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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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Depression/Anxiety in High Schoolers

Lauren Snyder, Sentry Staff Reporter February 27, 2015

Adolescence is a period of change for many people and often includes several hard decisions. It is normal to feel sad or anxious from time to time. However, it can be dangerous to have these feelings constantly affect your daily life. If these feelings...

Lack of Snow Days Sparks Twitter Anger

Lack of Snow Days Sparks Twitter Anger

Grace Stroup, Sentry Staff Reporter February 27, 2015

This winter was speculated to be one with record snow falls and (hopefully) lots of snow days. So far in 2015, it has been nothing but the opposite.  Looking for days off of school, students have used  any type of precipitation as an excuse to cancel....

Under the Rock

Under the Rock

Emily Burke, Sentry Staff Reporter February 2, 2015

On January 7, gunmen attacked the satirical French magazine, Charlie Hebdo, killing eleven people. The attackers also shot and killed a police officer on a sidewalk close to the magazine. Another police officer was killed in a Paris suburb on Thursday,...

College Applications Poll

College Applications Poll

Topher Wagner, Sentry Staff Reporter February 2, 2015

Around this time every year, many seniors are finishing up the college application process. So far this year about 87% of seniors have sent out their applications and are looking to hear from the schools soon. We have compiled a list of colleges across...

A Snapshot of the Past and Present

A Snapshot of the Past and Present

Lauren Snyder, Sentry Staff Reporter February 2, 2015

Every year since 2005, Arlington’s Treasurer Office holds the Decal Design Competition for Arlington high school students. The competition gives competitors a chance to have their pictures or designs appear on the official County decal sticker along...

The Deal with UVA: Rape on Campus and Rolling Stone’s Reporting

The Deal with UVA: Rape on Campus and Rolling Stone’s Reporting

John Trainum, Sentry Staff Reporter January 31, 2015

Since its original publishing in November, 2014, Rolling Stone’s article by Sabrina Erdely, “A Rape on Campus,” has accumulated over 179,000 shares on Facebook, nearly 15,000 tweets and over 7000 comments on the Rolling Stone site alone. It would...

Join the Donation Nation for the Holidays

Join the Donation Nation for the Holidays

Lauren Snyder, Sentry Staff Reporter December 21, 2014

It is that time of year again. The holidays have returned and that means two things. One, the commercials are going to be filled with fake snow and jingle bells, and two, it is the season of giving. From the giving gifts during Hanukkah to putting presents...

Here Comes the Truth About Santa Claus

Here Comes the Truth About Santa Claus

Emily Burke, Sentry Staff Reporter December 21, 2014

We all remember when Buddy the Elf accused a toy store Santa Claus of sitting on “a throne of lies.”  And almost everyone has heard those rumors about kids who try to rip off Santa’s beard in front of a crowd of shocked children and frustrated...

The Year That Yelled Change 2014: Year in Review

The Year That Yelled Change 2014: Year in Review

Grace Stroup, Sentry Staff Reporter December 21, 2014

Wider screens, viruses, and an increased push for basic human rights made 2014 quite a year.  Now full of new inventions, ideas and people, the world is a lot different than it was in 2013. Apple released the heavily anticipated iphone 6 during the...

Your Winter Break: No Longer Boring

Your Winter Break: No Longer Boring

Natalie Zur, Sentry Staff Reporter December 21, 2014

While many idealize vacationing to a faraway place during Winter Break, such as Mexico, or perhaps Hogwarts, there are many ways to get away from the monotony of everyday life without actually leaving the area. Arlington is a great place to live; during...

We the People, In Order to Form a More Perfect Paper

We the People, In Order to Form a More Perfect Paper

Margaret Doyle, Sentry Staff Editor December 1, 2014

Every Fall, thousands of students involved in their high school’s media staff convene for a weekend of networking, workshops and tours with one goal in mind: to nurture their love of journalism. I was fortunate enough to attend the 2014 National High...

“It was pink and squishy”: What Happens When You Give 70 Students 15 Sheep Brains

“It was pink and squishy”: What Happens When You Give 70 Students 15 Sheep Brains

Joanna Domson, Sentry Staff Reporter December 1, 2014

Several courses include the anatomy of the brain in their curriculum; however, it can sometimes be difficult for students to grasp the function of such a complex organ.  For the first time ever on November 5, Advanced Placement Biology, Health and Advanced...

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