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U-High student journalists have been recognized for their work through national awards.

U-High student journalists win national awards

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

Juniors Vivianna Nieto and Audrey Tian use their phones before their Neuroscience & Behavior class. Committees for cell phone and club policies presented their proposals at a March 5 faculty meeting, sparking discussions on classroom engagement, academic balance and the student experience at U-High.

Phone, clubs policies analyzed

U-Highlights staff members celebrate sending the 2025 yearbook to print in a March 31 tribute.

2025 U-Highlights yearbook to be released this spring

Taariq Ahmed, Midway news editor and senior, is in the running for Illinois Journalist of the Year.

Midway editor is runner-up for Illinois Journalist of the Year

At the 2025 Illinois State Bar Association High School Mock Trial Invitational, U-High’s Mock Trial team did not place, though junior Naomi Benton and sophomore Priya Yamada each received best witness awards.

Mock trial team ends season with individual wins at state competition

U-High's varsity and JV Science Olympiad teams placed second at the March 1 College of Lake County regional. They are headed to the state competition at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign on April 12.

Science Olympiad team achieves strong results in regional, heads to state

$The math team placed first in the state for division 3AA in the Regional ICTM Math Competition on Feb. 22 at Concordia University.$

Dominating regional competition, math team places first

The debate team has had exceptional performances at the Golden Desert Debate Tournament at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Feb. 1-3, the Harvard National Speech and Debate Tournament in Cambridge, Massachusetts Feb. 15-17 and the Maine East Regatta in suburban Park Ridge Feb. 7-9.

Debate team performs well at three recent competitions

The Model United Nations team won best small delegation and had a 100% placement rate at the North American Invitational Model UN Conference at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Feb. 13-16.

MUN team earns best small delegation, full placement at Georgetown

Driven to serve: Alumni pursue careers in public service

Driven to serve: Alumni pursue careers in public service

Addicted to the Algorithm

Addicted to the Algorithm

10 x 10: Midway 100

10 x 10: Midway 100

Vice presidential candidate and previous educator Tim Walz addresses his supportive crowd at the 2024 DNC.

With former educator Walz on ticket, schools take spotlight

Freedom in the Balance

Freedom in the Balance

The Editorial Board argues that the Lab administration must be more transparent and clarify the addition of new adminstration positions amid ongoing budget cuts.

Administration: Be transparent

Reporter Nadia Washington argues that low-stake assessments offer more of a value to students and teachers.

Incorporating more low-stakes assessments will be positive to students

Reporter Gabriel Wang urges parents to support students' growth rather than pressure them about college admissions.

Parents should refrain from pressuring students about college

Reporter Chloe Tyndall recommends a wider array of healthy options in the cafeteria to support student wellbeing.

Provide healthier alternatives for students in the cafeteria

Reporter Ellie Rosenberg argues that human creativity is essential for art and artificial intelligence should never be used to replicate it.

Avoid generative AI, prioritize humanity in art

Meaning of masculinity

Meaning of masculinity

Four male-identifying members of the U-High community, Theodore Stripling, Ares Cajas, Whit Waterstraat and George Ofori-Mante, sat down for a discussion about masculinity.

Masculinity roundtable: Male-identifying U-High members discuss the meaning of masculinity

For transgender students at U-High, there is a looming fear of the government’s actions, even when surrounded by supportive friends and family.

New policy prompts fear among transgender students

In a particularly competitive year for the annual Hunt, sophomores Nanak Ofori-Mante and Alethia Ikem emerged victorious, their second time competing in the Hunt after a failed attempt last year.

Audio: Competing in annual Hunt challenge, students build confidence

New website game PolyTrack allows students to bond as they compete to get the fastest time around the track.

Audio: PolyTrack ignites friendly competition among students racing to beat best times

Students practice lifeguarding skills in Sunny Gymnasium as part of a U-High class. U-High students say lifeguarding provides them with work experience and helps build connections with fellow employees.

Lifeguarding provides students with work experience, camaraderie

A second location of 5 Rabanitos, a Mexican restaurant based in the Pilsen neighborhood, is now open at 1301 E. 53rd St..

Pilsen’s 5 Rabanitos restaurant opens second location in Hyde Park

Slice of the City: Pizza in Chicago

Slice of the City: Pizza in Chicago

An attendee drives a Kia car simulation at the 2025 Chicago Auto Show, Feb.8-17. The auto show included other interactive elements for visitors, such as electric test tracks and ride-alongs.

Chicago Auto Show immerses, engages attendees

The "Coco - Robot Food Delivery" app allows users to order robot food deliveries from certain restaurants. These robots are available in the 27th and 34th ward of Chicago and are also in use in Los Angeles.

Coco Robotics pilot program reimagines, optimizes food delivery

Prestige television introduces depth and complex themes in a uniquely beautiful way, from the cinematography to the dialogue. These themes challenge us to view ourselves and the power structures that surround us differently.

The comedy of despair: Prestige TV transforms power, trauma, misery into riveting, addictive dramas

Junior Adam Tapper has found a passion for writing literary translations, from Yiddish and German, two languages to which he feels a deep connection due to his family’s heritage.

Lost words, new voices: Junior Adam Tapper works to preserve and share minority languages

“DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS” (“I should have taken more photos”), is a Spanish album by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny released on Jan. 5. The album features 17 tracks, including hits such as “DtMF” and “NUEVAYoL,” all of which cement Bad Bunny’s ability to create yet another stand out and versatile album.

