
AI in school. Horrible. Detestable. Can’t stand the thought of it. Sick to the stomach. AI in school. An opportunity. Learning experience....

Posters, debates, and sweets are an indication of election season. Since before April break, candidates worked on their election campaigns,...

“The entire goal is to equip students with skills so that they can go and impact change,” Head of Upper School Cory Zeller said. This is...
The Chess Team has been big news this year at Parker. They are the only Parker team to have gone undefeated their whole season. Team member and ninth grader Abe Erlinger had many emotions about winning. “I feel...
As the plane carrying 22 Parker students took off for Spain, the students were filled with “excitement and nervousness, and still a tang of homesickness,” sophomore Lilah Weed said. Little did she know...
Despite the “agony” of sickness and other challenges, this year's Upper School musical “Into the Woods” received several standing ovations. “Into the Woods” featured Ellis Brown as the Baker, Graysen...

Parker is a place where the student body’s voice is valued. Parker created Student Government so that students have a say in what happens in the Upper School. It is where the whole Upper School gathers...

“I think her business cards are a smart idea.” “She seems very responsible, but she doesn’t have much experience.” “It’s nice to see freshmen running for high-level positions.” “Treasurer...

“Many religions and faith practices are represented in our community, and we honor the celebrations that occur during the school year. On days when students are celebrating, their absence is school-sanctioned....

Students often hear from their parents that Parker gives too many breaks. While Parker has April break, February break, a winter break, and occasional holiday off, all of these breaks in school start to...

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

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

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



On October 7, 2023, I woke up in Washington D.C. to see Hamas raining terror and chaos on Israel. I saw videos of Israeli children being dragged...
I had a Shopkins trading gig at six, a lemonade stand at eight, a slime business at ten, and babysitting at thirteen. But it wasn’t until the...
“We know that our ability to think for ourselves expands when we engage in healthy, nuanced discussion and persevere with integrity when complexity,...

Navy blue and white. The colonel. Bagels. These are all Parker staples, but perhaps there’s nothing more Parkeresque than wasting time and...
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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)...
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...
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...



