Every year a group of 80-90 students joins Parker’s upper school and must learn everything from how to work the portal to where the biology classrooms are. This year 26 of the 89 incoming freshmen are new to Parker...

The transition to the unknown is a big change in any circumstance, especially when the unknown seems almost unprecedented. “Almost” is the key word in regards to Parker’s new schedule that features an eight-day...

Cookies can be described in two ways. Chewy and sweet, or educational and entertaining. While the first description describes some of the desserts in the cafeteria, the latter describes the Cookies program, a two...

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...

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,”...

"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...

It’s Day 2. I’m sitting in my A period class. I’m being taught, but I’m not learning. All I can think about is the fact that I should...

This column is supposed to be centered around the Earth, but I’m going to take us into space for a little bit. During my pre-college summer...

It was a warm early August day when I was driving to Covert, MI for a weekend with family and friends. At the time, I was listening to Taylor...