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  • November 2Election Day takes place Tuesday, Nov. 5.
  • November 2Archer Student Media students will be traveling to Philadelphia for the National High School Journalism Convention Nov. 6 through Nov. 10.
  • November 2The Amphitheater will be closed all week for set of the US Musical.
The student news site of The Archer School for Girls

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

The Oracle
Smith demonstrates how she conducts her students in the orchestra room. The Spring Concert in May was Smith's last as orchestra director at Archer. "I hope that the joy and the whimsy continues," Smith said. "I hope that the program continues to grow. I hope that students still want to be in this space and be together in this space."

Learning alongside them: Orchestra director announces retirement after 23 years with program

By Vivianne Arnold, Senior Reporter
May 30, 2024
Librarian Denise Hernandez works at her desk during a quieter afternoon in the library. The library is often packed with students coming to study and work. Hernandez said she loves that the library is a safe place for students on campus.

Q&A with campus librarian on importance of collaborative hub on campus

By Vivianne Arnold, Senior Reporter
May 10, 2024
Dani Fenster ('23) and Uma Bajaj ('23) defend a strike by Coach Stephanie Ferri. Members of the faculty and class of 2023 faced off in a volleyball match Friday Oct. 21.

‘What Archer spirit really looks like’: Color clash encourages school spirit, seniors edge out faculty in volleyball game

By Maia Alvarez, Features Editor
November 1, 2022
Photographers wait for families to end their caravan experience with a family photo in front of the Maypole on Sunday, May 2. Seniors hung their college pennants on the portable wall for all to see the day before.

25 years of the ‘magic of Archer:’ On-campus caravan, gala celebrate anniversary

By Vaughan Anoa'i, Editor in Chief
May 16, 2021
Director of Advancement and Communications Quyen Ngo works on her computer in her office on the first day of school. School started on Tuesday for both middle and upper school.

Reflecting, reading, hiking: Staff and faculty reflect on back-to-school routines

By Allie Worchell and Lola Lamberg
September 18, 2019
Avani Shah sits at her desk. When she is not sitting at her desk like she is here, Shah can be found taking photos around school, or observing different classes to see what is going on around campus. Archer is the second all-girls school that Shah has worked at.

Avani Shah goes from JPL to JPEGs

By Maya Wernick and Nicki Rosenberg
June 1, 2018
Stephanie Harrison '24 and Maya Wernick '18 hug during the relay race. As a senior, Wernick said she hopes to keep this memory after graduation.  

Archer holds first senior vs. faculty relay race in place of annual kickball game

By Allie Worchell, Voices Editor
May 14, 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 herd of American Bison at Yellowstone Stone National Park. For thousands of years before Yellowstone became a national park, Native Americans used the region to hunt, fish, gather plants, and quarry obsidian.

Column: Decolonizing our Minds – a Reflection on American Thanksgiving

By Sammy Torres, Guest Columnist
December 3, 2017
The winning student team shakes hands with the black team after the final game. Cydney Davis '18 lead the red team, and Locke Luhnow '18 coached the black team.

‘Hawt’ no more: students defeat reigning faculty team in third annual student vs. teacher volleyball game

By Ella Frey, News & Features Editor
October 15, 2017
Seniors show off their skirt lengths. Skirt length has been a topic of debate during the school year.

Behind the Seams: Archer’s Conversation on Skirt Lengths

By Alexandra Chang, Managing Editor/Culture Editor
October 5, 2016
The students on the trip pose with their chaperones and two instructors. "I loved one of our instructors, Andria. She was the best — she was so funny. She really connected with us which made the experience so much better," Cydney Davis '18 said about one of the instructors. This photo was taken at the top of the mountain on a strenuous hike. Photo courtesy of Hanna Shohfi.

Archer’s first abroad trip to Belize was ‘Unbelizable’

By Anika Bhavnani, Editor-in-Chief
April 28, 2016
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