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The Parker Weekly

Jake Rosenbluth
Rosenbluth Returns
Ben Israel, Online Editor • October 10, 2025

This year Parker is welcoming back one of its own as the new art and woodworking teacher, Jake Rosenbluth. An alumnus of the school, Rosenbluth...

Cartoon by Delilah Davis
New ID Policy
Sydney Hirano October 10, 2025

The familiar morning routine at Parker now begins with a scan. Before entering the building, every student must scan an ID, a small plastic card...

More than a Library
More than a Library
Charlie Gilligan October 10, 2025

President Obama, the 44th president of the United States and a Chicago native, will open his presidential library in the spring of 2026. President...

Pressure is a Gift
Samuel Solow October 10, 2025

Parker’s men’s soccer team has lost their homecoming game against Latin 1-0. In the past, all three of Parker’s men's soccer teams have played their Homecoming games against Latin on the Saturday of Homecoming....

Homecoming celebrations
Madeline Brown October 10, 2025

On Saturday, September 20, after a long Friday of JV games and Saturday of varsity games against Latin, Parker students celebrated at the homecoming dance. The theme, “Rio Carnival,” was chosen to bring vibrant...

Welcoming Luke Drase
Taliah Albert October 10, 2025

This year, Parker athletics welcomes a new face, Luke Drase. A former volleyball coach at Lane Tech High School and Communications Coordinator for the athletic department at Lake Forest College, Drase joined Parker...

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The Perfect Prank
The Perfect Prank
Olivia Forbes October 10, 2025

Music echoes loudly across the fourth floor. You grab your computer, shove it in your backpack, and head to your next class, a typically mindless task. As you turn the corner to the stairway, you realize...

The Art of Argument
The Art of Argument
Aïda Davis October 10, 2025

For generations, policy, deals, and legacies have rested on the art of debate. Debating is a way to prove a point or share a belief using evidence. It’s also a way to persuade others to be on a certain...

Chasing A Melody
Chasing A Melody
Angela Vaclovic October 10, 2025

As students flooded into the auditorium, looking for their seats, a new melody with a familiar voice played over the speakers that caught many students’ attention. This wasn’t any song produced by...

Eric Klinenberg
Sociology for Students
Shriya Chaudhari October 10, 2025

Sociology is known as the study of human behavior, culture, and social systems. Parker alumnus and author Eric Klinenberg has explored how different events have changed and shaped how young people act...

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Screenshot of the Student Government ballot.
Election Allegations
Sascha Keller June 6, 2024

Election season has officially come to a close. Colorful posters have been taken down, speeches have been given, and a new cabinet has begun...

Karyn Kupcient
Karyn Kupcient
Ellery Singer June 6, 2024

In the second floor hallway, across from the auditorium, hangs a stone and metal plaque. In glinting silver lettering it reads “Karyn Kupcinet...

Alex Chaouki. Photo courtesy of Parker portal.
Who is “The Chaouk Man?”
Sejal Ahuja, Online Editor • June 6, 2024

Parker students all know Alex Chaouki. He’s a multifaceted man: DoorDasher, student, reselling entrepreneur, and active Parker community member....

A Bright Future
Miriam Johnson June 6, 2024

The field is the schools “largest classroom” where students learn during Physical Education class (PE), play during recess and after school, and compete in team practices and games. In fact, 70% of Parker’s...

The Parker Admissions Process
Christina Merikas, Staff Writer • May 10, 2024

Students pass by the doors of the Parker admissions office to go to the library, the cafeteria, to their classes, every single day. But what goes on behind those blue doors? The Parker admissions process is “tedious,”...

Parker mourns the passing of Pat McHale, beloved Physical Education teacher & coach
The Parker Weekly May 1, 2024

"Mr. McHale was my first Parker PE teacher and taught me what’s it’s like to be a Parker student and how to be a better member for the Parker community. He would always ask me countless reminders of my baseball...

