From Eli Moog, in response to: The Best of a Bad Situation
Dear fellow readers,
This election was not a “bad situation,” and to portray it as one simply shows a lack of understanding of America’s...
As an avid reader of the Parker Weekly, I, like many other Parker students, always flip to the back page to check out the memes. I enjoy seeing meme references from popular culture applied to events that...
Dear Weekly Readers,
There’s been something on my mind since the last Weekly came out, and I wanted to share it with you all.
Last year, when a security guard was fired, everyone talked about...
To the Parker community:
A Broken Body That Needs Healing.
Every September we gather in the auditorium for the very first Morning Ex of the school year. The excitement is palpable, as the very youngest...
Editor’s Note: The piece below was published in The Weekly’s 2019 “Joke Issue.” All content, quotations, and other editorializations are entirely fictitious.
Hey Editors!
It’s 2 Changz,...
Dear Editors,
In response to Julia Mark’s piece, “Why Do Parker Students Always Attend the White Out Games?” I write to formally issue a challenge to the entire Parker community, especially the...
Dear Editors,
I am a huge fan of “The Weekly.” I wish more students, faculty, and staff would make use of the “Letters to the Editors” section as a forum, an opportunity, and a teachable moment....
As twilight approaches on the 2018 fall athletics season, it seems impossible not to reflect on all that embodies Parker athletics. One large aspect of the athletic experience here at Parker is that of...
Dear Mr. Laufer,
We’ve always wanted to write a “Letter to the Editors,” and--this being our last issue ever--now seems like as good a time as any. For the past four years we’ve spent more...
Happy Summer, Parker!
Congrats on making it through another fantastic school year. After twelve jam-packed issues, we’re incredibly proud of the progress “The Parker Weekly” has made this past...
Dear Editors,
I disagree with Ava Stepan’s opinion piece “Victory Royal.” My first issue with the article is the sentence, “The same boys who participated in the walkout are now sitting...
Dear Editors,
While I extol Natalie Daskal’s efforts to enact change by serving on an organizational committee for the “March for our Lives Chicago,” I believe that her assessment of Parker’s...
