Students take action, spread importance of voting with When We All Vote
By Nyah Fernandez, Multimedia Editor
October 7, 2020
As the presidential election looms, youth have taken action by spreading awareness of the importance of voting through an organization called When We All Vote created by former first lady Michelle Obama. According to the organization’s website, "When We All Vote is a non-profit, nonpartisan organi...
Students adapt service learning projects amid pandemic
By Thea Leimone, Culture Editor
September 25, 2020
Schools have moved to remote spaces, sports practices are socially distanced and previously normal interactions with friends are no longer common. Due to this new environment, Archer students involved in service learning projects, which often involves in-person interactions, have been made to adapt....
New year, new president: Q&A with Francesca Cappello
By Grace Doyle, Sports Editor
September 18, 2020
Senior Francesca Cappello is Archer's new student body president. With three years of grade-level representative experience and new ideas for the school year, Cappello said she is ready to take on all this year's challenges. The Oracle conducted a phone interview with Capello to acquire her perspective...
Photo Essay: Through the eyes of Lauren Robson in quarantine
By Nyah Fernandez, Multimedia Editor
September 7, 2020
This photo essay is a part of the Oracle photo essay series called “Through the Eyes of.” This series features students, faculty and staff at Archer and uses photo, audio and video to depict their individual experience at Archer. This particular photo essay uses text and images. Due to the C...
College during COVID: Class of 2020 experience freshman year in university in a “multiplicity” of ways
By Rio Hundley, Features Editor
September 7, 2020
After an unorthodox end to their senior year due to COVID-19, Archer's class of 2020 is beginning an equally unprecedented college experience. Between gap years, going abroad and staying home on Zoom, the graduated class is spending their first year of adulthood in a multitude of ways amongst a global...
‘We are the kids who are spearheading change’: Youth in Government fosters politically engaged youth
By London Sinclair, Staff Writer
June 7, 2020
High school students throughout the nation are assembling, marching and using their voices to speak up on issues such as the Youth Climate Strike, immigrant rights, March for Our Lives and the Black Lives Matter movements. Despite the stereotype, that teens are too attached to social media to pay...
‘Every kid is more than a number’: Educators, students express perspectives on grading systems
By Nyah Fernandez, Staff Writer
June 7, 2020
After a seven hour school day and a two hour cross country or track pratice, sophomore Chidimma Nwafor arrives home and begins her homework. Nwafor estimates she spends four hours on homework per night. This student-athlete maintains balance with her homework and practice with strategic management which...
‘It would just be nice to see someone who looked like me’: Community members reflect on Archer diversity
By Cadence Callahan, Staff Reporter
June 6, 2020
During Archer's annual Diversity Conference, a school day focused on educating and promoting diversity, students were given the option to split into their affinity groups and debrief after watching the documentary "Documented." During Black Student Union's [BSU] debrief, the conversation led to students a...
Archer sixth grader Yasmine Haddad shares global insight on COVID-19
By Nyah Fernandez, Multimedia Editor
May 31, 2020
Sixth grader Yasmine Haddad knew how she was being impacted by the novel coronavirus, but she wondered how other children around the world felt. To find an answer, she completed a project where she interviewed children around the world to see how COVID-19 has impacted their lives. On Jan. 31, 2020, Pres...
‘Not adequate enough’: Los Angeles residents reflect on city’s beauty standards
By Chloe Fidler, Staff Writer
May 21, 2020
From flashy cars to green juices, West Los Angeles can seem like the perfect place to live. The Santa Monica beach always bustles with people because it is basically sunny year-round, and Rodeo drive is full of tourists and luxury shops. According to a U.S. News and World Report survey, Los Angeles is the ...
Do uniforms really create socioeconomic equity?: Designer items while in uniform
By Cydney Johnson, Staff Reporter
May 21, 2020
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, almost half of all high school students wear a school uniform. Uniforms have grown in popularity annually since 1996, when then-president Bill Clinton said that school uniforms would give students the opportunity to "evaluate themselves by what they...
Photo Essay: Through the eyes of Addison Lee
By Celeste Ramirez, Multimedia Editor
May 21, 2020
This photo essay is a part of the Oracle photo essay series called “Through the eyes of.” This series features students, faculty and staff at Archer and uses photo, audio and video to depict their individual experience at Archer. This particular photo essay uses text, images and video. Last year, ju...
By Norah Adler, Columnist
October 25, 2020 • No Comments
Climate change is finally being taken seriously and acting as a focal point of this year's 2020 presidential election along with other issues, but allow me to clarify the...
Seniors partake in on-campus caravan for upcoming Senior Recognition Ceremony, Founders Day
October 25, 2020
Soccer coach Jill Ellis discusses successes, failures as second speaker in Panther Speaker Series
October 25, 2020
Op-Ed: Can journalism truly be objective?
October 25, 2020
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