Greetings Parker Families!
Thank you for taking the time to review our updates for this week:
2024 - 2025 Registration and Residency
Information was sent via email regarding registration and residency verification for the 2024-25 school year. Please register as soon as possible to confirm your child’s placement for next school year.
Traffic Safety Presentation
The Flossmoor Police Department will deliver Traffic Safety presentations to Parker JHS students May 9th . Community Service Officer Sue Danaher will be conducting these presentations via Zoom during period 8 for 6th and 8th grade scholars and period 9 for 7th grade scholars.
Staff Appreciation Week
We are looking forward to showing appreciation for our staff May 6th -10th. We sincerely appreciate our Parker Staff for the work and dedication displayed with our scholars everyday!
Lost and Found Items
Scholars must claim items within the next 2 weeks. Items that have been collected this school year and unclaimed will be donated to a local charity.
Media Center
All library books must be turned into the Media Center by May 15th. Media Center will be closed after May 17th
SD161 Spring Reading Challenge
​​The Flossmoor School District 161 Spring Reading Challenge has started! Grown-ups and students throughout the district can complete a BINGO sheet to be entered to win our Spring Reading Challenge prizes! Students can stop by the Media Center to pick up a copy of the BINGO sheet! For each BINGO you achieve you will get an entry! Turn in a sheet and get a new one right away.
Spring Reading Challenge Bingo Sheet
2023-2024 Parker Yearbook
Click on the link below to order a Parker Yearbook! It’s not too late!
https://www.treering.com/purchase?PassCode=1015288184163831
Reminder for Morning Drop Off Procedures:
Please do not drop off or pick up your scholars in the front circle of Parker
Do not block the entrance for buses when dropping off your scholar in the morning. This creates a backup of traffic
Please be sure to follow Parker Facebook for real time updates: https://www.facebook.com/PJHS161
Best Regards,
Ms. Ursula Parris, Principal
- Access the Panoramic Order Form to place your order. Panoramic Photo was taken April 10th with Parker 8th Grade Scholars.
Grade Level Meetings were held with 8th grade scholars. Please feel free to access the presentation below:
Wednesday, May 22 - Great America Trip
Graduation Rehearsal - Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Graduation Rehearsal - Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Graduation Ceremony - Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at HF High School- 6:00 PM (Graduates must be present no later than 5:30 PM)
Community Grade Level Meetings
Grade Level Meetings were held with 6th, 7th and 8th grade scholars. Please feel free to access the presentations below:
Saturday Detention
Parents, please be aware when your child is scheduled for Saturday Detention, the hours are 8:00 am - 11:00 am. If you arrive after 8:15, you will need to reschedule with your grade level Dean. Also, TWO No Shows/No Calls for Saturday Detention will result in your scholar being assigned an ISS. Thank you for your support and please reach out with any questions or concerns.
Please see the Dress Code Policy below:
6.20 - School Dress Code We expect all students to be dressed appropriately and comfortably for school each day. Students are expected to be reasonably dressed and prepared to participate in a professional and hard working school environment. Any student whose dress is deemed to be inappropriate will be provided with a shirt or shorts that will appropriately cover the dress code violation. Clothes must be worn in such a way that the genitals, buttocks, stomach, sides, back and chest area are fully covered with opaque fabric. All undergarments must be fully covered. The following apply to all student attire:
a) Shirts must have opaque fabric in the front, back and on the sides under the arms that extends to the waistband,
b) Pants/sweatpants/shorts/ skirt/dress/leggings must be worn at waist level and in such a way that genitals, buttocks, undergarments are fully covered with opaque fabric, and,
c) Shoes must be worn at all times.
The following guidance is intended to illustrate implementation of the above requirements for students, parents, and school personnel while on school property:
1. Jackets, coats, hats, hoods, gloves, and other forms of outerwear apparel are not to be worn in school. Fleece and sweatshirts may be worn in school as long as a hood is not covering a student’s head.
2. No head covering or cap may be worn in the school unless for religious or health reasons.
3. Only prescription glasses may be worn in school.
4. Attire, earrings, jewelry, pins, or any other type of wearing apparel or accessories that advertise, promote, or depict alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, drugs, gangs, weapons, nudity, obscenity, or profanity are not to be worn in school.
5. Students are not permitted to wear or advertise in any manner drug, alcohol, weapons, or any controlled substance paraphernalia.
6. Pajama attire is not to be worn in school, unless given special permission [PBIS reward, etc.]
Mr. Small, 6th Grade Dean
Ms. Bennett, 7th Grade Dean
Mr. Metanias, 8th Grade Dean
Our May goal is to decrease the number of referrals for skipping class. If we make our goal students will get to wear pajama pants Friday, May 17th.
The 4th Quarter Incentive criteria will be the same. All scholars with no In-School Suspension or Out of School Suspension will attend (Scholars that engage in Physical Aggression will not be able to participate).
AVID
The AVID program is accepting applications for the 2024-2025 school year. Scholars new to the AVID program can pick up applications in the main office or outside of room 61. Scholars continuing in the AVID program will need to complete an application as well. Applications are available in our classroom. If you have any questions, please email Dewey at armdewey@sd161.org.
Track
Huth hosted the track meet held at Columbia Central on Monday April 29, 2024. All field events were canceled due to the weather. SSJHSA conference track meet was held May 2, 2024 at Columbia Central. Our 7th and 8th grade boys teams took third overall. Our Lady Falcons dominated the track! 8th grade took first and 7th grade took second. Congratulations Falcons! Sectionals will be held next Saturday May 11, 2024.
Soccer
The girls game against Columbia Central was canceled on Tuesday April 30, 2024. The boys lost their game against Columbia Central. May 2, 2024, the teams played against Kankakee. The boys team lost 10-1 while the girls tied 0-0! The boys next game is Tuesday May 7, 2024 against Memorial Junior High.
Athletic Eligibility
For all IESA activities, athletic as well as non-athletic, passing work shall be checked weekly. Eligibility will be applied to the Monday through Saturday following the week that was checked. Students must be passing each subject each week to be eligible. Grades will be pulled every Friday. Emails will be sent to parents/guardians of those scholars who are not passing their classes.
SPECTATORS
Per South Suburban Junior High School Association (SSJHSA), students MUST be accompanied by THEIR parent/guardian to attend any home or away athletic events in the conference. Parents/guardians MUST remain with their scholar during the entire game.
Parker Junior High School
Email: uparris@sd161.org
Website: https://www.sd161.org/o/parker-junior-high
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PJHS161
Location: 2810 School Street, Flossmoor, Illinois 60422