A wrap-up of the varsity scores for the previous week.
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Middle School student plays first chair and solo in all-state concert
York Bourgeois recently played with the All-State Junior High Concert Band, an ensemble of talented middle and junior high school musicians from across California. He was first-chair trumpeter and one of a few soloists in the group, which played on Feb. 17 in Fresno as part of the California All-State Music Education Conference.
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Otis Caldwell Lower School Grade 4 Teacher
Otis Caldwell, Lower School Grade 4 teacher, believes the key to developing confident learners is to teach students to embrace the phrase “I don’t know.” To Otis and his students, this phrase simply means “let’s find out.”
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Upper School students place in top 10 at Regional Science Olympiad
Parker Upper School students competed in the San Diego Regional Science Olympiad held at the University of San Diego on March 16. Under the direction of former Parker teacher Rose Hanscom, the School sent two teams of 20 students to compete against 69 other teams from across the county. Parker students finished 10th overall and earned top finishes in a number of categories.
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Famosa Slough receives a special bench in honor of retired Parker teacher Rose Hanscom
Described as the most loving and warm person you will ever learn science from, Rose Hanscom, retired Upper School science teacher, received a special dedication from Upper School’s social justice students. On the morning of March 15, Parker students surprised Rose with a bench featuring her name at the entrance of Famosa Slough.
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Exceptional Teamwork by Middle School Robotics Students Receives High Marks From Judges
Parker’s Middle School robotics students competed at the 2019 Robotics Spring Showdown at LEGOLAND California this past Sunday and returned with high marks from judges. The Spring Showdown gathers more than 60 FIRST LEGO League teams (Grades 4 to 8) to compete with LEGO-based robots of their design.
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Varsity Score Report | March 11 to 17
A wrap-up of the varsity scores for the previous week.
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Maggie Blyth Middle School Social Studies Teacher
The classrooms at the Middle School look a little comfy. Enter Maggie Blyth’s Middle School social studies class and you are greeted with a number of different seating options including standing desks, balance balls, and bean bag chairs. Maggie and other adopters of a flexible seating classroom are doing more than just providing a different chair to sit in, they are encouraging collaboration and focused student engagement.
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Upper School Robotics Team Receives Engineering Inspiration Award for the Fourth Time
Parker’s Upper School robotics team, the W.A.R. Lords (We Are Robot Lords) won the Engineering Inspiration Award for the fourth time. The team received the award at the San Diego Regional FIRST California Robotics competition on Saturday, March 9. Sponsored by NASA, this award automatically qualifies them to advance to the FIRST Championship in Houston, Texas this April.
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