Exploration Time: Parker Summer Program Sees Double-Digit Increase in Participation
More than 740 campers took part in Parker’s 2019 Summer Program, a roughly 14-percent increase...
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Listen to Learn: ASB Awareness Week Tackles Important Topics of Identity, Mental Health
During the week of April 1 to 5, Upper School’s Associated Student Body (ASB) held its 2019 Awareness Week. The purpose of Awareness Week is to shed light on different perspectives and experiences and to bring us all closer to understanding each other not only as peers, friends, students, and teachers, but as a multi-faceted community.
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Parker Student Wins District Level DAR American History Essay Contest
Isabella Loeffelholz, Class of 2026, didn’t realize what a talented historian she was when she entered her essay titled “The Women’s Suffrage Campaign” to the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) American History Essay Contest—an annual competition for students in Grades 5 to 8. Isabella not only won the Linares Chapter Grade 5 contest, but her essay also went on to win at the district level. Out of the 11 DAR Chapters in San Diego, Isabella was named the San Diego County 5th Grade winner.
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Parker students raise more than $33,348 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
United by the goal to make an impact on the fight against cancer, Parker juniors Umit Suri and Noa MacDonald together with a team of fellow students raised more than $33,348 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS).
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Parker named Green Ribbon School for reducing environmental impact
Parker was named one of four Green Ribbon Schools in San Diego County for its efforts to reduce its carbon footprint and improve the health and wellness of students, faculty, and staff. Only 20 public and private schools in the state of California were awarded this distinction, along with three school districts and one county.
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What’s Your Blood Pressure? Parker seniors offer free checks at Spring Valley Swap Meet
Their day starts bright and early: Saturday, 7 am. On a good day, the snooze button remains untouched. It may be the weekend for identical twins Sonali and Maya Chu, but there’s a car to load and a booth to set up. The daughters of two doctors, Sonali and Maya have been offering free blood pressure tests to people in the Chula Vista community for almost two years.
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Encanto Chapter of Veterans of Foreign Wars Name Parker Student as their Scout of the Year
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post #1512 of Encanto awarded Teia Shannon, Class of 2019, Scout of the Year for her 12 years of service and her Girl Scout Gold Award project, Consenteens—a workshop on consent education for high school students.
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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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Parker Senior Named Most Valuable Player
Congratulations to Parker senior Michael Campagna, Class of 2019, who was named most valuable...
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Parker robotics hosts FTC competition, providing opportunity for more students to engage in STEM
Parker’s robotics club hosted an FTC league competition on Sunday, Dec. 9, providing a space for 14 local, community-based robotics teams to compete. One of those teams was FTC 10092, a community team supported in part by Parker’s robotics program.
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Nonprofit founded by Parker junior recognized for its community service work by SXSW Conference
Rakesh Reddy, Class of 2020, was recognized by the popular film and media conference South by Southwest (SXSW) for his work with his nonprofit, Born2Walk. The nonprofit was named a 2019 SXSW Community Service Award nominee, an honor given to individuals and organizations for their outstanding commitment to community service.
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Parker junior provides medical care to patients in rural Mexico
Reese Ger-Herscott, Class of 2020, traveled to the small Mexican town of El Fuerte with her grandfather and a team of volunteer doctors and nurses to provide needed healthcare to dozens of people living in the rural area.
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