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Parker Middle School’s inaugural Buddies vs. Badges charity basketball game was held in the McCarthy Middle School Gym on Tuesday, April 15. The event featured Parker Best Buddies program participants taking on members of the Chelmsford Police and Fire Departments. In the end, the Buddies were victorious, defeating their opponents…

Buddies vs. Badges will be held April 15 at McCarthy Middle School gymnasium in Chelmsford CHELMSFORD, Massachusetts (April 9, 2025) – Members of Parker Middle School’s Best Buddies program will be taking the court on Tuesday, April 15, for a very special fundraiser. Their opponents for the charity basketball game,…

Parker Middle School hosted its STEM Fair on Thursday evening, March 27, featuring a wide array of projects. Students used their projects to explore magnetic levitation, photosynthesis, hydraulics, wind power, electrical circuits, plant growth, air pressure, robotics, volcanic reactions, the human anatomy and so much more.  

Parker Middle School’s Drama Club is taking a magical journey down the Yellow Brick Road in “The Wizard of Oz: Youth Edition” this weekend. For the first time, each show will feature just one grade. Fifth grade performances will take place on Thursday and Friday, March 20 and 21, at…

Katie Greer discusses social media, online gaming, cyberbullying with middle schoolers CHELMSFORD, Massachusetts (Jan. 23, 2025) – Students at Parker and McCarthy Middle Schools in Chelmsford were visited on Thursday, Jan. 23, by Katie Greer, a digital health and safety expert, who discussed myriad topics, including social media, online gaming…

Parker and McCarthy Middle School students performed a jazz concert on Thursday, Jan. 16, in the Carl J. Rondina Performing Arts Center at Chelmsford High School. We extend our thanks to Chelmsford Telemedia for another terrific production. Watch it again in full:

Parker Middle School’s 5th Grade Band performed a concert on Thursday, Jan. 16, in the Carl J. Rondina Performing Arts Center at Chelmsford High School. We extend our thanks to Chelmsford Telemedia for another terrific production. Watch it again in full:

December service project empowers Chelmsford students to make a positive impact on the world CHELMSFORD, Massachusetts (Jan. 8, 2025) – Inspired by the Mahatma Gandhi quote, “Be the change you wish to see in the world,” Parker Middle School students and staff embarked on a service-learning project to make a…

Parker Middle School in Chelmsford recently took part in a community service project called Be The Change, which focused on students and staff making a positive impact on the world around them. Students in Shannon Merrill’s fifth grade class spent time on Wednesday, Dec. 18, creating goodie bags filled with…