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Upper School students in Art Studio opened the semester working with pencil, charcoal, spray paints, liquid acrylics and more

The Lower and Intermediate school students are coordinating a service project this spring to help the Chicago community and the environment: an aluminum can drive

On Saturday, more than 500 students from 29 schools across Illinois showed up to participate in FWPMUN X

Lawyer Tara Goodarzi met with Upper School students in Immigration Civic Lab groups to discuss her work in immigration law and as a community organizer

The Maxwell Street Klezmer Band took the stage at Morning Ex to perform and discuss the roots and origins of Jewish musical traditions

Thanks to those members of the Parker community who donated at the Red Cross Blood Drive

Friendship, fun, learning and companionship were on display as senior Big Siblings joined their peers in the Lower, Intermediate and Middle Schools

Students in 1st and 2nd grades were hard at work in Art class painting masterpieces, inspired by artists Natvar Bhavsar and Keltie Ferris

The 10th grade Spanish-language Civic Lab group, which focuses on the theme of migration, just completed its third fieldwork day

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza spoke with Upper School students from the Politics Club and Parker Democrats this week

Lower School Woodshop teacher Alexandra Harmel invites the Parker community to check out the completed Automatas by 3rd grade students in Woodshop class in the display cases across from the cafeteria 

Jackson Antonow ’22 spoke to US students at Reorientation Day about the Enemy in Your Pocket and how to improve their mental states

The Upper School Chess team had an impressive showing at the Chicago Chess Conference Postseason Tournament at St. Ignatius

Lower and Intermediate School students are collecting aluminum cans in a service project to benefit the Pilsen Food Pantry

Last week, members of the Upper School Climate Science and Environmental Justice class visited with 6th graders to share a special project

Parker 1st graders recently dove into an inspiring, hands-on “Water Cleanup Project” that combines environmental stewardship with technology and maker skill development

On Saturday, January 17, two of the Middle School’s FIRST LEGO League teams competed in the FIRST LEGO League Sectional Tournament, hosted at Parker

A group of 10th grade students spent their Civic Fieldwork Day packing bulk food donations into family-sized parcels to support under-resourced members of the Chicago community

Upper School students in Advanced Physics I worked through cold and wind to successfully launch rockets on Parker’s turf field

With vacation in the rear-view mirror, Parker’s Basketball teams returned to the gym looking to add to their already impressive resumes

Upper School students in Astronomy, Modern Physics and Philosophy had an exciting week sharing their final presentations with the community and learning about the real-life application of physics from a guest speaker

Middle School Mathematics teacher Tim O’Connor was recently profiled for his fierce devotion to one of his passions

Each year, the Junior Civic Lab, Creating Alliances, visits the Broadway Youth Center in Irving Park to learn about a day shelter serving young people ages 18 through 24 who are experiencing homelessness

The juniors spent time before December Recess skating at the Chicago Blackhawks’ practice arena

Lower and Intermediate School students welcomed December Recess with the annual Winter Program

The Parker community came together to support three local organizations during the December holiday season

A new gallery on the 4th floor showcases work from Upper School Visual Arts teacher Caroline Gardner’s Photography 1 and Advanced Photo classes