
On Monday, June 13, 2022, heavy storms hit the Chicago-land area causing extensive damage and lightning. The storm passed directly over North...

What does love look like? Well, for many students at Parker, love presents itself in a 22 by 28 inch poster board adorned with a clever pun which...

Against a light blue background, there lives a white dove with a purple olive branch in its mouth. This image of peace is on the homepage of...
Atop a hill overlooking Montgomery, Ala., stands a candid depiction of violence and a space to reflect on historical horrors. Eight hundred and five steel monuments are suspended from the ceiling, each one representing...
Rather than being across the science hallway in her courtyard office, Upper School science teacher Kara Schupp will be across the pond in London next year. Schupp will be a high school biology teacher at the American...
Freshman Annoshae Mirza received a gold medal in the ACTR (American Council of Teachers of Russian) Olympiada of Spoken Russian, a competition which she participated in on May 7. Mirza completed the Olympiada...

They were there, then they were not, and now they’re back. The popular student seating on the third floor has returned in a new and improved form. Students returned to school for hybrid learning in...
“The Parker Weekly” profiled candidates running for a Cabinet office in this election cycle. Every candidate was granted the opportunity for a feature, and we are so excited to showcase a slate full...

On her first day at the Eating Recovery Center, senior Ashley Golden, diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, entered an open room. She found 25 other patients and an adult woman that held herself “cruelly...

On Tuesday, April 5, Grape Jam performed in concert at the Fourth Presbyterian Church and showed their talent as well as the hard work they have put in over the last year. Grape Jam, one of the choir groups...
Remember how in Middle and Lower School the day before a break was filled with games, movies, and fun? I do. I remember going into the last week...
DISCLAIMER: The content below has been written by me, Lucy Wrubel, in collaboration with the opinions of junior Kiran Matthews, and English teacher...
One of my first memories of Parker is Mr. Drury writing “there” on the board three times, in three different places. Somewhere in between...

From County Fair to 12 Days to Class Day, Parker is a school filled with history, stories, and traditions. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting restrictions, some of these have been either cancelled or postponed, including the third grade-run Thanksgiving MX. “The third graders aren't doing the Thanksgiving MX this year,” third grade teacher Amy Przygoda said. After having the MX cancelled twice due to the pandemic, the third graders are moving on from the long-standing tradition of Parker. Most high school students at Parker...

Families are getting into the spirit of the month by returning the favor to our community as the holidays approach. Our Parker community members...

Hydration at Parker ranges from sports-tipped Crystal Lake bottles, Nalgenes, S’wells, Camelbacks, and cloudy blue cafeteria cups, not including...

On Thursday, November 11, the Main Gym was filled not with athletics equipment and sports teams but with chairs, doctors, and kids. November...

If you give a Parker student body Cookies, they’re going to ask for ideas. When you give them the idea, they’ll probably ask you for support. The...
On Monday, June 13, 2022, heavy storms hit the Chicago-land area causing extensive damage and lightning. The storm passed directly over North Chicago and continued south towards Gary, Indiana. Chicago...
The mask policy at the Francis W. Parker school has, once again, changed. In an email on May 16, Principal Dan Frank and all three Divisions Heads advised the entire school community that masks would once...
On April 18, after five weeks of a mask optional environment, the Parker community received an email announcing that Parker would be reinstating mandatory mask wearing for a minimum of two weeks. The email...
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