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The Parker Weekly
The student news site of Francis W. Parker School

The Parker Weekly
The student news site of Francis W. Parker School

The Parker Weekly
Students in the Artistic Activism breakout session work on a banner protesting gun violence.

Bullets to Bells

Students Turn to Art to Commemorate Stoneman Douglas
Emma Butler-VanderLinden, Columnist
March 19, 2018
Connect The Dots

Connect The Dots

A Political Cartoon
Kait Stansbury, Cartoonist
March 19, 2018
Student Organizer Felicia Miller (left) delivers remarks while fellow organizers Sammy Kagan (center) and Kaden Florsheim (right) look on.

Student Organizer’s Opening Remarks from The Walkout

Sammy Kagan, Kaden Florsheim, Jenna Mansueto, and Felicia Miller
March 19, 2018
Colleen Daley, the Executive Director of the Illinois Coalition Against Handgun Violence, addresses students to close the day.

Closing The Day

Students Gather in Auditorium Once More Before Departing From The Day
Ava Stepan, Staff Writer
March 19, 2018

Student Talk: Gun and Gun Ownership

Nathan Satterfield
March 19, 2018

Let’s Talk Walkout

The Parker Weekly Podcast
Noah Jennings, Podcast Director
March 19, 2018
Sammy Kagan, the author, reads Letter Beginning with Two Lines by Czesław Miłosz just before students came together to observe 17 minutes of silence in honor of the Parkland victims. The tribute took place roughly a week after the lockdown drill.

Locking Down for Our Lives

How Lockdown Drills Aid Empathy for School Shootings
Sammy Kagan, Online Editor
March 19, 2018
Students gather near Lincoln Parks South Pond for a historic school rally.

Parker and Politics

Has Parker Taken Similar Action Before?
Avani Kalra, Copy Editor
March 19, 2018
Lilly Satterfield (left) and Avani Kalra (right) make a political protest sign.

Signs of Change

Students Create Powerful Messages to Affect Change
Oliver Marks, Copy Editor
March 19, 2018
8th grade students speak at the opening Morning Exercise.

Morning Ex(ercising) Their Voices

Day Officially Begins at Morning Ex
Ian Shayne, Political Brief Writer
March 19, 2018
Alderwoman Michele Smith addresses students after the 17 minutes of silence outside of the Lincoln Park Zoo.

Michele Smith: “Us or guns, America. Which is it?”

An interview with Parker's Alderwoman, Michele Smith of the 43rd Ward.
Maya Plotnick, Alderman Liasion
March 19, 2018
Sophomore Caroline Conforti makes phone calls to her elected representatives during a breakout session.

Workshopping Our Thoughts

What Occurred During the Afternoon Breakout Sessions?
Zach Joseph, Brief Writer
March 19, 2018
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