In this episode of The Scoop, Culture Editor Charlotte Burnap discusses the varsity volleyball team with Coach Charlie Schmittdeal, player Shanthi Seth (‘27) and Co-Captain Serenity Jones (‘26). With only two seniors, the team is made up of predominantly underclassmen, leaving the team smaller and — at times — less motivated. The athletes discuss how they overcome these challenges and foster community across grades.

In this episode Shae Killam (‘27) and Meredith Ho (‘26) sat down with language teachers Sara Gil Sáiz and Susan Chen to discuss their path to language teaching, and what it's like navigating two or more languages in a day. The teachers shared why they wanted to become teachers in the first place, as well as what they think the language department brings to Archer.

In this episode of The Scoop, Phoebe Measer and Maya Hernandez (‘27) interview eighth grade student Carmen Muñoz Graham, sophomore Alondra Alcala and math teacher Lucas Hoffman about their reactions toward the death of Pope Francis April 21. They also discussed how his death affected the Catholic community.

In this episode of The Scoop, Senior Reporters Gabby Kaplan (‘27) and Vivianne Arnold (‘26) interview Sarah Mzoughi (‘28) and Dara Alitoro (‘28) about how they observe Ramadan, the holiest month in the Muslim calendar, which occurred this year from Friday, Feb. 28, to Saturday, March 29. Mzoughi and Alitoro discuss their experiences fasting and the differences in observance across countries.

In this episode of The Scoop, Multimedia Editor Oona Seppala (‘26) interviews Quinn Albrecht (‘30) whose team, the Los Angeles Lions, recently won the District Championship in Las Vegas and will continue onto Nationals. They discuss her inspirations and training to become a nationally ranked hockey player.

In this episode of The Scoop, senior reporter Charlotte Burnap interviews Orchestra Director Hannah Murray, Assistant Orchestra Director Natalie Huang (‘25) and soloist Grace Nordling (‘28) about the annual winter concert. Following the Los Angeles fires, the concert was postponed to Feb. 13 and 14. Titled “Come Together,” Murray, Huang and Nordling discussed their favorite aspects, biggest challenges and the choir and orchestra communities.

In this episode of The Scoop Senior Reporter Shae Killam (‘27) talked with Dakota Tooley (‘26) about her summer abroad in Taiwan as part of the National Scholarship for Youth Program. Tooley shared that she stayed with a host family and attended Chinese classes during the day.

In this episode of The Scoop, Senior Reporter Charlotte Burnap (‘27) spoke with Georgia Wilder (‘28) about the process of getting her pilot’s license. Wilder detailed how she began the process, her experiences flying solo and the relationship she has with her father, who taught her how to fly.