“The entire goal is to equip students with skills so that they can go and impact change,” Head of Upper School Cory Zeller said. This is one of the overarching concepts considered when planning and executing the Senior May Term. May Term is a capstone...

The Chess Team has been big news this year at Parker. They are the only Parker team to have gone undefeated their whole season. Team member and ninth grader Abe Erlinger had many emotions about winning. “I feel good because I did poorly at my first...

As the plane carrying 22 Parker students took off for Spain, the students were filled with “excitement and nervousness, and still a tang of homesickness,” sophomore Lilah Weed said.  Little did she know what the days of touring, nights spent with...

Despite the “agony” of sickness and other challenges, this year's Upper School musical “Into the Woods” received several standing ovations.  “Into the Woods” featured Ellis Brown as the Baker, Graysen Pendry as the Baker’s wife, Sejal...

On January 8, 65 middle school students filed into the auditorium for their first rehearsal of Newsies. Three months later, at 7 p.m. on March 27, those 65 students took the stage for opening night. “I love seeing how big PA is in middle school and...

On March 19, Student Government plenary commenced with the sound of pop music and chatter among Upper School students. Thirty minutes later, the Phaedrus committee stood on stage, trying to address the strong flow of questions and comments from the student...

On Friday March 14, Upper School student journalists were recognized at the McCormick Foundation High School Media Awards. They were announced at the Scholastic Press Association of Chicago’s (SPAC) annual conference on the Evanston campus of Northwestern...

“Our mission is more than words. We aim to prevent and relieve suffering with every action.” The beginning of the American Red Cross organization’s mission statement is not only about the purpose of the group but also an inspiration for Parker's...

Each semester, the Director of Committee Affairs (DCA) stands in front of the Upper School assembly to give out committee grades. Each semester, the DCA explains their reasoning: the criteria under which they assign the grades and the minimums that a...

The night before the Superbowl, as many Parker families were preparing charcuterie boards, platters, and more, Parker’s Robotics team proved that their skills were sharp, not dull. Parker’s Varsity team scored the most points in a competition using...

Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton closed out her speech at Parker’s first Youth Reproductive Justice Summit with an African Proverb: "When the roots are deep, there is no reason to fear the wind.” On the conference day, panelists and attendees...

Bahrain is 7,032 miles from Chicago. That is the distance junior Ava Farhat traveled to compete for Team USA karate in the ISF (International School Sport Federation) Gymnasiade Junior Olympics.  The ISF, according to the AAU (Amateur Athletic Union)...