GSA, GEG, HEC collaborate to plan International Day of the Girl, Coming Out Day celebration
By Cat Oriel, News & Features Editor
October 15, 2017
Filed under MULTIMEDIA, NEWS, SHOWCASE
Archer girls celebrate International Day of the Girl annually, but each year the celebration looks a bit different than the last. This year, leaders of the Girls Empowering Girls Club, Honor Education Council and Gender Sexuality Alliance decided to celebrate the 29th annual National Coming Out Day in...
Club Fair highlights student interests, promotes leadership
By Cybele Zhang, Editor-in-Chief
October 1, 2017
Filed under MULTIMEDIA, NEWS, SHOWCASE
Once a year the courtyard fills with colorful posters, filled sign-up lists, tasty treats and joyous cheers. It can only mean one event: the Club Fair. This year, students gathered in the courtyard at lunch on Friday, Sep. 22, to showcase student-run clubs. Many clubs are continuations of previously...
Senior Claire Germano named 2018 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist
By Cat Oriel, News & Features Editor
September 22, 2017
Filed under NEWS
The Dining Hall erupted with applause and cheers as interim Upper School Director Gretchen Warner announced senior Claire Germano was selected as a National Merit semi-finalist during an upper school assembly on Sep. 15. Germano was already informed of her achievement a few days before, but she was...
11th Grade Arrow Week Photo Competition winner announced
By Cybele Zhang, Editor-in-Chief
September 19, 2017
Filed under MULTIMEDIA, NEWS
The Class of 2019 traveled to Washington on Sept. 9 for Arrow Week. The Oracle asked the juniors to submit their best photos from the trip for a chance to win a free dress day for their Arrow Week group. Rae Godfredsen '19 won for her photo, pictured both above and below. Her hiking group will be allowe...
Fall Outing Photo Competition winner announced
By Cybele Zhang, Editor-in-Chief
September 19, 2017
Filed under MULTIMEDIA, NEWS
The Oracle hosts a tri-annual photo contest to find the best pictures from each Arrow Week, but this year the staff decided to introduce a new photography contest in addition for Fall Outing. The senior's Fall Outing began on Sep. 11, and they returned on Sep. 13. The 10th - 6th grade students' trips st...
Los Angeles replaces Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day
By Nelly Rouzroch, Multimedia Editor
September 7, 2017
Filed under NEWS
In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Almost 600 years later, the Los Angeles City Council replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day. For the rest of the country Columbus Day falls on Oct. 9, but some cities including Los Angeles have now decided to celebrate Indigenous Peoples...
Extreme temperatures cause largest fire in Los Angeles history
By Cybele Zhang, Editor-in-Chief
September 3, 2017
Filed under NEWS
For the past week, temperatures in Los Angeles have consistently hit the high nineties and low hundreds. The hot weather and large regions of dry brush are a recipe for disaster. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, a brush fire broke out Friday, Sept. 1, in the Verdugo Mountains â€...
Jenn Babin appointed as Dean of Students
By Cat Oriel, Voices Editor
May 25, 2017
Filed under NEWS
After current Dean of Students Travis Nesbitt decided to transition back into teaching, an opportunity to take on his administrative position opened up. After an application process for current teachers, English teacher and 11th grade dean Jenn Babin was selected as the right woman for the job. A...
Archer announces documentary filmmaking trip to Cambodia
By Sara Weitz, Staff Writer
May 24, 2017
Filed under NEWS
Exploring ancient temples, building wheelchairs for landmine victims and learning about documentary filmmaking are just some of the opportunities that students will have access to on the new Archer abroad trip to Cambodia, which will take place during the 2017-2018 school year. The opportunity to apply...
Students present ‘inspiring’ projects at annual STEM Symposium
By Anna Brodsky, Staff Writer
May 23, 2017
Filed under NEWS
Inspiring, creative, passionate — this is how sophomore Lola Wolf would describe the annual student STEM Symposium in three words. The event, which took place on Saturday, May 13, was a culmination of months of research, hypotheses, experimental design and testing. Finally, students enrolled in...
Archer hosts annual Humanities Honors Symposium, celebrates ‘hard work and passion’
By Nelly Rouzroch and Alexandra Chang
May 18, 2017
Filed under NEWS
Androgyny, consumerism, "Cabaret" and reality television were just a few of the various topics presented by Archer students at this year's Humanities Honors Symposium. The conference was held on campus on Tuesday, May 16, which marked the Class of 2017's last day of classes before senior week and gr...
Archer day trip to Mexico was ‘incredible experience’ full of ‘self-growth,’ organizer says
By Liz Haltrecht, Staff Writer
May 17, 2017
Filed under MULTIMEDIA, NEWS
"You don't have to travel all the way across the world to make a really big difference," Gwen Strasberg '19, organizer of the Archer trip to Mexico, said. On April 29 from 5:30am to 7:30pm, a group comprised of the Girl Up Club, Archer dads and other students traveled to an orphanage supported...
GSA, GEG, HEC collaborate to plan International Day of the Girl, Coming Out Day celebration
By Cat Oriel, News & Features Editor
Archer girls celebrate International Day of the Girl annually, but each year the celebration looks a bit different than the last. This year, leaders of the Girls Empowering...
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