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The student news site of The Archer School for Girls

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

The Oracle
Senior Ella Poon recounts the power of theater for Latine Americans by highlighting everyday life in Washington Heights from the musical “In the Heights.” Archer’s annual Advanced Study Humanities Symposium was held in the library and Media Space Friday, May 19, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:40 p.m.

Annual Advanced Study Humanities Symposium highlights seniors’ passions through presentations, writing

By Maia Alvarez, Features Editor
May 24, 2023
Sogna Louie (’23), Camila Blank (’24), Emma Verdery (’23) and Isabelle Verdery (’23) teach middle school students about AAPI history, traditions and representation Friday, May 5. This year’s presentation focused on progress and celebration as opposed to anti-Asian racism, which the Asian Pacific Student Union's presentations have covered in recent years.

APSU presents on joyful culture, recognizes importance of representation in AAPI community

By Allie Yang, Columnist
May 8, 2023
Senior Stella Lyne presents “The Gaze vs. Gays: Understanding the Subject-Object Relationship Within Lesbian Film,” a presentation under the theme of works examining identity. Archer’s 15th annual Lit &… Conference was held in the library Friday, March 10, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Annual Literature &… Conference spotlights student passions, connections, love for writing

By Audrey Chang, Editor-in-Chief
March 12, 2023
Administrative Leader of InvenTeam Karen Garcia ('23) presents their team, invention and progress at the mid-grant review. InvenTeam members went to Singleton Classics in Costa Mesa Saturday, Feb. 25, for their presentation and received live feedback on their ideas.

InvenTeam members further entrepreneurship, present invention, progress at Lemelson-MIT mid-grant review

By Audrey Chang, Editor-in-Chief
March 10, 2023
Sophomore Abby Borstein looks through her student-led conference slideshow. Along with the rest of students in sixth through 11th grade, Borstein gave her presentation Friday, Feb. 10.

Students reflect, set goals during student-led conferences

By Francie Wallack, Features Editor
February 14, 2023
Junior Maia Alvarez recites her selected poem for upper school students and judges. Archer’s upper school students gathered in the dining hall for Poetry Out Loud presentations Monday, Jan. 9.

Asomugha wins schoolwide Poetry Out Loud competition, advances to regionals

By Cadence Callahan, Voices Editor
January 16, 2023
Micaela Boxer Wachler (’24) presents a slideshow on the importance of sun protection for the homeless community to an audience of middle school students. She urged students to donate sunglasses, hats and other means of sun protection to her drive, which will take place from Jan. 23-27.

Micaela Boxer Wachler presents on sun protection for homeless population, urges students to get involved

By Siena Ferraro, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
January 16, 2023
Members of Hermanas Unidas and faculty present to Spanish-speaking families. Families gathered in Archer’s library Nov. 29 where they learned more about daily life at Archer and bonded over their common language and culture.

Familias Unidas: Community bonds over shared culture at Spanish-Speaking Family Night

By Surya Patil, Editor-in-Chief
December 6, 2022
Surya Patil (’25) and Meera Mahidhara (’23) perform a Kathak dance at Archer’s Diwali celebration. Patil and Mahidhara are both classically trained in Kathak and choreographed the performance.

‘Open the door for learning’: Students, faculty celebrate Diwali

By Allie Yang, Columnist
November 29, 2022
Jewish Student Union Board members and co-adviser Talia Geffen speak to middle school students about Rosh Hashanah. JSU members presented Sept. 22 and discussed different ways people celebrate the holiday.

Cultivating cultural awareness: Jewish Student Union presents to students about Rosh Hashanah

By Audrey Chang, Editor-in-Chief
September 28, 2022
Literature & board member Lily Kerner ('22) welcomes guests to Archer's annual Literature &... Conference. The conference featured over 20 student-led presentations that dissected various works of literature.

‘Geeking out over literature’: Archer hosts annual Literature &… Conference

By Cadence Callahan, Voices Editor
March 24, 2022
Sophomore Maia Alvarez works on her Google Slides presentation at home for student-led conferences. While some students have chosen to create formal presentations, like Alvarez, others have decided to create talking points to discuss or use artifacts to discuss the progress they have made throughout the year.

Archer students, teachers prepare for upcoming student-led conferences

By Nina Sperling, Senior Reporter
March 8, 2022
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