pounce on your good time. Sometimes it even creeps into dreams....

Courtesy of USA Today

Myanmar is Showing us What Revolution Looks Like in the Digital Age

Elijah Dale, Staff Reporter May 28, 2021

On February 1, 2021, one day prior to the inauguration of the newly elected government, the Myanma military initiated a coup d’état, forming the State Administration Council (SAC). Since the oppressive regime has taken over, a revolution led by pro-democracy...

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