Carmen Nehme, Reporter
December 17, 2024 • No Comments
A group of six U-High students learned about making an impact on diversity, equity and inclusion at the NAIS People of Color Conference in Denver from Dec. 4-7. With a theme of “Lifting As We Climb: Elevating Our Schools...
Chloë Alexander, Editor-in-Chief
December 13, 2024 • No Comments
As a kid skates without any assistance or lands their first jump, senior Brianna Chang celebrates with them as if it was her making that milestone — because as a coaching volunteer at the Chicago Youth Foundation, it was...
Parents boost robotics team with funds and foods
December 12, 2024
At a typical American high school, one finds a crowd of adoring parents in the stands of a football game. Classic symbols...
Representing U.S., F1 in Schools team places 13th in world
December 11, 2024
When U-High’s Aeros Racing team was founded in the 2021-22 school year, the members dreamed of one day competing in the...
Model UN team hosts first conference at Lab since before pandemic
December 10, 2024
Model United Nations delegates representing over 32 high schools from across the country flooded into Gordon Parks Arts...
Working to support student comprehension, history teacher records texts
December 6, 2024
After seven hours of school, sophomore Suna Choi Hortascu comes home, her brain exhausted from a day of work and learning,...
While picking up my little brother from Lab one afternoon, I noticed a teacher approach her student, attempting to confront him about his disruptive behavior in class. The...
Two years ago, I went on a five-week camping trip across the Pacific Northwest through a program run by my sleepaway camp. Without a phone, I was completely disconnected from...
It can be found everywhere — on the internet with screen time alerts and with online videos dedicated to getting teens off their phone. According to the Pew Research Center,...
A new lower school sports program began Jan. 11 and will run for seven Saturdays through March from 9-10:30 a.m. in upper Kovler Gymnasium. Basketball will be the first of many sports offered to lower...
As soon as the alarm jolts sophomore Eva Neves awake, she launches into her usual routine: a quick shower, clearing last night’s study...
“A portrait, like a ritual, is never just what it seems.” These opening words provide the introduction and create the context for Lab's newest art exhibit to be held in the Corvus Gallery in Gordon...
ARI NOVAK: When talking about independence for teenagers, the first things to come to mind are usually financial independence: getting your first job and receiving your first...
On Aug. 21, the third night of the Democratic National Convention, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the vice presidential candidate, addressed a booming crowd. In his speech, Mr....
Since 1992, the CTA holiday train has become a beloved spectacle of Chicago’s rail lines. What started as an out-of-commission Blue Line train...
