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From May 13 to May 16, Parker seniors traveled to Alabama for the sixteenth civil rights trip. 26 seniors, including some of whom are in...

Coming home: themes from the Odyssey, Exit West, and even Shakespeare texts like “The Tempest” and “Romeo and Juliet.” Going home, however,...

Every April the juniors, accompanied by Mr. Bigelow, Ms. Lesinski, Mr. Bruno, and various other teachers, go on the annual junior retreat. This...
Every year, upperclassmen gather for prom: the yearly rite of passage that has, since about 1900, become a tradition at many schools across the country. Normally, this night’s planning begins around March, but...
As a private education institution, Parker employees are not part of the greater Chicago Teachers Union, CTU, which exclusively represents Chicago Public School, CPS, employees. Unlike CPS teachers, the salaries...
For nearly three decades, if you walked into the seventh-grade hallway at Francis W. Parker School, chances are you would hear laughter coming from Kate Tabor’s classroom before you even reached the door. Maybe...

As Parker’s junior class gathered in the auditorium on the first day of orientation, they looked out at a sea of familiar faces plus two new ones. The Class of 2027 had grown from 86 students to 88,...

Every year there is another popular trend that spreads through the hallways. From fidget spinners to the Renegade, Parker has become obsessed with certain online trends over the years. This school year,...

Student Government Elections for the 2026-2027 school year were held on Tuesday, May 5, closing out weeks of speeches, debates, and the installation of new wallpaper on the third floor in the form of election...

Since her childhood, senior Phoebe Stranahan has been creating. Now on her way to Pratt Institute in New York, Stranahan has no plans to stop. “I’ve made art forever. When I was six, I did...



Parker is one of the few schools in Chicago to not provide AP courses or Honors classes. Instead, they offer advanced classes which progress...
JOHN: As I lay on my bed, mindlessly scrolling through social media, a notification appeared at the top of my screen. I glanced up to read...
The Latin School of Chicago is supposed to be our opposite, our rival, the school we battle to be the champions of Clark Street, the institution...

Over the past couple of months, there have been a few security related emails sent out to the Parker community. All relatively vague. It’s...
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Senior Dal Harrell has officially committed to continue her track and field career at The George Washington University, taking the next step as a Division I athlete. Harrell has said that she first began...
On Friday, February 13, hundreds of students from schools across Chicago and nearby suburbs staged walkouts and protested against the Trump administration and its deportation policies. Many Upper School...
Every first semester of the school year, Parker hosts a visiting scientist to teach, interact, and present their studies to the whole school community. On November 20th, Dr. Elisabeth Moyer, Parker’s...


