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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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Remembering Harris L. Wofford Jr.

Remembering Harris L. Wofford Jr.

Fiona Flaherty, Copy-Editor March 5, 2019

On March 2, 2019 the memorial service for Harris Llewellyn Wofford Jr. was held at Howard University. Wofford was a veteran of the United States Army Air Force, a scholar of Gandhi, a personal friend and advisor to Martin Luther King Jr, the Special Assistant...

School Resource Officer, Timothy Koch

The Backstage Staff of Arlington Public Schools

Lizzie Koumans, Sentry Staff Reporter March 5, 2019

When students walk into school bright and early every morning, they may not realize just how much work has gone on behind the scenes to make their day run smoothly. Every day, schools are bustling with much more activity than just students trudging from...

Self proclaimed president, Juan Guaido

Naming Yourself President – and Other Fun Things to Do in Venezuela

A Guide to a Nation in Crisis
Nathan Dent, Sentry Staff Reporter March 2, 2019

For the past few years, life has been difficult for Venezuelans; national debt has soared, inflation continues to climb at 80,000%, 90% of the nation is now living below the poverty line and 10% of the country’s former population has fled. On top of...

Smart TVs implemented in APS

New SMART Panels Introduced In APS

Joseph Ramos, Sentry Staff Reporter March 1, 2019

Beginning in the 2016-17 school year, Arlington Public Schools (APS) has been working towards a goal to put SMART Panels in all high school classrooms throughout the county. Made by SMART Technology, the Panels, which are essentially flat screen televisions...

A Night of Inclusion

A Night of Inclusion

Peter Beckstrom, Sentry Staff Reporter February 28, 2019

On the Friday before Valentine’s Day, hundreds of students from around the DC-Metro area spent the evening celebrating inclusion, friendship and kindness at the Best Buddies Valentine’s Dance. The dance was held at George Mason University, and 407...

Oliva Klein

Student Body President and Much More

Maren Stroup, Sentry Staff Reporter February 28, 2019

Student Body President and lacrosse player Olivia Klein is a very active student. She strives to do everything she can in her high school years, and she is only in the middle of her junior year. Some students do not know exactly what being the student...

Arlington Public Schools Your Voice Matters survey

The “Your Voice Matters” Survey: An Examination of the Results

Ryan Cole, Sentry Staff Reporter February 26, 2019

Public surveys are a vast source of information for public school systems. They are an efficient way to collect data on the problems facing the school district and the needs of students and families. In 2016, the Arlington Partnership for Children, Youth...

The opening of Amazons new headquarters in Arlington brings changes to the community.

HQ2 to DMV: How Amazon Will Affect the Region

Ryan Cole, Sentry Staff Reporter February 22, 2019

Amazon is officially coming to Arlington, and many residents in and around Crystal City are eagerly anticipating the global giant’s arrival. Amazon unveiled their plan to split their new headquarters, or HQ2, between Crystal City and New York City in...

Rap artist, 21 Savage

21 Savage Faces Unexpected Deportation

Brian McCarthy, Sentry Staff Reporter February 15, 2019

On February 3, 2019, Shayaa Bin Abraham-Joseph was arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Abraham-Joseph is better known by his stage name, ‘21 Savage.’ Normally, celebrities getting into legal trouble would not be headline news....

Rahaf Mohammed speaks out about Thai immigration laws.

A New Chance for a Saudi Woman

Lizzie Koumans, Sentry Staff Reporter February 15, 2019

The internet blew up on January 6 after Saudi Arabian teen Rahaf Mohammed (formerly Rahaf al-Qunun) took to Twitter to protest the Thai immigration officials who were attempting to deport her to Kuwait. Mohammed had been vacationing with her family in...

Deborah Waldron helping students with a physics lab.

Deborah’s Force on Yorktown

Anna Trainum, Sentry Staff Reporter February 15, 2019

Understanding, engaging and fun. Patient, passionate and extremely kind. According to the students of physics teacher Deborah Waldron, this year’s  Teacher of the Year, these words accurately sum up her character. Waldron, or as she asks her students...

Nancy Pelosi was elected the new Speaker of the House.

Nancy Pelosi Elected as House Speaker For Second Time

Grant Blumberg, Sentry Staff Reporter February 8, 2019

On January 3, 2019, the 116th United States Congress met together in the nation’s capital for the first time. After the Democrats won a majority in the House of Representatives in the 2018 midterms, Nancy Pelosi, the former house minority leader, was...

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