In-Depth – U-High Midway

60% of U-High student respondents lost their summer job or activity due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Students adapt summer plans, find new opportunities during social distancing

May 26, 2020

Juniors Rachel Scruby, Clara Grosse and Orla Molloy lead a group of Lab students to the Chicago Youth Climate Strike September 20. Walkouts and protests are still a large part of Lab culture.

Legacy of action: Activism today

May 6, 2020

The legacy of the Kent State shooting left its mark on the Laboratory Schools through the U-High Midway, which published several articles about the tragedy and its effects.

Legacy of action: The protests at Lab

May 5, 2020

A sign was erected on the Kent State University campus to commemorate the shooting on May 4, 1970 of unarmed students protesting the Vietnam War by the Ohio National Guard.

Legacy of action: The Kent State shooting, 50 years later

May 4, 2020

SPEAKING OUT. Sophomore Brent Pennington and senior Lauren Smith participates in the round table discussion hosted by the Midway in the journalism suite March 3. Senior Sydney Rogers, junior Cole MacSwain and freshman Jordan Rogers joined Brent and Lauren in discussing their experiences as black students at Lab over the years.

Brought to the table: Students experience insensitivity, racist jokes, N-word

March 12, 2020

Above, a draft of the Diversity Action Plan from Nov. 2019. The latest draft has been sent to the University of Chicago for approval.

Diversity Advisory Committee drafts action plan

March 9, 2020

The Bluest Eye, a longstanding component of the English 2 curriculum, used to be paired in English 1 with Maya Angelou's

Curricula evolve in response to calls for diversity

March 8, 2020

Artwork by Risa Cohen

Racing for the nomination

February 21, 2020

Swipe and scroll

Swipe and scroll

January 24, 2020

2019, year in review

2019, year in review

December 13, 2019

More than a meal: The diversity of Chicago eats

More than a meal: The diversity of Chicago eats

November 11, 2019

Clouded truth: Teen vaping

Clouded truth: Teen vaping

October 9, 2019

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