The student news site of The Archer School for Girls

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The student news site of The Archer School for Girls

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The student news site of The Archer School for Girls

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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
A student flips through a magazine, an object a part of the recent Eastern Star Gallery exhibition. The "At the Doorstep of Culture: Black Spaces as Sanctuaries." exhibit was open for the duration of February, Black History Month.

‘A safe space for all’: BSU Art Gallery celebrates black spaces as sanctuaries

By Shae Killam, Senior Reporter
March 13, 2025
Juniors dressed in blue pose at the end of their Spirit Week dance. Junior Olivia Hallinan-Gan said performing was a great way to connect creatively with her fellow classmates. "I got to choreograph with my peers, and it helped create a sense of community within our grade," Hallinan-Gan said.

Photo Gallery: Spirit Week dances invite student creativity, healthy competition between grades

By Maya Hernández, Senior Reporter
March 10, 2025
The cover of "The Hate U Give" is annotated, emphasizing the symbolism of the fist, which represent resistance. The bold design of the cover reflects the novel's themes of injustice, identity and activism. (Graphic illustration by Dara Alitoro)

Review: Angie Thomas’s ‘The Hate U Give’ is truth that hits hard

By Dara Alitoro, Staff Reporter
March 10, 2025
Stylist Flor Hernandez stocks clothing at Elyse Walker's Calabasas Commons Location. Elyse Walker was founded in 1999, and currently has three locations around the Los Angeles area. They lost two locations due to the Palisades fire, but are hoping to rebuild.

Rising from the ashes: Elyse Walker, other small businesses recover from Palisades fires

By Lola Thomas, Culture Editor
March 6, 2025
Smoke rises from the Palisades wildfire as a bus departs from the Archer campus. As the fires burned — and even in the aftermath of them — Archer took the lead to ensure students felt supported academically, mentally and physically. (Photo provided by Isabella Argiropoulos).

Editorial: Thank you, Archer, for helping us through the fires

By 24-25 Oracle Editorial Board
March 5, 2025
This box showcases African and Black American culture, while using the African American flag as a symbol to represent the connection between both cultures. Graphic Illustration by Dara Alitoro

Op-ed: Including African culture in the larger conversation of being Black

By Dara Alitoro, Staff Reporter
March 3, 2025
Gemma Wyles ('25) sings and plays the guitar on the Rose Room veranda in the courtyard. Wyles, a singer-songwriter, won a YoungArts distinction award under the voice and songwriting categories for the 2025 year. Wyles looks to pursue a career in music. (Photo courtesy of Archer Communications).

Empowered by music: YoungArts award-winning singer-songwriter brings her voice to the spotlight

By Graysen Gregory, Staff Reporter
March 3, 2025
Someone holds a newspaper that is delivering breaking news. Surrounding the paper are icons representing timeliness, empathy and accuracy — essential aspects of service journalism in times of crisis to keep communities informed. Graphic Illustration by Meredith Ho.

Editorial: Role of service journalism in times of crisis

By 24-25 Oracle Editorial Board
February 25, 2025
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