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  • October 19All middle school students are invited to attend the 6th Grade Improv Showcase at 12:20 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25.
  • October 19The PSAT will be Wednesday, Oct. 23. There is no school for students in grades 6-9 and 12.
  • October 19There will be a bus emergency drill for a few buses at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22.
The student news site of The Archer School for Girls

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

The Oracle
Sara Weitz

Sara Weitz, Staff Writer

Sara Weitz has been going to Archer since the sixth grade and joined the Oracle in 2016. She has run on the Archer cross country team for six years and the track team for five. Outside of Archer, she volunteers through Teen Line and works at Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream.

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A bee pollinates a flower. With the bee population in decline, it is important that humans make an effort to save the important species. Image source: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Op-ed: Decline in bee population causes negative impacts

By Sara Weitz, Staff Writer
May 24, 2017
Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia. This is one of numerous attractions Archer students on the new abroad trip will be able to experience. Image source: CIA.

Archer announces documentary filmmaking trip to Cambodia

By Sara Weitz, Staff Writer
May 24, 2017
Archer theater is 'special' to the seniors

Archer theater is ‘special’ to the seniors

By Sara Weitz, Staff Writer
May 5, 2017
The Girl Up and Mental Heath clubs teamed up to have a discussion about "13 Reasons Why." Pictured above is Girl Up leader Gwen Strasberg ('19) with Stella Smyth ('19) and Macoy Ohlbaum ('18), the leaders of The Mental Health Club.

’13 Reasons Why’ sparks conversation throughout Archer community

By Sara Weitz, Staff Writer
May 5, 2017
Archer offers an honors research course where girls are given the opportunity to create their own research topic and work on a project throughout the year. Pictured above is the lab in which the honors research students conduct the majority of their research.

Archer girls ‘follow their passions’ in science honors research class

By Sara Weitz, Staff Writer
April 26, 2017
Pictured above is seventh grader, Lily Kerner at the collage workshop with her great aunt Sylvia Marcom (right) and her grandmother Veronica Shattuck (left). Archer's annual Grandparents and Special Friends Day was held Feb. 17. Photo courtesy of Avani Shah.

Archer students give grandparents ‘hope for the future’ in campus tradition

By Sara Weitz, Staff Writer
March 2, 2017
Members of the Archer a cappella groups, Something Major and the Unaccompanied Minors, attend the Los Angeles A Cappella Festival at Calabasas High School the weekend of February 3-5. Pictured above from left to right are Willa Frierson '20, Stella Gage '17, Anika Ramlo '17, Alex Sherman '17, Meghan Marshall '17, Liadan Soloman '17, Lulu Cerone '17, Omari Benjamin '18, Anna Allgeyer '18, and Anouk Braun '20.

Archer students have ‘life-changing weekend’ at Los Angeles A Cappella Festival

By Sara Weitz, Staff Writer
February 24, 2017
The class of 2023 poses on the day of their Hunger Breakfast. The sixth graders spent the day volunteering at the Westside Food Bank and learning about the issue of hunger in the world. Photo courtesy of Kate Burns

Sixth grade ‘becomes aware,’ ‘works together’ at annual Hunger Breakfast

By Sara Weitz, Staff Writer
December 13, 2016
Mary Ellen Avery smiles on the summit of East Temple Peak in Wyoming in the summer of 2015. "I have worn that sparkle shirt on every single trip that I worked for NOLS," Avery wrote in an email. "I think it helps remind me to stay happy and have fun out there." Image courtesy of Avery.

From camping to coaching: new teacher Mary Ellen Avery strives to ‘make fitness fun’

By Anna Brodsky and Sara Weitz
December 12, 2016
During lunch, Hannah Kim '20 plays her cello in the Orchestra room. Hannah is in the Archer Orchestra and a community service orchestra. She recently won a completion and earned a spot in Wesley's youth orchestra.

Hannah Kim wins Wesley Concerto Competition

By Sara Weitz, Staff Writer
November 18, 2016
While eating lunch during their weekly meeting, Marine Yamada '17, Sonia Arora, Summer DeVera '18, Wendy Deming and Lola Wolf '19, members of the Honor Education Council, discuss an hypothetical ethics situation. The HEC's main responsibility is to educate the community about Archer's Honor Code. They also hold hearings when there is a breach of the Honor Code.

Honor education council chooses the word of the month for October: advocacy

By Sara Weitz, Staff Writer
October 28, 2016
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