The Yorktown High Schoole Class of 1970 55-year reunion will be held June 6-7, 2025 at the Westin Arlington Gateway (June 6, 7-9pm) and at Barcroft Park (June 7, 11am-4pm). Details are here
The Yorktown High School Class of 1975 50-year reunion will be held September 12-13, 2025 at the Hilton Washington Dulles Airport. The information about the reunion is now live at https://www.classcreator.com/Arlington-Virginia-Yorktown-1975/class_index.cfm.
We discovered a major database crash this morning on the server. Almost everything has been recovered and the web site is back up and running but it appears we may have completely lost some of the recent entries to our In Memoriam pages. If you notice any missing ones, please send me the relevant details and I'll put them back in. Thanks!
Our classmates from the class of 1968 have put together a fine history of the school. It's worth taking a look. See https://yorktown68.myevent.com/3/miscellaneous5.htm
YORKTOWN'S STANDOUT ATHLETES, an online high school sports history round-up also on display in the Yorktown building, went live on the yorktownalums.org
The Hall of Fame and Inspiration was created in 2004 and includes such notable alumni as broadcaster Katie Couric (class of ’75), Google CEO Eric Schmidt (’72), Olympic swimmer Tom Dolan (’93), the late astronaut David Brown (’74) and Hilton Hotels CEO Chris Nassetta (’80).
The addition of nine in 2022 brings the total inductees to 44, after rounds of inductions in 2004, 2008, 2014 and 2018.
An inductee can be an achiever in any field of endeavor that brings credit to the school. He or she can be famous nationally or locally, living or deceased, and should be inspiring to the high school-age students who will walk by their plaques every day.
The selections of distinguished alumni are made by a committee of alumni, a former teacher and a student member. Nominations are solicited from former students and the community via local news outlets and the website Yorktownalums.org seeking suggestions based on the following criteria: “alumni (including faculty and staff) who went on to become well known for achievement in any area of endeavor that brings credit to the school and whose story is compelling and inspiring.” The committee then votes on finalists. Nominations for the next round of inductions can be submitted by email to Charlie Clark.
Yorktown Class of 1970, welcome home on Friday June 6 and Saturday June 7!
As promised, our class will again gather here in Arlington, Virginia on June 6-7 to mark our 55th Reunion.
What’s the same? Most of all, we hope many of you who enjoyed our (belated) 50th will rekindle friendships on the weekend of June 6-7. Spouses and partners always welcome.
What’s different? We’re keeping all the fun, but making it even simpler to join us and we hope you will. Here’s the skinny:
Friday, June 6 from 5 pm to 9 pm ET
ARLINGTON’S YORKTOWN HIGH SCHOOL TO INDUCT NINE INTO HALL OF FAME AND INSPIRATION
ARLINGTON, VA. (April 28, 2022) --Nine accomplished alumni of Yorktown High School will be inducted in the school’s Hall of Fame and Inspiration at a ceremony set for Friday, May 20. The event, scheduled for 7:00 p.m. in Patriot Hall, will welcome inductees, their families, students, alumni, parents and community officials for whom presenters will dedicate nine plaques containing photographs and biographies mounted on the wall in the gym lobby.
The Hall of Fame and Inspiration was created in 2004 and includes such notable alumni as broadcaster Katie Couric (class of ’75), former Google CEO Eric Schmidt (’72), Olympic swimmer Tom Dolan (’93), the late astronaut David Brown (’74) and Hilton Hotels CEO Chris Nassetta (’80).
The addition of nine in 2022 brings the total inductees to 44, after rounds of inductions in 2004, 2008, 2014 and 2018.
The selections of distinguished alumni are made by a committee of alumni, a former teacher and a student member. Nominations are solicited from former students and the community via local news outlets and the website Yorktownalums.org seeking suggestions based on the following criteria: “alumni (including faculty and staff) who went on to become well known for achievement in any area of endeavor that brings credit to the school and whose story is compelling and inspiring.” The committee then votes on finalists.