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
The NYT guidelines for AI usage in the newsroom are outlined above, with key emphasis on concepts such as transparency and human review. It is imperative that as AI continues to gain prominence in the humanities, human thought remains at the forefront of all written work. (Graphic Illustration by Allie Yang)

Column: Take a second look at AI in the humanities

By Allie Yang, Columnist
March 16, 2025
The home page of "Isabella's World" is displayed on a computer screen alongside various objects. "Isabella's World" is a lifestyle blog run by senior Isabella Veckerelli that focuses on topics ranging from fashion to social media.

Inside ‘Isabella’s World’: Q&A with senior founder of lifestyle blog

By Francie Wallack, Features Editor
March 2, 2025
Kaitlyn Lavichant from Flintridge Preparatory School shares her piece, “Life Through a Digital Camera,” at the annual Literature &... Conference Friday, March 8. The conference took place in the library from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and upper school students were invited to attend during their free periods or English classes throughout the day.

16th annual Literature &… Conference brings community together to recognize importance of literature

By Shae Killam, Senior Reporter
March 19, 2024
Dara Alitoro (‘28) writes on her laptop in Archer’s library, a place where she does a lot of her schoolwork and writing. Alitoro recently wrote about her personal experiences with racism in an acrostic poem. After reading her poem, English teacher Sala Bandele-Jackson said she was proud of Alitoro for being "honest and candid."

‘You have to put a guard up’: Eighth grader uses acrostic poem assignment to confront personal experiences with racism

By Phoebe Measer, Senior Reporter
January 15, 2024
Sophomore Melinda Wang reads "Reflect Empathy Ukraine Anthology" in the library. She and sophomore Shayl Khatod, who attends Santa Monica High School, published their book Oct. 21 and said they hope it spreads awareness about the humanitarian crisis Ukraine continues to face. 

Awareness through arts and literature: Sophomore Melinda Wang co-publishes Ukraine anthology

By Emily Paschall, News Editor
October 29, 2023
Hestia’s Flame Photo Editor Parker Keston (’25) concentrates on material for the upcoming edition of the yearbook during the publications retreat Aug. 14 and 15. Both Hestia’s Flame and The Oracle editorial boards attended the retreat, each board planning for the 2023-24 school year.

‘Strive for success’: Hestia’s Flame editorial board plans for new school year, next edition on retreat

By Siena Ferraro, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
August 19, 2023
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
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
Freshman Vivi Arnold writes in her book-writing journal in the RBG courtyard. Arnold is writing her own fantasy novel entitled “Through the Years” about a time traveler and an immortal person that keep meeting each other and wonder why.

On the write track: Vivi Arnold writes book freshman year, inspires community

By Lola Thomas, Culture Editor
February 21, 2023
This illustration of a computer with ChatGPT, a pencil and paper represent that with a rise in AI technologies, educators are starting to think about its impacts on student writing and learning, especially in the humanities classes. OpenAI released ChatGPT in November, a bot that can generate human-like responses to user prompts. Graphic Design by Audrey Chang. 

Community members consider impact, ethics, possible applications of AI technology, ChatGPT

By Audrey Chang, Editor-in-Chief
February 13, 2023
The illustration shows books and a laptop signifying the research students in the new advanced study curriculum delve into. Seniors who decided to take the advanced class equivalent of either their history or English course completed an individually designed semester-long project.

Seniors develop research skills, explore own interests through humanities advanced study curriculum

By Lizette Gonzalez, Features Editor
January 19, 2023
This image depicts a tiger crawling out from the pages of a book. Storytelling is an integral part of one's life, whether it be the fables you hear as a child, your favorite movie or a book you've read for an English class. Storytellers have the power to bring people together and combat the hate we so commonly see in society today.

Column: Paper Tigers and Star Wars figurines

By Sydney Frank, Columnist
December 15, 2022
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