I AM CURRENTLY A SENIOR AT FRANCIS W. PARKER SCHOOL IN CHICAGO, GRADUATING IN JUNE '25. PARKER HAS BEEN AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE FOR ME AND I LOOK FORWARD TO COLLEGE AND BEYOND!

COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES, BOARD OF TRUSTEES (11)

EDUCATION COUNCIL (12) 

CABINET APPOINTED TO BOTH BOARDS

ACTED AS A LIAISON BETWEEN STUDENT BODY AND BOARDS; ENTRUSTED WITH CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL; CREATE & PRESENT OVERVIEW FOR TRUSTEES; SPEAK ON STUDENT ISSUES

STUDENTS AGAINST DESTRUCTIVE DECISIONS COMMITTEE STUDENT GOVT./POLITICS 11, 12 

SCHOOL COMMITTEE PRESIDENT (12), MEMBER (11), 

SADD IS A COMMITTEE THAT WORKS TO MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS ACROSS PARKER ARE TAKING CARE OF THEMSELVES. HEADS ATTEND FRESHMAN HEALTH CLASSES TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT TIME MANAGEMENT, PEER PRESSURE AND ANY OTHER SCHOOL OR SOCIAL-RELATED STRESSORS. THEY ALSO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR MENTAL HEALTH AND MAKE DECISIONS THAT WILL ONLY POSITIVELY BENEFIT INDIVIDUALS DURING THEIR TIME AT PARKER. 

STUDENTS EXPLORE SPOKEN WORD AND PERFORMANCE POETRY, MEETING WEEKLY TO WRITE, SHARE AND PERFORM THEIR WORK AND CULMINATING WITH PARTICIPATION IN LOUDER THAN A BOMB, THE WORLD’S LARGEST TEEN POETRY FESTIVAL, WHICH TAKES PLACE ANNUALLY IN CHICAGO.

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