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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
Lola Lamberg

Lola Lamberg, Editor-in-Chief

Lola Lamberg was on the Oracle staff for four years from 2017 until her graduation date of 2021. Lamberg joined the Oracle in 2017 as a political columnist and was promoted to Voices Editor in 2018. She served as the News and Features Editor in 2019 and became Editor-in-Chief in 2020. She played varsity tennis for Archer and was a PAWS World Language tutor. In her spare time she enjoys listening to 90’s music, reading and going on road trips.

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In this photo, Lola Lamberg ('21) takes a selfie with her friends in the hallway during her last week, as they prepare to graduate on Friday.

[Photo] ‘A chapter that’s closing — so another can open’: Seniors look ahead to college

By Nyah Fernandez, Multimedia Editor
May 31, 2021
Graduating Editor-in-Chief Lola Lamberg stands in front of her locker in sixth grade (left) and poses for a photo in her senior blazer (right). There is a six year difference externally and internally between these two images, all thanks to Archer and the Oracle.

Letter from the Editor: Kisses, hugs and lots of love

By Lola Lamberg, Editor-in-Chief
May 20, 2021
Senior Lola Lamberg and her father, Evan Lamberg, wear masks inside to maintain caution and mindfulness surrounding Covid. Even though it may be tempting to no longer follow Covid guidelines, we need to uphold the values of empathy and care in regards to our own health and the health of others, specifically in public spaces.

Op-Ed: Maintain your mindfulness

By Lola Lamberg, Editor-in-Chief
May 12, 2021
Seniors Mackenzie Turner, Lola Lamberg, Amelia Stone and Ava Salomon pose for a photo at the rose backdropped photo booth on May 1 during the evening senior prom celebration. The booth, set-up at Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, "created a really fun atmosphere that everyone was enjoying.. and it was a place to connect," fitness and wellness teacher Dani LeNoir said.

[Photo] Mamma Mia, it’s prom again! Senior class attends ‘unconventional’ prom celebration

By Greta Irvine, Editor in Chief
May 16, 2021
The Athletic Leadership Council leads the fifth Panther Speaker Series with professional soccer player Deena Rahman. Rahman currently plays for the national Bahrain team in the middle east and owns a youth coaching academy entitled Tekkers Football Academy.

An athlete at every altitude: Soccer player Rahman discusses athletic mindset, lifestyle as fifth speaker in Panther Speaker Series

By Lola Lamberg, Editor-in-Chief
March 28, 2021
A computer screen lights up with news articles surrounding New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's sexual misconduct allegations. Cuomo currently has seven accusers.

[Photo] Column: Resign, Governor Cuomo

By Charlotte Tragos, Columnist
March 14, 2021
In honor of Student Press Freedom Day, editors were asked to reflect on the importance of student journalism.

[Photo] Oracle editors reflect on scholastic journalism for Student Press Freedom Day

By London Sinclair and Rio Hundley
February 28, 2021
The administration announced return-to-campus plans in a series of emails which includes specific dates for each grades with a combination of social/emotional learning and academic learning. More information and updates to follow.

[Photo] Archer administration announces school-wide return-to-campus plans

By Vaughan Anoa'i and Thea Leimone
February 28, 2021
Los Angeles County remains at a "Tier 1" risk level for Covid-19 according to LA County Public Health. Archer continues to be unable to hold academic classes on campus but are working on plans for "Social Emotional Learning" opportunities according to Head of School Elizabeth English.

Head of School English announces return to campus plans for social connection

By Lola Lamberg, Editor-in-Chief
February 7, 2021
Senior Ava Salomon reviews her final project for French. Upper school students took final exams as a culmination to the first semester before winter break.

[Photo] Students reflect on virtual final exams, continued ‘difficulties’ of remote learning

By London Sinclair, Senior Reporter
January 10, 2021
To get our eyes off the computer screen, it's always a good idea to sit down with a good book and a hot drink. I hope you enjoy some of these reads which combine good writing with important topics such as personal, spiritual journeys and politics.

