Editorial: More than an elective — The necessity of student journalism
June 1, 2018
Filed under OPINION, SHOWCASE, VOICES
It took six minutes and 20 seconds for 17 students in Parkland, Florida, to be shot and killed by a fellow classmate three months ago. Since the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting in February, thousands of teens have come together to support the March For Our Lives. However, even as many in our natio...
Op-Ed: Reducing carbon emissions one footprint at a time
By Marley Chaney, Archer Student
June 1, 2018
Did you know that Southern California has the worst air quality in the nation? Every time I drive, sitting hopelessly in countless hours of traffic on the 405 freeway, I can't help but notice the ominous clouds of smog that seem to envelop the entire city of Los Angeles. Smog is a type of air pollution...
Op-Ed: Panther Pride? — Archer’s mascot needs an update
By Cat Oriel and Cybele Zhang
May 24, 2018
Filed under OPINION, SHOWCASE, VOICES
From the NFL's Carolina Panthers to the 2018 blockbuster movie "Black Panther," there have been a lot of panthers in the media recently. But does this large cat really encapsulate what it means to be an Archer girl? You've probably seen the mascot posing in the Winter Wonderland photo booth or...
Letter from the Editor: A Final Farewell
By Cybele Zhang, Editor-in-Chief
May 20, 2018
Filed under ADVICE, OPINION, SHOWCASE, VOICES
"I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means" - Joan Didion, “Why I Write” in The New York Times Magazine, Dec. 5, 1976 I never thought the day would come where I publish my final article on the Oracle. But somehow, that moment is upon us. It...
Editorial: Where do we go from here?
April 10, 2018
“Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In Archer's AP English Language ...
Commentary: Why I walked out of our “walkout”
By Maya Wernick, Voices Editor
March 14, 2018
To me, sitting in rows of strategically placed white folding chairs in the middle of our courtyard listening to a speaker is not a protest, nor a walk out. The assembly was planned by a group of Archer upper schoolers as a way to "shed light onto some incredible student voices and exercise our right to stand up f...
Editorial: Enough is Enough – Lawmakers must act now to end mass shootings
March 10, 2018
Columbine. Virginia Tech. Sandy Hook. Parkland. Our generation has lived through the worst school mass shootings in history. We have become accustomed to saying, "I love you," to our friends and families. We hug one another in the mornings when we get on the bus, and we wave to our parents before we leave home. Why? We are scared. We're scared t...
Op-Ed: Are standardized tests ACTually effective?
By Molly Goldberg, Staff Writer
February 12, 2018
As the second semester of sophomore year begins, I can’t stop thinking about the impending standardized tests that I will take next year. These will help determine my future. I can’t stop thinking about the hours of rigorous tutoring, studying and testing I will undergo in order to hopefully get into ...
Op-Ed: ‘Put some respect on it’ – H&M misses the mark with new hoodie
By Kamryn Bellamy, Staff Writer
February 7, 2018
H&M, 2018 has barely started, and y’all are already trying us. On Jan. 8, a photo of a black boy modeling a hoodie with the words “Coolest Monkey in the Jungle” appeared on H&M’s website. The other young models for the collection were white, and the choice to put the black boy in t...
Op-Ed: Democracy for Iran
By Nelly Rouzroch, Multimedia Editor
February 4, 2018
دموکراسی برای ایران. Democracy for Iran. پایین با دیکتاتور. Down with the dictator. These are some of the slogans for the protest movement that have been on the rise in Iran since the beginning of January because of anger over the economy. According to CNN, protests in Iran have become the largest since the 2009 Green Movement. Coming...
Editorial: Dear Grammys, Time’s Up
February 1, 2018
Filed under OPINION
The award show season allows us to reflect on the year's best TV shows, films and songs. We look back on what has made us dance, laugh and cry and, we can celebrate the accomplishments of our favorite artists and actors. But the purpose of these ceremonies has changed drastically in recent years. From ...
Op-Ed: Times up, for everyone
By Nicki Rosenberg, Staff Writer
February 1, 2018
As I watched actresses and activists parade down the Golden Globes' red carpet dressed in various forms of black gowns, dresses and suits in solidarity for those affected by sexual harassment, I was empowered. Yet I still wondered, how will this statement make a change? At the 75th Golden Globe aw...
By Nicki Rosenberg, Staff Writer
June 2, 2018 • No Comments
After the most successful softball season in Archer history, the team lost to Serra High School in the championship game on June 2. Serra High School beat Archer 12-2,...
Letter to the Editor: Stop Buying Water from Nestle
June 2, 2018
Softball continues ‘fun and intense’ season as they head to CIF-SS championships
June 1, 2018
Class of 2018 graduates Archer
June 1, 2018
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