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#JusticeForGeorgeFloyd
May 31, 2020
Emma Manley, Brief Writer
Protestors filled the streets of Downtown Chicago on Saturday, May 30, following days of protests in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and other cities across the world after the police murdered 46-year-old black man George Floyd. Floyd died after an ambulance took him to Hennepin...
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The First ZooMX
May 13, 2020
Zach Joseph, Online Editor
The Parker auditorium, once home to almost 1,000 students, lies abandoned at 330 W. Webster without a soul to sit in its soft sapphire seats. Instead, pursuant to the mandatory stay-at-home order in Illinois and the nationwide call to practice social distancing, students...
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Parker Pays
May 13, 2020
Avani Kalra, Editor-in-Chief
Exactly two months ago, students spent their very last day at Parker attending half-empty classes, retrieving textbooks for the rest of the semester, and cleaning out their lockers. At the same time, adults in the building were calculating how the school would proceed with paying...
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The Election Section: Virtual Voting Season

May 13, 2020

Seeking to support an informed electorate, “The Parker Weekly” profiled candidates standing for Cabinet office in this election cycle. Every candidate was granted the opportunity to be featured, and those who chose to engage were interviewed at length about policy, personality, and Parker. Candidates...

A Preview of Wednesday U-Lunches Next Year

Samantha Graines, Staff Writer

May 13, 2020

Jackson Antonow Sophomore Jackson Antonow is currently serving as his grade’s Senate Representative....

Online Election Process

Nick Skok, Online Editor

May 13, 2020

In April, Parker announced its closing for the remainder of the school year, leaving Student Government scrambling to find an alternative way to conduct the election process. After hours of meetings, Cabinet decided on a completely virtual election season with a two-week period of campaigning followed...

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Briefs

Latin’s Loan

Emma Manley, Brief Writer

May 5, 2020

On April 10, The Latin School of Chicago sent an email to the Latin Community that it will not be refunding tuition from the 2019-2020 school year and that Latin will be applying for the Paycheck Protection Program. The Paycheck Protection Program is a stimulus package created to provide forgivable loans...

Locked Out Of The House

Tess Wayland, Copy Editor

April 17, 2020

After removing his face mask at his daily press conference, Parker parent and Governor J.B. Pritzker announced that students will not be returning to school for the remainder of the year. In-class learning will be suspended, though Pritzker emphasized the value of distance learning and began to outline...

Temporarily Landlocked

Zach Joseph, Online Editor

April 2, 2020

With almost 2,000 cases of COVID-19 reported in the Chicagoland area, Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot announced on Thursday, March 26, that the Chicago lakefront trail, adjacent parks, 606 Trail and Riverwalk will all be closed for the time being. Chicago police will be increasing patrols near the lakefront...

Features

On The Front Lines

Jacob Boxerman, Copy Editor

May 13, 2020

In February, nephrologist and Parker parent Dr. Mala Shah didn't expect to be working with coronavirus patients. But just six weeks later, she stood in a hospital looking through the enclosed glass wall of an ICU room where a 65-year-old man lay on a ventilator taking his last breath. While students...

Fortnite Frenzy

Max Keller, Staff Writer

May 13, 2020

In mid-2017, video game developer Epic Games revolutionized video gaming with the simultaneous release of “Fortnite” on PC and gaming consoles. Less than six months later, in March 2018, Fortnite released a mobile version of the game. With Fortnite available on three separate platforms — PC, gaming...

The Younger Side Of Distance Learning

Alya Satchu, Staff Writer

May 13, 2020

The world of 2D learning is one all Parker students have needed to adapt to. Within Parker, a lower schooler’s day relies on real human contact through morning meetings, read alouds, recess, and other activities which require class participation. Now, this ability to meet in person has been taken away. Creating...

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