In Middle School and High School, student involvement in academic teams begins as an extension of the curricular learning students do every day. Middle School students compete in MathCounts, Science Olympiad, Lego Robotics, and Governor’s Cup. At the High School level, Francis Parker academic competitions include two math contests (Math League, a local competition, and the AMC Math Competition), Science Olympiad, Quick Recall, Governor’s Cup, Kentucky Youth Assembly, and Kentucky United Nations Assembly.
Recent successes include:
- The 2013 individual Kentucky State Chess Champion.
- Quick Recall teams in 2014-15 and 2015-16 were undefeated in the league and tournament play.
- In the 2019 State Governor’s Cup Tournament, three Middle School students took five different subject-area tests, two High School students took subject-area tests, and the High School Quick Recall team competed.
- 2017 KUNA delegation honored as Delegation of Excellence with a Summit President recognition for one student and another named editor-in-chief of the media corps for 2017-18.
- 2017 Math League individual finishes first place, second place, and fifth place in the yearlong district competition.
- 2017 Science Olympiad team placed second at Regionals and moved on to the State competition, where they finished 14th.