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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
Science Fair students Sabrina Rifkin ('28) and Jaya Srinivasan ('28) discuss their experiments in class. "I think [Science Fair] is fun," Rifkin said. "I'm definitely more in it, not for the competition, but for the experience."

A deep dive into the annual science fair: Q&A with two Archer scientists

By Georgia Lebowitz, Staff Reporter
March 16, 2025
Tess Hubbard ('24) explains InvenTeam's outreach strategies of connecting with local and digital audiences. The team presented on campus to parents, students and teachers during the STEM Symposium's third breakout session presentation.

STEM Symposium offers platform to discover scientific solutions, explore global problems

By Allie Yang, Columnist
May 23, 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
Senior Alyssa Ponrartana presents her research project at Archer’s annual Student STEM Symposium May 14, 2022. Ponrartana was named a scholar in the 82nd Regeneron Science Talent Search for her research intersecting neurodevelopment and environment.

Senior Alyssa Ponrartana named Regeneron Scholar for neurodevelopmental research

By Greta Irvine, Editor in Chief
January 31, 2023
Junior Alejandra Cortes holds the InvenTeam’s device, Hydra, which she has been working on for three years. Alejandra is currently working on motion programming for Hydra. Cortes has been on the InvenTeam leadership team for two years.

From ALT to InventTeam, Alejandra Cortes is taking the world by storm sySTEMatically

By Lola Thomas, Culture Editor
January 23, 2023
Senior Olivia Jarvie presents her project about the effects of snail slime on chronic wound healing. Judges Max Ezin and Lynn Bresnahan grade her presentation and research skills. Student scientists in Archer's research classes used the symposium as an opportunity to showcase the projects that they had been working on all year.

Worms healing wounds, devices fighting fires: STEM Symposium features Los Angeles student scientists

By Lucy Williams, Voices Editor
June 4, 2022
Alejandra Cortes ('24) and Chloe Hayden ('24) work on their robot, practice running it and make any necessary adjustments before using it in competition. On Feb. 20, The Muses competed in a qualifying tournament at Monrovia High School.

The Muses compete in robotics qualifier, demonstrate ‘growth,’ ‘resilience’

By Audrey Chang, Editor-in-Chief
February 22, 2022
Shanthi Seth ('27), Beyla Patil ('27) and Adella Travers ('27) present their poster showing their experiment to other middle schoolers. On Feb. 4, middle school students presented their research from their passion-driven science projects in the annual middle school science fair called Lil' SIS.

Middle school students present research from ‘engaging,’ ‘innovative’ experiments at annual Lil’ SIS

By Audrey Chang, Editor-in-Chief
February 11, 2022
Archer upper school students work on their final group projects for the Web Design computer science elective. They coded websites that aim to help their peers, with one group building a website about social media and body image and another group creating a website about study tips.

Students join ‘creative,’ ‘useful’ computer science electives, combine art and STEM interests

By Audrey Chang, Editor-in-Chief
December 12, 2021
Alejandra Cortes ('24), Lily Dembo ('24), Shayaan Gandhi ('25) and Chloe Hayden ('24), all members of Archer’s robotics team, The Muses, work on their robot at their first competition. The meet was held on Sunday, Nov. 21 at the YULA Boys High School.

Battle Bots: Robotics team competes in first meet, reflects on first semester

By Cadence Callahan, Voices Editor
November 30, 2021
Junior Hannah Kim presents her design for an artificial intelligence mobile application and alarm system that identifies an emergency vehicle's siren. Annually, students present their research in the STEM fields at Archer's STEM conference.

Annual STEM Symposium ‘inspiring,’ ‘important’ experience

By Nicki Rosenberg, Managing Editor
May 29, 2019
Victoria Pinkett '20 teaches kids at Brockton Avenue Elementary about kinetic and potential energy. The Mobile Science Camp club at Archer teaches hour-long science lessons at Brockton Ave. once a month.

Mobile Science Camp strives to make STEM inclusive, accessible

By Celeste Ramirez, Multimedia Editor
February 3, 2019
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