October 15, 2024
Lila Coyne, Assistant EditorOctober 15, 2024
Clare McRoberts, Editor-In-ChiefOctober 15, 2024
Declan Smith, Assistant EditorOctober 11, 2024
Mia Lipson, Managing EditorOctober 11, 2024
Naomi Benton, Audience Engagement EditorOctober 11, 2024
Caroline Skelly, Audience Engagement EditorOctober 11, 2024
Light Dohrn, Arts and Entertainment EditorOctober 11, 2024
Taariq Ahmed, News Editor
Lila Coyne, Assistant Editor
October 15, 2024 • No Comments
Music department faculty members have been coping with an influx of new work following the removal of an important support role due to schoolwide budget cuts announced last spring. The extraordinary nature of the work...
Caroline Skelly, Audience Engagement Editor
October 11, 2024 • No Comments
On a recent Wednesday afternoon, in a tight circle of desks, eight students and a teacher are having a lively discussion about the theme of desire in their book. It’s a relaxed setting in N-204 with hot tea being passed...
- Class of 2028 elects officers; Oct. 16 runoff will determine final position October 11, 2024
- LabSTART emphasizes balance, planning ahead to 9th graders October 10, 2024
- Midway team, individuals named finalists for national awards October 2, 2024
- Interest in election intensifies September 24, 2024
- Undersea theme hooks attendees September 23, 2024
- European exchange programs foster cultural interaction September 20, 2024
- New course, taught by assistant principal, focuses on Native American histories September 18, 2024
Mia Lipson, Managing Editor
October 11, 2024 • 3 Comments
The rough swipes of a nail file, the delicate application of the first coat of color, the swipe of an airbrush, the careful placement of gems, the curl of a brushstroke, the...
Four seasonal, spooky snacks for autumn
October 4, 2024
With the arrival of autumn, Halloween decorations have returned to stores, pumpkins will soon appear...
September 27, 2024
On Sept. 4, the entire high school gathered for the yearly opening assembly, consisting of the routine...
Creativity, fashion expressed in game Dress to Impress
September 20, 2024
It’s on the screens in the lounges. It spills into conversations in the hallways. It’s even featured...
Declan Smith, Assistant Editor
October 15, 2024 • No Comments
“It’s like your mind isn’t connected with your body,” Olivia Adams said, describing the twisties, a phenomenon that occurs during tumbling in gymnastics where someone loses their position in the...
Taariq Ahmed, News Editor
October 8, 2024 • No Comments
At the Jacobs Eagles Cup Invitational on Sept. 14, the roar of the crowd surrounded golfer Amelia Tan as she surveyed the 13th hole from the tee. Studying how the green sloped toward the water, the senior...
Camaraderie in competition: Cross country teams celebrate personal records
October 1, 2024
Ninth grade varsity soccer starters reflect on positive team environment, older teammates
September 24, 2024
Athletics department welcomes three new administrators
September 17, 2024
Vox pop: Athletes praise summer practice despite challenges
September 10, 2024
After watching 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s concession speech on TV, then-middle-schooler Grace Garrett locked herself in the back room of her...
Clare McRoberts, Editor-In-Chief
October 15, 2024 • No Comments
“Sex Education” tracks the imaginary lives of teens in a made-up British town over four seasons. “Euphoria” touches on drugs, relationships, social media and high school. In “Never Have I Ever,”...
Orlie Weitzman, Assistant Editor
October 14, 2024 • No Comments
This year’s fall play tells the story of a futuristic world where robots, initially created as laborers for humans, revolt against their creators.“Rossum’s Universal Robots” will take place in...
Corvus gallery hosts exhibition of faculty works
October 7, 2024
Photographs, ceramics, installations, acrylic paintings, performance pieces and more can be viewed through...
‘Uglies’ falls flat with shallow, pandering morals
September 30, 2024
Dystopian novels dominated the pop culture landscape for teenagers in the 2000s. Teen girls were captivated...
Orlie Weitzman, Assistant Editor
October 10, 2024
Last year, I found the Advanced Algebra class tough. Math has never been my strongest subject, and everyone around me seemed to be breezing through the content, barely asking...
