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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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Courtside Competition

Courtside Competition

Hewitt Ebert, Reporter February 11, 2025

During the week of January 5, the recreational “rec” basketball league started in Arlington. The women's league began in early January and will end in mid-March. While the 2025 winter season has just started, the competition is already heating up.One...

2024 Is Over, And So Are These Trends

2024 Is Over, And So Are These Trends

Zoe Davis, Reporter February 11, 2025

It’s 2025, a year marked by uncertainty. Many people are worried about what this year will bring and how it will affect their futures. One thing remains in our control, however, and that’s deciding what we’re leaving in 2024 and what we want to...

SAT vs. ACT: Pick Your Poison

SAT vs. ACT: Pick Your Poison

Aanya Goel, Reporter February 11, 2025

The age-old debate for high school students. Choosing between the SAT and the ACT is like trying to decide whether you want pizza or pasta. Both are delicious of course, but one might have a little extra something that makes it stand out to you. The ACT...

The Inefficiency Of The College Application Process

The Inefficiency Of The College Application Process

Brendan Schmitt, Reporter February 11, 2025

Seniors work tirelessly throughout the summer and fall writing essays for their top college choices. Some brave the process alone or choose to hire tutors, while others use their parents to produce quality pieces of writing describing their background,...

Our School Should Create A More Positive Culture

Our School Should Create A More Positive Culture

Ryan Pericak, Reporter February 10, 2025

Our school has focused on enforcing new attendance and phone policies these past two years. Every morning, students can now only enter through two doors of our school after 7:50 am. Entering through the cafeteria and side doors is no longer allowed. You...

The Holy Grail of Public Transportation: The DC metro

The Holy Grail of Public Transportation: The DC metro

Maggie Dickerson, Reporter February 10, 2025

Between studying for midterms and the winter weather discouraging any outdoor activity, you probably haven’t gotten out of the house much recently. However, there’s a quick solution to your days stuck indoors and you probably didn’t realize it was...

A Shift To Online Course Request Forms

A Shift To Online Course Request Forms

Emily Miller, Reporter February 10, 2025

As we enter an age of advanced technology, paper formats are being left behind in favor of online platforms. In school systems, the efficiency and necessity of the few things that remain on paper are being reevaluated, and quickly replaced by digital...

A High Honor: Ms. Irwin’s Milken Educator Award

A High Honor: Ms. Irwin’s Milken Educator Award

Maren Leonard, Reporter February 10, 2025

It is no secret that our school's students are privy to some of the best teachers in the country. Their many honors and accolades display their impressive aptitude. One of these amazing educators is Eva Irwin, the Dean of Students. In 2023, while working...

Theater Department Begins Production Of One Act Plays

Theater Department Begins Production Of One Act Plays

Sofia Spungardi, Reporter February 6, 2025

Our school’s auditorium is empty during the winter, but our drama students have hardly stopped working. In the black box, a smaller theater located in the music hallway, they are rehearsing their One Act Plays, or One Acts for short. The twist: They...

Boys Varsity Basketball: A Season To Remember

Boys Varsity Basketball: A Season To Remember

Bridget Lohmeyer, Reporter February 6, 2025

Our school’s boys varsity basketball team is on a hot streak. The energy is flowing through the school as we continue to rack up wins. The starting five: Seniors Jack Rubin, Austin Barbieri, Brennan Pilot, Nick Senkus and Junior Jake Coulam have been...

How To Get The Student Body’s Attention

How To Get The Student Body’s Attention

Emily Snelbecker, Reporter February 6, 2025

With how disjointed the student body is, it can be difficult to reach everyone, let alone appeal to them. Different forms of communication appeal to different people, so it’s important that you go through multiple routes.Club leaders, administrators,...

Museums To Visit This Year

Museums To Visit This Year

Sameer Jones, Reporter February 6, 2025

Washington DC has a plethora of museums. There are the big players, like the Smithsonian museums, the National Gallery of Art, or the National Archives, but what about the lesser known museums? There are plenty of hidden gems you can find in DC, as well...

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