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...
Clare McRoberts, Editor-in-Chief
September 24, 2024 • No Comments
With just a few weeks to go in a presidential campaign marked by a late candidate switch, rancor and assassination attempts, U-High students say they are eager to hear in their classes about how the candidates plan to govern...
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”...
Changes promised after third false security alert
September 17, 2024
After Lab families received an emergency alert that turned out to be false on Sept. 13, the Laboratory Schools safety and...
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...
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...
On the eve of my senior year, I scoured my closet for a blank notebook to use for English class. I knew there had to be one in there somewhere. After screening through years...
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...
Dystopian novels dominated the pop culture landscape for teenagers in the 2000s. Teen girls were captivated by Katniss Everdeen, and series like the “Hunger Games,” “Divergent” and “Maze Runner”...
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...
