Parker's History

1901

School Founded

1902

County Fair Began

1905

First Student Publication Launched

1910

Parents' Association Formed

1911

The Parker Weekly Debuted

1917

What is Now Known as Woodland Activity Day Started

1918

Parker's First Principal Flora J. Cooke Launched the Big Brothers/Big Sisters Program

1918

Alumni Association Established

1919

First Student Government Formed

1919

Fourth Grade Greek Play Started

1921

Albert Einstein Presented at a Morning Ex on his Theory of Relativity

1934

Alumni Association and Parents' Association Raised Funds for Scholarship Fund

1942

Little School Opened

1943

First Class Day

1949

First 12 Days Morning Ex

1955

Parker Launched Capital Campaign to Rebuild Updated and Unified Campus With All 14 Grades in One Building

1958

First Parker Parent Community Dinner/Fundraiser

1960

Tiles Program Started

1962

Opened New School Campus and Expanded Enrollment to 600

1962

Parker Featured in TIME Magazine

1976

Parker Celebrated 75th Anniversary; Parker's Alumni Association Establishes Endowment

1977

First Medieval Fair and Dubbing Ceremony Shortly After

1978

AFS Intercultural Exchange Program Established at Parker

1995

"The Campaign for Parker" Launched to Improve Space and Add Programming

2002

First Parker Robotics Program Formed

2003

The "Founding Our Second Century" Campaign Raised Funds for Endowment and Enhanced Facilities

2026

Parker Celebrates 125th Anniversary