The five members of Parker’s Shakespeare Slam ensemble ascend the steps to the stage at Navy Pier’s Yard Theater, single file. On their way, they high-five the students sitting in the front row aisles. The stage is modest, just wide enough for...

Father Michael Pfleger, famed activist and pastor of Chicago’s Saint Sabina Catholic Church, spoke to the junior class in the Harris Center on the morning of Wednesday, November 28th. Pfleger was invited to serve as the annual Henry David Thoreau Speaker...

The United States mourned the death of the 41st President of the United States, George H.W. Bush, on Friday, November 30, 2018. Bush died at age 94 after suffering from Parkinson's. He was the longest living president in US history. Bush's death, late...

Millions of Americans went out to their local polling stations to vote in the 2018 midterm elections, on Tuesday, November 6. The votes were counted, and 508 governors, representatives, and senators were elected into office. But on Tuesday, November...

As the fall months come and go, and multicolored leaves are replaced with heaps of snow, it’s clear that a new season is underway. The late months of autumn are filled with talk about Parker’s sports teams, particularly boys’ and girls’ basketball....

The sounds of balls bouncing, the squeaking of sneakers, and basketballs swishing through the net are all signs to the Parker community that basketball season is commencing. As the leaves start to fall off the trees and snow takes it place, the girls’...

"The truest joy and the truest hope that we have as a larger collective society is a society where everybody feels embraced and supported, and prideful of who they are,” Wes Moore said. Westley “Wes” Watende Omari Moore, a New York Times bestselling...