Javascript on presentation page?

Hello! I’m new to WordPress and have been having a great time learning the basics with Parabola (which is beautiful) however, I’ve run into a little problem. I’ve inserted an image map and some links in the “extra text” under the “presentation page” in Parabola’s settings. I’m trying to insert some javascript using script tags, but it doesn’t seem to recognize them… any ideas on how to make this work?

Thanks!
Jess