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Senioritis and skipping school is becoming a huge issue at Yorktown.
The Attendance Crisis
The 2025 Outdoor Track & Field Season Begins
The 2025 Outdoor Track & Field Season Begins
Many students support our hometown team and are following the Great Chase closely.
The Growing Student Fanbase of the Washington Capitals
Parenting or Policing? The Fine Line Between Support and Overdrive in Youth Sports
Parenting or Policing? The Fine Line Between Support and Overdrive in Youth Sports
We’ve Been On The Same Block Schedule Since COVID. Does It Need To Change?
We’ve Been On The Same Block Schedule Since COVID. Does It Need To Change?
Senioritis and skipping school is becoming a huge issue at Yorktown.
The Attendance Crisis
The 2025 Outdoor Track & Field Season Begins
The 2025 Outdoor Track & Field Season Begins
Many students support our hometown team and are following the Great Chase closely.
The Growing Student Fanbase of the Washington Capitals
Parenting or Policing? The Fine Line Between Support and Overdrive in Youth Sports
Parenting or Policing? The Fine Line Between Support and Overdrive in Youth Sports
We’ve Been On The Same Block Schedule Since COVID. Does It Need To Change?
We’ve Been On The Same Block Schedule Since COVID. Does It Need To Change?
The Senior Issue: Yorktown Class of 2023 + Graduation Gallery
The Senior Issue: Yorktown Class of 2023 + Graduation Gallery
What’s up with our bathrooms?
What’s up with our bathrooms?
APS Looks To Adapt To The Changing Landscape Of Substance Abuse
APS Looks To Adapt To The Changing Landscape Of Substance Abuse
View from the North Ridge Trail at Sky Meadows State Park
Kickstart the Summer With Some of These Local Hikes
Yannick Tanda: Collecting Computers For Those In Need
Yannick Tanda: Collecting Computers For Those In Need
Courtesy of Perkins Eastman
Our Privilege in APS
How AFAC Is Combating Food Insecurity In Arlington
How AFAC Is Combating Food Insecurity In Arlington
Animal Shelters in Arlington
Animal Shelters in Arlington
The Senior Issue: Yorktown Class of 2024 + Graduation Gallery
The Senior Issue: Yorktown Class of 2024 + Graduation Gallery
Ms. Meadows outside her classroom
Ms. Meadows Steps Down from SGA
How Our School’s Teachers Got Into Teaching
How Our School’s Teachers Got Into Teaching
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy CTE before and after comparison of normal brain and CTE brain vector.
Why CTE Is So Important To Talk About
Shoppers are having to make tough choices when buying eggs right now.
Caw Caw! Bird Flu Ravages The US
This is Madame Berger with 3 sophomores Sarah, Emily & Harper.
Our School Says Au Revoir à Madame Berger
This is the set of the musical
Anything Goes: What To Expect From The Spring Musical
Shoppers are having to make tough choices when buying eggs right now.
Caw Caw! Bird Flu Ravages The US
This is Madame Berger with 3 sophomores Sarah, Emily & Harper.
Our School Says Au Revoir à Madame Berger
An Overview of Trump's Executive Orders
An Overview of Trump’s Executive Orders
Quizlet is the most controversial ban from APS.
Arlington Public Schools – County Wide Technology Restrictions
Theatre IV at George C. Marshall High School after placing first at District VHSL.
Lights, Camera, Action: The Latest Achievements Of Our School’s Theater Students
Senioritis and skipping school is becoming a huge issue at Yorktown.
The Attendance Crisis
Parenting or Policing? The Fine Line Between Support and Overdrive in Youth Sports
Parenting or Policing? The Fine Line Between Support and Overdrive in Youth Sports
We’ve Been On The Same Block Schedule Since COVID. Does It Need To Change?
We’ve Been On The Same Block Schedule Since COVID. Does It Need To Change?
The office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion located on our second floor.
Our School Has A Diversity Problem. Here’s How We Can Help Fix It
A test someone may take in an AP level course.
Selecting Classes Next Year: Dual Enrollment or Advanced Placement
The 2025 Outdoor Track & Field Season Begins
The 2025 Outdoor Track & Field Season Begins
Many students support our hometown team and are following the Great Chase closely.
The Growing Student Fanbase of the Washington Capitals
This is Shaun White after he land a Mctwist 1260, Which he called it the "Tomahawk
Eyes On The Prize: One Year Out From 2026 Olympics
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy CTE before and after comparison of normal brain and CTE brain vector.
Why CTE Is So Important To Talk About
The milk mile is a common fantasy football punishment for losing the league.
Worst Fantasy Football Punishments
Many stores both in our community and across the country give out birthday benefits to rewards members.
Best Birthday Freebies
How Our School’s Teachers Got Into Teaching
How Our School’s Teachers Got Into Teaching
This is the set of the musical
Anything Goes: What To Expect From The Spring Musical
Welcome sign at Windy Run Trail
Spring Into Running With These Running Paths
Inside The Changing Field of College Applications
Inside The Changing Field of College Applications
The Senior Issue: Yorktown Class of 2024 + Graduation Gallery
The Senior Issue: Yorktown Class of 2024 + Graduation Gallery
Prom Gallery 2024
Prom Gallery 2024
Senior Picnic 2024 Gallery
Senior Picnic 2024 Gallery
The Senior Issue: Yorktown Class of 2023 + Graduation Gallery
The Senior Issue: Yorktown Class of 2023 + Graduation Gallery
Prom Gallery 2023
Prom Gallery 2023
The student news site of Yorktown High School