A book a day keeps the doctor away: My favorite reads for the winter season

By Lola Lamberg, Editor-in-Chief
December 18, 2020
On the television screen, CNN anchors discuss the continuation of counting votes and possible outcomes. The 2020 Presidential Election commenced on Nov. 3 and continues today as ballots are still being counted in states such as Georgia, Michigan and Pennsylvania.

[Photo] Red, white and youth: 2020 Presidential Election attracts conversation among young voters

By Thea Leimone, Features Editor
November 4, 2020
Senior Lola Lamberg poses for a photo. Lamberg is serving as Editor-in-Chief for the 2020-2021 academic year.

Letter from the Editor

By Lola Lamberg, Editor-in-Chief
October 21, 2020
Upper School Director Meghan Tally announces altered schedule via email

Upper School Director Meghan Tally announces altered schedule via email

By Lola Lamberg, Editor-in-Chief
October 18, 2020
According to the College Board website, the PSAT/NMSQT and PSAT 10 "focus on the skills and knowledge at the heart of education."

[Photo] Sophomore, junior class take at-home mock PSAT/NMSQT examination

By London Sinclair, Senior Reporter
October 18, 2020
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg served on the supreme court from 1993 fighting for progressive votes and laws including gender discrimination and same-sex marriage. Ginsburg died in her home in Washington D.C. on Friday, Sept. 18 due to complications from pancreatic cancer.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87

By Lola Lamberg, Editor-in-Chief
September 20, 2020
Junior Bella Morgan, founder of of Organic Matter Pottery, works in the Archer ceramics studio painting a mug. "[Ceramics is] a strong passion of mine and I dedicate a lot of my time to it because it something very relaxing and stress free," Morgan said.

Teen in business: Junior Bella Morgan creates digital ceramics company Organic Matter Pottery

By Lola Lamberg, Editor-in-Chief
May 31, 2020
This image posted by the CDC is a magnified picture of the Covid-19 virus. The CDC has officially approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for individuals five to 11 years old prompting Archer leaders to expand the vaccination requirements to all students.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) live updates: Archer

By Lola Lamberg, Editor-in-Chief
April 24, 2020
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[Photo] ACTing in a pandemic: COVID-19 causes ACT, SAT cancellations, impacting juniors’ college process

By Vaughan Anoa'i and Nyah Fernandez
May 19, 2020
Facilities staff members Isaac Velasquez and Reyes Atrian walk to the servery. Velasquez and Atrian both like to play and watch soccer in their free time and have worked together for almost three years.

#OurNeighborhood: Facilities staff members reflect on work, personal life

By Lola Lamberg, Editor-in-Chief
February 26, 2020
Daughter of Rev. Ralph Abernathy and Juanita Abernathy, Donzaleigh Abernathy gives a presentation on her and her families involvement in the Civil Rights Movement to students and faculty in the dining hall on Feb. 19. Abernathy is an actress, author and civil rights activist who starred on the American television show "Any Day Now" and wrote the book entitled "Partners to History: Martin Luther King, Jr., Ralph David Abernathy, and the Civil Rights Movement."

These Valentine's day cards from journalism adviser Kristin Taylor are an example of non-romantic Valentine's Day festivities. Though these cards were used to build community in the journalism class, sophomore Gabby Wolf feels that Valentine’s Day is a "materialistic" holiday that is overly focused on couples.

[Photo] Students comment on ‘materialistic,’ exclusive culture of Valentine’s Day

By Nyah Fernandez, Multimedia Editor
February 26, 2020
Sixth grader Riley Boccella plays "Candy Corn Hole" which was part of Student Council's rescheduled celebration for Halloween on Nov. 1. Students returned to campus Nov. 1, after the mandatory evacuation order was lifted.

Student council holds postponed Halloween celebration in response to Getty Fire closure

By Chloe Fidler and Lola Lamberg
December 4, 2019
Astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch in the International Space Station. Meir is originally from Maine while Koch is from Michigan.

