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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
Shelby Mumford

Shelby Mumford, Staff Writer

Shelby Mumford graduated in 2016. She began to write for the Oracle staff in 2015 and was a member of the swim team and the Speech and Debate team. Shelby also co-ran the Black Student Union.

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The 2015-2016 Ambassador Leadership Team (missing Ari Brown '16 and Alyssa Downer '17) pose in front of the Maypole. Their mission is to create a welcoming environment for perspective Archer families. Photographer:

Going beyond statistics: Archer diversity conversations on the rise

By Shelby Mumford, Staff Writer
May 18, 2016
(From L to R) '20, Nicole Rosenberg '20, Abby Gore '17, and '20 pose for a picture during their last PAL meeting. This year's PAL program began October 2015. Photographer: Shelby Mumford '16.

Finding a PAL: connecting middle and upper school students

By Shelby Mumford, Staff Writer
May 18, 2016
Students Ella Tollman and Chloe Davenport (both '19) are shocked to see the recent updates that the phone application, Snapchat has added. Recent additions include a baby for Mother's Day and a Taco for Cinco de Mayo.

Op-ed: Snapchat – back at it again with the offensive lens choices

By Shelby Mumford, Staff Writer
May 17, 2016
Rachel Yi '16 created her Senior photography project around her monthly community service trips to senior homes in Tijuana, Mexico. The images depict the joy that is found despite the hardships of poverty.

Rachel Yi ’16 documents her service in Tijuana through photography

By Shelby Mumford, Staff Writer
April 27, 2016
Olivia Loaiza '16, based her photography on Sofia Coppola's adaption of the Virgin Suicides. She was inspired by Coppola's use of soft tones and grainy textures.

Innocence and femininity through Senior Olivia Loaiza’s lens

By Shelby Mumford, Staff Writer
April 20, 2016
Lindsay Cayton '16 displayed her photography in early March. The work was based on her interest in her grandfather's survival of the Holocaust.

Surviving of the Holocaust: Lindsay Cayton ’16 shares through photography

By Shelby Mumford, Staff Writer
April 14, 2016
Dance Performance Company 2 performed a dance based on the Black Lives Matter movement. This move in particular pays tribute to the phrase "Hands up, don't shoot" used often during protests regarding the death of Michael Brown.

Op-Ed: ‘Black Lives Matter’ dance calls for more racial awareness at Archer

By Shelby Mumford, Staff Writer
February 23, 2016
Students from the gallery program speak with Rachel Lachowicz during her show's opening.

Context is Queen at Eastern Star Gallery

By Shelby Mumford, Staff Writer
February 23, 2016
The Diversity Committee poses with supermodel Robyn Lawley after her Love Yourself Day themed talk at lunch. Photo by Juliet Youssef '19.

Australian Supermodel Robyn Lawley teaches self-love to Archer community

By Shelby Mumford, Staff Writer
February 12, 2016
Kisa Rozenbaoum '18 hangs the poster she designed for Rachel Lachowicz's show "Context Is Queen." She decided on the design after the gallery program's visit to Shoshana Wayne Gallery on Jan. 12.

Making A Curator: Behind the scenes of ‘Context is Queen’

By Shelby Mumford, Staff Writer
February 12, 2016
The varsity basketball team poses before their last game at the 11th annual Avalon Holiday Classic. The team won fifth place. Photo courtesy of Marcela Riddick '16.

Varsity basketball begins league play

By Shelby Mumford, Staff Writer
January 29, 2016
A student walks through the Courtyard during a winter storm. The increase in rain this year has been exciting for Archer girls.

[Photo] 5 ways to stay dry during El Niño

By Ella Tollman, Contributing Writer
February 1, 2016
Kandace London '11: Life After Archer

Kandace London ’11: Life After Archer

By Shelby Mumford, Staff Writer
December 18, 2015
The 2015-2016 Varsity Basketball Team smiles at their game. Photo courtesy of Marcela Riddick '16.

Q&A with 2015-2016 Basketball Team Co-Captain Marcela Riddick ’16

By Shelby Mumford, Staff Writer
December 15, 2015
Enrique Martinez Celaya's piece, The North, in the Eastern Star Gallery. Martinez Celaya's past experiences with moving from city to citywas inspiration for this piece.

‘The North’ finds a home at Eastern Star Gallery

By Shelby Mumford, Staff Writer
November 19, 2015
An Open Letter to Snapchat

An Open Letter to Snapchat

By Shelby Mumford, Staff Writer
November 10, 2015
This photo is an untitled work by Rose Shulman-Litwin '18 of student Maya Winkler '18 underwater. Shulman-Litiwn started doing photography a year ago.

Sophomore Rose Shulman-Litwin featured in Los Angeles photography exhibit

By Shelby Mumford, Staff Writer
October 19, 2015
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