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
The Student News Site of University of Chicago Laboratory High School

U-High Midway
Audrey Matei

Audrey Matei, Content Manager

Audrey Matei is a member of the Class of 2023 and serves as a content manager. She joined the Midway as a sophomore during the 2020-21 school year. She is a member of the U-High volleyball team and enjoys reading, volunteering and painting.
Awards:
2021 National Scholastic Press Association Individual Best of Show: First Place, Podcast (with Téa Tamburo)
All content by Audrey Matei
Students gather around a roulette table at last years Prom, hosted on Kenwood Mall. This years prom will be hosted at the Zhou B. Arts Center in Bridgeport, the first off-campus prom since 2019.

Prom will be hosted off-campus for first time since 2019

June 3, 2022
Harrys House is fun, charming and easy on the ears, but it lacks complexity because of this.

‘Harry’s House’ is held back by carefree tone

May 31, 2022
Junior Michael Ewing opted to work part-time at Panera during the pandemic. Working during the school year forces some students to find a balance between work and school.

Students find balance between school work and jobs

May 17, 2022

Quick Q:

May 10, 2022
Staying safe in the sun

Staying safe in the sun

May 10, 2022
Ye pictured producing music in new Netflix documentary Jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

Netflix’s ‘Jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy’ diverges from original plot

March 31, 2022
UNITED UKRAINE. On Feb. 27, hundreds of individuals gathered in Ukrainian Village with flags and handmade signs to display anger and unity over Russian President Vladimir Putins invasion of Ukraine.

Russian invasion shocks, concerns students of Ukrainian descent

March 2, 2022
Dean of Students Ana Campos points to survey results during the health and wellness assembly held Dec. 9.

Changes to be made in health and wellness survey

February 25, 2022
By comparing how bad their stress is, students only worsen their problems and block solutions, writes content manager Audrey Matei.

Peer support must replace peer competition

February 10, 2022
Two students play the daily Wordle puzzle side-by-side. Wordle is a web app game that gives users six chances to guess a new five letter word everyday. The game’s competitive and collective nature has made it a smash-hit among U-High students and teachers.

Wordle game makes word waves at U-High

February 9, 2022
Alongside his peers, senior Colin Leslie participates in the signing ceremony in November. Five seniors have committed to continuing their athletic career after high school.

Five seniors commit to continuing athletic careers

February 1, 2022
Red: Taylors Version album cover pictures Swift in her signature red lipstick.

2021 ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’ illustrates drastic improvement from its original 2012 version

January 7, 2022
Many Christkindlmarket vendors who travel from outside the country to attend the annual market are thrilled to be back in Chicago for the holidays. The market takes place in Daley Plaza and will be open until Dec. 24.

Wilkommen back! Christkindlmarket returns

December 8, 2021
Ariadne Merchant and Samuel Fackenthal rehearse for their roles in the upcoming fall production, Words, Words, Words.

‘Words, Words, Words,’ fall play showing Oct. 28-31

October 27, 2021
Organizers hold up the “Columbus Day Parade” sign at the corner of State Street and Wacker Boulevard at the beginning of the parade route on Monday, Oct. 11. The organizers were preceded by a marching band.

Parade watchers express differing views on Columbus and holiday

October 19, 2021
Pushing aside the red streamers that decorated the doorway, students enter Sherry Lansing theater to join the dance.

Homecoming occurs with record attendance

October 2, 2021
This year’s homecoming will take place in the Sherry Lansing Theater Sept. 25 from 7:30-10:30 p.m.

‘Hollywood’ themed homecoming to take place Sept. 25

September 21, 2021
Alexis Chia presents with Eliza Doss about their May project called Back to the Future of Fashion. Seniors who participated in May project gave classroom presentations June 1-4.

Seniors present creative, innovative May Projects

June 4, 2021
Documentary film by R.J. Cutler on star Billie Eilish tells the story of the idols rise to fame.

‘Billie Eilish: The Worlds a Little Blurry’ beautifully tells journey of the teenage idol

June 1, 2021
Sophomore Vice President Graham Robbins hands out rigatoni pasta after school on May 24 to participate in the “eat a bowl of rigatoni pasta” trend.

To bring grade together, Class of 2023 Student Council serves rigatoni pasta

May 26, 2021
Many consider getting a drivers license a rite of passage into adulthood with many benefits. The ability to grab your keys, hop into the front seat and drive wherever you want is a privilege. However while driving provides students with more freedom, it also requires them to take on more responsibility.

Students learn to drive during pandemic, take on new responsibility

May 24, 2021
Cache Money member Alp Demirtas plays with RETRO-FIT, a fitness app that incorporates fantasy gameplay that the team designed, on April 21.

Robotics team wins award, advances to semifinals in contest

May 20, 2021
Cache Money member Alp Demirtas plays with RETRO-FIT, a fitness app that incorporates fantasy gameplay, on April 21. The prompt for this years FIRST Global Innovation Challenge was an innovation that improves the mental and physical wellbeing of users.

Fitness app advances to semifinals of innovation challenge

April 23, 2021
After being shown time and time again the flaws of our current police system, many people have begun to question police policy and demand change, writes reporter Audrey Matei.

Police reformation is necessary on a nationwide scale

April 20, 2021
RETRO-FIT makes fitness fun by allowing players to build their character through exercises.

Robotics team combines fitness with gameplay in new app

March 12, 2021
Sza released her critically-acclaimed debut album Ctrl in June 2017. The R&B record intimately explores the concept of control.

Explore insecurity and self-love with SZA’s album “Ctrl”

March 1, 2021
The junior varsity and novice debate teams end their competition season and work on preparing for next years topic on water resource protections.

Varsity debate teams score well at recent tournaments

January 21, 2021
Store emmployee Michael Kinnavy is noticing an alarming rate of toilet paper purchases at Kramer Foods in Hinsdale in response to rising COVID-19 cases.

Panic purchasing, sanitary product sales: what to expect for the future of COVID-19

January 15, 2021

Strong sales of sanitizing products will continue even after COVID-19 pandemic

January 15, 2021
Admissions applications for Lab’s 2021-22 academic year will close Nov. 9. 

Admission applications open for 2021-22 academic year

October 29, 2020
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