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Disney Releases 23rd Live Action Adaptation, Fans Put Foot Down
Disney Releases 23rd Live Action Adaptation, Fans Put Foot Down
Our choir class on their trip to Disney. Credit: Ms. Mullins
Choral Excellence: The Success Of Our School’s Singers
Overlook of Great Falls Park.
Parks In Peril: Standing Up For Protected Lands
This is a wall filled with movie posters made by Ms. Sadauskas’s film class.
A Look Into The Arlington Student Film Festival
How To Save Our Furry Friends In Arlington
How To Save Our Furry Friends In Arlington
Disney Releases 23rd Live Action Adaptation, Fans Put Foot Down
Disney Releases 23rd Live Action Adaptation, Fans Put Foot Down
Our choir class on their trip to Disney. Credit: Ms. Mullins
Choral Excellence: The Success Of Our School’s Singers
Overlook of Great Falls Park.
Parks In Peril: Standing Up For Protected Lands
This is a wall filled with movie posters made by Ms. Sadauskas’s film class.
A Look Into The Arlington Student Film Festival
How To Save Our Furry Friends In Arlington
How To Save Our Furry Friends In Arlington
The Senior Issue: Yorktown Class of 2023 + Graduation Gallery
The Senior Issue: Yorktown Class of 2023 + Graduation Gallery
What’s up with our bathrooms?
What’s up with our bathrooms?
APS Looks To Adapt To The Changing Landscape Of Substance Abuse
APS Looks To Adapt To The Changing Landscape Of Substance Abuse
View from the North Ridge Trail at Sky Meadows State Park
Kickstart the Summer With Some of These Local Hikes
Yannick Tanda: Collecting Computers For Those In Need
Yannick Tanda: Collecting Computers For Those In Need
Courtesy of Perkins Eastman
Our Privilege in APS
How AFAC Is Combating Food Insecurity In Arlington
How AFAC Is Combating Food Insecurity In Arlington
Animal Shelters in Arlington
Animal Shelters in Arlington
The Senior Issue: Yorktown Class of 2024 + Graduation Gallery
The Senior Issue: Yorktown Class of 2024 + Graduation Gallery
Ms. Meadows outside her classroom
Ms. Meadows Steps Down from SGA
Disney Releases 23rd Live Action Adaptation, Fans Put Foot Down
Disney Releases 23rd Live Action Adaptation, Fans Put Foot Down
Our choir class on their trip to Disney. Credit: Ms. Mullins
Choral Excellence: The Success Of Our School’s Singers
Overlook of Great Falls Park.
Parks In Peril: Standing Up For Protected Lands
The ticket sales booth at Our Schools football stadium.
The Real Reason Behind Ticket Pricing at Yorktown
How Our School’s Teachers Got Into Teaching
How Our School’s Teachers Got Into Teaching
Our choir class on their trip to Disney. Credit: Ms. Mullins
Choral Excellence: The Success Of Our School’s Singers
The ticket sales booth at Our Schools football stadium.
The Real Reason Behind Ticket Pricing at Yorktown
Shoppers are having to make tough choices when buying eggs right now.
Caw Caw! Bird Flu Ravages The US
This is Madame Berger with 3 sophomores Sarah, Emily & Harper.
Our School Says Au Revoir à Madame Berger
An Overview of Trump's Executive Orders
An Overview of Trump’s Executive Orders
Disney Releases 23rd Live Action Adaptation, Fans Put Foot Down
Disney Releases 23rd Live Action Adaptation, Fans Put Foot Down
For some students, listening to music while studying or doing homework proves to be very beneficial, while others think the opposite.
Headphones On, Distractions Off: Studying With Music
Senioritis and skipping school is becoming a huge issue at Yorktown.
The Attendance Crisis
Parenting or Policing? The Fine Line Between Support and Overdrive in Youth Sports
Parenting or Policing? The Fine Line Between Support and Overdrive in Youth Sports
We’ve Been On The Same Block Schedule Since COVID. Does It Need To Change?
We’ve Been On The Same Block Schedule Since COVID. Does It Need To Change?
Being a Umpire in the MLB may be gone because of robots
Balancing Tradition Technology: MLB Introduces Robot Umpires
Kenmore middle schools soccer field has dirt patches covering the field.
Where The Grass Is Greenest: Ranking Fields In Arlington
Bowl America in Falls Church.
Bring Back Bowling
The 2025 Outdoor Track & Field Season Begins
The 2025 Outdoor Track & Field Season Begins
Many students support our hometown team and are following the Great Chase closely.
The Growing Student Fanbase of the Washington Capitals
Overlook of Great Falls Park.
Parks In Peril: Standing Up For Protected Lands
This is a wall filled with movie posters made by Ms. Sadauskas’s film class.
A Look Into The Arlington Student Film Festival
How To Save Our Furry Friends In Arlington
How To Save Our Furry Friends In Arlington
One of our AP Research classrooms.
Understanding AP Capstone: A New Era Of Student Research
View of the Capitol building in DC.
Are Democrats Failing With Young Voters?
The Senior Issue: Yorktown Class of 2024 + Graduation Gallery
The Senior Issue: Yorktown Class of 2024 + Graduation Gallery
Prom Gallery 2024
Prom Gallery 2024
Senior Picnic 2024 Gallery
Senior Picnic 2024 Gallery
The Senior Issue: Yorktown Class of 2023 + Graduation Gallery
The Senior Issue: Yorktown Class of 2023 + Graduation Gallery
Prom Gallery 2023
Prom Gallery 2023
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Yorktown Sentry

