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  • April 20Class of 2025 will set up the Maypole at 6:00 p.m. Friday, April 25.
  • April 20Archer Council of Artists will hold a Song Share Friday, April 25.
  • April 20Tenth grade will be holding a fundraiser Friday, April 25.
The student news site of The Archer School for Girls

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

The Oracle
The Olympic rings symbol is displayed at the Olympic House, ahead of the Executive Board meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), in Lausanne, Switzerland, December 3, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

LA28 provides opportunity to address L.A. transportation, housing issues following wildfires

By Lucy Williams, Voices Editor
April 16, 2025

Wags and Walks volunteers join paws to help Los Angeles community after recent wildfires

By Georgia Lebowitz, Staff Reporter
April 16, 2025
A computer screen showing multiple apps like, the calendar and Common App, are positioned next to a college guidebook and a phone that displays an Instagram video titled “A Key to Success.” Social media can influence students' mental health during the college application process.

The college admissions race: How the pressure to compete and stay productive is hurting teen well-being

By Nissara Shah, Staff Reporter
April 14, 2025
An employee poses as he views examples of Benin bronzes which, together with collections such as the Parthenon sculptures, are the subject of talks of their return to countries of origin, displayed at the British Museum in London, Britain, January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Op-Ed: Why looted artifacts must be returned

By Julia Ong, Staff Reporter
April 14, 2025
Freshman Sasha Gutrecht serves against Pacifica Christian High School Feb. 24. Gutrecht's partner, sophomore Nicole Svendsen, said Gutrecht was an encouraging partner throughout their game. "I think if you have a supportive partner, the game goes a lot smoother," Svendsen said.

Photo Gallery: Upper school beach volleyball team perseveres through season, values outdoor after-school activity

By Phoebe Measer, Senior Reporter
April 11, 2025
Assistant stage manager Gaia Bhavsar ('27) flips through costumes for the upper school musical. Bhavsar has been a production tech since eighth grade and said she enjoys helping out and managing productions behind the scenes.

Behind the curtain: Q&A with assistant stage manager of upper school play

By Phoebe Casparian, Staff Reporter
April 11, 2025
A silhouette of Luigie Mangione and Wade Wilson is pictured. Wilson was convicted of murder and Mangione is currently awaiting trial for murder yet both have received immense support from fans. (Graphic illustration: Sydney Tilles)

Op-ed: Pretty privilege invades all aspects of life, including the justice system

By Sydney Tilles, Outreach Editor
April 11, 2025
The wing of a Southwest plane is shown outside of an airplane window on a flight from Austin, Texas, to Los Angeles, California. Despite fearmongering on social media surrounding recent aviation accidents, many passengers still see flying as a safe method of transportation.

Recent plane crashes spark mixed reactions towards flying among pilots, general public

By Emily Paschall and Melinda Wang
April 10, 2025
The three ghosts wave at the middle schoolers after they reveal they are ghosts. Lewinson said she found a newfound enjoyment in her role as a ghost because it was different from what she was used to playing. “Being a ghost is a different experience because I am not old. I am, in fact, young,” Lewinson said. “And so as a ghost, I feel like I am really able to explore a different side of myself that I am not able to see at any other time.”

‘Fall into the Stars’: Archer’s own ghost story

By Maia Kim and Vivianne Arnold
March 21, 2025
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Vice President JD Vance meet in the Oval Office Feb. 28. While the meeting began peacefully, it descended into chaos. (Graphic illustration by Emily Paschall).

Oval Office chaos: Community members, Ukrainian citizen respond to Trump, Vance, Zelensky meeting

By Emily Paschall, News Editor
March 19, 2025
An upper school student walks in the front of the school, wearing a transgender flag on their back. In President Trump's inauguration speech, he declared that "there are only two genders: male and female." During this time, transgender and nonbianary Archer students aim to educate the community and fight against gender inequality.

Accuracy, activism: Archer students navigate Trump anti-transgender policy

By Oona Seppala, Multimedia Editor
March 17, 2025
A section of charred mountainside stands next to unburnt Chaparral along Sepulveda. "It doesn't matter what's burning when you have the conditions like we have in California often," Director of the California Chaparral Institute Richard Halsey said. "Strong winds, low humidity, long term drought, you know. Grass, shrubs, trees, houses — doesn't matter. Once it gets started, it's not going to stop until it either hits the ocean or the weather changes."

Experts reflect on how to manage chaparral ecosystem after LA fires

By Vivianne Arnold, Senior Reporter
March 16, 2025
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