HERstory in space: NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Christina Koch conduct first all-female space walk

By Lola Lamberg, Editor-in-Chief
November 10, 2019
Bella Morgan prepares to serve in a game against Crossroads in September 2018. On top of playing volleyball since the age of 9, Morgan makes ceramics in her free time. Photo courtesy of Marlee Rice.

Q&A with varsity volleyball player Bella Morgan

By Lola Lamberg, Editor-in-Chief
September 27, 2019
Director of Advancement and Communications Quyen Ngo works on her computer in her office on the first day of school. School started on Tuesday for both middle and upper school.

Reflecting, reading, hiking: Staff and faculty reflect on back-to-school routines

By Allie Worchell and Lola Lamberg
September 18, 2019
Upper School Director Gretchen Warner announced Wednesday that Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime were no longer blocked on the Archer network. The websites were banned for about a week.

Administration lifts streaming ban, emphasizes harms of television at school

By Anna Brodsky, Lola Lamberg, and Molly Goldberg
September 11, 2019
When now 16-year-old Alameda High School student, Natasha Waldorf, walked into her classroom one morning during her freshman year, Waldorf found etchings on her desk done by fellow students The etchings contained the phrase "Jews are evil" as well as swastikas. Waldorf struggled with anxiety through the rest of her freshman year as she dealt with anti-Semitic instances from her fellow classmates. Photo courtesy of Natasha Waldorf.

‘I felt broken’: Anti-Semitism impacts students in Newport Harbor, Alameda schools

By Lola Lamberg, Editor-in-Chief
June 5, 2019
Photographs of fellow seniors by Madison Dea with paint-designs by Megan Escobar hang on the wall in the Eastern Star Gallery on May 16 for Escobar and Dae's senior art show entitled "a dEtOUR tHrOuGh THe miNd." Escobar explains that the black and white portraits represent the "restrictions of life" and the paint and different figures represent the students' "creative space as artists."

Madison Dea, Megan Escobar take ‘a detour through the mind’ in collaborative senior art show

By Lola Lamberg and Celeste Ramirez
June 2, 2019
Senior Emma Golden presents her Humanities Honors Symposium research to fellow classmates and faculty in the library on May 24. There was a "closing discussion" including all the presenters at 2:20 p.m. in the library after the event ended.

Varsity track and field athlete junior Nia Mosby competes at the Liberty League Finals on April 16 at Palisades Charter High School. The CIF State Championships will last two days: May 24 to May 25.

Track and field athlete Nia Mosby first to qualify for CIF state championships

By Lola Lamberg, Editor-in-Chief
May 23, 2019
Varsity track and field captains Hailey Adams '20 and Miayunique South run in their events. South, the only senior captain, is also the only pole-vaulter for Archer's track team.

Q&A with varsity track and field captains: Hailey Adams, Miayunique South

By Lola Lamberg, Editor-in-Chief
May 19, 2019
A New Zealand flag surrounded by flowers at the tribute wall set up at the Botanic Gardens. Archer Student Support Coordinator and Junior Class Dean Jennifer Dohr was "disgusted" by the March 15 mosque shooting in New Zealand.

‘There are no words’: Community members reflect upon Christchurch shootings

By Molly Goldberg and Lola Lamberg
April 18, 2019
Archer sophomore and singer-songwriter Gwendolyn Hanson writes down lyrics to her song "Side-Effects" on a notepad in Archer's art hallway. Hanson wrote the song after she was cleared to exit a UCLA inpatient program for eating disorders in July of 2018.

Archer sophomore and singer-songwriter Gwendolyn Hanson writes down song lyrics on a notepad in the Archer art hallway. Her album, which comes out on June 26, will be available on Spotify, Apple Music and Soundcloud.

An unnamed sculpture by Archer senior Grace Kerner sits on a white podium in the Eastern Star Gallery. Kerner used different types of clay during the creative process, including speckled buff and b-mix.

