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The Oracle
The student news site of The Archer School for Girls

The Oracle
The student news site of The Archer School for Girls

The Oracle

Broadcast: Spanish speaking family night unites bilingual families, Latine community at Archer

By Maya Hernández, Senior Reporter
17 hours ago
Student Council representatives Sloane Fitzgibbon ('27) and Sydney Lem ('28) serve hot chocolate in the courtyard Friday, Dec. 13. Student council held its annual Winter Wonderland, complete with gingerbread house decorating, holiday trivia and latkes.

Annual Winter Wonderland celebration introduces new activities, prioritizes diversity

By Lola Thomas, Culture Editor
December 16, 2024
Members from the senior class stand behind their table at the bake sale. Fa La La Friday took place Friday, Dec. 6, and was aimed at raising money for the junior and senior prom this April.

Fa La La Friday: Newly elected senior representatives plan their first event

By Francie Wallack, Features Editor
December 16, 2024
Maia Kim ('26) studies for her math final in the library. This semester, Archer implemented a new finals schedule to better adjust to student and faculty needs. Students will take their exams in their normal block periods, with each period being 1 hour 45 minutes long.

Archer implements new finals week schedule to improve student experience, flexibility

By Meredith Ho, Sports Editor
December 16, 2024
The 10th grade gift drive bin overflows with presents for foster youth. Ninth and 10th graders were encouraged to shop for gifts catered towards 8 to 11-year-old foster youth. The youth will be able to choose from donated gifts, which will be displayed at the “toy store” at the Coco’s Angels holiday event.

Fueling Futures: Coco’s Angels holiday gift drive allows foster youth to envision goals for future

By Phoebe Measer, Senior Reporter
December 9, 2024
Tattered Tales Founder Natalie London ('26) runs a book fair to provide free books children living in underserved communities. London donates her own books and also collects books from her local communities, such as Archer. Photo provided by Natalie London.

Tattered Tales nonprofit hosts free book fairs, collects donations from Archer

By Surya Patil, Editor-in-Chief
December 8, 2024
After the ceremony, Natalie Huang ('25), Lily Poon ('25) and Addie Meyers ('25) pose to take a picture. Many seniors took pictures with their family and friends after the ceremony to capture moments during Founders Day. "A moment that I enjoyed is right after Founders Day, when a lot of seniors were taking pictures," Curry said. "They were kind of doing things [to] soak up those last Founders Day memories. Because even if we forget what was said during the speeches, and even if we forget everyone who was in our class, who will forever have those pictures, and those will be cemented memories."

Photo Essay: Founders Day celebrates seniors, honors accomplishments of alumni, founders

By Melinda Wang, Photo Editor
December 6, 2024
Ari Borstein ('27) holds a sign in the middle of the courtyard during a Discover Archer event. Each group had a specific Archer mascot so applying students could find their group. "I love sharing my experiences and seeing the joy on the prospective students faces when they go into the classrooms," Borstein.

Discover Archer offers families a look into student life

By Shae Killam, Senior Reporter
December 5, 2024

Broadcast: Student journalists, adviser comment on 2024 presidential election

By Meredith Ho and Emily Paschall
December 5, 2024
Parent-Teacher Conferences occur annually. This year, the conferences took throughout the weeks of Nov. 11 and Nov. 18. Graphic Illustration by Uma Nambiar.

‘Beyond the grade book’: Virtual parent-teacher conferences take place Nov. 11-22

By Uma Nambiar, Senior Reporter
December 2, 2024
Senior Charlie Clayton paints a mermaid using watercolors. This activity was a part of the "challenge-by-choice" workshops offered to all seniors during M&M time Nov. 18. The workshops were intended to provide a space for the seniors to destress amidst the stressors of senior year.

‘Time to laugh and decompress’: Seniors participate in ‘challenge-by-choice’ workshops

By Francie Wallack, Features Editor
December 1, 2024
Senior Danilka Foronda Zanipatin makes a paper flower with freshman Camila Carmona Gonzalez Friday, Nov. 1, as a part of Archer's lunchtime Día de Los Muertos celebration. Paper flowers also cover Archer's ofrenda, one of many ways loved ones are celebrated on the holiday. (Photo credit: Caroline Fu)

‘Culture should be shared’: Archer celebrates Día de Los Muertos

By Vivianne Arnold, Senior Reporter
November 22, 2024
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