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The student news site of The Archer School for Girls

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The student news site of The Archer School for Girls

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Emails sent by Head of School Elizabeth English and Upper School Director Maggie Cenan are displayed against a green background. After the Pacific Palisades fire erupted Jan. 7, Archer closed its campus until Jan 20. Graphic illustration by Melinda Wang.

‘Everything is optional’: How faculty, students adjusted expectations during Palisades Fire

By Melinda Wang, Photo Editor
February 9, 2025
The L.A. river is rushing with rainwater. Hazardous conditions caused by excessive amounts of rainfall prompted campus closure and asynchronous lessons Monday, Feb. 4.

‘Flashback to the pandemic’: Storm causes asynchronous learning, campus closure

By Surya Patil, Editor-in-Chief
February 9, 2024
This slideshow presents information to seniors during College Jumpstart. Due to Hurricane Hilary, the event was moved online Aug. 21, and there was a follow-up session on campus the next day where seniors learned more about the college application process. 

Hurricane Hilary moves College Jumpstart to Zoom, seniors connect virtually 

By Lola Thomas, Culture Editor
August 28, 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
Fourth grader Daniel Cortez, who has down syndrome learning about a sunflower from his mother, Marisol Cortez at Avila Farm during quarantine. Dr. Douglas said through exposure and intentional education, different kinds of diversity can be explored. "Neurodiversity is just one of the dimensions of diversity, that we can experience," Vanderbilt said. "It's another diversity element that people should be thinking about and how do we learn more about that in addition to ethnicity and culture and gender and sexual orientation."

‘Another dimension of diversity’: Special-Education students engage in school communities

By Maia Alvarez, Features Editor
April 24, 2022
Zoe Griffin ('23) prepares a slide show discussing how to properly budget for the Billionaires Girls Club. Griffin hopes to empower younger women and make them more confident in their financial endeavors.

Money makers: Financial literacy classes help students manage money

By Rose Sarner, Culture Editor
February 23, 2022
Jennifer Dohr points to the classroom whiteboard as she explains how to fix writing errors to her online and in-person students. Students of hybrid learning attempt to connect and learn to classes from the digital space. "Obviously the best-case scenario is we all get to go in person, but staying online, it's not horrible," Guinevere Hesse said. "I am learning new things and I'm able to ask questions when I need to and schedule meetings when I need to. I'm able to do a lot of the same things."

Remote learning is the ‘neither-nor land’ of learning spaces

By Maia Alvarez, Features Editor
February 6, 2022
Play Director and arts teacher Tracy Poverstein cut down the script of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" to have a more manageable runtime. This script includes a modern-English translation so students can better understand the Shakespearean language they're using. After returning to in-person learning, these scripts were handed out to the cast.

‘A creative outlet’: ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ kicks off with virtual auditions

By Alexis David, Columnist
January 31, 2022
Virtual parent-teacher conferences: 'Bridges commute time, builds relationships'

Virtual parent-teacher conferences: ‘Bridges commute time, builds relationships’

By London Sinclair, Senior Reporter
December 7, 2021
uniors Letizia Oetker, Azel Al-Kadiri and Margaret Morris sit in a hallway before class studying for an upcoming biology test.

Commentary: My first full year of in-person high school 

By Greta Irvine, Editor in Chief
December 1, 2021
Glory Chase (‘22) dips Isabelle Verdery (‘23) during an upper school musical rehearsal of the “Hanky Panky” number in the amphitheater courtyard. On Nov. 1, members of the musical had their costume parade outdoors, which consisted of the performers all trying on their costumes so they knew what the actual show would look like.

‘An exchange of energy’: Upper School Musical ‘Leader of the Pack’ sparks ‘connection’ and ‘enthusiasm’

By Audrey Chang, Editor-in-Chief
November 7, 2021
The Oracle Editorial Board and staff reporters work independently in the Publication Lab on campus. As the 2021-2022 school year begins, we are thankful to have the opportunity to learn and connect with one another in person, as journalists everywhere felt the repercussions of the pandemic as it affected their reporting.

Editorial: The first time we’ve felt like student-journalists in a long time

By 21-22 Oracle Editorial Board
October 4, 2021
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