Literature & Conference brings students together for exploration of literature
By Liz Haltrecht, Culture Editor
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Once a year, Archer's English department facilitates the Literature & Conference in the library. This conference invites Archer students and students in the greater Los Angeles community to share essays or pieces of artwork that comment on literature with an audience. This year's conference, which...
‘There are no words’: Community members reflect upon Christchurch shootings
By Molly Goldberg and Lola Lamberg
April 18, 2019
“Shock,” “horror” and “disgust” were just a few words used by Archer Student Support Coordinator and Junior Class Dean Jennifer Dohr to describe her reaction to the March 15 mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand. The accused shooter, 28-year-old Australia-native Brenton Tarrant, killed and injured over 5...
‘It’s absolutely tragic’: Archer reacts to Notre Dame Cathedral fire
By Emma London, Staff Writer
April 15, 2019
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A crowd gathers around the burning remnants of the Notre Dame Cathedral. Some are praying, while others sing hymns such as Ave Maria. However, it's not just Paris that watches the church burn — the world watches too. The fire began at 5:30 p.m. on April 15 and destroyed two-thirds of the cathedral roof, though the towers remained safe. French President Emmanuel Macron spo...
‘A lot of memories are going to be made here’: Archer celebrates opening of Academic Center
By Rio Hundley and Anna Brodsky
April 14, 2019
Though the courtyard is usually empty on hot afternoons, it was full of students, teachers, alumni, parents and trustees on Saturday, April 13. The Archer community came together to celebrate the opening of the Diana Meehan Center — colloquially known as the Academic Center — which includes 33 new...
Youth Climate Protest ’empowering’, ‘student-led’
By Liz Haltrecht and Ella Frey
April 11, 2019
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On March 15, among the high-rises of Downtown Los Angeles and many other cities across the world, the youth community gathered together to join in protest for the Youth Climate Strike. The strike was organized by Co-Executive Directors and founders of the march Isra Hirsi and Haven Coleman. Accordi...
Archer celebrates Pi Day with week of math challenges
By Thea Leimone, Emma London, and Liz Haltrecht
March 21, 2019
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March 14 marks Pi Day, and Archer coordinated math events throughout the week to celebrate. Pi is the mathematical constant whose first three digits are 3, 1 and 4, hence the date of Pi Day. "I really like math, so I feel like it's fun to have a week where we do activities celebrating Pi," sophomore...
Accreditation team evaluates Archer
By Lola Lamberg and Allie Worchell
March 21, 2019
It took dozens of hours, 44 staff members and 71 faculty members to compile the 150 page self-assessment that Archer wrote to preface the accreditation process. Two months later, from Feb. 4 to Feb. 6, department chairs, division heads, teachers and administrators from independent schools all over California...
‘I honestly wasn’t surprised’: Archer reacts to college admissions scheme
By Emma London and Liz Haltrecht
March 20, 2019
In an affidavit released on March 12, 2019, the Federal Bureau of Investigations [FBI] indicted 50 people of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud. The FBI titled this case "Operation Varsity Blues." Fraudulent acts ranged from doctoring images of students playing sports to che...
Community celebrates Color Wars, ‘comes together’
By Allie Worchell and Rio Hundley
March 11, 2019
A sea of colors filled the courtyard on Friday, March 1 during Archer’s fourth annual Color Wars. For the festivities, students dressed up in their respective grade colors and participated in events such as a relay race, tug-of-war, mural making and door decorating. According to freshman Justine Moo...
Three students travel to Fresno for All-State orchestra
By Allie Worchell, Multimedia Editor
March 7, 2019
Instruments in hand, Archer students Camila Blank '24, Audrey Chung '22 and Hannah Kim '20 were among the selected students from all around California who travelled to Fresno from Feb. 14 to Feb. 17 to participate in California's All-State Music Education Conference [CASMEC], hosted by California Orchestra Director Association’s [CODA]. The Archer students joined 94 other s...
International educators ‘impressed’ by Archer’s ‘incredible’ programs
By Nicki Rosenberg and Emma London
February 25, 2019
From Feb. 27 to Mar. 1, the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) will hold its annual conference in Long Beach, CA. As the conference approaches and educators gather from around the world, Archer has hosted international visitors who will be attending the conference later this week. ...
Color Wars postponed due to rain
By Liz Haltrecht and Celeste Ramirez
February 22, 2019
Cheers, tug-of-war, relay races, and spirit are all elements of Archer's annual Color Wars celebration. Color Wars was initially planned to occur Friday, Feb. 15. However, due to the rain, Color Wars was rescheduled to take place on March 1. Student Council Executive Board member Nia Mosby '20 said...
By Liz Haltrecht, Culture Editor
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Once a year, Archer's English department facilitates the Literature & Conference in the library. This conference invites Archer students and students in the greater Los...
‘There are no words’: Community members reflect upon Christchurch shootings
April 18, 2019
Goddess of Versatility: Sophomore Zahra Umoja dances into the lead
April 18, 2019
‘It’s absolutely tragic’: Archer reacts to Notre Dame Cathedral fire
April 15, 2019
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