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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
Audrey Matzke

Audrey Matzke, Reporter

Audrey Matzke is a member of the Class of 2022. She has been recognized through Best of SNO, the National Scholastic Press Association, and elsewhere. In addition to journalistic writing, their poetry and literary prose has appeared in several publications.

 

Awards:

2020 Illinois Journalism Education Association: First place, feature story, TikTok encourages self-expression, community

2020 Illinois Journalism Education Association: First place, serious commentary, Wellness is about more than just academics

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

2020 Illinois Journalism Education Association: First place, headline, 96.7 p12 He’s a rocket man

2020 Illinois Journalism Education Association: Third place, news story, Lab students participate in Global Climate strike in Chicago

2019 National Scholastic Press Association Story of the Year: Fourth place, editorial, “Disciplinary dealings need student voice”

2019 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Awards: Second place, sidebar writing, “Non-Lab Pride Leaders Discuss Vibe in Schools” [full package]

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Function & fashion: Clothing provides alternate protection

Audrey Matzke, Reporter
May 10, 2022
Staying safe in the sun

Staying safe in the sun

Anathea Carrigan, Audrey Matei, Audrey Matzke, and Téa Tamburo
May 10, 2022
BSA member Michael Ewing watches club president Tech Nix write on the whiteboard during one of the clubs meetings.

BSA evolves to become a club with shared identities, experiences

Audrey Matzke, Reporter
May 4, 2022

Q&A: The legacy of BSA

Audrey Matzke, Reporter
May 4, 2022
Reggaeton music unifies singing, history, culture

Reggaeton music unifies singing, history, culture

Audrey Matzke, Reporter
April 13, 2022
Junior Matt Petres was recognized in the beginning documentary/street photography for photos of the Columbus Day parade in October.

Photojournalists recognized in national contest

Audrey Matzke, Reporter
January 26, 2022
Destroyers Streethawk: A Seduction is an indie-rock album about the romantic coming-of-age struggle in the music industry.

Album provides reassurance to aspiring artists

Audrey Matzke, Reporter
January 20, 2022
Reporter Audrey Matzke argues that the goal of simply including marginalized identities in art inhibits true self-expression and diversity.

Real diversity is more than “inclusion”

Audrey Matzke, Reporter
December 10, 2021
Features editor Caroline Hohner and assistant editor Peter Cox design a page for the Midways print paper. The U-High Midway’s Oct. 7 print edition took home sixth place in National Scholastic Press Association’s annual honors.

Midway staff wins team, individual awards

Audrey Matzke, Reporter
November 17, 2021
After a year of separation, sophomores connect during retreat

After a year of separation, sophomores connect during retreat

Audrey Matzke, Reporter
October 19, 2021
COVID-19 symptoms are often much more severe and distinguishable from season allergies.

COVID-19 symptoms are more severe than seasonal allergies

Audrey Matzke, Reporter
October 5, 2021
Drawing, reading, cooking and even just scrolling through TikTok are all fun and low-stress ways U-Highers are passing the time stuck at home.

Making time: how to find low-stress fun at home

Audrey Matzke, Features Editor
April 21, 2020
Class of 2019 sits in the University of Chicagos Rockefeller chapel. during their graduation ceremony. Unlike in 2019, there wont be a U-High graduation ceremony at the chapel this year.

Class of 2020 graduation will not be at Rockefeller Chapel

Audrey Matzke, Features Editor
April 8, 2020
BEST BOOK. 2009 U-High graduate and author Gabriel Bump talks to English teacher Catie Bell as he signs his book Everywhere you dont belong. The novel has had a successful release, garnering critical acclaim even before being published on Feb. 4.

Alumnus Gabriel Bump presents novel about belonging

Audrey Matzke, Features Editor
March 1, 2020
Part of Labs mission statement written across its halls is to honor diversity. The administrations reaction to the racist incident determines whether the administration leaves up to that statement.

Community, administration pledge to fight racism

Audrey Matzke, Features Editor
January 28, 2020
Swipe and scroll

Swipe and scroll

Nikhil Patel, Amanda Cassel, Audrey Matzke, and Peter Pu
January 24, 2020

Democratizing clout

Audrey Matzke, Features Editor
January 24, 2020
READERS ARE LEADERS. Jake Landry displays a page of a graphic novel while Elisa Hsieh and Nikita Kumar thumb through another copy during the Dec. 5 Book Club meeting. Nikita said participating in the club has allowed her to reach out to others and provides a gateway to find things in common with other people.

Book Club fosters friendship, unites bibliophiles

Audrey Matzke, Features Editor
December 12, 2019
Wellness is about more than just academics

Wellness is about more than just academics

Audrey Matzke, Features Editor
December 9, 2019
Quick Q: Students reflect on relationships, support during Thanksgiving season

Quick Q: Students reflect on relationships, support during Thanksgiving season

Audrey Matzke and Gretchen Matzke
November 28, 2019
FINDING THE FORMULA: Surrounded by collaborating Mathematics team members, freshman Jeffery Chen works through questions on the white board. He said he enjoys coming up with creative solutions to difficult locgic problems.

No easy answers: Math Team bonds over complicated problems

Audrey Matzke, Features Editor
November 3, 2019
Noah Rachlin, Dean of Teaching and Learning, Melina Hale, University of Chicago vice provost and Elizabeth Kieff, psychiatrist and medical ethics faculty member, composed the wellness panel Oct. 29, held in Gordon Parks assembly hall.

