The Turkey Trot is the classical footrace that wakes you up on Thanksgiving morning. Arlington's course has been around since 2006, founded by Pastor Brian Webster and his wife Diane of Christ Church of Arlington. Their goal was to help Arlington residents...
Literacy is the foundation of education. Arlington Public Schools (APS) has recently been making an effort to emphasize literacy's importance to teachers. This has led to the roll out of a new teacher training program focused on the basics of literacy....
As the school year begins, students may have noticed a lack of sweet treats during Patriot Period. This isn’t a mistake or some unfortunate twist of fate; rather, it is a deliberate measure put in place to protect the health of students.The policy,...
Our school’s lunchroom can be an overwhelming scene. Masses of chairs scattered everywhere, food on the floor and lunch lines stretching out the door. However, often overlooked are the trash bins overflowing with food and plastic wrappers. You go to...
Governor Glenn Youngkin implemented a new sexual content policy in Virginia schools last month. The policy, published by the Department of Education, requires teachers to reference a list of all instructional materials that contain “sexually explicit”...
Students’ small businesses at our school have proven to be the key to financial and personal success. They provide the ability to be your own boss and pursue your passions while controlling your own schedule.Being self-employed, you have more control...
This summer, Arlington Public Schools (APS) administrators significantly restructured the county-wide safety program. The main component of the move was increasing the visibility and altering the responsibilities of the safety teams in middle and high...
Who feeds our school? Hundreds of hungry students come in and out of the cafeteria everyday, all served by our school's own lunch ladies. The Yorktown Lunch Staff is an under-appreciated group of astonishing and kind-hearted individuals. Here are their...
In 2022, Tamarah Stanley replaced recently retired Shari Benites as our school’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Coordinator. A career educator, Stanley is no stranger to the effort it takes to support students. “I started my career in...
Yorktown Girls Soccer is not your average high school soccer team. Since 2017, they have not only won two state soccer titles but also built one of the most reliably successful programs in our region. Much of this success is attributed to Head Coach...
In response to increasing rates of tardiness at our school, students arriving after 8:19 a.m. have been stopped by administrators and given detention passes as they enter the school building. This is part of a new policy which began May 5.Upon receiving...
Every four years since its advent in 2004, certain distinguished alumni from our school are nominated for inclusion in the Yorktown Hall of Fame and Inspiration, a donation-backed institution created to honor high achieving Yorktown graduates. On Friday,...
