The student news site of Yorktown High School

Yorktown Sentry

The student news site of Yorktown High School

Yorktown Sentry

The student news site of Yorktown High School

Yorktown Sentry

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New teacher Greg Rusk teaches AP Computer Science Principles.

New Teachers Enter Yorktown

Molly Kaplow, Sentry Staff Reporter October 30, 2019

Every school year brings a variety of newcomers, both students and teachers. This year, in addition to a new freshman class, our school also welcomed 38 new teachers. They come from all over and cover many different subjects, such as health, biology and...

Students at Yorktown are constantly stressed.

Stress in APS: How Much Is Too Much?

Anna Trainum, Sentry Staff Reporter April 4, 2019

It is no surprise that high school students face stress. These four years of a teenagers’ life are meant to prepare them for what is to come; therefore, feeling stressed is expected. It is a natural emotion everyone experiences, and it can even be interpreted...

TED talks allow ideas to be spread to viewers.

The Top Five TED Talks of All Time

Charlie Finn, Sentry Staff Reporter April 3, 2019

Founded in 1984, the annual TED conference is a celebration of culture that allows some of the most influential and clever people of our time to share their original ideas and theories. The list of people who have given TED Talks include some of the most...

New Netflix documentary on Ted Bundy

Netflix’s New Documentaries

Eliza Howard, Sentry Staff Reporter March 2, 2019

As 2019 begins, Netflix has begun to release original content. Their original content can be previewed through their new hit documentaries: Conversations with A Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes and Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened. Conversations...

60 year anniversary on the Arlington Stratford integration

APS Celebrates 60 Years of Integration

Sofie Dalton, Sentry Staff Reporter March 1, 2019

On February 4, Arlington Public Schools (APS) celebrated the 60th anniversary of its integration. Stratford Junior High School was the first public school to integrate in Virginia. It had previously been an all-white school until February 2, 1959. On...

Many students around Yorktown have started YouTube channels.

Yorktown YouTubers

Eliza Howard, Sentry Staff Reporter February 15, 2019

Putting your life out onto the internet, the increasingly popular career path many millennials are choosing to follow. The most common platform to do this being Youtube, where users upload original content for anyone to watch. Four students reveal what...

Many people have participated in the Bird Box Challenge.

Bird Box Review

Nina Rutzen, Sentry Staff Reporter February 15, 2019

The popular streaming service, Netflix, recently released a number of original movies that have sent shockwaves throughout the world. However, their most recent movie, Bird Box, starring Sandra Bullock, is what everyone is talking about. It is a psychological...

There have been many movie releases in the past couple weeks.

New Winter Movie Releases

Maren Stroup, Sentry Staff Reporter February 15, 2019

Over winter break there have been numerous movie releases. People have been excited to go to the movie theatre, because movies like Mary Poppins Returns, Escape Room and Spiderman are playing. With all of these new arrivals, it is hard to figure out which...

The chicken sliders from Chick-fil-a have become a popular food item.

A Year in Review Done By Your Taste Buds

Joey Pickel, Sentry Staff Reporter February 15, 2019

For many people, 2018 may be old news. Weeks into the new year of 2019, people are eager to leave behind the 12 months that was 2018 and move toward the future. While 2018 might have been a down year in many people’s standards, a few good things can...

There are many different classroom settings around Yorktown.

Tables, Rows and Everything in Between

Sofie Dalton, Sentry Staff Reporter February 15, 2019

From desks in rows, to desks in groups, to tables with chairs, students find themselves learning in a variety of classroom settings throughout each school day. This multitude of arrangements reflects different views by teachers on how students learn best....

Valentines Day heart

Galentine’s Day or Valentine’s Day?

Evelyn Lowen, Sentry Staff Reporter February 15, 2019

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and there are a lot of activities to do to celebrate. In elementary school, students would get a bag of pre-wrapped individual candies and put one in everyone’s valentine’s bag. It was simple and everyone...

Current Sentry siblings have a laugh together

The Families of The Sentry

Anna Trainum, Sentry Staff Reporter January 31, 2019

The Yorktown Sentry is a tight knit class that holds immense legacy. Through the years, English teacher Chrissy Wiedemann, The Sentry’s advisor, has seen dozens of siblings carry on the family tradition of being a part of the school’s paper. Currently,...

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