It is almost as if it is part of your body. We have all gotten to the point where we have frantically searched for our phone that was either right in our hand or in our back pocket. It has become more common to check the weather app in the morning rather...

The face of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a Nigerian author and fervent women’s rights activist, appeared on the screen of the SmartBoard in my english class last year and I was immediately enthralled. Adichie gave a TedTalk titled, “The Danger of a Single...

Yorktown alums are diving head first into the music industry, and they are doing quite well. Harry Smith of Harry Jay Smith & The Bling, a band based out of Berklee College of Music in Boston has just released an EP titled Truth. Standing only four...

It’s that time of the year again. The weather gets hotter, shorts get shorter, and classes get smaller (senioritis, anyone?). As the class of 2016 prepares to enter into the real world, they stress over graduation plans, beach week and yes, Prom. Literally...

The ceramics center piece sitting in the middle of the library looks as if it belongs at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The creative director behind the masterpiece did not always know she was interested in ceramics or even how good she was. Georgie...

Inspired by her young nephew’s colorful view of the world around him, it is no surprise that senior Emily Villatoro was awarded with Artist of the Month for May, the second time this year her art has been recognized.  The painting titled Adventures...

Music is as diverse as the population that creates it. From rock to rap, to blues to pop, people have their own tastes and favorite records to escape to. Throughout the school day, I walked around and asked students and teachers what song or record they...

Stomping into art teacher Virginia Teaford’s classroom at the end of her Advanced Placement (AP) Art History block felt like trespassing onto hallowed, creative ground.  That is, until I addressed her with a challenge: nominate an Artist of the Day...

Second semester. Most people view this part of the year as a time for seniors to relax and enjoy their last days of high school. However, the second semester does not always live up to its expectations of being all fun and games. Some seniors make the...

Much like Beyonce’s last studio album, Beyonce, Lemonade was dropped with little notice and without warning, and has taken the world by storm. The album immediately exploded with different theories about the meaning of the name and Bey’s intention,...

The title “Resource Officer” is, for some, quite the mystery. Resource Officers do not have an office; rather, they cover the entire school, keeping students safe and focused by keeping the necessary doors to the school locked, clearing out stragglers...

The walls of Yorktown High School are home to some of the most hilarious back and forth banter between students as they walk to class. Some of them have substance, while others make absolutely no sense, but all of them are entertaining to an eavesdropper....