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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
Three women question themselves and others around them. "Women have been socialized to aspire to perfection and are overly cautious," Reshma Saujani said. "Even when we’re ambitious and we lean in, that socialization of perfection has caused us to take fewer risks in our careers."

‘This might be wrong’: Exploring female fear of failure in the classroom, workplace

By Gabby Kaplan, Senior Reporter
December 10, 2024
Parent-Teacher Conferences occur annually. This year, the conferences took throughout the weeks of Nov. 11 and Nov. 18. Graphic Illustration by Uma Nambiar.

‘Beyond the grade book’: Virtual parent-teacher conferences take place Nov. 11-22

By Uma Nambiar, Senior Reporter
December 2, 2024
A student views a video on instagram that gives tips to “make you 5x more attractive.” Videos like these can be found across social media and encourage viewers to change their appearance or actions to fit within beauty standards.

Not just a trend: Social media’s impact on teen behavior

By Charlotte Burnap, Senior Reporter
May 8, 2024
Sophia Bratman ('24), Anaiya Asomugha ('24), Ella Gray ('24) and alumni Ava Cherniss ('23) wave colorful flags in the courtyard. They were all counselors for Archer Summer, a paid position where they oversaw group activities with kids and organized camp life. Photo by Makenzie Hilton.

Summer salaries: 3 Archer students work their first jobs over the summer

By Lucy Williams, Voices Editor
September 20, 2023
A student athlete thinks about her day-to-day activities. Many Archer student athletes reported learning time management skills and resilience through sports. (Graphic Illustration by Meredith Ho)

Benefitting and learning through sports: Student athletes develop endurance, time management

By Meredith Ho, Sports Editor
May 29, 2023
Sophomore Mia Vosicher wrote an opinion piece for her 10th grade English class about the meaning of true activism and how people should approach making change today. (Graphic Illustration by Maia Alvarez)

Op-Ed: What is true activism?

By Mia Vosicher, Guest Writer
May 27, 2023
While 20% of students at Archer recieve some form of Flexible Tuition, the school's term for financial aid, none of these students receive meal stipends for breakfast or lunch. Within this piece, students share their concerns with the lack of meal stipends, while administration explains the complexities of the school's budgeting system. (Graphic Illustration: Maia Alvarez)

Students raise concerns about lack of food stipends, administration shares complexities behind school’s budgeting

By Lizette Gonzalez and Maia Alvarez
May 7, 2023
Chinese teacher Pei-Ying Gosselin teaches parents introductory Chinese phrases during the Archer School for Parents language learning event. She said the lesson gave parents a similar experience to connect to their child when their child has questions or struggles in class.

Archer School for Parents brings guardians into the classroom

By Lucy Williams, Voices Editor
February 21, 2023
Head of School Elizabeth English teaches the origins of visual design elements in her seminar American History through Architecture. She said teaching has made her more connected to the class of 2023 and faculty.

Building blocks of connection: Head of School teaches senior seminar about architecture

By Lucy Williams, Voices Editor
October 31, 2022
Seniors and their families participate in the Maypole set-up event Thursday, May 5. This year’s Maypole process was different than in previous years because its set-up was lead entirely by Archer staff members.

Community reflects on process, significance of annual Maypole setup

By Lizette Gonzalez, Features Editor
May 6, 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
The "Stuffed Animal World" exhibit features topics of childhood, nostalgia and love in connection to the stuffed animals in people's lives. The show opened on March 3 and is open throughout the entire school day for students and faculty. 

‘The beauty of childhood’: The Eastern Star Gallery opens ‘Stuffed Animal World’ exhibit

By Lizette Gonzalez, Features Editor
March 8, 2022
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