Grace Kerner sculpts her ‘Simple Love’ of ceramics in senior art show

By Lola Lamberg and Ella Frey
April 14, 2019
Student Council members sell Diddy Riese cookies in a Galentine's Day sale benefitting Planned Parenthood. This was one of 10 fundraisers during Philanthropy February, which was organized by the Community Service Leadership Board.

[Photo] Philanthropy February ‘educates the community’

By Thea Leimone, Features Editor
March 30, 2019
An accreditor delivers part of the final report to Archer's staff and faculty in the Dining Hall on Feb. 6. "[Archer] gained validation for the good work [from the report," Upper School Math Department Chair Chris Luzniak said.

Accreditation team evaluates Archer

By Lola Lamberg and Allie Worchell
March 21, 2019
The Journalism Education Association scheduled this year's Scholastic Journalism Week from Feb. 18 to Feb. 24. Scholastic Journalism Week is intended to nationally support scholastic journalism. Graphic designed by Lola Lamberg '21.

#EverydayJournalism: Impactful Oracle stories through the years

By Lola Lamberg, Thea Leimone, and Chloe Richards
February 22, 2019
Student Body President Juliet Youssef '19 and Executive Board member Grace Wilson '20 hand out Diddy Riese cookies to Archer students. The phrase "Galentine's Day" was made famous by the television show "Parks and Recreation."

Archer celebrates Galentine’s Day with cookie sale for Planned Parenthood

By Lola Lamberg, Theadora Leimone, and Chloe Richards
February 21, 2019
Speaker of the House Democrat Nancy Pelosi claps after one of Trump's remarks with Mike Pence to her left at the State of the Union Address in Washington D.C. on Feb. 5. At another point in the speech, Pelosi clapped in a way that many interpreted as sarcastic. Trump has not responded to the virality of Pelosi's gesture.

Op-Ed: #PelosiClap — Nancy Pelosi’s sarcastic clapping just stole Trump’s show

By Lola Lamberg, Editor-in-Chief
February 18, 2019
The sophomore dancers perform fellow sophomore Sydney Banks' choreography. The dance was based off of Medusa, a mythical monster. "Medusa's snakes literally kill with looks, so I based this dance off that," Banks said.

Dancers preview upcoming Night of Dance, ‘highlight unsung heroes’

By Lola Lamberg, Thea Leimone, and Chloe Richards
February 11, 2019
Pretzels are always a go-to snack at parties when you want to avoid cake at all costs.

[Photo] Column: Let them eat…pretzels?

By Courtney Wernick, Columnist
February 10, 2019
Junior Ariana Gola (left) battles for the ball against a Grace Brethren player at Santa Monica College on Dec. 21. "Each person on the field took initiative and took more shots, which evidently gave us more opportunities to score," senior co-captain Jenna Marks said.

Varsity soccer defeats Milken 5-0, wins Liberty League title

By Lola Lamberg, Editor-in-Chief
February 5, 2019
Black Student Union senior-leader Madison Tyler reads the poem "Won't You Celebrate With Me" by Lucille Clifton to the upper school, staff and faculty in the dining hall. Tyler and her co-senior-leader MaeLea Williams said "supporting black businesses" is one way to celebrate "Black History Month."

Black Student Union leaders preview Black History Month

By Lola Lamberg, Thea Leimone, and Chloe Richards
February 3, 2019
Middle School Director Karen Pavliscak speaks to the middle school on the "importance of a growth mindset." Pavliscak frequently ties in pictures of animals, such as sloths, as an aspect of her presentations.

Middle School Director Karen Pavliscak teaches middle school about growth mindset, sloths

By Lola Lamberg, Chloe Richards, and Thea Leimone
January 26, 2019
Seniors Ruby Colby and Jenna Marks run down the soccer field at a game against Brentwood School. Archer played Brentwood High School on Dec. 6 and won with a score of 2-1.

Q&A with senior soccer captains: Jenna Marks, Ruby Colby

By Lola Lamberg, Editor-in-Chief
January 16, 2019
Graham stands in front of a world map in his classroom. Graham previously taught in England.

