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  • November 17There will be a bus emergency drill Thursday, Nov. 21, and there is no late bus.
  • November 17The Amphitheater will be closed Monday, Nov. 18 for the removal of the US Musical set.
  • November 17School will be closed Friday, Nov. 22 for virtual parent-teacher conferences.
The student news site of The Archer School for Girls

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

The Oracle
Grace Dieveney

Grace Dieveney, Staff Writer

Grace Dieveney became a member of the Oracle in 2017.  She enjoys cooking, reading, writing, swimming, and volunteering at the Wallis Annenberg Pet Space. In her free time, she can be found playing the ukulele.

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Zoe Woolf '19, Sage Brand-Wolf '19 and Ella Salomon '19 pose with their "Archer Biofeedback Chair." The students created the chair in the Idea Lab for Engineering and Design class.

Students wrap up research at annual STEM Symposium

By Grace Dieveney, Staff Writer
May 24, 2018
Creative writing class holds end-of-year reading

Creative writing class holds end-of-year reading

By Grace Dieveney, Staff Writer
May 23, 2018
Caitlin Mosch '18 poses with her art during the show opening on Tuesday. Mosch spent the year shooting and editing pictures depicting nature.

Caitlin Mosch displays photography inspired by natural elements in senior show

By Grace Dieveney, Staff Writer
May 17, 2018
'"I'll Give You the Sun" sits on a bed. This book, written by Jandy Nelson, was published in 2014.

Review: Summer is not here yet, but ‘I’ll Give You the Sun’

By Grace Dieveney, Staff Writer
May 17, 2018
A binder sits on a desk in Leila Chakravarty's math classroom. Her ninth and 10th grade Integrated Math III class completes practice problems on solving quadratic and linear systems of equations.

Ambitious, joyful learning: Archer educators work to instill ‘joy of learning,’ reduce stress levels

By Grace Dieveney, Staff Writer
May 16, 2018
Gwen Strasberg '18 holds the University of Southern California pennant during Archer's National College Decision Day celebration. May 1 marks the national deadline for in-coming college students to finalize their decisions.

[Photo] Junior Gwen Strasberg accepted into USC Resident Honors Program, intends to forgo senior year

By Gracie Marx, Staff Writer
May 13, 2018
Macoy Ohlbaum '18 poses with some of her ceramic bowls. She created a series of bowls, cups and other functional objects for the display.

Claire Bardin, Macoy Ohlbaum display functional art in senior show

By Grace Dieveney, Staff Writer
May 5, 2018
The Class of 2018 and Head of School Elizabeth English pose in the Rose Room with pennants. The seniors, along with Gwen Strasberg '19, participated in the pennant-hanging event.

Students hang pennants on National College Decision Day

By Grace Dieveney, Staff Writer
May 3, 2018

Why did you walk out? from Oracle on Vimeo.

Exclusive: Middle school students organize Archer’s #NationalSchoolWalkout

By Grace Dieveney, Staff Writer
April 21, 2018
Martin Speight presents about biodiversity in Hanna Robertson's room. He is a former professor of zoology at Oxford University.

Retired Oxford professor Martin Speight presents on biodiversity

By Grace Dieveney, Staff Writer
March 16, 2018
Students wait in line at a new bathrooms in the Classroom Village. There are three restrooms available for students in the village, including an all-gender bathroom.

Students navigate Classroom Village bathrooms

By Grace Dieveney, Staff Writer
March 7, 2018
A sign points visitors, students, and faculty in the direction of the classroom village. Although there has not been a lockdown drill yet in the classroom village, a date is being set.

Jessica Tuchin '21 and Shainna Orecklin '21 pose for a picture with their scooters in the library. Every morning, they drop their scooters off in the library to be stored for the day.

Administration clarifies scooter policies

By Grace Dieveney, Staff Writer
March 3, 2018
A woman holds a sign of Oprah Winfrey above her head, while listening to a speaker at the 2018 women's march in Los Angeles. An estimated 500,000 people attended the march in Downtown LA.

Op-Ed: No-prah 2020

By Grace Dieveney, Staff Writer
January 25, 2018
The Women's March gathered outside of City Hall. The event took place from 8 a.m to 3 p.m.

[Photo] 600,000 Angelenos March in Downtown’s Women’s March

By Nelly Rouzroch, Multimedia Editor
February 7, 2018
Nellie, played by Gwyneth Williams '22, and her daughter Lolly, played by Mia Ronn '23, argue over Nellie's new doll named Edward. Edward finds himself in many households throughout the show, learning lessons of love and loyalty in each.

Blackbox’s final show, ‘The Mysterious Journey of Edward Tulane,’ closes

By Grace Dieveney, Staff Writer
December 12, 2017
The religious panel, including Amy Bernstein, Matilda Buck, Terri McCaskill and Tasneem Noor, presents to the freshman class. Each woman discussed a different religion: Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity and Islam.

Freshmen attend panel discussion on religion

By Grace Dieveney, Staff Writer
December 9, 2017
Sixth grade advisors showcases their group La Croix costume at the fashion show on Tuesday. Numerous students and faculty members participated in the event.

Archer community celebrates annual Halloween festivities despite weather

By Grace Dieveney, Staff Writer
November 12, 2017
Silkscreen painting by Rupert Garcia featured in the exhibit. This work was created in 1941 to convey the pain of deportation.

AP Human Geography, AP Spanish classes visit Craft and Folk Art Museum

By Grace Dieveney, Staff Writer
November 6, 2017
Danielle LeNoir (right) teaches Emma London ‘21 and Isa Ionazzi ‘21 in her freshman fitness class how to play quidditch. “I just really love being able to connect with the girls,” LeNoir said.

New teacher Danielle LeNoir ‘opens the minds of students’ through fitness

By Grace Dieveney, Staff Writer
October 26, 2017
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