On Monday, June 13, 2022, heavy storms hit the Chicago-land area causing extensive damage and lightning. The storm passed directly over North Chicago and continued south towards Gary, Indiana. Chicago and Chicago-land Area residents experienced extreme...

What does love look like? Well, for many students at Parker, love presents itself in a 22 by 28 inch poster board adorned with a clever pun which ends in “Prom?” It’s sometimes embellished with neon markers and photos, most likely in a precisely...

Against a light blue background, there lives a white dove with a purple olive branch in its mouth. This image of peace is on the homepage of the Chicago Survivors website. Chicago Survivors joined the Parker community this school year when they received...

Atop a hill overlooking Montgomery, Ala., stands a candid depiction of violence and a space to reflect on historical horrors. Eight hundred and five steel monuments are suspended from the ceiling, each one representing a U.S. county where a lynching was...

In a flurry of QR code campaign posters, Panda-Express-tinged debates, and Tootsie Roll peltings during speeches — the student body elected its Student Government officials for the 2022-23 school year. The 2022 election season marked the first in-person...

Rather than being across the science hallway in her courtyard office, Upper School science teacher Kara Schupp will be across the pond in London next year. Schupp will be a high school biology teacher at the American School of London (ASL) for the next...

Freshman Annoshae Mirza received a gold medal in the ACTR (American Council of Teachers of Russian) Olympiada of Spoken Russian, a competition which she participated in on May 7. Mirza completed the Olympiada in Dean of Student Life Joe Bruno’s office,...

After four school years of non-stop notes, Upper School choir teacher Emma Castaldi is taking a rest, set to return after a 2022-23 sabbatical. Castaldi said she made the decision for her family because she doesn’t want to miss out on any important...

“Those are some big shoes to fill,” Upper School Spanish teacher Julia Garner said. The zapatos grandes in question belong to departing Upper School Spanish teacher, Yadiner Sabir, who has spent the past seven years at Parker. In addition to being...

On May 16, the Francis W. Parker girls softball team reached the semi-finals of the IHSA playoffs after winning against Noble Street Charter in the quarterfinals. Less than a week earlier, the team won against Latin. These wins marked a historic moment...

The mask policy at the Francis W. Parker school has, once again, changed. In an email on May 16, Principal Dan Frank and all three Divisions Heads advised the entire school community that masks would once again be mandatory in all indoor school spaces....

They were there, then they were not, and now they’re back. The popular student seating on the third floor has returned in a new and improved form. Students returned to school for hybrid learning in April of 2021 where they found an empty space where...