Faculty Spotlight: Q&A with history teacher Nick Graham

By Lola Lamberg, Chloe Richards, and Thea Leimone
January 11, 2019
Upper school choir sings "Linden Lea Lee" by composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. Orchestra, choir and a capella have been working on the concert this whole semester.

Upper school orchestra, choir, a capella give preview of Winter Concert

By Lola Lamberg, Editor-in-Chief
December 21, 2018
Junior Angelica Gonzalez, eighth grader Karen Garcia, freshman Alejandra Ayala and junior Celeste Ramirez talk to the prospective Latinx Archer families. Both student and parent panels were held.

Latinx prospective families visit Archer for Spanish Campus Preview

By Lola Lamberg and Liz Haltrecht
December 21, 2018
Ask Archer: What's one story in the news that caught your eye this week?

Ask Archer: What’s one story in the news that caught your eye this week?

By Lola Lamberg, Ella Frey, and Chloe Richards
December 17, 2018
Ask Archer: What are your favorite holiday traditions?

Ask Archer: What are your favorite holiday traditions?

By Lola Lamberg, Thea Leimone, and Chloe Richards
December 6, 2018
The musical cast sings a song to the upper school in the Dining Hall. The show will make its debut Dec. 8.

Buzzing, buzzy, singing bees: Upper school musical cast gives preview of ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’

By Lola Lamberg, Chloe Richards, and Thea Leimone
November 29, 2018
"Vote here" sign located in Arlington County, Virginia. The 2018 midterms had the highest midterm voter involvement in over 50 years. Photo credit: USA.gov

Record-breaking results: Midterms exhibit ‘progress’ for women, LGBTQ+ candidates

By Lola Lamberg, Editor-in-Chief
November 26, 2018
Students observe different hues of color on canvas by artist Meg Cranston. The girls talked with Cranston about which colored canvas they most strongly responded to.

Hue-man reaction: Students participate in focus group with artist Meg Cranston

By Lola Lamberg and Celeste Ramirez
November 15, 2018
An El Capitan High School player spikes the ball. The Archer varsity volleyball team made it to the final round of CIF-SS Division 6 playoffs this year and the first round of state playoffs without any seniors on the team.

Varsity volleyball team wraps up season, looks to next year

By Lola Lamberg and Ella Frey
November 14, 2018
Meehan delivers a speech to the students, parents and faculty. Meehan founded the school in 1995 with Shorr and Callaway.

Annual Founders Day ceremony ‘put[s] women back in the story’

By Lola Lamberg, Chloe Richards, and Thea Leimone
November 7, 2018
Pictures lie on the ground of the HD room, featuring seven victims of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh. JSC placed the pictures around a bowl with candles to honor the victims' memories.

Community members attend council, discuss recent shootings

By Lola Lamberg and Amelia Stone
October 30, 2018
Junior Andrea Campos sets the ball to freshman Vaughn Anoa'i at the semi-final game. The team won the semi-final and will now advance to the division finals.

Varsity volleyball defeats Beaumont High School 3-0, advances to CIF-SS Division 6 finals

By Lola Lamberg, Editor-in-Chief
October 28, 2018
Leader of SoCA Mac Williams '19 smiling in the village. The SoCA panels goal is to bring students of color at Archer together in a communal space.

Students of Color at Archer panel provides ‘safe space’

By Lola Lamberg, Editor-in-Chief
October 25, 2018
Sophomore Ava Salomon blocks a hit from Heritage. The team will play Beaumont High School this Saturday.

Varsity volleyball defeats Heritage High School 3-2 in CIF-SS Division 6 quarter-finals

By Lola Lamberg, Chloe Richards, and Thea Leimone
October 24, 2018
A pile of number two pencils sits on a desk. Students were required to use these pencils when taking the practice ACT on Saturday.

[Photo] Juniors take on-campus practice ACT

By Anna Brodsky, Editor-in-Chief
October 21, 2018
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