Kabir Joshi, Opinion Editor
October 3, 2024
I have had to fill out a form that asked for my identity recently, and I clicked Asian. Yet every time I clicked, I would cringe as I grouped myself with billions of other...
Editorial Board
September 26, 2024
At around 6:40 a.m. on Sept. 13, Lab families received a campus lockdown alert monitoring an external threat. Moments later a second message was sent to notify recipients...
October 15, 2024
Lila Coyne, Assistant EditorOctober 15, 2024
Clare McRoberts, Editor-In-ChiefOctober 15, 2024
Declan Smith, Assistant EditorOctober 11, 2024
Mia Lipson, Managing EditorOctober 11, 2024
Naomi Benton, Audience Engagement EditorOctober 11, 2024
Caroline Skelly, Audience Engagement EditorOctober 11, 2024
Light Dohrn, Arts and Entertainment EditorOctober 11, 2024
Taariq Ahmed, News Editor
Lila Coyne, Assistant Editor
October 15, 2024 • No Comments
Music department faculty members have been coping with an influx of new work following the removal of an important support role due to schoolwide budget cuts announced last spring. The extraordinary nature of the work...
Caroline Skelly, Audience Engagement Editor
October 11, 2024 • No Comments
On a recent Wednesday afternoon, in a tight circle of desks, eight students and a teacher are having a lively discussion about the theme of desire in their book. It’s a relaxed setting in N-204 with hot tea being passed...
- Class of 2028 elects officers; Oct. 16 runoff will determine final position October 11, 2024
- LabSTART emphasizes balance, planning ahead to 9th graders October 10, 2024
- Midway team, individuals named finalists for national awards October 2, 2024
- Interest in election intensifies September 24, 2024
- Undersea theme hooks attendees September 23, 2024
- European exchange programs foster cultural interaction September 20, 2024
- New course, taught by assistant principal, focuses on Native American histories September 18, 2024
Mia Lipson, Managing Editor
October 11, 2024 • 3 Comments
The rough swipes of a nail file, the delicate application of the first coat of color, the swipe of an airbrush, the careful placement of gems, the curl of a brushstroke, the...
Four seasonal, spooky snacks for autumn
October 4, 2024
With the arrival of autumn, Halloween decorations have returned to stores, pumpkins will soon appear...
September 27, 2024
On Sept. 4, the entire high school gathered for the yearly opening assembly, consisting of the routine...
Creativity, fashion expressed in game Dress to Impress
September 20, 2024
It’s on the screens in the lounges. It spills into conversations in the hallways. It’s even featured...
Declan Smith, Assistant Editor
October 15, 2024 • No Comments
“It’s like your mind isn’t connected with your body,” Olivia Adams said, describing the twisties, a phenomenon that occurs during tumbling in gymnastics where someone loses their position in the...
Taariq Ahmed, News Editor
October 8, 2024 • No Comments
At the Jacobs Eagles Cup Invitational on Sept. 14, the roar of the crowd surrounded golfer Amelia Tan as she surveyed the 13th hole from the tee. Studying how the green sloped toward the water, the senior...
Camaraderie in competition: Cross country teams celebrate personal records
October 1, 2024
Ninth grade varsity soccer starters reflect on positive team environment, older teammates
September 24, 2024
Athletics department welcomes three new administrators
September 17, 2024
Vox pop: Athletes praise summer practice despite challenges
September 10, 2024
After watching 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s concession speech on TV, then-middle-schooler Grace Garrett locked herself in the back room of her...
Clare McRoberts, Editor-In-Chief
October 15, 2024 • No Comments
“Sex Education” tracks the imaginary lives of teens in a made-up British town over four seasons. “Euphoria” touches on drugs, relationships, social media and high school. In “Never Have I Ever,”...
Orlie Weitzman, Assistant Editor
October 14, 2024 • No Comments
This year’s fall play tells the story of a futuristic world where robots, initially created as laborers for humans, revolt against their creators.“Rossum’s Universal Robots” will take place in...
Corvus gallery hosts exhibition of faculty works
October 7, 2024
Photographs, ceramics, installations, acrylic paintings, performance pieces and more can be viewed through...
