
Pinned on bulletin boards around Parker, bright red letters reading “BRING BACK AP TESTING” were anonymously placed for all to see. Parker,...

To strengthen Parker’s mission, achieve academic goals, and remain competitive in the evolving private school market, Parker’s administrative...

“Hello All: For the next two weeks Advanced Precalculus will be relocated to room 485,” read the email from the registrar Matt McCaw on the...
“Having our progressive pedagogy on display will hopefully attract the students and families who will really love going to school here,” Head of Upper School Cory Zeller said. After decades of three open houses...
Last spring, Upper School learning resources teacher and Department Co-Chair Val Ginnan along with Upper School counselor Kirsten Williams introduced a new program called Peer Helpers. The program was created with...
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 brings a deep connection to Parker’s community and his passion...

The stage lights dim, the audience quiets, and a performer steps into the spotlight. Behind that moment are hours of rehearsal, design, and collaboration, the work now culminating in Parker’s fall play...

Putting tiny gems on random items might sound tedious, but not to the 50+ students who showed up to the first Bedazzle Club meeting on Friday, September 26. To them, this new club was a hit. “Even though...

Bridget Lesinski - Upper School science teacher Upper School girls varsity golf coach Lesinski teaches classes at Parker from 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the latest, and golf practice starts at...

Current favorite movie? Pulp Fiction. Current favorite book? To Kill a Mockingbird Life advice for Parker kids? The sky is the limit and education is the number one priority. Favorite...

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...



When you scroll on TikTok or Instagram reels for only a couple of minutes, you’ll notice a pattern of the same sounds, ideas, and clothes....
It can be so ridiculously hard to get anything done when you’ve got people talking around you (or worse, to you, since then you have to engage),...
In the three years I’ve participated in musical activities at Parker, I’ve noticed two things: not enough students participate in the fine...

At Parker, progress isn’t just a buzzword: it’s the foundation we’re built on. From the start, Parker’s mission has been to help students...
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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 ...
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...
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)...