Wellness Panel encourages balance, commitment

Audrey Matzke, Features Editor
October 30, 2019
Team members Izzy Kellermeier and Emilee Pak give an interview to NBC Chicago about the state championship. the interview will broadcast Nov. 1.

Girls tennis team celebrates historic state championship

Audrey Matzke and Caledonia Abbey
October 28, 2019
9th graders: What clubs are you joining?

9th graders: What clubs are you joining?

Audrey Matzke, Features Editor
October 9, 2019
CLIMATE CRISIS. Senior Franzi Wild arrives in Grant Park with her sign on display.

Lab students participate in Global Climate strike in Chicago

Audrey Matzke, Features Editor
September 20, 2019
KAYAKING KAUFMAN. Junior Izzy Kaufman-Sites kayaks on Lake Superior on her 25-day sea kayaking trip this summer. The trip was through YMCA Camp Manito-Wish and she traveled 310 miles in Ontario from Agawa Bay to Silver Inlet.

Junior kayaks around Superior over summer

Audrey Matzke, Features Editor
September 6, 2019
GO YOUR OWN WAY. Natalie Glick gives a presentation on May 29 to the Class of 2020 about her gap year in Brazil. Traveling with Global Citizen Year, an organization that helps young adults plan international gap years, Ms. Glick spent seven months working with young children while being immersed in Brazilian culture. She urged students to consider the option of delaying college for travel, an experience she said rebuilt her confidence after years of basing her self-worth on grades. For Ms. Glick, the people she met, along with the cultural nuances she learned to navigate, made her gap year a memorable one.

Graduates see world before college

Audrey Matzke, Features Editor
June 4, 2019
Cifu, Carrigan to lead Student Council Executive Board

Cifu, Carrigan to lead Student Council Executive Board

Audrey Matzke, Assistant Editor
May 3, 2019
One candidate files for all-school president

One candidate files for all-school president

Audrey Matzke, Assistant Editor
April 30, 2019
HONORING HISTORY. These pylons line the road throughout the Legacy Walk, a stretch of Halsted Street dedicated to honoring LGBT figures and events. The Legacy Walk is about half a mile long.

[Photo] LGBT: History and pride present in both the stores and the streets

April 25, 2019
MEME ON. Freeing her hands, sophomore Maddie Kolb gets ready to film herself dancing to the latest TikTok meme. While many people use the app in pursuit of internet fame, she mainly enjoys sharing her content with close friends, expressing herself through humor and lip-synching.

TikTok encourages self-expression, community

Audrey Matzke, Assistant Editor
April 24, 2019

Non-Lab pride leaders discuss vibe in schools

Audrey Matzke, Assistant Editor
April 4, 2019
PERFECTING THE PRACTICE. Sophomore Emily Chang hits the gold ball out of a sand trap during a tournament. Emily also participates in internships through the University of Chicago.

Is constant stress and overbooking worth it?

Audrey Matzke, Assistant Editor
March 12, 2019
Actor Henrik Nielsen rehearses for a role in SET, premiering tonight.

S.E.T production opens tonight

Audrey Matzke, Assistant Editor
February 28, 2019

Principal search committee seeks resilient candidate

Audrey Matzke, Assistant Editor
February 16, 2019
Focus on your passions. Aim for joy, not perfection.

Focus on your passions. Aim for joy, not perfection.

Audrey Matzke, Assistant Editor
January 25, 2019

Senior class to design, paint mural in lounge

Audrey Matzke, Assistant Editor
December 12, 2018
COLLECTING CONTRIBUTIONS. Orchestra member Victoria Welch hands freshman Brandon Bousquette a hot chocolate after the U-High music concert Dec. 6. The orchestra performed along- side the band and sold drinks help Puerto Rico with hurricane relief.

Concert funds aid hurricane relief

Audrey Matzke, Assistant Editor
December 12, 2018
TAKING A BREAK. With his puppy in his arms, senior Jacob Beiser takes a nap, recharging after a long day. Jacob got Pippin, his dog, after he lost his nine-year-old dog over the summer.

Students comforted, inspired by their pets

Audrey Matzke
November 15, 2018
Dialogos brings student voice into strategic planning

Dialogos brings student voice into strategic planning

Audrey Matzke, Assistant Editor
November 14, 2018
Students discuss U-High’s direction with outside consultants

Students discuss U-High’s direction with outside consultants

Audrey Matzke
October 21, 2018
MENTORING NEWBIES. Sophomores Danny Han, Marcus Chang and Adi Badlani speak to a Danny’s mentee about his transition to high school. They met during a lunch in Judd Hall as part of the new mentorship program to help freshmen adjust to life at U-High.

Mentor program helps new students adjust

Audrey Matzke, Assistant Editor
October 12, 2018
ON THE ROAD TO HEALTH. In stepping away from the processed, sugar and fat-filled foods that are ubiquitous in modern life, some students are taking their health into their own hands. Eliminat- ing added sugars and limiting animal meat and products in their diets is one step that students are taking towards living healthier lives. These dietary switches are believed to limit the risk of diabetes.

Students benefit from sugar-free, plant-based diets

Audrey Matzke, Reporter
May 7, 2018

Fall assembly recognizes accomplishments

Amanda Cassel and Audrey Matzke
March 8, 2018
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