Matthew Turk, Columnist
June 4, 2020
Rocks appear to be permanent, but only on the scale of a human life. Rocks are permanent for thousands of years, and that might be what makes them important to us. We use various kinds of rocks to build statues, monuments, bu...
Lindsay Carlin, Columnist
June 4, 2020
In the past two-and-a-half months of distance learning, a fair number of my online classes and meetings have begun with some form of emotional check-in. One such check-in is called “Rose and Thorn,” wherein each person shares the ...
Grayson Schementi, Columnist
June 4, 2020
Before we dive into my final column, I just wanted to say how incredible it has been that I’ve had a place to place my voice for the last year. The honorary Joy this week is “The Weekly” itself. Parker students are so lucky th...
Lindsay Carlin, Columnist
May 13, 2020
When I logged onto my telehealth doctors’ appointment last week, I didn’t know what to expect. A physical checkup clearly wasn’t going to be possible, given that each party to my “visit” was in their respective living ...
Matthew Turk, Columnist
May 13, 2020
With the ever-changing circumstances in the week of March 9, we regrettably canceled our proceedings originally planned for Student Government. Because the Parker community will no longer be congregating in the auditorium for the time ...
Grayson Schementi, Columnist
May 13, 2020
For this month of quarantine, I thought I should talk about something that is very personal to my life. It’s a big part of many people’s quarantines, and it connects people who haven’t seen each other for 2 MONTHS! This w...
Claire Levin, Columnist
May 13, 2020
I live an unbelievably privileged life. My immediate family comprises a loving father and in quarantine, my sister, and I reside in a safe, supportive household. I have never had to worry about the source of my next meal. My ...
Lindsay Carlin, Columnist
April 12, 2020
I’ve never done well with idle time. I’m someone who likes to be constantly busy, from taking a full course load to attending two meetings in one lunch period to having multiple after-school activities most weekdays....
Grayson Schementi, Columnist
April 12, 2020
For this month’s edition of “The Weekly,” I’ve been thinking about what this “Coronacation” has entailed for our lives. We can’t see our friends as much as we’d like to. We can’t learn in the same way s...
Matthew Turk, Columnist
April 12, 2020
Election season is almost here, so to those who are running for elected positions, I have a few words of advice. From my experience campaigning as a sophomore and junior, I’ve learned that there generally are two main criteria...
Claire Levin, Columnist
April 12, 2020
Molly Taylor changed my mind. We had already spent 47 minutes in the hall after class discussing the matter when I conceded that she was right. There are ex- actly three holes in the usual t-shirt fabric weave, and stitch...
Lindsay Carlin, Columnist
February 13, 2020
This article is three days overdue. Full disclosure: most (read: all) of my columns are. This one is different, though––for once I’ve actually had the time to write it on time and just neglected to do so.
Instead, completel...
