“The greatest gladiator match in the history of the world. God versus man. Day versus night. Son of Krypton versus Bat of Gotham.”
This is how Jesse Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor sums up the inevitable confrontation between two icons of pop culture,...
Maggie Keane, Sentry Staff Reporter
• March 18, 2016
In 2010, with the release of her first album, Animal, Kesha (previously known as Ke$ha) became America’s favorite party-girl. She created a reckless, fun loving persona for herself that inspired and enthused the general public. People couldn’t get...
Jessie Moyer, Sentry Staff Reporter
• March 18, 2016
Cheating is wrong. This is a widely known and accepted value in society. Cheating in any capacity is an unethical way to succeed and specifically in school, it is counter-productive to education. Every child is taught that his or her work must be his...
Beth Gentsch, Sentry Staff Reporter
• March 18, 2016
Post winter break: it was the best of times, it was the worst of times. While us students are now on the other side of the “hump” so to speak, we have yet to embark full-speed down the mountain of school on the metaphorical path to summer. The trail...
Within the past couple of years there has been a resurgence in the women's rights movement not only in America but around the world. The equal rights of women have been a long standing issue with countless double standards placed upon women everyday,...
I stand with Hillary Clinton because she stands for equality, justice and progression. The fact that Clinton is a woman is just an added bonus. She has risen to the top and established herself as a political super power. Clinton has accomplished enormous...
Throughout this election season, one phrase has been foremost in my mind and in the minds of Americans everywhere: let’s take a step back and just calm down. By far, this is the angriest, loudest, craziest and most unpredictable election year in anyone’s...
Andy Belilos, Sentry Sports Editor
• February 22, 2016
I always considered myself a capitalist. Ever since I was a little kid, capitalism was held up as the gold standard in economic systems. It was free. It led to economic prosperity. I never let myself question the fairness of a system that concentrates...
Misha Putnam, Sentry Staff Reporter
• February 22, 2016
A bill is currently in the works in Virginia that will specifically target LGBTQ students. Bill HB 781 was created by Delegate Mark L. Cole, a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, to criminalize transgender bathroom use. Claiming to be a champion...
Ben Stoffel, Sentry Staff Reporter
• February 3, 2016
“Major key,” “bless up,” and “another one” are phrases that you will almost definitely see if you scroll down the Twitter page of any high schooler at Yorktown. These funny, weird, almost non-sensical sayings come from the man who America...
Beth Gentsch, Sentry Staff Reporter
• February 3, 2016
We’ve heard of it before; the dreaded four-syllable word that often spews out of teachers’ mouths while warning us to never catch it. An epidemic that is universally known to high schoolers, parents, alumni, grandparents, bus drivers, etc: senioritis....
The Grammy Awards are, for lack of a better word, poop. Year after year the Grammys have the opportunity to award artists for their art, but fail and give awards to artists who sometimes even admit themselves that they are not deserving. This has sadly...