Yorktown Sentry

The student news site of Yorktown High School

Yorktown Sentry

All content by Fiona Flaherty
New free feminine care products in Yorktown women's restrooms

Free Feminine Care Products Arrive in Yorktown Bathrooms

Fiona Flaherty, Copy Editor
March 8, 2019
Remembering Harris L. Wofford Jr.

Remembering Harris L. Wofford Jr.

Fiona Flaherty, Copy-Editor
March 5, 2019

The 2019 Women’s March on Washington

Fiona Flaherty, Copy Editor
January 21, 2019
President Trump during his Oval Office prime-time broadcast. Image taken from ABC7 Chicago.

No Fire, No Fury–Just Failure

Fiona Flaherty, Copy Editor
January 9, 2019
Mamma Mia Magic

Mamma Mia Magic

Fiona Flaherty, copy-editor
December 16, 2018
Lights at Georgetown Glow

[Photo] Georgetown Glow: Lighting Up The Holidays

Joseph Ramos, Sentry Staff Reporter
December 17, 2018
YHS Power Club To Hold Panel: Women In Leadership

YHS Power Club To Hold Panel: Women In Leadership

Fiona Flaherty, Copy Editor
October 26, 2018
Fiona Flaherty and Cammie Kuwana

Fiona Flaherty and Cammie Kuwana

Fiona Flaherty and Cammie Kuwana
October 5, 2018
Protestors in front of the Supreme Court at the Stop Kavanaugh Vigil

Voices of the Stop Kavanaugh Vigil

Fiona Flaherty, Copy Editor
October 5, 2018
Images courtesy of The American Horse Council and Pathfinder International

What it Means to Find a Meaningful Internship

Fiona Flaherty, Copy Editor
August 3, 2018
The center of Shirlington Village in South Arlington

Discover South Arlington: Shirlington and More

Fiona Flaherty, Sentry Staff Reporter
May 24, 2018
In Food and Fitness, teachers Rosemary Molle and Zahra Castellano teach students the fundamental skills they need to work and be healthy in the kitchen.

Food and Fitness: A Favorite and Recipe

Fiona Flaherty, Sentry Staff Reporter
April 26, 2018
April 22, 2018 is not just another Earth Day due to the bitter debates over climate change and environmental protection.

Earth Day: History and Happenings

Fiona Flaherty, Sentry Staff Reporter
April 22, 2018
The National Portrait Gallery unveiled the latest paintings in the Presidential Portraits collection: the official portraits of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.

The Obama Portraits: A Commentary on Race and Power in America

Fiona Flaherty, Sentry Staff Reporter
April 3, 2018
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) created an initiative in 2014 which would focus on the different cultures and people of the Olympics: The Olympic Art Project.

The Olympic Art Project

Fiona Flaherty, Sentry Staff Reporter
March 12, 2018
Perhaps the most talked about event of the Globes was Oprah Winfrey’s acceptance speech for the Cecil B. de Mille lifetime achievement award.

The 2018 Golden Globes: Shining the Spotlight on Sexual Assault

Fiona Flaherty, Sentry Staff Reporter
February 5, 2018
From the outside, the National Museum of African American History and Culture is hugely grand with skyward reaching fins.

NMAAHC: Architecture

Fiona Flaherty, Sentry Staff Reporter
January 19, 2018
D.C. boasts fantastic outdoor ice skating.

Holiday Things to do Around D.C.

Fiona Flaherty, Sentry Staff Reporter
December 21, 2017
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