Park Bulletins
The Park Bulletins email is sent every Thursday highlighting news and events with a link to this Bulletins page. This web page is always here for you — bookmark it and check back often for all-school, Lower School, Middle School, and Upper School information.
On this page: All-School, Lower School, Middle School, and Upper School news and information.
All School Announcements
Lunar New Year Celebration
The annual celebration of Lunar New Year takes place on Tuesday, February 17 from 3:30-5 p.m. marking the beginning of the Year of the Horse. Organized by the Office of DEI in partnership with the Asian Culture Club, the event will feature performances, arts & crafts, games, and delicious Asian food! The celebration will begin in the theater for some great performances and then move to different locations for activities and food. This event is free for everyone; we hope to see you there!
ALSO!
Seeking Performers and Volunteers for the Lunar New Year Opening Ceremony!
The office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Asian Culture Club are looking for volunteers to perform during the opening portion of our Lunar New Year Celebration on Tuesday, February 17 at 3:30pm. We would love to exclusively feature the Park Community–especially students from 1st-12th grade–so please contact [email protected] and [email protected] if you have a talent related to East Asian culture that you would like to share with the community!
If you don’t want to perform but still want to help Park celebrate the Year of the Horse, adults can help set up, clean up, or supervise an activity table, and students grades 6-12 can sign up as “Hallway Helpers” who will direct people to activities following the opening ceremony, or join the Set Up/Clean Up crews. Please click this link if you are interested in helping make this a wonderful celebration!
Artwork by Mekyhe C. ’26
Triva Night!
Thursday, March 5 • 7-8:30 p.m.
Join us for a free, fun-filled evening of trivia on Thursday, March 5, 7 pm- 8:30 pm. Team up with friends, show off your knowledge, and enjoy a relaxed night out with fellow parents (no students at the event, please!). With prizes for the winning teams, hearty snacks, delicious drinks, and plenty of laughs along the way, this is the perfect chance to test your brain in a friendly, welcoming atmosphere. See you there!
Register HERE!
Prom Fundraiser!
Support the Junior/Senior Prom and stock your freezer with the best ice cream in Baltimore! Head to the Taharka Brothers website and choose 8 delicious pints of ice cream to enjoy in the comfort of your own home. Keep it all for yourself or share with friends and family! Click here to order by February 18 at 11 p.m.!
No need to worry about being home for a frozen delivery- Taharka Brothers will drop off at Park School right after BINGO on Saturday, February 21 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. All money raised goes toward lowering the price of prom tickets. Thank you for your support — the Prom Committee
Family Bingo!
Park School Family Bingo! Saturday, February 21 • Noon–4 p.m.
Parents! Kids! Grandparents! Alumni! Friends! Neighbors! Join us for this fun annual event presented by the Parents’ Association. Fabulous prizes and basket raffles! Food and beverages will be available for purchase. Get your daubers ready and we will see you there!
Register HERE!
Jones Falls Watershed Stakeholder Meeting! New Date: February 28!
Volunteers and environmental leaders in Baltimore are co-creating a landmark Strategic Plan for the future of the Jones Falls and its connected waterways. In partnership with JonesFallsWatershed.org, Park’s Upper School ISAMR club, science faculty members Julie Rogers and Elizabeth Fisk, and alum Penny Celtnieks ’22 (Emory University, Environmental Science ’26) invite you to lend your voice and help shape the future of the Jones Falls Watershed.
Join a variety of stakeholders — biologists, birders, developers, planners, educators, students, bikers, businesses, artists, gardeners, activists, neighbors — on Saturday, February 28, 1–4 p.m., at a community event to discuss land use, water quality, biodiversity, recreation culture, and more. Location: Here at The Park School.
We hope to see Park students, families, employees, and alumni at this important event!
For more info and to register, click here.
3rd Annual Challah Bake
Park’s JCYMUN (Jewish Canadian Youth Model UN) club is hosting the third annual challah bake fundraiser on February 19. This event is a great opportunity for the whole Park community, Jewish and non-Jewish alike, to come together for a fun evening that will conclude with everyone taking home delicious and beautiful Challahs just in time for Shabbat (if you celebrate). The event will take place from 5:30 -7 p.m. in the Lower School Multi-Purpose Room. We will have cheese pizza for sale as well as Kosher treats for sale.
You will make and braid the dough at Park but take it home to cook.
For $18 you will make two challahs and for $36 you will make four challahs.
Register HERE!
Help Out Our Seniors!
Every year Park seniors wrap up their classes early and spend 6 weeks doing a senior project. For some it’s a great chance to dive deep into a field they are interested in, for others it’s a chance to try something new. Our seniors are just starting the process of looking for a senior project.
Could you take a few moments to consider if you know of a potential project for our seniors? Maybe at your own workplace? Maybe with someone you know? In the past our seniors have done everything from working at a pie shop to shock trauma unit. It might be in an office setting, or a remote project assisting with research.
You can read more about senior projects here. This is a great chance for our community to support our students! If you have any ideas, please send them to Lauren Blum ([email protected]).
Viva House Collection
Temperatures are low, and so are our food supplies! Our Viva House cabinets are bare and our collection date is next Friday, February 20. Our goal is 50 bags delivered to Viva House. Any donation, from a grocery item to a full bag will be greatly appreciated! Click below to see our grocery list, and also a way to donate directly. Our supplies are very low for every item right now, so any donation will be most welcome! Thank you for your continued support!
Find the items we need in the Viva House shopping list HERE: https://parkschool.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Viva-House-Donations.pdf
And we are always looking for parent volunteers! Please see information in the Lower School section if you can help out!
