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Yorktown Sentry

The student news site of Yorktown High School

Yorktown Sentry

The student news site of Yorktown High School

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Krulfeeld, the Director of Student Activities, has a busy life at school

A Day with Krulfeeld

Michael Lowen, Reporter April 24, 2017

While walking through the halls, a student might be lucky enough to see a Big Gulp being held by a man with a collared shirt. This means one has had the honor of meeting the Director of Student Activities Mykal Crewphfeld. He spends most of his time talking...

Students wear a mix of shorts, jeans and long sleeves to handle the different temperatures in school

The #Changeisreal at Yorktown

Andrea Henriquez, Sentry Staff Reporter April 24, 2017

As I walk into my first class of the day, I feel a cold chill overcome me. I make sure to hold my coffee a little closer and tug my sweater down. All my classes are in the same building so I would expect that my last-minute-thrown-on-outfit would be a...

Students from every grade went to see the presentation on child sexual abuse

Child Sexual Assault

Grace Stroup, Sentry Staff Reporter April 24, 2017

Sexual assault is defined as  any type of sexual contact or behavior that occurs without the explicit consent of the recipient. Falling under the definition of sexual assault are sexual activities such as forced sexual intercourse, forcible sodomy, child...

Different artists have been using SoundCloud to publicize their work

School SoundCloud Successes

Claire Kuwana, Sentry Staff Reporter April 24, 2017

Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Chance the Rapper and Tupac. All of these artists have one thing in common: each of their careers started off simply releasing music, unaware of the fact that one day, they would influence a new generation of artists....

Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick

Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick

Andrea Henriquez and Charlie Schiavo, Sentry Staff Reporters March 31, 2017

On September 14, 1901, Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as the 26th President of the United States after the assassination of William McKinley. He became the youngest president in history and would lead the nation until 1909. His legacy consists of domestic...

Andrew Jackson: Positive Views, Negative News

Andrew Jackson: Positive Views, Negative News

Ryan Van Kirk and Maggie Keane, Sentry Staff Reporters March 31, 2017

Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States, serving from 1829-1837. His supporters believe him to be one of the most democratic presidents; however, many question how democratic Jackson really was. A multitude of Jackson’s actions...

A New Age of Media: JFKs Image in the Press

A New Age of Media: JFK’s Image in the Press

Claire Kuwana and Caroline Boda, Sentry Staff Reporters March 31, 2017

For the past year, it seems as though every time the television (TV) is turned on, the coverage is dominated by politics. Without television as a medium for news, the world of politics would be a different place. TV allows politicians to manifest their...

Nixon’s War on the Press

Nixon’s War on the Press

Sofie Dalton and Grace Stroup, Sentry Staff Reporters March 31, 2017

Richard Nixon, the 37th President of the United States, was born on January 9, 1913 in Yorba Linda, California. Serving as the Vice President under Dwight D. Eisenhower, Nixon remained in the public eye and the political sphere for close to twenty years....

The Truth Behind Truman’s Relationship with the Press

The Truth Behind Truman’s Relationship with the Press

Rosie Eldridge and Matthew Cornfield, Sentry Staff Reporters March 31, 2017

Harry S. Truman had a rocky beginning with the press when it miscalled the presidential election of 1948, but once Truman became president the people began to realize that the press was wrong about him all along. The presidential election of 1948 and...

Students were able to sit down and listen to different opinions at the student forum

Forum for Unity

Jessie Moyer, Sentry Staff Reporter March 19, 2017

Ever since the election, it is not uncommon to walk through the halls and overhear a heated political argument, or to be in a conversation where someone’s views are considered invalid. More seriously, many would not be surprised to find themselves in...

Large crowds gathered to protest during the Day Without Immigrants

A Day Without Immigrants

Sofie Dalton, Sentry Staff Reporter March 19, 2017

On February 16, immigrants across the country showed America what everyday life would look like if there were no immigrants. On “A Day Without Immigrants,” many foreign born Americans boycotted school and work, and took to the streets in protest....

One Person Shows: March Marathon

Andrea Henriquez, Rosie Eldridge, Grace Stroup, Nina Rutzen, Sentry Staff Reporters March 9, 2017

Michael Finn as Jerry Garcia: Life Seldom Turns Out the Way It Does In A Song Statement: Recovery only comes from oneself On December 4 1965, the Grateful Dead took the stage in the San Francisco Bay Area and five men performed eclectic music that...

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