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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.
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Seniors sit with alumni in Archer’s library. “In the panel, they talked about how to give a one minute pitch to yourself, which was really important,” Isabella Veckerelli said. “I think that in life, you have to learn to be yourself, be present and advertise for yourself, and have self confidence in what you do.”

[Photo] Navigating the future: Seniors discuss career pathways with alumni

By Georgia Lebowitz, Staff Reporter
March 21, 2025
Archer promotes their recent rebrand on a Times Square billboard that reads, “One giant leap for girlkind,” Monday, Oct. 2. The billboard sparked controversy among students regarding its location and potential financial ramifications.

Archer promotes recent rebrand on a Times Square billboard that reads, "One giant leap for girlkind," Monday Oct. 2. The billboard sparked controversy across campus regarding its location and cost due to the obscurity of Archer's reasoning for choosing billboard marketing.

Coach Tony Flores fills out a scoring sheet while Archer plays Immaculate Heart. Coach Flores has been coaching for over 30 years, and said he most appreciates how the Archer team is respectful.

[Photo] Swinging into another season: varsity softball reflects on growth, progress

By Melinda Wang, Photo Editor
April 24, 2023
Middle and upper school students spin dreidels, eat Latkes and win gelt. Archer’s Jewish Student Union gathered Dec. 11 to celebrate Hanukkah. This is one of the many affinity spaces at Archer where students can join together and connect with peers who share the same identity as one another.

[Photo] As antisemitism rises across country, education combats hate

By Ella Schwartz, Managing Editor
April 27, 2023
Seventh grader Andrea Fuentes passes the basketball to her teammate. The purple team competed against New Roads Jan. 17 and won the game 28-15.

[Photo] Communication is key: middle school purple basketball team reflects on season

By Meredith Ho, Sports Editor
February 16, 2023
Chinese teacher Pei-Ying Gosselin teaches parents introductory Chinese phrases during the Archer School for Parents language learning event. She said the lesson gave parents a similar experience to connect to their child when their child has questions or struggles in class.

[Photo] Archer School for Parents brings guardians into the classroom

By Lucy Williams, Voices Editor
February 21, 2023
Then sixth graders Mina Mohammed, Letti Oetker, Alyssa Ponrartana, Avery Weingarten and Carla Martinez Rivas stand in front of the maypole after participating in the traditional sixth grade maypole dance. "Now that we're seniors, we've realized it's our last year and we should cherish the time we have with each other," senior Alyssa Ponrartana said. "It's almost over, [so] it's just really sad."

[Photo] Remembrance of Archer past: Class of 2023 shares highlights, reflects on time together

By Nina Sperling, Senior Reporter
December 4, 2022
Pictured left to right are Nadia Ghassemi, Dominique Greene, Una Fox, Saira Rahman and Maddi Stein. "At some point you might have to... just say, 'I believe this is the right path for me,'" Ghassemi said. "And I may lose a little money or a little time in the short term, but it's going to get me to where I want to be."

[Photo] ‘Confidence becomes the differentiator’: Women in business, technology speak on panel

By Surya Patil, Editor-in-Chief
September 27, 2022
Actor Keith David speaks to upper school students about his career and what inspired him to become an actor. The panel was moderated by English teacher Jennifer Dohr. "My dance teacher said, 'Any fool can be happy all the time. Happiness is the result of your hard work,'" David said. "When you work hard, and you have earned where you are, there's cause to be happy, and no one can shake that."

[Photo] Actor Keith David visits Archer for ‘inspiring’ panel about career, Shakespeare

By Nina Sperling, Senior Reporter
May 15, 2022
A group of middle school students participate in the PAW-Some Pup Run Club, working on dog agility and helping Boo go over a hurdle. “[The dogs have] actually improved a lot,” sixth grader Josephine Hatton said. “At the beginning, some of them did not know how to do anything at all, and the students have trained them to be really attentive and do the agility courses.”

