Public surveys are a vast source of information for public school systems. They are an efficient way to collect data on the problems facing the school district and the needs of students and families. In 2016, the Arlington Partnership for Children, Youth...

Understanding, engaging and fun. Patient, passionate and extremely kind. According to the students of physics teacher Deborah Waldron, this year’s  Teacher of the Year, these words accurately sum up her character. Waldron, or as she asks her students...

The United States federal government was shutdown between Dec. 22- Jan. 25, 2018. As a result, approximately 800,000 employees of nine federal agencies have been deprived of a paycheck. Regardless of who one chooses to blame for the shutdown, which is...

Around this time every year, students begin to receive their Course Request Forms (CRFs). On these forms, students indicate which classes they want to take next year. Often times students will fixate on popular courses like Advanced Placement (AP) US...

Do you like writing short stories and fiction? Need extra credit from your English teacher? Interested in writing poems or taking photos? Lit Mag is a fun and creative class. The first half of the year the students work on their own writing and creativity...

The first day of school can be nerve racking: finding new classrooms, meeting new teachers and saying goodbye to the relaxing days of summer. This day is difficult for freshman in particular because they are not only adjusting to a new school but also...

Coming to a new school can be difficult, but freshman class Vice Principal Emmet Conroy has made his transition into the Patriot family look seamless. In just his first month in his new role, Conroy has been seen directing traffic in the senior lot, greeting...

Recently, the school administration has made the decision to make Patriot Period much more restrictive. Patriot Period is a free period that occurs twice a week on block days. It was designed to give students an opportunity to get work done during the...

Event: Power Club Panel--Women In Leadership November 1, 2018 at 3:15 pm in Patriot Hall All genders and ages welcome!   On Thursday Nov 1, YHS’s Power Club will host ‘Women In Leadership’, a public professional panel on women at...

As the school year wraps up, Principal Bridget Loft’s successful first year comes to an end. Before coming here, Loft was principal of Swanson Middle School. Switching from middle school to high school is definitely challenging, but Loft has quickly...

While Patriots enjoy their well-deserved time off this summer, Yorktown will undergo a series of physical renovations in order to gear up for the next school year. These changes come out of preparation for a variety of factors, most notably the arrival...

As summer approaches and the school year comes to an end, all students are required to turn in their computers for re-imaging. For returning students, this is not anything out of the ordinary as it happens every year. The process includes wiping the memory...