The moment your eyes blink open on the morning of your birthday, a grin instantly spreads across your face. You’ve been waiting for ages for what is arguably the best day of the year. Your parents can’t force you to do chores, your friends shower...

At our school, we are lucky to be surrounded by a number of great teachers, spanning across many different subjects. Teaching is a very difficult, yet, as many teachers feel, rewarding job that allows them to see progress in their students. A number of...

In early April, our school is putting on a production of Anything Goes, a nautical comedy musical with love pentagons and enough costumes to fill a retail store. Despite being written in the mid-thirties, the jokes still stack up and are guaranteed to...

If you claim to like running in Arlington, either you’re one of the two people on this earth who enjoy hilly runs, or you’re lying. Running here is terrible. It just is. Nothing is more humbling than finishing a 30 minute “easy” run and having...

Every year, students decide what classes they want to take for the coming year. Although most students go off of preference or future plans, college applications are always considered in some shape or form.The most recent data on admissions for the...

You have probably heard of Taylor Swift or Bob Dylan, both lyrical geniuses that transformed the musical world. However, I’m guessing you don’t know the masterful composers of songs here at Yorktown. The songwriting club combines all the talent that...

Are you in need of ideas for spending your Valentine’s Day weekend? Whether you’re looking for an engaging excursion or a laid back stay-at-home itinerary, here are eight ideas for spending your ideal hallmark holiday with friends or a date.Trampoline...

Between studying for midterms and the winter weather discouraging any outdoor activity, you probably haven’t gotten out of the house much recently. However, there’s a quick solution to your days stuck indoors and you probably didn’t realize it was...

Washington DC has a plethora of museums. There are the big players, like the Smithsonian museums, the National Gallery of Art, or the National Archives, but what about the lesser known museums? There are plenty of hidden gems you can find in DC, as well...

Talent shows are a stereotypical school experience, and our school is no different. Every year, there is something called The Variety Show, students can sign up to show off what they’re good at. Singing, instruments, comedy and scripted acts are just...

The hottest, most exclusive club in Arlington is not where many would expect. If you want to get into our school’s library during Patriot Period, and you’re not on the door list, you might not want to spend your time waiting in a line to get in. There...

Yet again, the theater department of our school makes an astonishing fall debut. This year, they decided on The Crucible, a story by Arthur Miller based on the true events of the Salem witch trials. Since starting rehearsals in early September, the cast...