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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
Marissa Gendy

Marissa Gendy, Columnist

Marissa Gendy became an Oracle columnist in 2020. Her column was about navigating personal and professional identity in the real world. She wrote about code-switching and authenticity and occasionally examined identity in relation to the media. She graduated in 2022.

All content by Marissa Gendy
The class of 2022 stands in front of their grade door during Color Wars. The hardest goodbye I will ever have to say is to those I call my family. The past four years have been nothing short of a roller coaster, and I could not imagine my life without each and every person in my grade.

Column: My final farewell

By Marissa Gendy, Columnist
May 28, 2022
There is not one look for a family. They come in different sizes and shapes. This is my family. They don't all look the same, talk the same or even act the same. We have different struggles and different places of happiness, but, at the end of the day, they are the family I have searched for and have found.

Column: What is family?

By Marissa Gendy, Columnist
May 1, 2022
A photograph depicting the Archer Class of 2022 during their Senior Recognition Ceremony. This is a memory I will hold onto forever, making leaving extra hard.

Column: Scared to leave my home

By Marissa Gendy, Columnist
March 28, 2022
This image showcases the individuality that makes up each person. Our difference are what make us who we are and it is powerful when we accept ourselves, just as we are.

Column: Comparison is our weakness

By Marissa Gendy, Columnist
February 1, 2022
This image, photographed by Marley Mills, showcases the performance we put as to mask our true emotions. It is within our human nature to create walls that hide us when we are at our most vulnerable.

Column: Pain doesn’t have the power to silence me

By Marissa Gendy, Columnist
January 17, 2022
This graphic illustrates a conversation between two people, and how the verbal affirmation of a thank you or gratitude, in general, can transcend relationships and impact the lives of others. By saying thank you and actively demonstrating kindness, we are able to show those around us that we acknowledge their efforts and care for them deeply.

Column: The power of a thank you

By Marissa Gendy, Columnist
November 13, 2021
This photograph was taken on my bus ride home, one late afternoon. Throughout the day, the sky was dark and the sun barely shined. This photograph depicts this. A day where everything felt dark, sun barely shining. This symbolizes the days where nothing feels to be in our favor with the sun barely peering through as the love we have for ourselves even in the dark.

Column: I can love you in the dark

By Marissa Gendy, Columnist
October 17, 2021
This is an art piece created by senior Gabby Wolf, which exemplifies the consequence of failure, an eternal moment of beauty. This piece depicts Maya Angelou, writer and activist, and reads, "Nothing will work unless you do."

Column: The mindfulness of failure

By Marissa Gendy, Columnist
September 25, 2021
I took this photo while walking on one of the many bridges in Zurich, Switzerland at the beginning of August. I feel that this photo represents the state of peace we feel when embracing the process of reflection.

Column: A summer of thinking

By Marissa Gendy, Columnist
September 20, 2021
Chloe Fidler

[Photo] Chloe Fidler

September 2, 2019
I took this picture in the summer of 2020. Protests all over the nations ensued in response to the police brutality experienced by the Black community. This picture symbolizes the desire to belong in a society that continuously rejects you for your skin color, yet people have found support in others that feel, experience and fight for what they believe in.

Column: We fight for a space where we are accepted

By Marissa Gendy, Columnist
May 26, 2021
This is an action shot of me at a softball game up to bat against Marymount’s softball team. A picture that represents me in a state of confidence and appreciation for the sport I play. Photo used with photographer's permission.

Column: I am enough and that is enough

By Marissa Gendy, Columnist
May 17, 2021
A marble alter sits at the front of a Coptic Orthodox church which is used in the Coptic faith. Every week, communion and the oil is prepared for the congregation and liturgies are performed within this room. This is considered one of the most sacred places in the entire church and has many restrictions upon entering.

Column: The process of reshaping views on religion

By Marissa Gendy, Columnist
April 25, 2021
Women should be allowed to express their femininity without the boundaries and limitations of society. Femininity isn’t limited to a specific gender and once this is realized, the expectations that cripple our society will begin to crumble.

Column: The power of my femininity

By Marissa Gendy, Columnist
February 21, 2021
The words "not enough'' are a symbolic message embedded in every woman's mind as a constant reminder that their body is not beautiful. Women, especially teens, struggle with the idea of not being good enough for others, yet the person we should strive to be good enough for is ourselves.

Column: Through my own reflection

By Marissa Gendy, Columnist
January 23, 2021
In our society, gender roles still largely have stereotypes attached to them. Some of these gender norms can have harmful effects on young children who do not "fit in" to society's stereotypical categories.

Column: I am still a girl

By Marissa Gendy, Columnist
October 28, 2020
This image is of a divided mind. The left half is grey and filled with equations and numbers whereas the right half is covered in vivid splashes of colors representing the division between a mixed person’s identity.

Column: On multiracial students and belonging in affinity spaces

By Marissa Gendy, Columnist
September 20, 2020
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