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The student news site of The Archer School for Girls

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The student news site of The Archer School for Girls

The Oracle
Mamma Mia's music group, Donna and the Dynamos, starts to sing 'Dancing Queen.' The group featured Bryce Collin ('25), Olivia Broock ('27) and Hayden Seid ('25). Hayden talked about her relationship with her costars and how she feels she that they have bonded over the experience. "I got to work with Olivia and Bryce and it felt kind of similar in real life to when you're with your old friends," Seid said. "It just felt so real. It was really beautiful."

‘Thank You for the Music’: Upper school performers dazzle in ‘Mamma Mia!’

By Charlotte Burnap and Shae Killam
December 3, 2024
Founder of Song Share Gemma Wyles ('25) performs an original song. Song Share is an event that happens monthly to bi-monthly. The first song share of the year occurred on Nov. 8 in the courtyard.

Students bond, showcase original pieces through Song Share performance

By Uma Nambiar, Senior Reporter
November 27, 2024
Members of the seventh grade Improv Team Sofia Micelli, Ellie Epstein, Delainy Lloyd and Elle Brutocao improvise a scene during their lunchtime performance Monday, Oct. 27. Their scenes were randomly selected by audience participants, and were all Halloween-themed.

Spooky scenes: Seventh grade improv team hosts Halloween-themed performance

By Siena Ferraro, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
November 3, 2024
Seniors Bryce Collis and Amelia Lewinson perform in last year's upper school play “Le Gallienne and Friebus’ Alice In Wonderland.” In early October of this year, Collis was selected as a finalist for the "The Show Must Go On" Teen Monologue Festival.

Senior selected as finalist in ‘The Show Must Go On’ Teen Monologue Festival, performs in finalists show

By Zoe Gazzuolo, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
October 30, 2024
Seniors Maddie Lundberg and Audrey Chen watch seniors Anaiya Asomugha and Alexis David perform a scene from the movie "The Social Network." Archer's Drama Queens performed scenes from a variety of works during their final performance of the school year, May 14, in the Blackbox.

‘It’s really exhilarating’: Drama Queens perform in final show of the year, present scenes, songs

By Zoe Gazzuolo, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
May 30, 2024
Senior Anaiya Asomugha and junior Bryce Collis sing a duet at Archella. Archella took place Friday, April 26, in the courtyard.

A day of music and memories: Students perform in annual Archella show

By Shae Killam, Senior Reporter
May 22, 2024
Cannon performs a line after getting upset with Alice during the tea party. The Mad Hatter then calmed down and joined the rest of the guests for the remainder of the scene. Stella Leland (‘26) played the knave and reflected on their favorite part of rehearsals. “What stands out a lot is always the first read-through of something. Whenever we do that at any production — some of us might have read this script beforehand — it's the first time the show is seen with everyone,” Leland said. “Who they are, their characters and everything, and it's the first time you're like, ‘Oh, I can tell what's going to happen now.’ It's just a nice moment.”

A ‘nonsensical’ journey: Upper school presents ‘Le Gallienne and Friebus’ Alice In Wonderland’

By Zoe Gazzuolo and Sydney Tilles
March 21, 2024
Cellist Serena Ho (‘29) performs “Allegro” from Serenade No.1 in D in the Winter Concert. Orchestra Director Susan Smith formed the Metro-Gnomes at the beginning of the 2023-24 school year, and this was their first concert. The quintet performed without a conductor. “I feel really accomplished. I’ve never really been in a group with just five people,” Ho said after the concert.

‘Joyful to work with’: Metro-Gnomes perform in first concert, form deeper connections within group

By Charlotte Burnap, Senior Reporter
February 9, 2024
Kareena Desai ('30) sings a solo in "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell as eighth grade Dean of Culture, Community and Belonging and middle and upper school choral director Hannah O’Connor smiles at her. Desai began taking Indian classical singing lessons — Hindustani classical — about one year ago, and she joined middle school choir this year. "When I auditioned for the solo, I thought priority was given to eighth graders, so I wasn't really confident that I was going to get it," Desai said. "So I'm really grateful for the solo. I always get a little nervous ... but it's actually really fun."

Photo Essay: ‘We all need joy in our lives’: Annual Winter Concert embodies ‘The Joy of Music’ title

By Emily Paschall, News Editor
January 24, 2024
Junior Gemma Wyles performs "Blackened Lungs," an original song. Wyles performed the piece at the Girls Empowering Girls open mic event Friday, Jan. 5.

GEG hosts open mic event in courtyard, highlights Archer’s musicians

By Surya Patil, Editor-in-Chief
January 10, 2024
Senior Megan Kelley performs a scene from "Yoga Play." The Drama Queens held their first performance of the school year Thursday, Oct. 19, during lunch in the Blackbox, and featured a collection of scenes and monologues from contemporary plays.

Drama Queens steal the show in first performance of year, present contemporary monologues, scenes

By Audrey Chang, Editor-in-Chief
October 25, 2023
The witch reveals their spell to the Baker and his wife in a scene from the upper school musical, "Into the Woods." Senior Grace Delossa played the Baker, Bryce Collis (’25) played the Baker’s wife and Anaiya Asomugha (’24) played the witch. The musical was performed in the Blackbox theater Nov. 11, 12 and 13.

Upper school presents ‘Into the Woods,’ an interwoven musical journey

By Rose Sarner, Culture Editor
December 16, 2022
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