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U-High Midway

The Student News Site of University of Chicago Laboratory High School

U-High Midway

The Student News Site of University of Chicago Laboratory High School

U-High Midway

Amanda Cassel

Amanda Cassel, Editor-in-Chief

Amanda Cassel is an editor-in-chief for the U-High Midway and a member of the Class of 2021. She joined the Midway staff as a reporter in Beginning Journalism in the 2017-18 school year. Amanda’s favorite parts of Midway are exploring the U-High community through interviews and getting to work with everyone on the staff. She is also a dancer and on student-faculty at the Hyde Park School of Dance. Outside of school, she also likes to play games with her family, read and run.

Awards:

2022 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award: Second place, page one design, March 12, 2021

2020 Journalism Education Association National Student Media Contests, Virtual: Superior, newspaper design

2020 Illinois Journalism Education Association: All-State Journalism Team

2020 Illinois Journalism Education Association: First place, review, Memoir explores survivor-attacker narrative

2020 Illinois Journalism Education Association: First place, centerspread story package (with Nikhil Patel, Audrey Matzke, Peter Pu, Maria Shaughnessy), 96.5 p6-7 Swipe and scroll

2020 Illinois Journalism Education Association: Third place, infographic (with Abigail Slimmon), 96.2 p6-7 Vaping Quick Facts

2020 Illinois Journalism Education Association: Third place, centerspread story package (with Anathea Carrigan, Nicky Edwards-Levin, Caroline Hohner, Risa Cohen) 96.6 p6-7 Race for the Nomination

All content by Amanda Cassel
Kelly Grimmett will be the new N-2 principal at the Laboratory Schools.

New N-2 principal to start in April

Amanda Cassel, Editor-in-Chief
February 10, 2021
SERVICE SUPERSTARS. Sisters Adrianna and Alexandra Nehme drop sock donations from U-High club Clothe the World at Sarah's Circle, a nonprofit that supports women in need in Chicago.

Clubs contribute to community

Amanda Cassel, Managing editor
December 13, 2019
END OF AN ERA. After 33 years of dedicated, passionate instruction, science teacher David Derbes will retire at the end of the school year. Colleauges and former students praised his enthusiasm, supportive nature and kindness, as well as his infectious love of learning.

Embodiment of Lab retires

Amanda Cassel, Managing Editor
June 3, 2019
STOLEN STREET ART. Street artist Crave leaves his art around the Hyde Park neighborhood in hopes that people will take it home. Pictured above is cardboard Hyland Terrier made by Crave in Sophomore Amanda Cassel’s home, found around the neighborhood.

A treasure hunt for local art

Amanda Cassel, Assistant Editor
April 24, 2019
HELPING STUDY. Librarian Susan Augustine helps junior Annie Billings with an assignment of hers. The librarians are often available to help students with their work, including conducting research for classes about what books are needed for certain projects.

Catalogers, curators, learners, teachers

Amanda Cassel, Assistant Editor
February 12, 2019
Thrifting: Nearly New

Thrifting: Nearly New

Amanda Cassel, Assistant Editor
January 25, 2019
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