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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

Opinion

3rd Quarter Blues

3rd Quarter Blues

Sydney Pons, Reporter March 7, 2024

In the first quarter of the school year, our school’s atmosphere is full of excitement and joy. Students are eager to reconnect with friends and get back into a consistent routine. When the second quarter begins, however, the school blues start to kick...

Grade Inflation Isnt What It Seems

Grade Inflation Isn’t What It Seems

Andrew Cole and Mary Frances Dempsey December 15, 2023

Grade inflation has gone too far. This fall, Arlington Public Schools (APS) enacted a set of more lenient grading policies. Now, teachers are required to allow test retakes and can only take up to 10 percent off of late work turned in before the unit...

Unpacking Asian Underrepresentation in Film

Unpacking Asian Underrepresentation in Film

Ajay Allman, Reporter April 17, 2023

The 95th Oscar ceremony or Academy Awards recently aired on March 12th. The event brought to light a long-standing issue: Asian mistreatment in the film industry. With this year’s unprecedented winning streak for the groundbreaking movie Everything...

The Problem with Madison County’s Book Ban

The Problem with Madison County’s Book Ban

Reese Colbert, Reporter April 17, 2023

In the last few months, Virginia has seen an influx in restrictive learning policies. From classrooms to libraries, any material available to students has been put under a careful lens. In January, the Madison County School Board banned 21 books. The...

Top Outfits at the 2023 Grammys

Top Outfits at the 2023 Grammys

Aidan Lohmeyer, Reporter March 10, 2023

One of the most popular annual events in America, the Grammy Awards is a series of rewards given to different artists for impressive achievements in the music industry. Presented by the Recording Academy of the United States, the Grammys have taken place...

So What’s With Silver Diner’s Move To Ballston, Anyway?

So What’s With Silver Diner’s Move To Ballston, Anyway?

Elijah Dale, Reporter February 9, 2023

At the intersection of Wilson and Washington Blvds sits a recently abandoned, shiny, retro-futurist building. A sign is draped over its front bearing the words ‘We’ve moved’ in big white letters. Silver Diner, a classic breakfast establishment in...

Career Center Funding by APS

Career Center Funding by APS

Ajay Allman, Reporter February 9, 2023

In 2016, the Arlington Career Center (ACC) had a budget of 7.5 million dollars. Since then, its budget has increased 85%, now at 13.9 million dollars. These numbers contrast the other public high schools (Wakefield, Washington-Liberty and Yorktown) in...

Lottery Schools: A win for students or a loss for taxpayers?

Lottery Schools: A win for students or a loss for taxpayers?

Scarlett Gray and Claire Stromseth November 15, 2022

Arlington Public Schools (APS) hosts two of Virginia's lottery schools: H-B Woodlawn and Arlington Tech. These schools claim to have a higher college enrollment rate and increased personal expression and diversity, but they are taking advantage of taxpayers....

You’re Probably Not Using Arlington’s Public Transit. That’s a Bad Thing.

You’re Probably Not Using Arlington’s Public Transit. That’s a Bad Thing.

Reese Colbert and Elijah Dale November 11, 2022

More than one quarter of Arlington’s residents use public transportation daily, yet very few students attending Yorktown do. It is absurd that our school’s students fail to utilize our local public transportation system. We are wasting a valuable...

Tips for College Visits: How to Get the Most Out of a Tour

Tips for College Visits: How to Get the Most Out of a Tour

Celeste Wetmore, Sentry Staff Reporter April 29, 2022

Sifting through college choices can be an overwhelming process for any junior or senior. College tours are a crucial part of the selection process for most prospective students. Immersive and informative, visiting a school is the perfect way to observe...

A Guide to Northern Virginia Farmers Markets

A Guide to Northern Virginia Farmers Markets

Josh Allman and Carrie Finn April 22, 2022

A stroll through the farmers market with the family and a bag of fresh produce. Children holding chocolate croissants and parents sipping hot coffee — the ideal Sunday morning. Finding the perfect small-town farmers market in the Washington Metropolitan...

It Is Time to #PlayFairNow

It Is Time to #PlayFairNow

Miles Mann, Sentry Staff Reporter April 8, 2022

On March 5, 2021, a fight broke out between players on the George C. Marshall and Wakefield High School football teams following constant and repeated racial abuse levied at the Wakefield players. A year later, it seems like very little has changed. The...

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