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All about German Exchange Student Binyamin Vogt

Elayna Henderson

Mar 6, 20231 min read

All about German Exchange Student Binyamin Vogt

Binyamin Vogt came to Parker School in August as a sophomore exchange student from Germany. He was born in Kenya, and lived there for one...

Parker Debaters Qualify for the State Tournament in April

Genevieve Savage

Mar 6, 20231 min read

Parker Debaters Qualify for the State Tournament in April

The Hawaii State Debate Tournament takes place every April and invites Hawaii’s best debaters to come to Honolulu to compete for the...

Parker Press

Mar 6, 20235 min read

Ask a Friend: Advice Column Week 1

Hello Parker Press readers! We are very excited to introduce Parker Press' new advice column: Ask a Friend. We have created this advice...

5 Questions With Izzy I Member of the Month for January/February 2023

Parker Press

Mar 1, 20231 min read

5 Questions With Izzy I Member of the Month for January/February 2023

Parker Press would like to recognize Isabella Russo as the member of the month for the months of January and February 2023. Check out the...

In Defense of Pt 7: Celebrating Galentine's Day

Rebecca Tang

Feb 20, 20233 min read

In Defense of Pt 7: Celebrating Galentine's Day

Galentine's day is often associated with lonely singles coping with their misery while yearning for true love, or perhaps perceived as...

Elayna Henderson

Feb 20, 20232 min read

Spring Sports Preview

With the winter sports season over, spring sports are starting up. This year, Parker School is going to have boys volleyball, tennis,...

Soren Miles Fesel

Jan 23, 20233 min read

Ukraine War Update Pt. 2

On 24 February, 2022, Russia illegally invaded Ukraine. Now, nearly one year into the armed conflict, the future of both eastern European...

Rebecca Tang

Jan 23, 20231 min read

NIT Recap

Parker School hosted its first Neighbor Island Debate Tournament in person after two years of online debate on January13th-14th. Eight...

Printing the Future: The Endless Possibilities in the Parker School Design Lab

Sydney Jones

Jan 23, 20232 min read

Printing the Future: The Endless Possibilities in the Parker School Design Lab

One of the great things about our school is the variety of classes. We have electives that cater to a wide range of interests such as...

Everything You Need to Know About the Bulls' Soccer Season So Far

Noah Nikolai

Jan 9, 20233 min read

Everything You Need to Know About the Bulls' Soccer Season So Far

We are now almost halfway through the soccer season for the Bulls’ varsity team, with five of eleven scheduled games in the books. With...

Reviewing the Historic 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar

Noah Nikolai

Jan 9, 20234 min read

Reviewing the Historic 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar

Last month, the FIFA World Cup finally came to a close after 64 matches across 29 days of competition. With the dust finally settled,...

Ava Harris

Jan 9, 20234 min read

Catching Up with Ms. Smith: What's New?

While it is common for teachers to come and go as new opportunities present themselves, they are nevertheless often dearly missed. One of...

The Latest News with Parker's Paddling Team

Elayna Henderson

Jan 9, 20233 min read

The Latest News with Parker's Paddling Team

With the paddling season well underway, it is time to reflect on the past few weeks of races. The Parker paddling team has participated...

Kaya Long

Jan 9, 20234 min read

5 Book Recommendations for 2023

Whether you are a literature fanatic or not, it is safe to say that nearly everyone has the goal of reading more books in the new year....

Native Bird of the Month 1/2023 - 'I'iwi

Coach Polhemus

Jan 9, 20231 min read

Native Bird of the Month 1/2023 - 'I'iwi

Welcome back everyone! This month's feathered friend is the 'i'iwi (Drepanis coccinea), a member of the honeycreeper family. Noted for...

Documenting the Recent Mauna Loa Eruption: In Photos

Parker Press

Dec 5, 20221 min read

Documenting the Recent Mauna Loa Eruption: In Photos

*Photos in chronological order November 28th, 2022 - 4:21am: Glow visible from Waimea. (Jennifer Futrell) November 28th, 2022 - 5:51am:...

Ways to be Sustainable During the Holidays

Parker Press

Dec 5, 20223 min read

Ways to be Sustainable During the Holidays

By Isabella Russo and Acacia Blyth 2,887,500,000 more pounds of garbage are generated per week during the holidays than during the rest...

Media Sensationalism Exposed: Volcano Edition

Soren Miles Fesel

Dec 5, 20222 min read

Media Sensationalism Exposed: Volcano Edition

Recently, Mauna Loa erupted. Although the primary lava flow that originated from the northeast rift zone might pose a threat to Daniel K....

Kaya Long

Dec 5, 20223 min read

Reviewing Holiday Cookie Recipes

It’s that time of the year! Nothing can beat the familiar aroma of freshly baked cookies amidst Christmas music on full blast. Here are a...

2022 Highlights: Looking back on another year of Parker Press

Kaya Long

Dec 5, 20223 min read

2022 Highlights: Looking back on another year of Parker Press

This has been quite the year of Parker Press! In 2022 we had 1,078 unique visitors–a 16% increase from last year–and 2,225 site sessions,...