BREAKING: Archer announces virtual graduation for seniors
By Vaughan Anoa'i, Staff Reporter
May 21, 2020
The Class of 2020's graduation ceremony will be held on Zoom on the evening of Friday, May 29, at 6:30 p.m., administration announced Tuesday afternoon. Due to the amount of COVID-19 cases in California, Head of School Elizabeth English stressed the importance of following public health guidelines...
BREAKING: Francesca Cappello elected 2020-2021 Student Body President
By Oracle Staff
May 8, 2020
Executive Board elections on Wednesday determined that seniors Francesca Cappello, Tove Jegeus, Madis Kennedy and Aniyah Shirehjini will lead the student body next year. The rising senior with the most votes becomes the Student Body President, but Wednesday's elections ended in a tie between two candidates,...
BREAKING: Student Council Executive Board announced, runoff for president scheduled Friday
By Oracle Staff
May 6, 2020
Though Executive Board candidates usually give their speeches in the Dining Hall to cheering crowds of students, this year's aspiring student leaders gave their speeches to over 200 muted faces on Zoom. After hearing from the eight candidates, rising upper schoolers voted by Google form. Next year's...
Coronavirus (COVID-19) live updates: Archer
By Lola Lamberg, News and Features Editor
April 24, 2020
COVID-19, also known as the novel Coronavirus, is a respiratory illness that originated from the Hubei province in China in 2019 and has spread to over 100 countries including the United States which has over 576,000 confirmed cases. In the promotion of awareness of this outbreak, this is a live news feed of any COVID-1...
Archer to remain closed for remainder of school year
By Anna Brodsky, Editor-in-Chief
April 16, 2020
The Archer campus will be closed for the remainder of the school year, according to a video message by Head of School Elizabeth English sent out Thursday afternoon. English's announcement follows the LA County extension of the shelter-in-place order to May 15, which was announced last week. "It really is not prudent for us to return to campus before the end of the school year," she said in the vid...
College Board announces shortened, online AP tests in response to COVID-19 school closures
By Anna Brodsky, Editor-in-Chief
March 23, 2020
The College Board announced Friday that AP Exams will not happen as normal for the 2020 test administration. Instead, students will take 45-minute versions of each exam online, and the content tested will be limited to what would typically be covered in each course before March, when schools across the...
Ninth grade Arrow Week trip canceled due to coronavirus (COVID-19)
By Cadence Callahan, Staff Reporter
March 20, 2020
On March 12, the Archer community received an email from Head of School Elizabeth English regarding the cancellation of many Archer trips, including ninth grade Arrow Week. Many of the students planning on attending the trip were disappointed by the news. "I was really looking forward to experiencing...
Lit &… Conference postponed due to coronavirus (COVID-19)
By Lizette Gonzalez and Cadence Callahan
March 18, 2020
The Literature &... Conference was supposed to be held on March 12, but English Department Chair Brian Wogensen announced Wednesday that it will be postponed until further notice. Lit &... is an annual daylong conference where students from schools across LA discuss connections between literature...
Coronavirus (COVID-19) declared a pandemic, prompting travel bans
By Allie Worchell, Voices Editor
March 13, 2020
The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 or Coronavirus an official pandemic Wednesday morning. Three months ago, the then-unknown virus was detected, and since then, over 132,000 people from Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas have been infected. The U.S. State Department raise...
BREAKING: School to transition to online learning starting next week
By Anna Brodsky, Editor-in-Chief
March 12, 2020
Students will not come to campus starting next week due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19, according to an email from Head of School Elizabeth English sent Thursday afternoon. Instead, classes will be conducted remotely using tools like the PowerSchool Learning Hub and Zoom, with an orientation...
Archer Abroad trips to France, Belgium, Mexico cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns
By Molly Goldberg and Nicki Rosenberg
March 12, 2020
All Archer abroad trips planned for the upcoming weeks have been canceled due to the outbreak of COVID-19. This includes the trip to France and Belgium, which was intended to take place from March 28 to April 12, and the United States/Mexico border trip, which was intended to take place from March 26 to ...
LA Vibe Day embraces Los Angeles stereotypes
By Allie Worchell, Voices Editor
March 6, 2020
Fishing in the fountain, eating In & Out-inspired fries and getting a photo taken by paparazzi were just a few of the activities that were available to students Thursday in the courtyard at lunch. As part of this year’s Spirit Week, the theme was “LA Vibe Day.” Students came dressed according to different LA stereotypes. Sophomore Landon Janos said that, before the...
By Lena Jones, Columnist
May 31, 2020 • 1 Comment
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is...
Archer sixth grader Yasmine Haddad shares global insight on COVID-19
May 31, 2020
Play like a panther: Amelia Nathanson commits to Chapman volleyball via Zoom
May 31, 2020
Teen in business: Junior Bella Morgan creates digital ceramics company Organic Matter Pottery
May 31, 2020
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