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Parker journalists win McCormick Foundation High School Media Awards
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...

Graysen Pendry presents to an audience at Chicago's first ever Youth Reproductive Justice Summit. Photo by Beckett Nikitas
Deepening the Roots
Lula Notz February 11, 2025

Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton closed out her speech at Parker’s first Youth Reproductive Justice Summit with an African Proverb:...

Junior at Junior Olympics
Junior at Junior Olympics
Beatrix Hirsch February 11, 2025

Bahrain is 7,032 miles from Chicago. That is the distance junior Ava Farhat traveled to compete for Team USA karate in the ISF (International...

AI and Academic Dishonesty
Zoe Polsky February 11, 2025

As the written work of humans is becoming less necessary, many have made the argument that learning to write an essay properly isn’t correlated with being a successful adult. However, some teachers and administration...

Colonels and Romans Compete
Sascha Keller February 11, 2025

On January 31 the men’s and women’s varsity basketball teams took on the Latin School of Chicago’s varsity teams at UIC's Credit One Arena. This was the second “Clark Street Classic” game of the school...

Our Street
Graysen Pendry, Online Editor • December 20, 2024

  On Friday December 13 the Parker Colonels beat the Latin Romans in an intense back and forth battle to become the Clark Street champions. As the scoreboard went back and forth “we were all yelling and...

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Diving Deep
Diving Deep
Ben Israel March 18, 2025

At Parker, students have the unique opportunity to take control of their learning through independent studies, an opportunity that allows students to explore a topic of their choosing in depth. Taking...

Not Just Monopoly
Not Just Monopoly
Chloe Deutsch February 11, 2025

In 2014, a new club began at Parker: Investment Club. Imagine turning $100 into $1,000 by understanding smart investments. This is what can happen with the right skills and mindset.  “I started the...

Business Leaders Look Back
Business Leaders Look Back
Lexi Schneider February 11, 2025

Over the past three decades, some people have turned to video games for a dose of adrenaline. Although game titles receive acclaim and mention, the developers behind those huge hits are often overlooked....

A selection of Gatorades with harmful dyes in the cafeteria. Photo by Noah Michenaud
Hidden Dangers On The Menu
Noah Michenaud, Staff Writer • February 11, 2025

In September, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation banning the artificial food dyes Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Blue 2, and Green 3 in the state’s public schools. Most of these...

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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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Learning By Doing
Learning By Doing
Four ways to improve Civic Lab
Ellery Singer
Read Story
Business Leaders Look Back
Business Leaders Look Back
Kristina Lowenstein: Executive Director of the Honeycomb Project
Lexi Schneider
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Interweb Intel
Interweb Intel
Are you smarter than a Smart Board?
Jack Adee
Read Story
Keller v. Zeller
Owen Zeller and Sascha Keller March 18, 2025

As I sat in the Sheridan Cafe tapping my foot against the leg of a table and my pencil against the top of a desk, I looked down at the Pre-ACT...

Who’s Got a Piece of the Pie?
Julia Josephson March 18, 2025

To write this article, I experienced some new Chicago Pizza places like Prince Street Pizza, DeNucci’s, and Pizz’Amici. I want to hear what...

The Scoop With Sloane
Sloane Demetriou March 18, 2025

Right behind “What’s your favorite ice cream flavor?”, the question“What will your life look like in five years?” might just be the...

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Youth is for the Young
Youth is for the Young
The Parker Weekly December 20, 2024

In theory, students who are almost three years away from the start of the college process should not be thinking about it. But many freshmen...

Missing the Mark
December 3, 2024
Lost and Found
November 19, 2024
“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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Interweb Intel
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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)...

Mean Girls Debut
Phoebe Josephson March 13, 2024

On Wednesday, March 13 at 5:00 pm, Parker will debut Mean Girls The Musical in the auditorium. The musical will also be performed on March 14 at 7:00 pm, March 15 at 7:00 pm, and March 16 at 1:00 pm for...

Colonel Closing
Chloe Deutsch, Brief Writer • January 12, 2024

At 9:47 pm tonight, Thursday, January 11th Principal Dan Frank ‘74, and Assistant Principal Priyanka Rupani emailed a notification to students, faculty, staff, and parents and guardians, letting them...

Meet the Staff
Malik Griffin
Malik Griffin
Columnist

Malik Griffin thinks of himself as an aspiring philosopher. The majority of his time is taken up being the captain of the soccer team, but off the field he likes to play guitar and go on walks with his family.

Uma Morris
Uma Morris
Editor In Chief

Uma Morris is spending her third and final year on the Weekly as Editor-in-Chief. Previously, she served as Features Editor and Staff Writer. Morris can't begin to express how much she loves pitching, writing, editing, layout-ing, and everything else about the Weekly (including freshmen articles!) When she isn't doing the Weekly, you can probably find Morris writing a random line of poetry into her...

Sloane Trukenbrod
Sloane Trukenbrod
Photographer

Sloane Trukenbrod is a freshman photographer for the Weekly. Sloane can capture compelling images that bring stories to life. Beyond the lens, Sloane loves to play soccer and is versatile in music, playing guitar, drums, tabla, singing, and trombone.

Anaïs Morris
Anaïs Morris
Political Liason

Anaïs is so excited to participate in her first year of "The Weekly" as a Political Liaison! Aside from writing, she can be caught learning about astrophysics and musicals or rewatching her favorite TV shows.

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