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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

Diversity Is Not An Attack On Entertainment

Diversity Is Not An Attack On Entertainment

Miles Mann, Sentry Staff Reporter January 6, 2021

In 2019, precedent was shattered, and cultural norms dispelled when Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s film Parasite became the first non-English-language movie to win the venerated Best Picture award at the Academy Awards. Along with this groundbreaking...

Support Your Local Businesses This Holiday Season

Support Your Local Businesses This Holiday Season

Owen McArdle, Sentry Staff Reporter December 16, 2020

The holiday season in Arlington is officially here, marked by the typical frigid and rainy weather that leaves us anticipating a flurry of snow. Whether you have been blasting Christmas music since June or trying to avoid it until Thanksgiving, decorations...

Mandatory Voting Will Not Save Democracy

Mandatory Voting Will Not Save Democracy

Lillian Keith November 8, 2020

As the 2020 presidential election grew near, the call to vote rapidly spread across the country. In the weeks preceding the election, millions of voters had already sent in their ballots and millions more were cast by the end of Election Day. Accompanying...

The Juxtaposition of Social Liberalism and Fiscal Conservatism

The Juxtaposition of Social Liberalism and Fiscal Conservatism

Yasmina Mansour, Opinion Editor November 8, 2020

The phrase “I am socially liberal but fiscally conservative” is becoming the modern-age “I am not racist, but….” This slogan is being heavily perpetuated over social media following months of protests calling for systematic equality. It allows...

America Does Not Have a Liberal Party

America Does Not Have a Liberal Party

Miles Mann, Sentry Staff Reporter November 8, 2020

America’s political system is one that is dependent on the modern interpretation of antiquated political precedent. While many see this as a testament to the tremendous lingering power and universal applicability of the country’s foundational ideals,...

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The Unforgivable Confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett

Lizzie Koumans and Yasmina Mansour November 2, 2020

The proceedings in the Senate chamber on the evening of Monday, October 26, while constitutional, marked an unforgivable ideological shift in the Supreme Court. The confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett, just days before this year’s highly controversial...

The Grim Truth Behind The “Justice for George Floyd” Protests

The Grim Truth Behind The “Justice for George Floyd” Protests

Yasmina Mansour, Sentry Opinion Editor June 7, 2020

“Justice for George Floyd” and similar sentiments are scrawled on hundreds of signs in the nearly two-mile stretch between the Capitol building and The White House. The once-empty streets of the nation's capital are bubbling with anger, demanding...

A COVID-19 testing point in Chicago, IL

African American Communities Are Left Behind In U.S. Virus Response

Yasmina Mansour, Sentry Staff Reporter April 21, 2020

As the coronavirus continues to spread, one thing has become increasingly clear: it does not discriminate on the basis of race, but the United States undoubtedly does. This pandemic is exposing the deep-rooted socioeconomic and racial inequalities that...

This graphic demonstrates the distance individuals should keep at all times.

Social Distancing Is Hard, But The Alternative Is Much Worse

Nathan Dent, Sentry Staff Reporter April 1, 2020

COVID-19 has, to say the least, been full of surprises. The disease that once seemed like a far-away threat has resulted in a total disruption of normal life, with Americans from coast to coast suddenly cooped up in their houses for an indefinite period...

Which TV Streaming Services Are Really Worth It?

Which TV Streaming Services Are Really Worth It?

Zoe Foose, Sentry Staff Reporter February 4, 2020

The days of having to buy expensive disks or tune in live to watch your favorite shows and movies are over. It is time to ditch cable TV and purchase one of the many available streaming services, which are online providers of video entertainment that...

Firefighters at the scene of the helicopter crash.

The Reckless Journalism Surrounding Kobe Bryant’s Death

Philip Blumberg, Sentry Staff Reporter February 4, 2020

On the morning of Sunday, January 25, the world tragically lost an incredible icon. Kobe Bryant and eight others, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, passed away in a shocking helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, as they were flying to Bryant’s...

Activism or “Slacktivism”

Activism or “Slacktivism”

Yasmina Mansour, Sentry Staff Reporter February 3, 2020

As Australia struggles to fight disastrous infernos and the deadly consequences that arise from nearly five straight months of bush fires, officials are also battling campaigns of misinformation. With news of the fires hitting social media platforms faster...

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