Students of color reflect on code-switching at Archer
By Celeste Ramirez, Multimedia Editor
June 7, 2019
The upper school watched the film "The Hate U Give" during the annual Archer Diversity Conference on Jan. 29. The film sparked conversations both on and off campus. At Archer, clubs such as BSU and Hermanas Unidas hosted meetings a few days after the conference, while in the media, an Atlantic article ca...
In response to human trafficking, organizations focus on empowerment, liberation
By Allie Worchell, Multimedia Editor
June 7, 2019
Tassi* came to Los Angeles hoping for a better life. She had been living in a small farming village in Indonesia when a "hero" showed up. He told her that if she came to the United States there was going to be a wonderful job and a place for her to live. Little did she know that this was the groomi...
‘It gave my mind back to me’: UCLA OCD program changes lives one kid at a time
By Rio Hundley, Staff Writer
June 6, 2019
Though UCLA is known for its sports teams and academic rigor, it also changes the lives of young people in less traditional ways. UCLA's Adolescent OCD Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) has helped hundreds of young people living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Though the program has ...
Political discourse ‘messy’ but ‘valuable’ in school communities, national politics
By Anna Brodsky, Editor-in-Chief
June 6, 2019
In February of 2016, The Higher Education Research Initiative at UCLA released a study that found that the highest share of college students since 1973 consider themselves left of center in terms of political ideology. Such sentiment is shared at Archer, where, according to an Oracle survey of the stude...
‘I felt broken’: Anti-Semitism impacts students in Newport Harbor, Alameda schools
By Lola Lamberg, Voices Editor
June 5, 2019
At a high school party on March 2, smiling Newport Harbor High School students gathered around plastic red cups laid on a table in the shape of a swastika. Along with the swastika, eight teens in the photo performed a Nazi salute for the camera. The morning after, pictures taken at the event were circl...
Camila Blank wins international violin competition
By Anna Brodsky, Editor-in-Chief
June 2, 2019
When seventh-grader Camila Blank's mother first told her that she had won the American Protégé International Music Talent Competition, Blank was "really surprised." "I thought my mom was joking," Blank said. "I didn't think I could do it." American Protégé is an organization that aims to showcas...
Veganism impacts American, Angeleno culture
May 30, 2019
Fifty thousand. This is the number of fast food chains in America. According to a study conducted by National Center for Health Statistics between 2013 and 2016, 36.6% of adults consumed fast food on a given day. According to the Huffington Post, Americans consume 50 billion burgers a year. However,...
Record resurgence: Vinyl records offer nostalgia, new experience
By Amelia Stone, Staff Writer
May 30, 2019
If you find yourself sorting through albums of various music genres as the faded sound of classic rock music plays in the background, you may be at a record shop. While the phonograph, the first version of the vinyl record, was invented in 1877, the style of music listening is making a comeback, ...
Librarian, archivist Jacque Giebel treasure-hunts through Archer history
By Rio Hundley and Chloe Richards
May 23, 2019
During any given lunch or X-Block, almost every nook and cranny of Archer's library is full. However, there is one space unknown to most of the Archer community. Inside this small closet lies the physical manifestation of Archer's history: the archives. "I've been able to create an archive from the...
‘It’s a 21st century learning skill’: Media literacy education ‘critical’
By Emma London, Staff Writer
May 23, 2019
Headlines like, "Spanish man builds 60-foot spaceship to visit planet from his novels," "President Obama Bans the Pledge of Allegiance From Schools" and "Miami-Dade to Create Freeway 'Texting Lane' to Accommodate Millennial Drivers" continue to surface on popular news sources. Only one of these h...
Class of 2019 prepares for life after Archer
By Celeste Ramirez, Multimedia Editor
May 23, 2019
On May 4, the senior class took a part in National College Decision Day at the senior pennant party at lunch in the Rose Room. Students and teachers conversed, ate pizza and took pictures in front of the Maypole to celebrate the occasion. Each student hung up a pennant for the college they will be attending in the college guidance hallway. Senior Megan Escobar...
Behind ‘Brave’: Music video promotes new Academic Center
By Allie Worchell, Multimedia Editor
April 26, 2019
"Say what you wanna say and let the words fall out" echoed through the halls of the new Academic Center at the Grand Opening on April 13. Upper School students saw a music video celebrating the opening of the new Academic Center at the Upper School meeting on April 10. The video, made by Archer Comm...
By Allie Worchell, Voices Editor
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In June, I turned 18. While this age brings many privileges, it also brings a newfound sense of responsibility. During every family gathering, social event or interaction...
Just Brew It: Best coffee shops to study on the Westside
October 17, 2019
Color Clash: Student Council organizes ‘supportive,’ ‘competitive’ new event
October 16, 2019
October 16, 2019
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