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Parker Perspectives

The Spring 2024 issue of the Parker Perspectives is out!

Color Brave

Parker creates a collaborative MLK mosaic mural to celebrate Day of Understanding and foster community building centered on inclusion and belonging.

Playing for Keeps

Parker’s female coaches speak up on the eve of the 50th anniversary of Title IX.

Young Change Makers

Lower School Student Council seeks to create change for the betterment of their peers and their school community while growing young leaders.

Senior Reflection

A conversation with students from the Class of 2022.

Patrick Mitchell, Parker’s Head of Upper School from 1991 until his retirement in 2010, will be remembered dearly for his commitment to student leadership and athletic opportunities, his support of faculty, and his quest for fairness.

Parker at the Olympics

athletics, parker community

Taking place on a global stage, the Olympics are made possible by thousands of dedicated individuals working behind the scenes. Numerous Parker alumni, faculty, and parents are contributing to the 2024 Olympics—from athletes and coaches to physicians and caterers.

Civility Sustains Academic Excellence

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Civility Sustains Academic Excellence A Statement from Head of School, Kevin Yaley, Ph.D. July 2024 In the summer of 1883, renowned 19th-century educational leader and our School’s namesake Colonel Francis W. Parker gave a series of talks at a Summer Institute on...

Inside SAAC at Parker

athletics, Uncategorized

The SAAC is a representative body of interscholastic athletic and club programs. Student-athletes serve on the council and provide insight into the student-athlete experience.

College Matriculations for the Class of 2024

academics, alumni

139 students from 38 zip codes including 31 Parker lifers with different interests and passions comprised the Class of 2024. In addition to being exceptional Parker students and new alumni, they have distinguished themselves in many other ways. They do more than school—from jobs to travel, work, volunteering, extracurricular activities, and much more.

Linda Ruggles Retires After 25 Years at Parker

parker profiles

Congratulations to Linda on her retirement, and a huge thank you to her for her many years of support and service to the Parker community. This spring, Linda Ruggles put on a big smile and shared, “The time has come. I'm going to retire." During her 25 years at...

Adios y Buena Suerte! Congratulating Carol Radchik on Her Retirement

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Adios y Buena Suerte! SAYING GRACIAS AS CAROL RADCHIK RETIRES AFTER A DECADE AT PARKER After 10 years as a Spanish teacher at Parker, Carol Radchik described her time here in one word: fulfilled. “Going to Parker every day has been a joy!” she explained. “Some of my...

Summer Mindfulness with Madame Darma: Self-Compassion and Compassion for Others

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Francis Parker School teacher Laurence Darmalingom-Hoover would like to spread the message of self-compassion as we head into summer break. She recently recorded a meditation focused on nurturing self-compassion, which is the foundation for extending compassion and kindness to others.

Eric Nagoshi Named Parker’s Inaugural Aquatics Director

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Naming Francis Parker School’s inaugural Aquatics Director marked the initiation of the final phase of our two-decade-long vision for Linda Vista Campus improvements which included the Douglas Aquatic Center, Silberman Student Life Center, and Vassiliadis Athletic Center. Parker is thrilled to announce Eric Nagoshi as the recipient of this role after a nationwide search full of top-quality candidates.