The Midway has earned recognition for its powerful stories and dramatic photos. Here are some highlights. See more awards here.
- Second Place, United Press International Book Award, column writing, 1964-1965: James (Jim) Miller for his review column “In One Ear”
Best High School Newspaper Story, American Newspaper Publishers Association, 1968: Dan Pollock and Dick Dworkin. Mr. Dworkin and Mr. Pollock’s win marked the first time in the contest’s history that a single newspaper scored a double win.- Best Editorial in a high school newspaper, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, 1968. Delia Pitts: Ms. Pitts’ award made the Midway the first paper to win, in one year, an award in both the American Newspaper Publishers Association contest and the Columbia Scholastic Press association contest.
- ANPA and Quill & Scroll journalism honor society, Best advertisement, 1969-1970: Maria Rosner. Ms. Rosner’s entry, a double-page Harper Court ad, won over 211 other student-prepared ads from across the nation.
- American Newspaper Publishers Association, Best Feature, 1969 and 1970: Mark Patinkin for his story about a drama rehearsal.
- Award of Excellence and Certificate of Merit, Midwest Award, Best News Writing, 1976. Mark Seidenberg won the top honor for “two stories on the school’s budget problems earlier [in the] year.” The awards announcement did not specify which story won which award.
- First Place, National Scholastic Press Association Story of the Year, 2018: Natalie Glick. “Conservative students entitled to safe space, too”
- First Place, National Scholastic Press Association COVID-19 Coverage, 2021. Ella Beiser: “Hit Hard: Chicago Latinx communities face challenges combatting pandemic”
- First Place, National Scholastic Press Association Photo of the Year, 2021: Elliott Taylor. Mr. Taylor captured students and parents protesting Lab’s conservative return-to-school approach after the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Honorable Mention, National Scholastic Press Association Digital Story of the Year, 2019. Emma Trone and Jacob Posner: “The Bubble,” a two-episode series exploring the nuances of the U-High community, is the Midway’s first audio journalism to receive national recognition.