LET US DO THAT! Civil Rights Trip Helpers
Upper School students from Park School, City College High and City Neighbors School are earning money for their upcoming Civil Rights Trips. If you need help with anything — leaf raking, cleaning your shed, garage or attic, walking your pet, visiting an elderly relative, providing tech help (scanning pictures, backing up documents), decorating for the holidays, serving at a party, playing music for an event or master classes for your kids- Let us do that!
Click HERE to request help!
The Park School Store
Located just off the Lobby of the Athletic Center, and open every day (check current hours!), the new School Store carries all of the latest Bruin swag, plus snacks, refreshments, and more!
School Store Hours:
Monday-Friday: 10:15 a.m -4:15 p.m.
Parents, if you’d like to set limits for purchasing for your child at the School Store or the Cafeteria, click HERE.
Parents’ Association Swag!
Support the PA and show your Park School Spirit!
Park Magnets, Stickers & Swag
Just added: Bruins Shoe Charms! $5
Express school spirit on your electronic device, water bottle, lunch container, or notebook with custom Park stickers and magnets offered by the Parents’ Association!
And don’t miss out on a limited-edition Park umbrella!
Click HERE for more information!
Lower School Announcements
Volunteer Drivers Needed for Viva House
Each month our fourth graders collect, sort, and pack food for our partner Viva House. We are in need of two parent drivers each month to transport the bags to Viva House! The dates that we need drivers are:
Friday, February 20
Friday, March 27
Friday, April 24
Friday, May 22
If you’re interested and able to help out, please click HERE to sign up! THANK YOU!!
Save The Date
Lower School Grandparents’ and Special Guests’ Visiting Day
Friday, April 24, 2026 • 9 – 11 A.M.
Invitation and RSVP information to follow in March
*To Current Park Parents: Please email Jess Loria ([email protected]) to inquire about existing grandparent contact information OR to provide updated grandparent contact information to ensure that your family members receive our grandparent communications/invitations!
Early Dismissal/Late Arrivals
For any early dismissal or late arrival updates, please email [email protected]. Please plan to come to the Lower School Bus Circle, park, and come in to sign your child in or out at the Lower School Office.
Important Dates
Friday, February 13 – SCHOOL CLOSED for Professional Activities Day
Monday, February 16 – SCHOOL CLOSED for President’s Day
Tuesday, February 17 – Lunar New Year Celebration
Saturday, February 21 – Family Bingo
Friday, March 6 – LOWER SCHOOL CLOSED for Parent Teacher Conferences
Thursday, March 12 – LOWER SCHOOL CLOSED for Parent Teacher Conferences
Middle School Announcements
Tours for Grandparents of Middle Schoolers
THURSDAY 3/5 (9:15-10:15am): Are you the grandparent of a Park middle school student? If so, we’d love to have you for tours with our Middle School Principal, Josh Wolf, and our Middle School Dean of Students, Shri Puri. Come meet our Middle School Leadership Team and learn more about what makes a Park School education so exceptional. Plus we’ll even give you a few minutes in your grandchild’s classroom to sneak a peek on what they’re learning and see them in action! Please RSVP here if you plan to attend. NOTE: We will cap attendance at the first 25 registrants due to space limitations in the middle school classrooms. And if you attended these tours in the fall, please reserve space for new attendees – as this will be the exact same program content as the fall.
*PARK PARENTS: You are welcome to register your middle school student’s grandparent(s) on their behalf – please just let us know the best way to communicate with them (i.e. phone, email, text) prior to the event.
Reminder:
Arriving Late, Missing School, or Leaving Early
Please call Natalia Johnson in the Middle School Office as soon as you know that your child will be absent from school (410-339-4185). You may also send her an email at [email protected]. Similarly, communicate with Natalia if your child will be picked up early from school, arriving late, or deviating from the normal school day in any way.
Important Dates
Friday, February 13 – SCHOOL CLOSED for Professional Activities Day
Monday, February 16 – SCHOOL CLOSED for President’s Day
Tuesday, February 17 – Lunar New Year Celebration
Saturday, February 21 – Family Bingo
Friday, February 27 – MIDDLE SCHOOL CLOSED for Parent Teacher Conferences
Upper School Announcements
Is Your Challenge Waiver Filled Out? Please Read:
There are a number of parents who have not filled out their waivers for Park’s Challenge Course. If your child’s class uses the course and your child’s waiver has not been signed, they won’t be able to participate! Please fill out the Activity Agreement and Release Form for Student Participation in Challenge Course so that your child is ready and able to participate in challenge course activities throughout the school year.
Lunch
The cafeteria is open from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Here is a link to the menu. You can pay with cash, credit, debit, Apple Pay, Google Pay, or use your student ID number.
Reminders
*If you arrive after 8:30 a.m., please sign in at the US desk before going to class. If you need to leave during the day for an appointment, please have a parent email [email protected] and sign out at the US desk before you leave.
ATTENDANCE: If you are sick or late to school or must leave for an appointment, please have your parents contact the school at [email protected] or 410-339-4175. Any time you come or go from campus between 8:30 and 3:00, be sure to sign in/sign out at the Upper School front desk.
EARLY DISMISSAL: Students are not to dismiss themselves. Please have a parent email [email protected] or call 410-339-4175 if you need to leave early.
Important Dates
Friday, February 13 – SCHOOL CLOSED for Professional Activities Day
Monday, February 16 – SCHOOL CLOSED for President’s Day
Tuesday, February 17 – Lunar New Year Celebration
Saturday, February 21 – Family Bingo
Tuesday, March 10 – 10th Grade Family Meeting
