The student news site of Francis W. Parker School

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

Illinois state government branding for its five-phase reopening plan. Image from Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity.

80 Percent There

Illinois Moves into Phase Four of Reopening
Sophia Rosenkranz, Brief Writer
June 29, 2020
317 Parker Expansion. Provided by Francis Parker via Block City Chicago.

Belden Buildings Grid

The Belden Apartment Buildings
June 8, 2020

Changes to AP Tests

Students take test online for the first time
Alex Ori, Editor in Chief
June 4, 2020

Fix This.

Next Year’s Editors and the Administration Need to Work Toward a Free “Weekly”
Avani Kalra, Editor In Chief
June 4, 2020
Associate Principal Ruth Jurgensen, pictured during her tenure as interim Upper School Head in 2016, is leaving Parker at the end of the school year.

Parker Becomes Ruth-less

Associate Principal Ruth Jurgensen to Leave Parker
Ian Shayne, Editor in Chief
June 4, 2020
School pictures of Mark Aymar (left) and Anne Marie Fries (right).

Out on Zoom

Fries and Aymar Retire After Decades at Parker
Avani Kalra, Editor In Chief
June 4, 2020
Senior Molly Taylor recently advanced to the statewide Illinois History Day competition after writing an essay about the 1937 Exposition Internationale.

Making History by Writing History

Senior Molly Taylor Advances to State History Competition
Samantha Graines, Staff Writer
June 4, 2020

Looking at the Bigger Picture

How Individual Actions Affect the Collective in the Age of Coronavirus
Rosey Limmer, Staff Writer
June 4, 2020

Embarrassing Zoom Moments

Awkward Moments Arise During Remote Learning
Alya Satchu, Staff Writer
June 4, 2020
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