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Class of 2027 at their sophomore retreat.
Culture Shock
Navigating the Culture of Different Grades
Christina Merikas, Features Editor
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Seriously, What is Going On
Seriously, What is Going On
Think about how you will reflect on this tumultuous period
Jayden Patel
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By the Way
By the Way
Hearing the Sounds of Silence
Chase Wayland
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Unprocessed Facts
Noah Michenaud October 10, 2025

When I came across the “David” protein bar on my TikTok For You page and saw that it has 28 grams of protein with only 150 calories, I had...

The Greatest Gift Highschool Can Give: A Place To Be Yourself
Graysen Pendry October 10, 2025

Over the years at Parker, I’ve found different pieces of myself in different corners of the school. Student Government helped me find my voice,...

Where’s the Energy?
Vada Mescudi October 10, 2025

Walk into any Parker women’s game and you immediately notice the lack of people in the stands, but when you walk into any Parker men’s game,...

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First Amendment Foes
First Amendment Foes
The Parker Weekly October 10, 2025

On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump's first day of his second term, he signed Executive Order 14149 “Restoring Freedom of Speech.”...

Where Did the Effort Go?
September 3, 2025
Selfish Service
May 22, 2025
The Parker Show
April 24, 2025
“The Parker Weekly” Leadership

The 2023-24 school year will be ‘The Parker Weekly’s” 113th year of continuous publication.

 

Editors-in-Chief Uma Morris ’25, Sejal Ahuja ’25, Annabel McIntosh ’25 currently lead “The Parker Weekly.” Kate Tabor and Eric Rampson serve as “The Weekly’s” faculty advisors.

 

Please contact [email protected] with any questions.

“The Parker Weekly” Online Policy

Articles and editorials published on this website do not reflect the views of the Francis W. Parker School. Our opinions do not represent those of the school. All articles undergo a thorough publication process and are edited and reviewed by the editors-in-chief of The Parker Weekly and our faculty advisors.

 

Please contact [email protected] with any questions.

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By the Way
Chase Wayland October 10, 2025
Unprocessed Facts
Noah Michenaud October 10, 2025
The Fashion Forecast
Brady Kass October 10, 2025
The Fashion Forecast
Brady Kass September 3, 2025
Playlist of “The Weekly” – Volume CXIII, Issue 10
Lucas Werneck Fraga May 10, 2024

A Growing Problem
Shriya Chaudhari, Brief Writer • September 30, 2025

There has been a sudden problem in the math classrooms, all starting with a leak in the pipes from around four years ago. Mold has been found in many of the first floor math classrooms. This finding ...

Headlines from Homecoming
Chloe Deutsch September 24, 2025

On the morning of Saturday September 20, our varsity homecoming athletic games took place on the Parker turf and in the big gym. With field hockey starting the day off at 9:00 a.m., followed by volleyball...

Parker journalists win McCormick Foundation High School Media Awards
March 21, 2025

On Friday March 14, Upper School student journalists were recognized at the McCormick Foundation High School Media Awards. They were announced at the Scholastic Press Association of Chicago’s (SPAC)...

Taliah Albert
Taliah Albert
Sports Reporter

Taliah Albert is a sophomore who is so excited to be a Sports Reporter for “The Weekly!” When she isn’t writing articles or doing homework, you can find her on the tennis courts with friends or playing soccer.

Vada Mescudi
Vada Mescudi
Staff Writer

Vada Mescudi is spending her second year in the Weekly as a Staff Writer. She loves the Weekly, especially interviews and the feeling of finally finishing up an article. When she isn’t writing for the Weekly, you can find Mescudi listening to all kind of different musicians, writing song lyrics, talking with her friends in the library, or watching a movie. No matter what she’s doing you will most...

Christina Merikas
Christina Merikas
Features Editor

Christina Merikas is beyond excited to spend her third year on "The Weekly" as Features Editor. Merikas has served as Copy Editor and Staff Writer in her last two years on "The Weekly." Aside from writing and editing for "The Weekly," you'll find Merikas writing a background guide, planning her next club meeting, editing her latest creative writing piece, or sending a mass email. Merikas hopes to be...

Miriam Johnson
Miriam Johnson
Staff Director

Miriam Johnson is a Junior who is writing for “The Parker Weekly” for her third year. Aside from writing, she enjoys playing sports and spending time with friends and family. She is so excited to be the Staff Director for "The Weekly" this year!

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