‘Uglies’ falls flat with shallow, pandering morals
September 30, 2024
Dystopian novels dominated the pop culture landscape for teenagers in the 2000s. Teen girls were captivated...
Orlie Weitzman, Assistant Editor
October 10, 2024
Last year, I found the Advanced Algebra class tough. Math has never been my strongest subject, and everyone around me seemed to be breezing through the content, barely asking...
Kabir Joshi, Opinion Editor
October 3, 2024
I have had to fill out a form that asked for my identity recently, and I clicked Asian. Yet every time I clicked, I would cringe as I grouped myself with billions of other...
Editorial Board
September 26, 2024
At around 6:40 a.m. on Sept. 13, Lab families received a campus lockdown alert monitoring an external threat. Moments later a second message was sent to notify recipients...
October 15, 2024
Lila Coyne, Assistant EditorOctober 15, 2024
Clare McRoberts, Editor-In-ChiefOctober 15, 2024
Declan Smith, Assistant EditorOctober 11, 2024
Mia Lipson, Managing EditorOctober 11, 2024
Naomi Benton, Audience Engagement EditorOctober 11, 2024
Caroline Skelly, Audience Engagement EditorOctober 11, 2024
Light Dohrn, Arts and Entertainment EditorOctober 11, 2024
Taariq Ahmed, News Editor
Lila Coyne, Assistant Editor
October 15, 2024 • No Comments
Music department faculty members have been coping with an influx of new work following the removal of an important support role due to schoolwide budget cuts announced last spring. The extraordinary nature of the work...
Caroline Skelly, Audience Engagement Editor
October 11, 2024 • No Comments
On a recent Wednesday afternoon, in a tight circle of desks, eight students and a teacher are having a lively discussion about the theme of desire in their book. It’s a relaxed setting in N-204 with hot tea being passed...
- Class of 2028 elects officers; Oct. 16 runoff will determine final position October 11, 2024
- LabSTART emphasizes balance, planning ahead to 9th graders October 10, 2024
- Midway team, individuals named finalists for national awards October 2, 2024
- Interest in election intensifies September 24, 2024
- Undersea theme hooks attendees September 23, 2024
- European exchange programs foster cultural interaction September 20, 2024
- New course, taught by assistant principal, focuses on Native American histories September 18, 2024
Mia Lipson, Managing Editor
October 11, 2024 • 3 Comments
The rough swipes of a nail file, the delicate application of the first coat of color, the swipe of an airbrush, the careful placement of gems, the curl of a brushstroke, the...
Four seasonal, spooky snacks for autumn
October 4, 2024
With the arrival of autumn, Halloween decorations have returned to stores, pumpkins will soon appear...
September 27, 2024
On Sept. 4, the entire high school gathered for the yearly opening assembly, consisting of the routine...
Creativity, fashion expressed in game Dress to Impress
September 20, 2024
It’s on the screens in the lounges. It spills into conversations in the hallways. It’s even featured...
Declan Smith, Assistant Editor
October 15, 2024 • No Comments
“It’s like your mind isn’t connected with your body,” Olivia Adams said, describing the twisties, a phenomenon that occurs during tumbling in gymnastics where someone loses their position in the...
Taariq Ahmed, News Editor
October 8, 2024 • No Comments
At the Jacobs Eagles Cup Invitational on Sept. 14, the roar of the crowd surrounded golfer Amelia Tan as she surveyed the 13th hole from the tee. Studying how the green sloped toward the water, the senior...
Camaraderie in competition: Cross country teams celebrate personal records
October 1, 2024
Ninth grade varsity soccer starters reflect on positive team environment, older teammates
September 24, 2024
Athletics department welcomes three new administrators
September 17, 2024
Vox pop: Athletes praise summer practice despite challenges
September 10, 2024
After watching 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s concession speech on TV, then-middle-schooler Grace Garrett locked herself in the back room of her...
Clare McRoberts, Editor-In-Chief
October 15, 2024 • No Comments
“Sex Education” tracks the imaginary lives of teens in a made-up British town over four seasons. “Euphoria” touches on drugs, relationships, social media and high school. In “Never Have I Ever,”...
