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Dear Patriot Families,
This week, 11th and 12th grade students heard substance abuse prevention presentations from Arise and Flourish. Presenters shared personal stories of addiction and recovery and answered questions from students. This is an opportunity for parents or guardians to have open discussions with your children about the dangers of substance use, protective factors, and how to make safe choices. It takes a community approach to promote safe choices and prevent substance abuse. Together we can make a difference!
We also had a successful start to our Spring sports and want to thank our coaches and everyone who tried out. We look forward to cheering on our spring teams!
Have a great weekend.
Dr. Kevin Clark, Principal
In this message:
- What’s Happening at Yorktown
- Counseling Corner
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Corner
- Activities Updates
- Senior Updates
- Upcoming Dates
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT YORKTOWN
Latin Competition
Seven Latin students are competing on a team in the Latin League, a national tournament measuring students’ collective knowledge of Latin and the ancient Greco-Roman world. Each month they competed in a timed 100 question test against another school. Yorktown is 5-0 in head-to-head competition, won the Atlantic II competition, and advanced to compete in the super-regional tournament in March.
Congratulations to Ian Cochran, James Gallagher, Taeryn Graham, Spencer Johnson, Hunter Schmelling, Laura Su, and Lynx Sword! Good luck to them in regionals!
Athletics Postseason Tournament Action
Good luck to all the individuals and teams participating in the ongoing district, regional and state tournaments. State gymnastics and wrestling are tomorrow with state swim/dive and state track early next week. Yorktown has representatives in each of these tournaments. Congratulations to the basketball teams who advanced to the regional tournament and to Charlotte Bowman who represented Yorktown with a third-place finish in the girls state wrestling tournament.
Guest Speaker: Joan Trumpauer Mulholland March 13
thSave the Date for a school-wide guest speaker event, Joan Trumpaur Mulholland will address students via in-person assembly for 11th graders and live-stream for grades 9, 10 and 12. Joan Trumpauer Mulholland is a recipient of the 2015 National Civil Rights Museum Freedom Award and is a Civil Rights Icon who participated in over 50 sit-ins and demonstrations by the time she was 23 years old. She was a Freedom Rider, participant in the Jackson Woolworth’s Sit-in, the March on Washington, the Meredith March and the Selma to Montgomery March. More details are forthcoming. Students can opt-out by notifying their 3rd period teacher.
COUNSELING CORNER
Virtual Junior Night for Post-Secondary PlanningFamilies of current 11th graders, please join the counseling department for our virtual Junior Night on Thursday, March 6th, at 7pm. You may use this link to join the event. Topics include post-secondary college and career research, the Naviance platform that students and counselors use, standardized tests, and recommendations. We will be joined by a few college admissions reps. The meeting will be recorded and posted on our website.
Advisory Information
Tuesday, March 4th
- 9th Grade: Students will participate in the RULER lesson, “Emotion Regulation Strategies”
- 10th-12th Grades: Students will participate in the RULER lesson, “Introduction to Growth Mindset”
Thursday, March 6th
- 9th, 10th & 12th Grades: Academic check-ins or students may leave with a pass to visit another teacher
- 11th Grade: Juniors will attend a counseling assembly about post secondary planning
Online Course Request Process 2025-26
Parents/guardians, you may now view your student(s)’ course requests for the ’25-’26 school year through ParentVue. Once you open the app, please click course requests to see the list. If you would like to request a change to one or more courses, please use this form.
Interested in Dual Enrollment (DE) Courses Through NOVA?
We’re thrilled to share some exciting opportunities happening this spring at Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA)! NOVA’s Dual Enrollment and Outreach & Recruitment team is hosting Discover NOVA – Open House events for prospective and current dual enrollment students and their families. These events will showcase academic programs, student support resources, and how to maximize dual enrollment credits—plus, attendees will get to tour the campuses!
Students can choose from any of the following campus events. Registration is now open: https://forms.gle/eHR2q5CnnN7AzKVy8.
- Loudoun Campus — March 6, 4-7 PM
- Alexandria Campus — March 13, 4-7 PM
- Annandale Campus — March 27, 4-7 PM
- Woodbridge Campus — April 3, 4-7 PM
- Manassas Campus — April 24, 4-7 PM
Students who attend will be entered to win a $500 NOVA scholarship!(Nontransferable; must be used at NOVA in Fall 2025.)
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION CORNER
Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month! The month is set aside to honor women’s contributions in American history. Women’s History Month began as a local celebration in Santa Rosa, California. The Education Task Force of the Sonoma County (California) Commission on the Status of Women planned and executed a “Women’s History Week” celebration in 1978. The movement spread across the country as other communities initiated their own celebrations. In 1980, a consortium of women’s groups and historians successfully lobbied for national recognition. In March 1987, Congress passed a law designating March as “Women’s History Month.” The National Women’s History Alliance selects and publishes the yearly theme. The theme for Women’s History Month 2025 is “Moving Forward Together! Women Educating & Inspiring Generations.”
