Soccer coach Jill Ellis discusses successes, failures as second speaker in Panther Speaker Series
By Grace Doyle and Nyah Fernandez
October 25, 2020
Coach Jill Ellis, the former U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team head coach and two-time FIFA Coach of the Year, was the second guest to speak in the Panther Speaker Series hosted by the Athletics Leadership Council. The webinar, which was held on Oct. 21 and entitled "Sport and Beyond," took place on the heels of t...
Soccer player Yasmeen Shabsough seeks to empower students in first athletic speaker series
By Grace Doyle and Nyah Fernandez
October 11, 2020
Yasmeen Shabsough, a 24-year-old professional soccer player from Jordan, was the only female in her family growing up with all male siblings. Up until the age of 13, Shabsough only played soccer with her brothers, uncles and male classmates. Shabsough was also chosen to play on Jordan's first U-14 Fe...
One team on multiple screens: Archer athletics adapts for 2020-2021 sports season
By Grace Doyle, Sports Editor
September 28, 2020
While classes remain virtual due to COVID-19, Kim Smith, Director of Athletics, and the athletics department announced their new digital programs and plans for the fall, winter and spring sports seasons. Let the virtual games begin. In order to comply with COVID-19 regulations, the athletics department has launched a new strength and conditioning program for the firs...
Athletics department accommodates training regimen amid pandemic
By London Sinclair, Podcast Editor
September 28, 2020
As the 2020-2021 academic year continues with remote learning due to COVID-19, social distancing guidelines have also made the athletics department adjust to the virtual space. To make the change, the athletics department, led by Athletic Director Kim Smith, are introducing a new approach to fitness. ...
Play like a panther: Amelia Nathanson commits to Chapman volleyball via Zoom
By Grace Doyle, Staff Writer
May 31, 2020
While surrounded by the virtual Archer community on Zoom, senior Amelia Nathanson committed to play Division 3 volleyball at Chapman University on May 20. As an outside hitter and libero for Actyve Volleyball for nine years and a player on Archer's varsity volleyball team for four years, Nathanson will now take...
Commentary: Consequences of postponing Tokyo’s Olympics to 2021 need solutions
By Avery Fox, Staff Reporter
May 21, 2020
From track and field events to gymnastics, the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, were going to be the main sporting event of the year. While postponing due to COVID-19 was the best action to take given this time's uncertainty, some may overlook the ramifications this may cause on athletes and the...
New challenges arise from cancellation of traditional spring sports season
By Grace Doyle and Rio Hundley
May 21, 2020
The start of a new sports season always brings a slew of new opportunities and challenges — but the 2020 spring season brought more than most. On March 16, practices and competitions were indefinitely suspended, and on April 12, spring sports were officially canceled in response to the extension of stay-at-home orders by California Governor Gavin Newsom. "I wasn't shocked, just because ...
‘Rowing hasn’t seen the last of me’: Senior Charley Griffiths commits to Division 1 rowing at UC Berkeley
By Molly Goldberg, Culture Editor
May 15, 2020
While her final season of being a high school rower was cut short due to the COVID-19 outbreak, senior Charley Griffiths’ rowing career is far from over. After being a coxswain in the Marina Aquatic Center junior rowing team for all four years of high school, Griffiths has committed to Division 1 row...
Varsity softball season strikes out: Panther challenge implemented to connect community
By London Sinclair, Staff Writer
April 26, 2020
The upper school varsity softball team started preseason in late February, but their practices came to an end the week of March 9 when Head of School Elizabeth English announced in a school-wide email that, starting March 16 "students will not come to campus" due to the coronavirus (COVID-19). At first, the future of the softball season was unclear, but Athle...
Athletes, coaches adjust to remote learning during outbreak of COVID-19
By Lizette Gonzalez and Rio Hundley
April 9, 2020
Middle school tennis athletes show up to practice with rackets in hand, smiling and ready to work. But this time practices are different: they're held through Zoom, an online conferencing platform. Archer athletics made the switch to virtual practices due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and subsequent closure of school grounds. "It happened so quickly — I went into the office o...
Saddle up: Equestrian members leave their hoof-print on athletics program
By Vaughan Anoa'i and Nyah Fernandez
March 22, 2020
As freshman Lucy Lassman gathered her saddle, blanket, bridle, helmet, safety stirrups and tendon boots, she was ready to hit the course and begin her equestrian show. But, just one thing was missing: her pony, Wall-E. Once he was properly prepared and attended to, Lassman was finally ready to per...
Track and field sprints through preseason, sets goals for season
By Vaughan Anoa'i, Staff Reporter
March 7, 2020
As the fall and winter seasons came to a close, Archer's varsity track and field team suited up for their annual preseason, which began no later than mid-December. Although track and field is considered a spring sport, the running squad begins their training in the winter on the Lincoln Middle School and West LA tracks as we...
By Norah Adler, Columnist
October 25, 2020 • No Comments
Climate change is finally being taken seriously and acting as a focal point of this year's 2020 presidential election along with other issues, but allow me to clarify the...
Seniors partake in on-campus caravan for upcoming Senior Recognition Ceremony, Founders Day
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Soccer coach Jill Ellis discusses successes, failures as second speaker in Panther Speaker Series
October 25, 2020
Op-Ed: Can journalism truly be objective?
October 25, 2020
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