The U-High Midway staff took home the most awards in a recent contest for Chicago high school journalism.
The Scholastic Press Association of Chicago awarded the Midway staff the Sweepstakes Award for winning 14 individual and team awards, including 10 superiors and four excellents. The awards were announced on March 21, for work from Feb. 20, 2023, through Feb. 16, 2024.
Senior Sahana Unni, editor-in-chief, feels satisfied with the Midway’s performance.
“It was very gratifying to win that award,” Sahana said about the Special Coverage Award for curating and writing an in-depth story on affirmative action alongside Audrey Park and Clare McRoberts. She said the article was about an issue she deeply cared about.
Sahana also contributed to the Overall Newspaper and Website awards the Midway won.
Sahana said, “The staff puts in so much time and effort and everything into the Midway, and so every time we get an award it’s really special.”
The awards are:
Overall Newspaper: U-High Midway staff, superior
Overall Website: U-High Midway staff, superior
Community Story: Katie Sasamoto-Kurisu, superior
News Story: Clare McRoberts, superior
Non-Sports Photo: Ryan Burke-Stevenson, superior
Opinion Piece or Column: Clare McRoberts, superior
Sports Feature Story: William Tan, Class of 2023, superior
Staff Editorial: Mia Lipson, superior
Original Editorial Cartoon, Drawing or Comic: Eliza Dearing, superior
Special Coverage: Audrey Park, Sahana Unni and Clare McRoberts, superior
Broadcast Feature: Clare McRoberts, excellent
General Feature Story: Audrey Park, excellent
Sports Photo: Bryce Light, excellent
Sports News Story: Jaya Alenghat, excellent
