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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...

Trampoline Parks And Salsa Classes: How To Do Valentine’s Day Right

Trampoline Parks And Salsa Classes: How To Do Valentine’s Day Right

Olivia Hays, Reporter February 10, 2025

Are you in need of ideas for spending your Valentine’s Day weekend? Whether you’re looking for an engaging excursion or a laid back stay-at-home itinerary, here are eight ideas for spending your ideal hallmark holiday with friends or a date.Trampoline...

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...

The Lasting Impact of Snow Days on Education

The Lasting Impact of Snow Days on Education

Leo Sandoli, Reporter February 10, 2025

Our school’s students and staff are now extremely familiar with the excitement and disruption that comes with snow days. Although these unexpected breaks bring relief to many, they also create challenges. The day off forces teachers to adjust lesson...

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...

Local pie shop, Livin' the Pie Life located on Glebe Road.

A Dessert To Be Thankful For

Luke Colbert, Reporter November 27, 2024

Thanksgiving often gets overlooked as the little brother of Christmas. However, a lot of people don’t appreciate the traditions that come with it. For many people, it's a day spent with family watching football, the Macy’s Day Parade, and gearing...

Navigating Civil Discourse In Current Times

Navigating Civil Discourse In Current Times

Emily Snelbecker, Reporter November 26, 2024

You’re cutting into your Thanksgiving dinner with your grandma’s old plastic cutlery when you hear your uncle start spewing political talking points left and right.The room goes silent, and you look at your cousins in defeated anticipation of...

Mariah Carey iconically breaking through the ice singing "ITS TIME" on November 1st.

How Early Is Too Early To Start Celebrating Christmas?

Andrew Cole and Emily Miller November 26, 2024

By Emily MillerFor many, the Christmas season is the most wonderful time of the year. But how early is too early to whip out the jingle bells and mistletoe? Some Christmas fanatics would argue that the holiday never really ends and can be found listening...

The Arlington Turkey Trot: A Thanksgiving Day Tradition

The Arlington Turkey Trot: A Thanksgiving Day Tradition

Bridget Lohmeyer, Reporter November 26, 2024

The Turkey Trot is the classical footrace that wakes you up on Thanksgiving morning. Arlington's course has been around since 2006, founded by Pastor Brian Webster and his wife Diane of Christ Church of Arlington. Their goal was to help Arlington residents...

The Senior Issue: Yorktown Class of 2024 + Graduation Gallery

The Senior Issue: Yorktown Class of 2024 + Graduation Gallery

Other Opportunities: Valentino Autoine Fernando Hernandez Keitvell Hovvey Jacob Agnew Madeline Brown Massimo DeLuca Terence Murchison Aimee Walsh Caius Worrell Alexis Villalobos Morales Walid Ahmed Kaley Bhola Ethan Blackwell Joel Denso Quoc...

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