Dig into the following resources during Women’s History Month and year-round:
National Women’s Hall of FameThe National Women’s Hall of Fame celebrates the achievements of women who changed/are changing the world. The Hall elevates women’s voices, equips and empowers changemakers, and advances gender equity through action, education, and storytelling.
New York Historical Society Center for Women’s HistoryThe Center for Women’s History at the New York Historical Society explores the lives of a wide range of notable women in American history from different cultures, sexualities, classes, and races.
Becoming Visible: Bringing American Women’s History into FocusThis digital exhibit presents the stories of five women whose stories have been excluded, erased, obscured, forgotten, and almost lost.
Culture & Climate Listening Sessions
The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion will be conducting listening sessions with students and staff at Yorktown beginning in March. The purpose of the sessions is to get a sense of the culture and climate at YHS from the perspective of these stakeholders. Participation is voluntary and staff and students may share as much or as little as they like. Identifying information, if provided, will not be shared. Students may indicate their interest to participate here (they will be provided with passes for a specific 15-30 minute block of time).
Please direct any questions or concerns to DEI Coordinator Ackesha Patrick at [email protected].
ACTIVITIES UPDATES
Club of the Week: Girls in Sports Club
The Girls in Sports club aims to empower underprivileged girls through sports. The club hopes to raise awareness in the YHS community to specific issues and biases facing girls by building confidence through sports. The club aims to hold fundraisers for making donations to support girls in need, to spread awareness, and to volunteer in whatever ways are possible. See Ms. Lucas for more information.
Outdoor Track Begins March 3
Outdoor track is the only remaining sport available for students to join for this spring. Practices begin Monday, March 3 at 3:30 pm at the track. Students may join until Friday, March 7. Students must register online in order to participate and the signed doctor’s page must be dated after May 1, 2024 to participate in fall sports tryouts. Students and parents must also sign up for Team App for track/cross country and complete the team specific registration.
Spring Turf Sports to Stream on NFHS
After many years of High Definition handheld streaming thanks to the Yorktown Athletic Boosters, we will transition to the automated NFHS Network for all stadium field sports this spring. Lacrosse and soccer games will be available on the NFHS Network with a subscription. The subscription to the network allows online access to home volleyball and basketball games as well as most gym and field events in Fairfax County and around the country, including playoff games.
Where to find Athletics Information
Athletic Website – www.yorktownsports.org
Athletic Twitter – @yhssports
Athletic Instagram – @yhssports
Athletic Specific Sport Information – www.teamapp.com
Athletic Registration – https://yorktownhs-ar.rschooltoday.com/
Looking Ahead – Fall 2025 Sports
For planning purposes, Fall sports will begin as early as July 31 with most beginning on August 4. Check Team App or the website for more information.
Please note, that playing a high school fall sport requires a commitment to be present for the duration of tryouts and daily practices thereafter. Families are advised that vacations planned after the start of fall sports will not be considered favorably during the tryout process because there is limited practice time to build a team prior to the start of scrimmages and games in mid to late August.
SENIOR UPDATES
Senior Experience
The Senior Experience Application is now open! Students need to complete the Student Application which includes the mentor application, business reference, and Parent agreement form. All required documents can be found on The Senior Experience Canvas page and must be submitted by March 14th!
Senior Panorama Photo
The Senior Panorama photo was taken on Wednesday, February 5th. Text the access code to 6817SENIORS25 to 90738 to receive access and learn how to order or visit https://my.photoday.com/g/68617SENIORS25 on your phone or computer.
Be sure to bookmark the Seniors website, which is linked on the Yorktown HS homepage under Quicklinks and contains essential information for senior year. Find answers to your questions about these and more:
- Announcements and Rings
- Caps & Gowns
- Class Dues
- Graduation
- Off Campus Lunch Privilege
- Prom
- Senior Experience
- Senior Portraits
- Yearbooks
Senior DuesSenior dues are $80. Senior dues cover the cost of cap and gown, diploma, diploma covers, as well as other senior activities. Senior dues can be paid at https://arlingtonva.schoolcashonline.com/ or by cash, money order, or check (made out to Yorktown High School) and given to Sabrina Ashby in the main office.
Graduation
Class of 2025 Graduation is at 7 p.m., Wednesday, June 4, at DAR Constitution Hall. Graduation rehearsal will take place the morning of graduation. After rehearsal, students will pick up their cap and gowns and five (5) graduation tickets. Additional graduation tickets can be requested, but are not guaranteed, between May 1st and May 11th using this google form that will be active on May 1.
UPCOMING DATES
For more details, refer to the YHS or APS calendar.
- Wednesday, March 5 – Early Release
- Friday, March 14 – No School for Students, Professional Learning
- Monday, March 31 – No School, Holiday – Eid al-Fitr