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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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Deaths Prompt Arlington County Jail Medical Vendor Swap

Deaths Prompt Arlington County Jail Medical Vendor Swap

Celeste Wetmore, Staff Reporter March 1, 2022

Arlington County citizens and activists are scrutinizing the Arlington County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) for their decision to change the Arlington County Detention Center’s (ACDC) healthcare provider. The switch from Corizon Health to Mediko is a step...

Inclement Weather Days: Sledding or School?

Inclement Weather Days: Sledding or School?

Celeste Wetmore, Staff Reporter March 1, 2022

Ever since snow began blanketing Arlington in early January, Arlington Public Schools administration has been forming a plan to keep students in school when weather does not permit in-person attendance. Since our school has used up all of our allowed...

Custodians: The Unsung Heroes of Yorktown

Custodians: The Unsung Heroes of Yorktown

Eva Smith, Staff Reporter February 14, 2022

The custodial staff at our school have always worked hard to make Yorktown a clean and healthy environment for students to learn, and their obligations have increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With a larger workload and the five snow days our school...

What’s the Score?

What’s the Score?

Owen McArdle, Staff Reporter February 14, 2022

Welcome to one of the most affluent places to live in America: Arlington County. A thriving economy, a renowned school system, thousands of happy consumers bustling about -- yet one of the three largest schools in this commendable community lacks a working...

In Green Valley, a Community’s Industrial Roots Clash with the County’s Commercial Vision

In Green Valley, a Community’s Industrial Roots Clash with the County’s Commercial Vision

Elijah Dale, Staff Reporter February 1, 2022

Arlington is suburbia dreamland. Its 26 square miles are covered by single family homes, strip malls and office buildings. They are barren of land designated for service industry use, of which the county has just five blocks. Green Valley, a historically...

Hungry For Answers: The School Lunch Dilemma

Hungry For Answers: The School Lunch Dilemma

Matthew Wagner, Staff Reporter December 15, 2021

It is 12:43 p.m. and the bell for the start of C lunch has just sounded. A student walks down the stairs after a long morning of classes and arrives in the cafeteria to see lines stretching almost out into the atrium. After waiting through half of lunch,...

COVID-19’s Impact on Mental Health

COVID-19’s Impact on Mental Health

Claire Stromseth, Staff Reporter December 8, 2021

While the devastating death toll caused by COVID-19 has taken over news headlines, indirect impacts of the pandemic are being found elsewhere. One of these less talked about repercussions is the rise in mental health issues. The Centers for Disease Control...

New Faces in the Halls

New Faces in the Halls

Molly Kaplow, Staff Reporter December 6, 2021

This year, our school welcomed a plethora of new staff members. A variety of different positions were filled, including counseling and teaching jobs. As our school enters the second quarter, the new faculty members have started to become more acquainted...

Abortion Law Prompts Student Activism

Abortion Law Prompts Student Activism

Molly Kaplow, Staff Reporter December 6, 2021

In May 2021, Texas enacted a law stating that any US citizen can sue, for a minimum of $10,000, anyone who aided someone in getting an abortion after six weeks. Outrage erupted around the country leading to a large amount of student involvement in activism...

Yorktown Food Drive Competition

Yorktown Food Drive Competition

Aidan Lohmeyer, Sentry Staff Reporter November 29, 2021

It is time for a little friendly competition! Our school’s Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) club and the Executive Board organized a contest between our school, Washington-Liberty High School and Wakefield High School. The contest was a food...

Arlington Students Walk Out in Protest of Sexual Violence

Arlington Students Walk Out in Protest of Sexual Violence

Miles Mann, Staff Reporter November 16, 2021

At 11:00 a.m. on October 22, hundreds of high school students across the county walked out of class to protest sexual harassment and assault in Arlington Public Schools (APS). The demonstration followed events at Yorktown’s Homecoming football game,...

The Implementation of the AP Capstone Diploma Program at Yorktown

The Implementation of the AP Capstone Diploma Program at Yorktown

Fiona Shepherd, Sentry Reporter November 9, 2021

On Tuesday, November 9, Yorktown administrators will hold a parent information session to discuss the Advanced Placement (AP) Capstone program and its implementation at our school. The AP Capstone program is a pathway to an advanced diploma, and has been...

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