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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

An In-Depth Breakdown of Harris Teeter and Safeway

An In-Depth Breakdown of Harris Teeter and Safeway

Philip Blumberg, Sentry Staff Reporter December 16, 2019

It is 3:20 on a Friday afternoon, and throngs of students are dispersed along the sidewalk on Harrison Street. The mobs are all walking in one direction, almost mindlessly, stuck in their haze of conversation. They all share one common goal: reaching...

Sentry Staff Reporter Evan Rotker trying one of the chicken sandwiches in question.

Winner, Winner, Chicken Sandwich

Evan Rotker, Sentry Staff Reporter December 13, 2019

The Popeyes vs. Chick-fil-A debate has captivated the country since Popeyes’ release of their own version of the chicken sandwich. It was originally released on August 12, and was immediately compared to rival Chick-fil-A’s sandwich. The debate swept...

The Company That Monopolized Education

The Company That Monopolized Education

Nathan Dent, Sentry Staff Reporter November 21, 2019

In the 2017-2018 school year, the College Board’s Advanced Placement (AP) program enrolled 2,808,990 students. Those students took a total of 5,090,324 AP exams, and together paid an estimated $478,490,456 (not including additional fees) to take them....

State and Local Elections: Every Vote Counts

State and Local Elections: Every Vote Counts

Ryan Cole, Sentry Staff Reporter November 5, 2019

The United States of America has a growing obsession with national politics. This infatuation is facilitated by perpetual access to news and information, which allows Americans to consume countless hours of reports about the current happenings in the...

The Princeton Review books are used by students to review for the AP tests.

AP Classes: How Advanced Are They?

Evan Rotker, Sentry Staff Reporter October 22, 2019

Each winter, students are faced with the daunting task of filling out their Course Request Form (CRF). Advanced Placement (AP) classes crowd the sheet, pushing students to take more and more of these “rigorous, college-level” courses, as defined by...

Students and activists pose with a banner to spread their message.

The Equal Rights Amendment: A Reality Worth Fighting For

Yasmina Mansour, Sentry Staff Reporter October 22, 2019

By 2019, it should be a given that every citizen is granted equal legal rights, but not in the United States. The US Constitution does not explicitly guarantee equal footing for both sexes, but rather leaves the responsibility of passing gender discrimination...

Students have fun dancing at Best Buddies Prom 2018

Prom Is Best With Your Buddies

Sofie Dalton, Sentry Staff Reporter April 3, 2019

On April 5, students of all abilities from across Northern Virginia and Washington D.C. will join together for the sixth annual Best Buddies Capital Region Prom. This fun-filled event will once again take place at the Ronald Reagan Building and International...

The Grammys celebrate artists annually.

Do Award Shows Still Matter?

Joseph Ramos, Sentry Staff Reporter April 3, 2019

Over the years, viewers have tuned in on seemingly arbitrary Sunday nights to watch what has been deemed the marker of achievement in various artistic disciplines: award shows. Ranging from the Grammys, which annually celebrate accomplishments in music,...

The plaintiffs in the case of Juliana vs. United States are fighting for climate change recovery

A Teen-Driven Green Revolution

Garrett Ferguson, Opinion Section Editor April 3, 2019

Climate change has been a prevalent issue since the first use of fossil fuels during the Industrial Revolution, and it has only gotten worse. While many environmental conservation groups have attempted to limit the United States (U.S.) government from...

Jussie Smollett faked a hate crime in February.

The Implications of Faking a Hate Crime

Nina Rutzen, Sentry Staff Reporter April 3, 2019

Empire star Jussie Smollett is a main topic of conversation in the worlds of entertainment and politics right now, and not because he is a stellar actor. Smollett recently accused two men of committing a hate crime against him on January 29. He claimed...

Governor, Ralph Northam, was recently accused of past racist actions

The Hypocrisy of Modern-Day Democrats

Connor Smith, Sentry Staff Reporter March 7, 2019

The commonwealth of Virginia fell on hard times as the calendar turned towards February. Governor Ralph Northam came under fire for appearing on pages in a 1984 medical school yearbook wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood next to another person wearing blackface....

Maddie and Sofie at the 2018 Best Buddies Friendship Walk.

Spread The Word Inclusion

Sofie Dalton, Sentry Staff Reporter March 5, 2019

Inclusion is more than a word; it is a mindset, an action and a way of life. It is something that everyone deserves but, unfortunately, not all receive. People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are often discluded and discriminated...

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