At their July 21 meeting, the Flossmoor District 161 Board of Education formally recognized a group of Parker Junior High School students for their participation in the National History Day event.
Linda O’Dwyer, a social studies teacher at Parker Junior High, noted that the school has participated in National History Day for approximately 13 years. The program, which is almost 50 years old, sees nearly half a million students in grades six through twelve participate…