[Photo] PAW-Some Pup Run Club empowers students, inspires 'joy,' 'confidence'

January 18, 2022
Senior Zoe Bush performs her monologue in the Blackbox Theatre as Wendy from the play "Lost Girl" written by Kimberly Belflower. It is a retelling of the classic story, "Peter Pan" from Wendy's point of view. "I normally do very comedic monologues. So, for this one, I chose a dramatic one," Bush said. "It was very interesting digging into the emotions that we're seeing and the pauses and the words because normally I focus on the comedic timing."

[Photo] From heavy dramas to classic period pieces, Drama Queens take the stage once again

By Nina Sperling, Senior Reporter
December 7, 2021
Diversity Conference Leadership Team member, Layla Huber-Verjan ('22) presents during the Upper School Current Conversations meeting about linguistic appropriation and African American Vernacular English (AAVE). She has been a member on the DCLT since 2020 and she has been reinstated for the 2021-2022 school year.

[Photo] Navigate, educate and teach: Q&A with the Diversity Conference Leadership Team

By London Sinclair, Senior Reporter
June 9, 2021
Oprah Winfrey is a media personality, actress and activist known for her journalism and advocacy for racial equality and female empowerment. She will give the commencement speech at the Class of 2021's graduation on May 28.

[Photo] ‘Our jaws dropped:’ Oprah Winfrey announced as 2021 graduation speaker

By Rio Hundley, Features Editor
May 23, 2021
Archer students fill the hallways and peak out of lockers as they recently returned to campus for social and emotional learning opportunities. Students were welcomed back on campus starting on March 8 to continue remote learning but this time, on-campus.

[Photo] 365 days later: Students return to campus for social, emotional connection

By Rose Sarner, Culture Editor
March 14, 2021
Along with being a Harem Globetrotter, Cherelle “Torch” George is also a Guinness World Record holder for the most between-the-leg-tumble dribbles in a minute. George spoke to the Archer community as the fifth speaker in the Athlete Leadership Council's panther speaker series on Jan. 28.

[Photo] Panther Speaker Series hosts Harem Globetrotter, Guinness World Record holder Cherelle George as fifth speaker

By Grace Doyle, Sports Editor
February 6, 2021
Middle and upper school students took final exams as a culmination to the first semester before Winter Break. "I wish you a restorative winter break, and look forward to reconnecting in the new year," Head of School Elizabeth English wrote in a school-wide email.

[Photo] Students reflect on virtual final exams, continued ‘difficulties’ of remote learning

By London Sinclair, Senior Reporter
January 10, 2021
Founders Day and the Senior Recognition Ceremony is an annual event to honor the founders of Archer and the senior class. James Russo, english teacher and twelfth grade dean, said in his speech via Zoom that he has "hope for our country, hope for progress and justice, and hope for a world where we can co-exist despite our differences. And much of that hope stems from the heroes [he] get[s] to interact with every day at The Archer School for Girls."

[Photo] Archer hosts virtual Founders’ Day, Senior Recognition Ceremony

By London Sinclair, Senior Reporter
November 15, 2020
Senior Stella Chuck drives through the campus caravan holding her senior flowers. The caravan took place on Oct. 14, 2020.

[Photo] Seniors partake in on-campus caravan for upcoming Senior Recognition Ceremony, Founders Day

By London Sinclair, Senior Reporter
October 25, 2020
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[Photo] Lit &… Conference postponed due to coronavirus (COVID-19)

By Lizette Gonzalez and Cadence Callahan
March 18, 2020
After a teacher planning day on Monday and orientation day on Tuesday, classes will move to this remote learning schedule starting Wednesday, March 18.

[Photo] BREAKING: School to transition to online learning starting next week

By Anna Brodsky, Editor-in-Chief
March 12, 2020
Inspirational words covered the new Black Box in the new music video previewing Archer's new academic building. The Unaccompanied Minors and sophomore dancers came together to celebrate the building.

[Photo] Behind ‘Brave’: Music video promotes new Academic Center

By Allie Worchell, Voices Editor
April 26, 2019
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