June 10, 2022
Clare O'Connor, Téa Tamburo, and William TanJune 9, 2022
Téa Tamburo, Editor-in-ChiefJune 7, 2022
Amy Ren, ReporterJune 6, 2022
Amy Ren, Assistant EditorJune 3, 2022
Mia Lipson, ReporterJune 2, 2022
Peter Cox, City Life EditorJune 2, 2022
Sahana Unni, Features Editor
Clare O'Connor, Téa Tamburo, and William Tan
June 10, 2022 • 2 Comments
Dear readers, The 2021-22 school year has seen a dedicated team of reporters, editors, artists and photographers join together to produce acclaimed journalism. As U-High navigated the adjustment to fully in-person school,...
Téa Tamburo, Editor-in-Chief
June 9, 2022 • No Comments
Under the stained-glass windows and vaulted ceilings of Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, members of the Class of 2022 walked through a sea of family and friends on the afternoon of June 9 to receive their diplomas and look...
- Student history documentary will be showcased at Smithsonian June 7, 2022
- Prom will be hosted off-campus for first time since 2019 June 3, 2022
- Students celebrate graduating seniors and community members at awards assembly June 3, 2022
- Seniors pursue a diverse range of May Projects May 27, 2022
- Graduation to feature food activist alumnus May 26, 2022
- Justin Lim, Class of 2021: Campus memorial to be held May 26 May 24, 2022
- New nonprofit seeks to fight climate change with innovative solutions May 23, 2022
Amy Ren, Assistant Editor
June 6, 2022 • No Comments
“Don’t be mad at me; I’m just too good for you,” Michael Jordan joked after defeating multiple businessmen at the Senior Flight School in 2003. “What, y’all think...
After Lab, teacher will pursue own art
June 2, 2022
Soft music plays in the background of Room N308 in Gordon Parks Arts Hall, providing a peaceful and meditative...
Five lower, middle school teachers retire with 122 combined years at Lab
June 2, 2022
Five Laboratory Schools teachers outside of U-High will retire this year, a band director, a science...
Audio: As Obama Presidential Center takes shape, South Side has high hopes
June 1, 2022
In 2008, Barack Obama won a historic election, making him the first African American President of the...
Erich Raumann, Deputy Managing Editor
June 7, 2022 • No Comments
The varsity sailing team ended its spring season by sailing in two national competitions. The U-High team ranked 14th place out of 17 competitors at the Phebe King Memorial Trophy Regatta, a fleet...
Katie Sasamoto-Kurisu, Reporter
May 31, 2022 • 3 Comments
The boys track and field team sent eight athletes to compete in three events at the state championship May 26-28 in Charleston at Eastern Illinois University, where one student, ninth grader Simon Lane,...
Eight girls track and field members advance to state; none advance to finals
May 25, 2022
Audio: Putting teamwork first, girls soccer team finds success in communication, camaraderie
May 17, 2022
Sailing team wins state championship, qualifies for nationals
May 16, 2022
May 12, 2022

Whether you are looking for a fun outdoor activity, stuck at home on a rainy day, or looking for something new to try, there are plenty of ways to have a blast without a device...

Chicago is the perfect place to try new food and activities or revisit old favorites. This summer, go explore to see and learn about the various cultures the city has to offer,...

The negative health effects of tanning came to the forefront of public concern in the 1980s, as studies were published correlating the use of indoor tanning beds with higher...

The involvement of transgender athletes in sports has long been a controversial topic ranging from school to college to the Olympics. Policies have historically restricted...


