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Yorktown Sentry

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Yorktown Sentry

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The Perils of Parking

The Perils of Parking

Natalie Reich, Sentry Staff Reporter February 27, 2015

There is a crucial difference between knowing the rules and obeying them. Logically, it may be rather difficult to obey the rules without first knowing them. Regarding the parking at school, many students are not even aware of the rules and consequently...

Battle of the Brains

Sean Muth, Sentry Staff Reporter February 27, 2015

While there are many ways for the next generation of scientists to demonstrate their abilities in experimentation and data analysis, there is none as exciting as the science fair.On Saturday, January 31, the annual science fair was held between 9:00...

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....

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...

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...

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...

Boozing, Cruising and Losing: Drunk Driving in NOVA

Boozing, Cruising and Losing: Drunk Driving in NOVA

Emma Westerhof, Sentry Staff Reporter December 1, 2014

Research conducted by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)— the nation’s largest nonprofit working to protect families from drunk driving and underage drinking—reveals that every 90 seconds, someone is injured from a drunk driving incident. Even...

Behind the Scenes at the 2014 Variety Show

Isabelle Foley and Libby Boda November 30, 2014

Behind the scenes at the 2014 Yorktown Variety Show

We the Media

We the Media

Sydney Kane, Sentry Staff Reporter November 25, 2014

The love of journalism is nationwide for high schoolers of all grades, ages and hometowns. Each year, the Journalism Education Association and the National Scholastic Press Association sponsor the National High School Journalism Conventions, to which...

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