Extracurricular Activities
Parker has numerous clubs and activities, which meet either during "choice block," a weekly 1-hour period for which students sign up for an activity of their choosing, or after school. Parker has a student jazz band and has been home to several student bands over the years, most notably The Demons of Stupidity, Schmendrique, and Crevice. Several times a year, students and teachers showcase their music and poetry skills at Café Wednesday. There are usually about two play productions a year. Parker also has a Destination ImagiNation team; a Parker team went to the Global Finals in 2005 and 2006. Other groups include a Mock Trial team and a rocket club that reached the 2006 and 2007 national finals of the Team America Rocketry Challenge. In the past, there was a math team that participated in the Worcester County Mathematics League. Parker mock trial made it to the state semi finals in 2010.
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