The student news site of The Archer School for Girls

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

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

The Oracle
Math teachers Lucas Hoffman and April Nishinaka stand beside a Kahoot leaderboard in room 127. March 14 was national Pi day, which, at Archer, was celebrated with sweets such as pie and cookies and a Kahoot.

Celebrating Pi: Archer celebrates Pi Day with sweet treats, themed activities

By Graysen Gregory, Staff Reporter
March 20, 2025
Gemma Oliver, eighth grade math teacher and seventh \grade Dean of Community, Culture and Belonging, instructs her students during a warm-up activity. She has been a math teacher at Archer for six years, and she became the seventh grade dean this year. She said she has always had a passion for math, and when she came to Archer, she fell in love with teaching the subject.

Inside the world of Archer’s seventh grade dean and eighth grade math teacher

By Elisabetta Silveri, Staff Reporter
January 30, 2025
A referee stands ready on the ice while players go for the puck during a hockey game. Math teacher and referee Matthew Bartha said he was inspired to become a referee from his previous hockey experiences. Bartha and Los Angeles Junior Kings coach Zach Margeson both said youth ice hockey has been impacted greatly by the referee shortage.

On and off the ice: Community members, coach discuss impacts of referee shortage on youth hockey 

By Emily Paschall, News Editor
January 18, 2024
Sophomore Julianna Hatton sits down in the Archer courtyard with her math notebook and calculator ready to work on math. Hatton specializes in math and began tutoring students' during the pandemic.

Julianna Hatton inspires students to enjoy learning through math tutoring business

By Sydney Tilles, Outreach Editor
December 16, 2022
Sara Gil Sáiz, Monique Sim and Agustin Pacheco pose for pictures in their classrooms by books, games, posters and equipment for their classes. The Oracle sat down with the three new faculty members to discuss their first weeks at Archer.

Q&A with new teachers, Agustin Pacheco, Monique Sim, Sara Gil Sáiz

By Nina Sperling, Senior Reporter
September 22, 2022
For the Pi day festivities, math students decorated each link of a paper chain with a digit of Pi. In addition to creating the chain, students participated in scavenger hunts and fundraisers related to math.

Archer celebrates Pi Day with week of math challenges

By Thea Leimone, Emma London, and Liz Haltrecht
March 21, 2019
Members of the Math Team play Set, a mathematical card game which consists of finding cards that are similar or different. These findings are based on four different variables: number, color, shading and shape. "It's pretty tricky, but we have some great players," club leader Lola Wolf '19 said.

‘Mistakes are welcome’: Math Team plays games, participates in national exams

By Liz Haltrecht and Celeste Ramirez
October 26, 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
Al Jean speaks to the upper school on Jan. 10. He shared his presentation in the Dining Hall.

‘The Simpsons’ showrunner Al Jean shares passions for math, comedy

By Alexandra Chang, Managing Editor/Culture Editor
January 13, 2018
Karen Garcia '23 solves a Rubik's Cube at the team's first meeting. The team completed a simple practice mosaic after brainstorming design ideas.

Archer girls brainstorm, create first Rubik’s Cube mosaic challenge design

By Anna Brodsky, Editor-in-Chief
November 8, 2016
Iman Mohammed '18 solves polynomials with irrational roots using the method traditionally taught in school. Photo by Carina Oriel

Iman Mohammed ’18 discovers new approach to mathematics

By Carina Oriel, News and Features Editor
March 20, 2016
A step by step guide on how to crush your finals

A step by step guide on how to crush your finals

By Sarah Wagner, Editor-in-Chief
December 1, 2015
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