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The student news site of Francis W. Parker School

The Parker Weekly

The student news site of Francis W. Parker School

The Parker Weekly

Letters to the Editors

In Response to “Victory Royale!”

Andy Wessman May 26, 2018

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...

In Response to “Only 17 Minutes Strong”

Ian Shayne, Political Brief Writer April 8, 2018

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...

In Response to “Bronstein’s Banter, Issue 6: Senioritis”

Mitch Bedows February 16, 2018

Dear Editors, Jett Bronstein's article last issue, “Senioritis,” did a good job of analyzing the problem on a deeper level than is generally done.  However, I don't think it fully covered the issues...

In Response to “Write Like a Girl: Allies In Pride”

Carter Wagner January 31, 2018

Dear Editors,   As a member of the Pride affinity group, I find that the article was misguided and fails to understand the core meaning of what an affinity group is. The largest complaint that...

In Response to “To Kill a Mockingbird: The Ongoing Debate”

Zoe Laris-Djokovic December 20, 2017

Dear Editors, My younger brother is in seventh grade this year, and it’s very clear to me that he is able to grasp complicated, deep-rooted concepts, especially in literature. We have discussions...

In Further Response to “Beneath Heaps of Essays, Quizzes, and Tests”

Adam Keim November 21, 2017

Dear Editors, I honestly doubt many students should be spending three hours on homework every night. Sure, maybe homework from start to finish takes three hours, but how much of that is actually homework?...

In Response to “Beneath Heaps of Essays, Quizzes, and Tests”

Olivia Garg November 21, 2017

Dear Editors, I am a current junior who has been told that I am “not feeling junior year yet” because I’m not feeling constantly stressed out. Apparently ever-present stress and an unbearable...

In Response to “Weight-ing for a Solution”

Nathan Satterfield November 21, 2017

Dear Editors,   In response to Ian Shayne’s article,   On behalf of Computer Technology Committee (CTC), I would like to say that the proposal to remove iPads from the hands of...

In Response to “Patriotism at Parker”

Felix Wood, Political Brief Writer October 31, 2017

Dear Weekly Editors, I would like to respond to the article “Patriotism at Parker.” I feel that part of the issue with how Parker manages the patriotic elements of American society is that it is...

In Response to “Robotics Team Needs to Do More to Include Girls”

Adam Colestock October 6, 2017

Dear “Weekly” Editors, We would like to take a moment to respond to Felicia Miller’s editorial piece, “Write Like A Girl.” We deeply appreciate her bringing attention to the need to continue...

In Response to “Defining the Inclusion Coordinator”

Carlos Lopez September 4, 2017

To address Charlie Moog’s points about the Inclusion Coordinator, I agree that there are many complexities to this position. There is no doubt about that. Where Charlie and I fall differently is in our...

A Letter to the Upper School Community

Justin Brandon September 4, 2017

Dear Parker Upper School, Welcome to the 2017-2018 school year! I am excited to experience what makes Parker the progressive and supportive learning community I witnessed last spring. Pre-season sports...

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Letters to the Editors