Like most Parker freshmen, Benjamin Kagan juggles a crowded Assignment Center, busy new schedule, and online club life. But before he can study for his biology test, he has to manage an over 50-person…

A familiar piece of pavement will now acknowledge and honor a key part of Parker’s history. In an email to the school community on November 24, Principal Dan Frank announced the renaming of Parker’s…

From a book-lined office on Monday, December 7, Dr. Tricia Rose, this year’s D’Rita and Robbie Robinson Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Speaker, addressed topics of systemic racism in her talk titled…

In the past, the Administrators of Color Conference has been held at Parker. This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference has moved online. 

Administrators of Color make up around eight…

Lines stretched around the block, sometimes wrapping around twice or three times to accommodate the mass of those wishing to cast their ballots on Election Day. Masks adorned the faces of every line attendee,…

 A hard-cover picture book has a bright orange background and five smiling faces. On the front cover in big block letters are the words “The Class That Can: Food Allergies.” This title belongs to…

On May 29, Tania Maree Giordani ‘16 started NourishNYC, an organization which provides supplies and financial support to activists in New York City. The organization supports protestors at demonstrations…

Inboxes are piled full of updates on schedules, grading, and extended closures. Students bounce between Google Meets and Zoom. Teachers sift through binders of curriculum and fill up their notebooks with…

As we approach spring break, the lives of Parker students won’t seem to be much different than they have been in the last three weeks. Parker families will, for the most part, be sheltering in place…

At a press conference this Sunday, Parker parent and Governor J.B. Pritzker ordered all restaurants in Illinois close to dine-in service. Restaurants will be allowed to continue with drive-through, pick-up,…

According to the U.S. Department of Education, as of 2014, there are 37,100 secondary schools across the country, and of those, 10,693 are private institutions. In other words, students attending over…

“We call B.S.”

Emma González, a then-junior high school student, stands on stage in front of a cheering crowd, repeatedly directing this phrase to the National Rifle Association and President Trump….