On Wednesday, April 26, the junior class took off for YMCA’s Camp Duncan, located in Ingleside, Illinois. After almost three full years of high school, this was the first overnight high school retreat for this class. The retreat was full of unique activities,...

On Monday, April 17, Parker welcomed Julian Randall ’11 to campus for a week. He talked about his poetry, writing, mentorship, and more, culminating in the Ninth Annual Jeanne Harris Hansell Endowed Fund for Poetry presentation on April 26th.  Randall...

The Parker baseball team has found a new home field at 2967 South Michigan Avenue at the Illinois Institute of Technology's Ed Glancy Field, leaving behind the Lincoln Park South fields. The grass infield is bright green, providing a soft surface for...

On Monday, May 8th at 9:03am Principal Daniel Frank and Middle and Upper School Director of Studies Sven Carlsson sent an email to the Parker community announcing that Upper School English Teacher Cory Zeller was selected to serve as the next Head of...

If you have ever been into the main gym, you may have noticed the big, Parker blue banners with each sport, the different titles or championships that they have won, and the date that they were won. Almost every sport has a banner. What you may not have...

On Monday, April 24, members of Grape Jam performed at Fourth Presbyterian Church. Requiring an audition to join, Grape Jam is the advanced elective choral group for Parker’s Upper School students. The group of young singers has been working tirelessly...

On Friday, March 24, junior Kai Uemura boarded a flight at O’Hare International Airport, bound for Antalya, Turkey. Uemura was heading off to Turkey to represent Team USA in the Federation International de Gymnastique (FIG) Junior World Championships....

rbooks: the time capsule filled with illegible signatures, hundreds of pictures, and this year's memories. And, as Yearbook Head Pau Maaset puts it, "Parker wouldn't be the same without them."    Production for the 2022-2023 yearbook began...

Though a yearly occurrence, the Parker Spring Musical brings something new to the table every time. This year, the auditorium met man-eating plants, unrequited love, and a dentist with a fixation on inflicting pain. The 1960 comedy-horror film “Little...

The excitement was “literally everywhere,” junior Alesandra Ozbek said. The Middle School musical, based on the popular Nickelodeon cartoon, has been a hit on Broadway since its debut in 2017, and before April Break, Parker’s sixth, seventh, and...

Long, wooden paddle boats drifted through sweltering heat on the murky, green water. The boats made their way down narrow canals, surrounded by vendors who sell various snacks and trinkets. One boat held about four passengers who each faced the bow, similar...

“There is a crisis happening at the border, and there needs to be something done about it,” junior Izzy Markel said. On February 14, the entire Upper School received an email from Markel and junior Caroline Polsky regarding the opportunity to join...