Ryan Clark, Opinion Editor
June 8, 2022 • No Comments
“It is an alien shard, glimmering in the heart of the West,” the music critic Ben Watson once observed of the music of the 20th-century avant-garde composer Iannis Xenakis, whose centenary occured...
Oliver Wilson, Reporter
June 7, 2022 • No Comments
A scene in the documentary “Downfall: The Case Against Boeing” depicts a chaotic moment: a 737 Max plane is heading straight toward the ground, and desperate pilots are trying to save the passengers....
Netflix’s ‘Formula 1: Drive to Survive’ offers entertaining, gripping insight on F1 racing
June 6, 2022
Boisterous celebrations, aggressive drivers and lightning-fast cars are taking over the streaming...
Mental Health art gallery evokes empathy
June 3, 2022
The bright colors and different-sized boxes lay across the bright white screen. Those boxes are pictures...
Katie Sasamoto-Kurisu, Reporter
June 7, 2022
Campers sitting around a wooded campfire and singing cheesy songs, students talking with each other admiring a national monument, and teens within a group getting ready to...
Téa Tamburo, Editor-in-Chief
June 3, 2022
From the late 1970s to 2016, the Chinese government enforced a strict one-child policy that prohibited people from having more than one child. This led to unsafe abortions...
Clare O'Connor, Editor-in-Chief
May 31, 2022
The front page story of the U-High Midway from May 13, 1969, describes a new opportunity for seniors dubbed “May Project.” “The project was developed last summer...
June 10, 2022
Clare O'Connor, Téa Tamburo, and William TanJune 9, 2022
Téa Tamburo, Editor-in-ChiefJune 7, 2022
Amy Ren, ReporterJune 6, 2022
Amy Ren, Assistant EditorJune 3, 2022
Mia Lipson, ReporterJune 2, 2022
Peter Cox, City Life EditorJune 2, 2022
Sahana Unni, Features Editor
Audrey Matei, Arts Editor
June 3, 2022 • No Comments
Prom — always one of the most meaningful events for seniors and a rite of passage as they conclude their high school journey. With a theme of “Groovy Garden,” the prom will occur Saturday, June 4, at the Zhou B. Art...
Louis Auxenfans, News Editor
May 27, 2022 • No Comments
Seniors have taken long bike rides and shadowed other student councils for their May Project, an annual U-High tradition that allows seniors to use three weeks in May to pursue a passion project. With many coronavirus restrictions...
Graduation to feature food activist alumnus
May 26, 2022
The commencement speaker and performers for the Class of 2022 graduation ceremony have been decided. Food entrepreneur Sam...
Justin Lim, Class of 2021: Campus memorial to be held May 26
May 24, 2022
A memorial service will be held in Gordon Parks Arts Hall on May 26 for the Laboratory Schools community to commemorate the...
New nonprofit seeks to fight climate change with innovative solutions
May 23, 2022
Refineries and British Petroleum fill neighborhoods. The terrible smell of burning gas is evident from a residential block...
Donor establishes fund to increase awareness of Asian culture at Lab
May 17, 2022
An anonymous family has donated a $100,000 investment to create the Asian Culture Fund with the mission of increasing the...

Victoria Washington, Reporter
June 1, 2022

Olivia Adams, Reporter
June 1, 2022

Krishita Dutta, Opinion Editor
May 26, 2022

Campers sitting around a wooded campfire and singing cheesy songs, students talking with each other admiring a national monument, and teens within a group getting ready to...

From the late 1970s to 2016, the Chinese government enforced a strict one-child policy that prohibited people from having more than one child. This led to unsafe abortions...

The front page story of the U-High Midway from May 13, 1969, describes a new opportunity for seniors dubbed “May Project.” “The project was developed last summer...

The varsity sailing team ended its spring season by sailing in two national competitions. The U-High team ranked 14th place out of 17 competitors at the Phebe King Memorial Trophy Regatta, a fleet...

Deep breath in. Senior Tenzin Karma, who practices Buddhism, meditates in a quiet room, early in the morning. Over the course of the pandemic,...


“It is an alien shard, glimmering in the heart of the West,” the music critic Ben Watson once observed of the music of the 20th-century avant-garde composer Iannis Xenakis, whose centenary occured...

In 2008, Barack Obama won a historic election, making him the first African American President of the United States. His campaign, running on a central idea of “hope”...


Whether you are looking for a fun outdoor activity, stuck at home on a rainy day, or looking for something new to try, there are plenty of ways to have a blast without a device...


It’s 7 p.m. on a Friday night and a man working the closing shift starts locking up. Upstairs in a backroom, behind boxes of comics, shelves...