Bad Bunny’s ‘DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS’ is a genre-blending ode to Puerto Rico

Sophomore Aiden Yu and other members of the U-High Chamber Collective perform a female-forward pop concert in Gordon Parks Arts Hall on March 5, raising funds for the Chicago Foundation for Women.

Video: U-High Chamber Collective holds female-forward pop fundraiser

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

Senior Brayden Kenny prepares to swing as he steps up to the plate during the varsity baseball team's game against Lincoln Park High School on April 5.

U-High athletes navigate college athletic recruitment

Sofia Piccola takes her final strides during an indoor track competition. The team ended its season March 29 at the Illinois Top Times competition and the Illinois Indoor Championships, which happened on the same day.

Indoor track wrap up: runners break multiple school records

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

Junior Isabella Huang, a varsity volleyball player, and senior Maya Pytel, a varsity soccer player, show off their gear. Both Isabella and Maya selectively choose their gear from the brands they most trust.

Battle of the Brands: U-High athletes balance performance, style when choosing gear

Seniors Krish Khanna and Juliana Walker have been selected to be a part of the IHSA Academic All-State Team.

Krish Khanna, Juliana Walker selected for IHSA Academic All-State Team

Senior Noah Hoereth exercises in the fitness center. Recently, students have been using the fitness center for workouts, finding that the physical activity reaps mental rewards.

Audio: Fitness center workouts provide mental health benefits

LAUGH IT OFF. Laughter helps in reducing stress, strengthening your immune system, and bringing people closer together. In fact, you're 30 times more likely to laugh when you're with someone else than when you're alone.

Ha-ha for healthy healing

FLAWED FORMULA. Once a primary tool for diagnosing obesity, BMI is now being challenged for its oversimplified approach to health. The formula was created for population studies, not individual health assessments.

Experts doubt traditional obesity weight classification

CAFETERIA CHANGES. Some students find the cafeteria food meets their needs, while others feel there is room for improvement. In the coming months, HandCut Foods plan to bring more variety and excitement to lunch by adding new options like sushi, omelets and seasonal treats.

What’s on your lunch plate?

SWEATY SERENITY. Besides benefits like increased sweat production, flexibility, and the detoxifying effects, hot yoga brings many other gains including stronger bone density, better skin, and ease of depression.

Students find mindfulness and strength hot yoga and pilates

Senior Noah Hoereth exercises in the fitness center. Recently, students have been using the fitness center for workouts, finding that the physical activity reaps mental rewards.

Audio: Fitness center workouts provide mental health benefits

In a particularly competitive year for the annual Hunt, sophomores Nanak Ofori-Mante and Alethia Ikem emerged victorious, their second time competing in the Hunt after a failed attempt last year.

Audio: Competing in annual Hunt challenge, students build confidence

New website game PolyTrack allows students to bond as they compete to get the fastest time around the track.

Audio: PolyTrack ignites friendly competition among students racing to beat best times

Sophomore Aiden Yu and other members of the U-High Chamber Collective perform a female-forward pop concert in Gordon Parks Arts Hall on March 5, raising funds for the Chicago Foundation for Women.

Video: U-High Chamber Collective holds female-forward pop fundraiser

College counselor Patty Kovacs talks to a junior on Jan. 22 about his potential college matches and how his extracurricular activities and interests could affect which colleges are a good fit for him. Along with representing student's ambition, extracurriculars also work to bolster college applications.

Audio: Extracurriculars represent ambition, self-discovery — and pressure

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

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

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

Junior Liz Longnecker completes a Gelli plate print during Period 3.

Gallery: ArtsFest sparks excitement, expression

TRIUMPHANT TACTICS. Surrounded by players, varsity boys basketball coach Andre Battle discusses mid-game adjustments during a game against the Latin School of Chicago in Upper Kovler Gymnasium on Jan. 17. The game ended in a decisive 58-44 victory.

Gallery: Coaching with Care

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ALL ABOUT THAT BASS. Bassist Junius Paul performs on the Wagner Stage with Regina Carter and Tomeka Reid as the New String Trio. Born and raised in Chicago, Mr. Paul graduated from St. Xavier University.

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Meaning of masculinity

Meaning of masculinity

Declan Smith, Assistant Editor • April 11, 2025

For teenage boys, contradictory opinions on “masculinity” and what it means have been a longstanding issue. From political figures such as JD Vance and Sen. Josh Hawley...

Four male-identifying members of the U-High community, Theodore Stripling, Ares Cajas, Whit Waterstraat and George Ofori-Mante, sat down for a discussion about masculinity.

Masculinity roundtable: Male-identifying U-High members discuss the meaning of masculinity

Clare McRoberts, Editor-in-Chief • April 11, 2025

Four male-identifying members of the U-High community sat down for a discussion about masculinity. Responses were edited for clarity and length. We’re in a moment where...

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Mission: In a time when the press is criticized, the U-High Midway seeks to inform, educate and serve the community of University High School. The Midway is developed and managed by students, for students. In every story we write, the Midway should give a voice to the experiences of people at U-High. We will report on the people, activities and thoughts that make our school unique, striving to include the voices we haven’t heard yet.

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