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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
A middle school swim athlete competes in her event at their most recent meet. The team won the PBL championship Sunday, Nov. 3. Photo by Archer Athletics.

From self-talk to success: Middle school swim team conquers PBL league with ‘positive attitude’

By Phoebe Measer, Senior Reporter
November 17, 2024
I work on breaststroke technique in preparation for a league swim meet. My favorite aspect of meets is encouraging my teammates in their races. Photo by Wilma Wong.

Commentary: Defining my own success in the world of competitive swimming

By Katie Ray McKillop, Staff Reporter
March 19, 2024
Senior Lacey Thompson dives into the pool. The varsity swim team won first place in their first league meet Tuesday, March 5, at Crespi. Photo by Archer Athletics.

Varsity swim coach Wilma Wong reflects on coaching career, Archer swimmers describe her impact 

By Lola Thomas, Culture Editor
March 15, 2024
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
Club lacrosse team Fire Lacrosse holds up sticks to cheer after a practice at John Adams Middle School. High school soccer goalie and club volleyball player Serenity Jones-Nwankwo said she has played through and not been fully honest about her injuries because she would rather play hurt than not play at all.

Managing athletic injuries: High school, collegiate concussion protocols, injury awareness

By Claire Doyle, Staff Reporter
May 22, 2023
The Mardini sisters, two gifted swimmers, play in the ocean during sunset. Netflix released the film Nov. 23. The film highlights the Syrian refugee crisis through the Mardini sisters' story.

Review: ‘The Swimmers’ exposes inhumane obstacles Syrian refugees overcome

By Surya Patil, Editor-in-Chief
January 23, 2023
Swimmers on the middle school swim team throw their hands up in celebration after winning the PBL championship. The PBL final took place at Palisades Charter High School Nov. 5.

Middle school swim earns 8th PBL Championship for swim program

By Surya Patil, Editor-in-Chief
November 27, 2022
Swimmers Thea Leimone (’22), Chloe Resnick (’24), Amelia Hines (’24) and Lacey Thompson (’24) compete in the CIF Division 2 finals in Mission Viejo May 6. This was the team’s first time competing in the event. “Even though it was about results — and that’s what you’ll see in the weekly emails — the biggest part of the swim season is being together and being a part of a team,” Hines said.

Archer swimmers compete in CIF Division 2 finals, place 10th out of 50 schools

By Cadence Callahan, Voices Editor
May 22, 2022
With various options inside and outside of Archer, some athletes choose all of the above. "Don't limit yourself to one sport," senior Presley Sacavitch said. "Soccer and softball, completely different skills, but that doesn't mean that I can't try it."

How Archer’s multi-sport athletes ‘just show up’

By Grace Doyle, Sports Editor
March 31, 2022
Archer's varsity swim team competes in a meet Feb. 24. The team competed in the Liberty League meet, which was held at Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Pool. "A lot of us are really really good swimmers so we did really well in the meet and that was fun," junior Paulina DePaulo said.

‘It feels like you’re flying’: Varsity swimmers reflect on start of season

By Cadence Callahan, Voices Editor
March 12, 2022
Middle school swimmers huddle together in the pool before an event. The Middle school swim team participated in and won the 2021 Pacific Basin League Championship, which was held on Nov. 7 at The Culver City Municipal Plunge pool. The meet started at 4 p.m. and ended at 6:39 p.m.

Prevailing in the pool: Middle school swim team wins Pacific Basin League Championship

By Cadence Callahan, Voices Editor
November 15, 2021
Being a teenage girl that's also an athlete is challenging for body image. Expectations of strength and performance in one part of life, and societal pressures of thin bodies and skipped meals in the other. We must learn to love our bodies and appreciate the fuel we give them.

Op-Ed: Food for thought, fuel for your body

By Thea Leimone, Features Editor
October 3, 2021
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