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This is a wall filled with movie posters made by Ms. Sadauskas’s film class.
A Look Into The Arlington Student Film Festival
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How To Save Our Furry Friends In Arlington
How To Save Our Furry Friends In Arlington
Sofia Spungardi, Reporter • April 11, 2025
Being a Umpire in the MLB may be gone because of robots
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Shoppers are having to make tough choices when buying eggs right now.
Caw Caw! Bird Flu Ravages The US
Brendan Schmitt, Reporter • March 25, 2025
This is Madame Berger with 3 sophomores Sarah, Emily & Harper.
Our School Says Au Revoir à Madame Berger
Zoe Davis, Reporter • March 25, 2025
An Overview of Trump's Executive Orders
An Overview of Trump’s Executive Orders
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Quizlet is the most controversial ban from APS.
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Emily Snelbecker
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Emily Snelbecker is a junior beginning her second year with The Sentry. She enjoys playing violin in our school's chamber orchestra, as well as piano at home. She has a Siberian cat and loves talking about...

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Maren Leonard is a junior reporter excited for her second year on The Sentry. She is passionate about community change and engagement and has lived in Arlington for her entire life. She plays varsity field...

Opinion
For some students, listening to music while studying or doing homework proves to be very beneficial, while others think the opposite.
Headphones On, Distractions Off: Studying With Music
Jack Freeman, Reporter • April 11, 2025
Senioritis and skipping school is becoming a huge issue at Yorktown.
The Attendance Crisis
March 27, 2025
Parenting or Policing? The Fine Line Between Support and Overdrive in Youth Sports
Parenting or Policing? The Fine Line Between Support and Overdrive in Youth Sports
March 27, 2025
We’ve Been On The Same Block Schedule Since COVID. Does It Need To Change?
We’ve Been On The Same Block Schedule Since COVID. Does It Need To Change?
March 25, 2025
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Sports
Being a Umpire in the MLB may be gone because of robots
Balancing Tradition Technology: MLB Introduces Robot Umpires
Samson Schneider, Reporter • April 11, 2025
Kenmore middle schools soccer field has dirt patches covering the field.
Where The Grass Is Greenest: Ranking Fields In Arlington
April 11, 2025
Bowl America in Falls Church.
Bring Back Bowling
April 11, 2025
The 2025 Outdoor Track & Field Season Begins
The 2025 Outdoor Track & Field Season Begins
March 27, 2025
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Style
This is a wall filled with movie posters made by Ms. Sadauskas’s film class.
A Look Into The Arlington Student Film Festival
Sofia Spungardi, Reporter • April 11, 2025
How To Save Our Furry Friends In Arlington
How To Save Our Furry Friends In Arlington
April 11, 2025
One of our AP Research classrooms.
Understanding AP Capstone: A New Era Of Student Research
April 11, 2025
View of the Capitol building in DC.
Are Democrats Failing With Young Voters?
April 11, 2025
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