The Parker Boy's Varsity soccer team has won the championship in the Body Armor sports Series. This year the series took place on Sunday, September...
Every student faces big transitions, whether it’s switching advisories, classes, or even schools. The Bridge program works specifically to...
Robbery, burglary, AGG battery, sexual assault, theft, carjacking, and pickpocketings have added up to a total of 34,049 total crime incidents...
People stay, leave, and come to Parker Upper School for many reasons. Whether people decide to go to public school, boarding school, art school, or really want to be a part of the fourteen-year gang, high...
New Upper School drama teacher Cassie Slater grew up with theater and has carried it with her all her life. She has a Bachelors of Fine Arts and Theater from Depaul University, and in addition to acting,...
Parker, a school where diversity is engrained in the core values, offers many different language classes for students to broaden their cultural horizons and focus on a language of their choosing. For many,...
On July 28, Grant Park welcomed thousands to the highly anticipated Lollapalooza music festival. The event, bustling with fans, contained hydrating stations, rows of food stands, and music blasting in...
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...
On May 14, Parker students in Reproductive Justice Club took to the streets with posters reading “I dissent,” “We need to talk about the...
