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U-High Midway

From hope to hesitancy, students reacted in many different ways to the election of a new pope.
Vox Pop: Students excited, nervous about new pope
Ari Novak and Declan Smith May 14, 2025

With the traditional Latin announcement of “Habeas Papam!” ringing across the Piazza San Pietro in Vatican City on May 8, the new leader...

From May 5-9, sophomores Aya El Bissati and Jairy Felix led a children's book drive, which raised over 120 books.
Book drive supports children’s literacy in underserved communities
Juliana Daugherty, Audience Engagement Editor • May 14, 2025

A book drive organized by two sophomores as part of a citywide effort collected dozens of books to promote children's literacy throughout Chicago.  All books collected from May 5-9 were donated to Books4Cause. Books4Cause...

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The Editorial Board argues that Lab is losing the characteristics and limiting student activities which define student life and make the highschool experience fun.
Lab is losing what makes it fun
Editorial Board • May 8, 2025
Assistant Editor Lila Coyne argues that in a period of petty political arguments, students should engage in collaborative disagreement.
Embrace collaborative disagreement to improve discussion
Lila Coyne, Assistant Editor • May 1, 2025
The Editorial Board argues that elected students must follow through on the promises that they make during campaigning.
Hold your Student Council accountable
Editorial Board • April 30, 2025
Assistant Editor Orlie Weitzman argues that diversity from multilingualism needs to be embraced instead of demonized.
America must celebrate its multilingual roots
Orlie Weitzman, Assistant Editor • April 24, 2025
Sports Editor Milo Platz-Walker argues that the term 'Senioritis' needs to be reframed with academic burnout being addressed.
Reframe ‘senioritis’ and recognize academic burnout in second semester
Milo Platz-Walker, Sports Editor • April 17, 2025
Jumping into the air, ninth grader Chris Williams delivers a powerful serve during the boys tennis team’s home game against Fenwick on April 24. As of May 5, the varsity had an undefeated record of 11-0 for the season.
Gallery: Pushing Past the Pain
Milo Platz-Walker, Sports Editor • May 6, 2025
Surrounded by fellow students, junior Sara Park dances at Spring Fling on April 5 in the Sherry Lansing Theater.
Spring Fling enchants, charms with themed decor
Caroline Skelly, Eli Raikhel, Delaney Connell, and Zach Eagle McKnight April 8, 2025
In a March 26 tennis practice, ninth grader Alexander Yamini returns a ball in a serving and returning drill. “Practice helps me to improve my skills on the court,” Alexander said. “Every day that I go to practice I feel that I have added to my tennis skill set. People tend to see the final product or the polished skill, but they don’t always recognize the countless hours of struggling with things that didn’t work out during training.”
Gallery: Practice Makes Perfect
Taariq Ahmed, News Editor • April 1, 2025
In a recurring scene about a student stuck in a time loop, junior Evelyn Halbach, left, relives the same experience of helping senior Taylor Landrey with her homework.
Gallery: Student Experimental Theater
Delaney Connell, Ellis Calleri, Olin Nafziger, Estelle Levinson, and Lucy Byrnes March 3, 2025
Junior Liz Longnecker completes a Gelli plate print during Period 3.
Gallery: ArtsFest sparks excitement, expression
Ari Novak and Skye Freeman February 28, 2025
Sophomore Suna Choi Hortaçsu competes in an indoor track meet.
Athletic essentials Q&A: Suna Choi Hortaçsu
Karina Hans, Reporter • May 13, 2025

The Midway is featuring athletes, selected at random, from school teams for informal interviews about their sports. Suna Choi Hortaçsu is a sophomore on the track and field team. Suna’s responses have...

HIDDEN HARM. Food dyes like tartrazine may deplete zinc, potentially affecting brain function. The European Union bans several dyes still allowed in the U.S., including Red 40 and Yellow 5.
Candy-colored concerns
Naomi Benton, Lila Coyne, and Edward Park April 30, 2025

Editor’s note: Dr. Eugene Arnold was interviewed for this story on April 15, and he died on April 27. Blue, yellow, red. These colors illuminate the aisles of the grocery store, fill school cafeterias...

The 2024 movie “Twisters” offers thrilling tornado-chasing visuals yet falls short with a shallow plot and underdeveloped characters.
‘Twisters’ stirs up thrilling visuals but leaves plot in the dust
Gabriel Wang, Reporter • May 21, 2025

With the 2025 tornado season in the United States off to a busy start, the 2024 movie “Twisters,” directed by Lee Isaac Chung, comes up at a timely moment, delivering immersive scenes that reflect...

Mia Lane paints on a prop for the upcoming theater production, "Urinetown." U-High theater's set crew has make significant advancements in the complexity of their stage design.
Video: With ‘Urinetown,’ set crew takes new leaps in complexity
Clare McRoberts, Ellis Calleri, and Delaney Connell May 8, 2025

U-High theater is preparing for their upcoming production: “Urinetown.” The play is about a dystopian world where water is scarce and people...

The shadows of policy & power
The shadows of policy & power
May 8, 2025

After President Donald Trump returned to office this year, he put forth a variety of policies. From immigration to finances to NIH funding to press freedom, many around the country and in the U-High community...

Addicted to the Algorithm
Addicted to the Algorithm
February 23, 2025
Say “Ah.” Dr. Kat Asbury prepares to take a cat's temperature at one of the bimonthly pop-up clinics run by Hyde Park Cats. These pop-up clinics are held in the houses of Hyde Park volunteers, and allow for fosterers to bring their fosters in for necessary vaccinations, blood tests and wellness checks without incurring the costs of a regular vet visit. “Not everybody knows what to do when they see an animal in distress, and it’s good to get the word out so people know we’re a good resource,” Fran Spaltro, a frequent volunteer for this organization, said.
Comforting Cats: Nonprofit shelters, rescues local felines
Cecily Bensmaia, Reporter • May 23, 2025

U-High Latin teacher Frances Spaltro has volunteered at Hyde Park Cats for close to 15 years, and has sought to protect cats around the neighborhood....

Food al Fresco
Food al Fresco
May 7, 2025