Mid-November Newsletter 2018
Mid-November Newsletter
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Breaking News/Online:
Parker Reacts to Midterms
Photo by Junior Jack Laser
“The Weekly” online staff interviewed a multitude of Parker students and teachers about their thoughts on both specific elections that took place on November 6 and the broader national outlook following Election Day.
“I would say the Democrats did really well and I’m happy. I think—mathematically—they couldn’t really get the Senate, but they won the house, and I think that’s enough power to check the president. It’s also a good opportunity for the country to come together and be bipartisan.” — Eli Moog (9th)
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Shadle Places High at State
Photo Courtesy of Francis W. Parker School
Senior Audrey Shadle finished her cross country season, placing 51st out of 209 high schoolers at the state cross country tournament in Peoria, at 9:00 a.m on November 3rd.
Read more at https://weeklysno.fwparker.
Parker Reacts to Pittsburgh, Anti-Semitism
Photo Courtesy of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
On October 27, anti-Semite Robert Bowers killed a total of thirteen worshippers. This attack begs the question, did anti-Semitism end in 1945, or is it making a comeback?
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“Weekly” Staff Attends Journalism Conference
Photo by Junior Alex Ori
“The Weekly” staff attended the National Scholastic Press Association’s (NSPA) biannual conference at the Hyatt Regency in the Loop from Thursday, November 1 through Friday, November 3. On Thursday night, Chief Official White House Photographer for Presidents Obama and Reagan Pete Souza addressed virtually every one of the 6,000+ student journalists and yearbook contributors. Students from schools in 45 US States, Canada, China, and the UK attended. “Weekly” Editors-in-Chief Sammy Kagan, Sophia Saker, and Avani Kalra led a session on dealing with censorship at independent schools.
Issue 4 Preview:
Wes Moore Comes to Parker
Photo Courtesy of Francis W. Parker School
Author and social entrepreneur Wes Moore, who is a friend of Upper School Head Justin Brandon, spoke at Morning Ex at Parker on November 2 in the Diane and David B. Heller Auditorium. Check out the full story in Issue 4 on November 21.
Doris Kearns Goodwin Comes to Parker
Photo Courtesy of Vanity Fair
Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin addressed Chicagoans in the Diane and David B. Heller Auditorium at Parker for the Chicago Humanities Festival. Check out the full story in Issue 4 on November 21.
