The Archer Eye

A Very Special Edition: 

Welcome to the first edition of The Archer Eye with the new team. Over the past couple of months, we have been working hard to pass the newspaper onto the new team; new wonderful editors and new fabulous writers. In this edition, you will find new articles written and editorship passed onto four editors. There is also a section from the old team with our final words about our time in the newspaper. We hope you enjoy this edition! 

The Archer Eye Team

A message from the editor...


This is my last time editing the newspaper. The time has come to pass the baton on to the new team that will lead The Archer Eye. It's a bittersweet moment. Over the past couple of years, I have had the honour of editing a wonderful publication filled with some inspiring stories written by such talented individuals. I have learned so much from my team and working with them has been a dream alongside my studies. 


Before I thank my wonderful team that I have had the pleasure to work with for over two years, I want to take the time to thank the new and wonderful team to whom we have passed the baton. 8 new writers, with 4 new editors will take on the newspaper; I’m so thankful for your enthusiasm to continue the newspaper and share your refreshing ideas. The team and I haven't spent a lot of time with you all, but with the few meetings that we’ve had and emails we’ve exchanged, I can tell that you are a fantastic and hard-working group. I know that we are leaving the newspaper in very good hands. Good luck to you all. 


I want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported the newspaper. Teachers who have shown pupils our work, those who have guided students to our inboxes if they wanted to share their work with us too. Teachers and staff who have emailed us with their kind words, read out our notifications on the bulletins and tweeted the link to the website. To those who have appeared in the newspaper as guest writers or participated in the competition. The team and I were blown away by your creativity, fascinating ideas and enthusiasm to create such an enthralling newspaper filled with your wonderful talents. We couldn’t have done it without you all. 


And to you, reading this now. Thank you to all of the readers who have taken the time to read our work, articles and creations. We hope you have enjoyed the past two years of The Archer Eye and I hope you continue to read as this new brilliant team takes over. 


I want to say a huge thank you to my team for all of your hard efforts, support and help, and for always reading my lengthy emails and reminders and texts in big bold capital letters, reminding you about deadlines. I’m so proud of you all and what you’ve achieved and I know you will all go on to do the most amazing things. And thank you for the laughs and funny times- because sometimes they count the most. You have always been so generous, kind, and dedicated; I am and have been one very lucky editor indeed.

Welcome to The Archer Eye

Here at Stanwell School, a group of eleven Year 12's have created the latest online School Newspaper. Located at the heart of Archer Road, the team at The Archer Eye is eager to share your stories, celebrate your achievements and show the wonderful, exciting and newest scoops of each term. 

Looking for an article?

Below you will find a table of contents. Under each section, there is a list of the articles you will find in this edition, alongside the reporters who wrote the story.  

New this Term:

Editor's Pick:

Student Section:


And a new 'meet the team' page.

Becoming a mindful consumer

Why the 1975 hits the right note for all

The Ethics of Green Energy

A Lack of DNA

by Ruby Redford  

I feel as though the human genome, the science of humans, is that of which we should know the most about. Our metacognitive tendencies cause us to strive to know the particularities of every intricate detail about ourselves. I have concluded as of recently that humans have a deep-rooted desire to understand it all; our heritage, our ancestry, some wish to know which dog breed they are (as according to BuzzFeed). This baffled me, once learning that 20% of our own DNA, the constituents of life as we know it, are unbeknownst to us. We simply know nothing about it. Sure, we can identify its name; but then when it comes to its proteins, enzymes, and catalytic reactions, that is where we become lost. 

'But I can't vote yet'

by Millie Dowdall  

When asked if they believe whether politicians care about young people, a 2022 report by the UK Parliament revealed that 60% of 18-25 year olds disagreed. Many of us are familiar with the narrative that young people have lost faith in UK democracy, with the lowest turnout to elections being the group aged 18-24. There are a number of reasons and speculations as to why the UK suffers a lack of involvement from their youth whether it be insufficient political awareness or education, an absence of trust in governments, or even the opinion that policies are often adopted purposefully to appeal to older generations. They do, after all, have much higher attendance when general elections eventually roll around. While all of these factors could be simultaneously true, the one that can be most disputed is young people’s apparent political apathy. 

-The Archer Eye-

Est. 2022