Orlie Weitzman, Assistant Editor
October 14, 2024 • No Comments
This year’s fall play tells the story of a futuristic world where robots, initially created as laborers for humans, revolt against their creators.“Rossum’s Universal Robots” will take place in...
Corvus gallery hosts exhibition of faculty works
October 7, 2024
Photographs, ceramics, installations, acrylic paintings, performance pieces and more can be viewed through...
‘Uglies’ falls flat with shallow, pandering morals
September 30, 2024
Dystopian novels dominated the pop culture landscape for teenagers in the 2000s. Teen girls were captivated...
Orlie Weitzman, Assistant Editor
October 10, 2024
Last year, I found the Advanced Algebra class tough. Math has never been my strongest subject, and everyone around me seemed to be breezing through the content, barely asking...
Kabir Joshi, Opinion Editor
October 3, 2024
I have had to fill out a form that asked for my identity recently, and I clicked Asian. Yet every time I clicked, I would cringe as I grouped myself with billions of other...
Editorial Board
September 26, 2024
At around 6:40 a.m. on Sept. 13, Lab families received a campus lockdown alert monitoring an external threat. Moments later a second message was sent to notify recipients...
October 15, 2024
Lila Coyne, Assistant EditorOctober 15, 2024
Clare McRoberts, Editor-In-ChiefOctober 15, 2024
Declan Smith, Assistant EditorOctober 11, 2024
Mia Lipson, Managing EditorOctober 11, 2024
Naomi Benton, Audience Engagement EditorOctober 11, 2024
Caroline Skelly, Audience Engagement EditorOctober 11, 2024
Light Dohrn, Arts and Entertainment EditorOctober 11, 2024
Taariq Ahmed, News EditorOctober 8, 2024
Taariq Ahmed, News EditorOctober 7, 2024
Naomi Benton, Audience Engagement Editor
Declan Smith, Assistant Editor
October 10, 2024 • No Comments
Story, transcript, activities, relationships and talents: the five defining characteristics of a high school journey, according to learning coordinator Heavenly Hicks and college counselor Sharon Williams. Ms. Williams noticed...
Sohana Schneider, Assistant Editor
October 2, 2024 • No Comments
The U-High Midway is one of 34 high school newspapers in the country that are finalists for the prestigious Newspaper Pacemaker Award, and U-High journalists are also Top 10 national finalists for 11 individual awards...
Interest in election intensifies
September 24, 2024
With just a few weeks to go in a presidential campaign marked by a late candidate switch, rancor and assassination attempts,...
Undersea theme hooks attendees
September 23, 2024
Shell-shaped balloons hung from the ceiling, while streamers and fish decorations were wrapped around pillars in the lobby...
European exchange programs foster cultural interaction
September 20, 2024
German exchange students arrived at U-High on Sept. 6 and Spanish exchange students arrived Sept. 9, with each group able...
New course, taught by assistant principal, focuses on Native American histories
September 18, 2024
Correction: The time period for the class was changed from the “American colonial period” to the “pre-contact period”...
Last year, I found the Advanced Algebra class tough. Math has never been my strongest subject, and everyone around me seemed to be breezing through the content, barely asking...
I have had to fill out a form that asked for my identity recently, and I clicked Asian. Yet every time I clicked, I would cringe as I grouped myself with billions of other...
At around 6:40 a.m. on Sept. 13, Lab families received a campus lockdown alert monitoring an external threat. Moments later a second message was sent to notify recipients...
Breaking a personal record is something nearly every student athlete strives for. It's a testament to the hours of dedicated off-season training, after-school practices and determination during the toughest...
Milky toners, moisturizing cleansers and small glass bottles of serum are meticulously lined up on Jianna Hong’s vanity, ready for her elaborate...
This year’s fall play tells the story of a futuristic world where robots, initially created as laborers for humans, revolt against their creators.“Rossum’s Universal Robots” will take place in...
A pickle, massive and intensely red, is removed from a plastic bag. After its vibrant innards are scooped out and discarded, the pickle is stuffed with spicy-flavored gummy...
Along with the changing leaves and the chilly weather, the fall season brings in many activities to Chicago. From festivals to exhibits, here...