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
Palisades High School and Archer students gather at the Palisades Village Green Park for the "Fridays for Future" climate strike Sept. 20. Freshman Katia Thomas said the strike was an opportunity to take action and spread awareness about the changing climate. 

Archer Council for Sustainability, Palisades High School students organize climate strike

By Lola Thomas, Culture Editor
September 29, 2024

Broadcast: Artemis Center hosts Art and Activism table, students reflect on their involvement

By Lola Thomas and Tavi Memoli
March 4, 2024
A child paints at an Alexandria House event, to which Arts for Hearts donated art. Junior Lili Franks founded Arts for Hearts, a club geared towards mixing art with service. Photo by Lili Franks.

Mixing art with service: Arts for Hearts Club allows students to explore creative passions

By Uma Nambiar, Senior Reporter
February 6, 2024
Leaning into the microphone, junior Ella Dorfman stands in the recording booth to record the first episode of her reproductive health podcast, “Sexplained.” The podcast was inspired by her ninth grade service project focused on sexual health, and Dorfman said she likes to tackle difficult topics with conversation. “Even if you’re scared, you've just got to talk about it,” Dorfman said. “Talk about it: that should be tattooed on my forehead.”

Severing stigma with ‘Sexplained’: Junior hosts new sexual education podcast to educate through conversation, transparency

By Maya Hernández, Senior Reporter
December 14, 2023
Service Squad member Avery Greene ('26) donates food to the Service Squad's annual Thanksgiving food drive Nov. 12-17. They created posters and set up bins for food in the front hallway, and at the end of the week, Greene sorted the food to be ready for donation. 

‘Accessible form of giving back’: Service Squad hosts annual Thanksgiving food drive

By Sydney Tilles, Outreach Editor
November 28, 2023
Middle school students listen to upper school students explain the Riviera Foundation, which is an organization that encourages tennis players to recycle their old tennis balls. Tenth through 12th grade students educated the community about the activism and service they are involved in at the Archer in Action Fair Friday, Nov. 8.

‘It’s truly inspiring’: Archer in Action Fair highlights service, activism work, motivates community involvement

By Ella Schwartz, Managing Editor
November 12, 2023
Students and faculty listen to Ukrainian students Kateryna Kischynska and Sofia Turanska speak about their altered lifestyles due to the war with Russia. The Q&A session took place Tuesday, May 9, in history teacher and Director of the Artemis Center Beth Gold's classroom.

Empathy around the world: Ukrainian students engage in virtual Q&A, inspire awareness surrounding ongoing crisis

By Siena Ferraro, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
May 12, 2023
Freshmen Josie White, Finley Vincent, Olivia Hallinan-Gan, Liv Karp, Natalie London, Sylvie Hacker and history teacher Meg Shirk set up the composting initiative. They passed out compost pails for food scraps to ultimately help fight against climate change.

Ninth graders serve community by passing out composting pails

By Sydney Tilles, Outreach Editor
April 23, 2023
Archer seniors pull out invasive species from the Ballona Wetlands Friday Feb. 10. This activity was a part of the seniors service day which aims to promote community involvement and connection.

Seniors protect ecosystems at the Ballona Wetlands during service day

By Rose Sarner, Culture Editor
February 15, 2023
This image features a vanilla Disney-themed birthday cake I made for a 3-year-old girl during the summer of 2022. Volunteering for the organization For Goodness Cakes for over two years, now, has allowed me to see the immensely positive impact even small actions like baking a cake can have on a person's life.

Op-Ed: You can bake an impact

By Audrey Chang, Editor-in-Chief
February 1, 2023
This book display in Archer’s library showcases books about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and spotlights the causes he supported. Assistant Librarian Denise Hernandez helped assemble this book display, which is one of the many ways students and faculty at Archer celebrated and honored MLK Day.

Archer celebrates dynamic, ongoing legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

By Emily Paschall, News Editor
January 27, 2023
A cardboard box is filled to the brim with more than 40 pounds of candy for the Treats for Troops drive. The drive was hosted by The Artemis Center for Public Service and Social Good from Nov. 1 through Nov. 4.

Service and sweets: Artemis Center hosts Treats for Troops drive

By Allie Yang, Columnist
November 30, 2022
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