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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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Photographer Matt Mendelsohn taking a portrait of a Yorktown senior.

Not All Heroes Wear Capes (But Some Have Cameras)

Fiffy Donahoe, Sentry Staff Reporter May 11, 2020

“What makes you you?" This is the question photographer Matt Mendelsohn asks each senior as he puts together his masterpiece: a collection of portraits depicting the quiet strength of a forgotten class. With no stage to walk across and no championship...

A Yorktown student accesses Canvas to complete online classwork from home.

Students, Teachers Adjust To APS Online Learning

Ryan Cole, Sentry Staff Reporter April 21, 2020

Ahh Canvas. Some people love Arlington Public Schools’ (APS) go-to-tool for online learning. Others find it confusing and long for the days of decidedly more straightforward technology like Google Classroom, with less features but more simplicity. Canvas...

The Italian Stores Westover location

“I Just Hope I Have A Job To Come Back To”: Local Businesses Impacted By COVID-19

Philip Blumberg, Sentry Staff Reporter April 10, 2020

The United States has fallen into a serious economic downturn amid the growing crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted more than 400 points for the worst first-quarter report of its 135-year history, signaling that...

Crystal City, the soon-to-be home for Amazons HQ2 complex.

Amazon Spends To Combat COVID-19, Build Local Relations

Ryan Cole, Sentry Staff Reporter March 31, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to plague the United States, the country has fallen into a severe economic downturn, teetering on the edge of a recession. Large and small businesses alike are struggling to maintain their bottom lines and, as a result,...

Traci Selden is one of the potential teachers for the new course.

African American and Latin American Studies Classes Coming to Yorktown

Fiffy Donahoe, Sentry Staff Reporter March 13, 2020

The doors are opening to a bigger and brighter world for students in the coming years. The Social Studies department is getting an update with the introduction of Latin American Studies and African American Studies classes next year. Such long avenues...

Kids during active shooter drills are forced to crouch under desks.

Effects of Active Shooter Drills

Yasmina Mansour, Sentry Staff Reporter March 10, 2020

Millions of American children will spend at least one day a school year huddled in the corner of a dark classroom, colorful construction paper pulled taut over door windows, blinds drawn shut, doors bolted and lesson plans long forgotten. The announcement...

Senator Bernie Sanders, a democratic socialist, at a campaign rally at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Democratic Socialism On The Rise Among Today’s Youth

Joseph Ramos, Co-Editor In Chief February 28, 2020

In 2016, Cathy McPartland, then 15, was confused. Having moved left after reading Karl Marx and listening to Chapo Trap House, a left-wing podcast, the Williamstown, Massachusetts native, now 18, did not know how to define her new political views.  That...

A Teenager’s Guide to the 2020 Presidential Candidates

A Teenager’s Guide to the 2020 Presidential Candidates

Whitney Critchfield, Sentry Staff Reporter February 24, 2020

As the 2020 election year begins to get heated, many students at our school will find themselves eligible to vote in November. Based on various surveys for teens, four topics have been compiled that are most relevant to young voters. An ED Week survey...

A Teacher for All: Springberg Chosen as Teacher of the Year

A Teacher for All: Springberg Chosen as Teacher of the Year

Lizzie Koumans, Sentry Staff Reporter February 10, 2020

A typical teacher spends their days dedicated to the education of their students, with hours occupied in the classroom and even more time working diligently outside of school. Each year, our school’s Parent Teacher Association (PTA) chooses one teacher...

Requesting Your Future: The 2020 CRF

Requesting Your Future: The 2020 CRF

Evan Rotker, Sentry Staff Reporter February 4, 2020

The turn of the new year marks an important time for students at our school: the re-introduction of Course Request Forms (CRFs) to all non-seniors. The intimidating form is crucial to the selection of the coming years’ classes. Despite their importance,...

The Face Of The Library

The Face Of The Library

Maren Stroup, Sentry Staff Reporter January 30, 2020

Among the many shelves and silence of the library, head librarian Gwendolyn Nixon helps students left and right. Nixon went to our school as a student and does a lot for the student body that many are not aware of. Nixon and the library staff use many...

Dr. Kevin Clark Takes Office

Dr. Kevin Clark Takes Office

Nathan Dent, Sentry Staff Reporter January 30, 2020

For Dr. Kevin Clark, our school’s new principal, the last few weeks have been a whirlwind. Taking office halfway through the school year has forced him to hit the ground running, balancing his duties as principal with an effort to get to know the Yorktown...

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