The Parker Junior High PTO wishes to thank everyone who ordered Spirit Wear. Your order directly supports student and teacher programming and opportunities. We can't wait to see you wearing your Parker Pride!
On World Kindness Day we would like to recognize some of our Parker Junior High Students who were caught being kind! These students are part of a local Girl Scout Troop and they spent their time making cards and canvases for Veterans. These gifts will be sent to the Illinois Veterans' Home, Manteno as part of the Village of Flossmoor Community Relations Commission holiday project.
Parent Teacher Conferences are coming up on November 20 &21. Use the link in this post to get instructions for signing up to meet with your child's teacher. Parent Teacher Conferences provide an opportunity to create a roadmap to success, tailor support, and celebrate achievements. See you there!
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Today we had the pleasure of honoring our local Veterans with a special assembly. Part of the tribute included inspiring words from our Veterans and fabulous music from our Parker Junior High Band. We thank the Veterans for their service, dedication, and sacrifice. We are grateful to all Veterans every day for their service to our country.
Thank you to the students from Parker Junior High for volunteering your help during the annual Pumpkin Smash event.
🎃With your help we diverted 2.5 tons of pumpkin waste from landfills.
🎃We hosted 276 people at the event playing tic-tac-toe with pumpkins, dropping pumpkins from a bucket truck, and smashing pumpkins with a mallet.
🎃 60 volunteers helped the event run efficiently.
Good evening, Falcons!
Check out the latest newsletter as you prepare for the week ahead.
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Halloween costumes + first snowfall = miles of smiles and loads of excitement.
Happy Halloween Falcons! Be safe and stay warm as you trick or treat today.
Reminder: Dismissal today at 10:45 a.m.
#MemoryMonday
Last week, students from Mr. Daley and Mrs. Randell's 8th grade health classes were chosen to participate in the no-bake cooking class with Chef Hemminger. They created some tasty treats and learned a lot from Chef Hemminger, a regional chef for Ceres food group.
Thank you, Chef!
Parker Junior High will celebrate Veterans Day on Thursday, November 9th, from
8 a.m. to 10 a.m. If you are a Veteran and would like to celebrate Veterans Day with us, please complete the form by clicking the link below. Thank you for your service!
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Fantastic show last night by the talented cast and crew of All's Well in Roswell (Isn't it?) You have another chance to catch the show today, at 3pm. Tickets sold at the door and concessions available. Cash only please!
Opening night for All's Well in Roswell (Isn't It?)
The show begins at 7 pm, and tickets are available at the door. Best wishes to the cast and crew for a wonderful show!
See you there!
Wear your Parker pride and support the PTO by placing an order for spirit wear by November 8th.
Click the link below to visit the online store. Store code: H5QUM
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We love it when former students like Marcus stop by to say hello!
Marcus participated in theater at Parker Junior High and continues at Homewood Flossmoor High School.
Don't miss Ms. Nicotra's next show, All's Well in Roswell (isn't it?) this Friday and Saturday. Community members can purchase tickets in the main office during school hours, and students can buy them during lunch. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students/seniors.
It's going to be a great show!
Kindness Month continues at Parker Junior High! Today was Wear Pink Day in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Tomorrow is superhero day, so grab your cape and represent your favorite superhero!
Congratulations to our music students who were selected, based on their audition, to participate in the Illinois Music Education Association music festival. Chinelo Uchegbu, on Violin, will participate in the ILMEA District Junior High Orchestra Festival and Cameron Murrah, on Tenor Saxophone, will participate in the ILMEA Junior High Jazz Band Festival. We are so proud of these students for their hard work!
Parker Pink Out Day - Breast Cancer Awareness. Thank you Coach Parker (Cheerleader Coach) and our Parker Families for making our Pink Out Day a huge success.!
Homewood-Flossmoor High School Your VOICE Matters Survey: As Homewood-Flossmoor High School charts a course for the future through a strategic planning process, it is asking the community to share their thoughts on what is going well and what areas the school may want to rethink. The entire HF community is invited to take the Your VOICE Matters Survey. Results will be analyzed by the Strategic Planning Team.
The survey closes on Friday, October 20, so please respond today!
Click the link below to take the survey: https://www.hfhighschool.org/district_info/strategic_plan
We hope you can join us for the upcoming District 161 Parent University session on October 3, 2023. Christina Jontra, Educator and CEO of the Neptune Navigate Digital Citizenship Organization, will share Digital Citizenship information for parents. The session will take place at Parker Junior High School [2810 School Street / Flossmoor] from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Aurelio’s Pizza will be served from 6:30-7:00 p.m. Please RSVP using this link: https://shorturl.at/ekmY1
If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact Karen French at 708-647-7017.
District 161's Board of Education meeting has been cancelled for Tuesday, September 26, 2023. The next District 161 Board of Education will take place on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at 6:00 p.m.
Congratulations Lady Falcons! Both Girls basketball teams beat Brookwood Junior High tonight! 7th grade girls won 46-7 while 8th grade won 55-4! Their next game is Monday 9/18.