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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
Carter Chang

Carter Chang, Photographer

Carter Chang is a member of the Class of 2024 and serves as a photojournalism editor-in-chief. He joined the photo staff in the 2021-22 school year as a sophomore and returned as a senior. His favorite part of photojournalism is being able to capture the raw emotions expressed by people in school life photography. Outside of photojournalism, Carter enjoys all things health and fitness related. His favorite sport to shoot is tennis. 

Awards:

2023 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award: Academic photo, certificate of merit, “Burning up”

2023 Illinois Journalism Education Association: First place, photo gallery or slideshow (with Andrew Burke-Stevenson, Patrice Graham, Gabriel Issa, Matthew McGehee, Chloe Ma, Matt Petres, Amy Ren, Elliott Taylor, Malcolm Taylor), Photo gallery: Focused Faces

2023 Illinois Journalism Education Association: First place, photo story (with Andrew Burke-Stevenson, Patrice Graham, Gabriel Issa, Meena Lee, Matthew McGehee, Chloe Ma, Matt Petres, Amy Ren, Elliott Taylor, Malcolm Taylor), Focused Faces

All content by Carter Chang
Sophomore Leyla Yates goes for a header between the North Shore Country Day goalie and a defender on April 26. U-High won 8-0. The team also won the IHSA Super-Sectionals, finishing at 4-2 after a high-tension game that progressed to penalty kicks.

Photo Gallery: Spring sports in peak action

Milo Platz-Walker, Chloe Alexander, Eli Raikhel, Bryce Light, Carter Chang, Simon Vaang, Ryan Burke-Stevenson, and Daniel Baeza
May 28, 2024
Dan Green, a Laboratory Schools security staff member, was awarded the Department of Safety and Security’s Community Service Officer of the Year Award by the University of Chicago.

[Photo] Community Service Officer Dan Green wins university award

Caroline Skelly, Reporter
April 30, 2024
For seniors who have been at Lab their entire lives, known as “lab lifers,” the end of the school year is most definitely bittersweet. High school is a time of immense growth, both academically as well as personally, and many students have grown a sentimental attachment to the school over the years.

[Photo] Audio: Lab lifers reflect, give advice

Orlie Weitzman, Reporter
March 7, 2024
Signaling to his teammate during an afterschool practice, sophomore Asher Dennis swings his squash racket in in an attempt to score a point. The squash team finished the season with multiple individual wins but no team victories.

[Photo] Gallery: Winter sports in review

Zara Siddique, Light Dohrn, and Milo Platz-Walker
March 5, 2024
Senior Poppy Beiser signs her letter of intent committing to Washington University in St. Louis for track and field. Seven U-High senior athletes signed letters of intent on Feb. 26 at a ceremony held in Judd C-116.

[Photo] 7 seniors commit to play college athletics in community event

Taariq Ahmed, Digital Editor
February 27, 2024
Just beside Kenwood mall, junior Ben O'Donnell receives his DoorDash delivery. For some students, the online food delivery app outshines Lab cafeteria food.

[Photo] DoorDash delivers

Tinson Xu, Reporter
January 31, 2024
At an event hosted by the Maroon Key Society on Jan. 24, Class of 2000 graduate Nirav Shah spoke to students about his career, which has combined medicine, analytics and digital health.

[Photo] Alumnus shares experience combining passions in economics, health care in career

Chloe Alexander, Arts Editor
January 29, 2024
A culture of toxic masculinity encouraging sexism, homophobia, and other forms of discrimination prompts thoughts and concerns from those who identify as male at U-High, especially in spaces like the boys locker room.

[Photo] Audio: U-High community reflects upon toxicity within male-centric spaces

Taariq Ahmed and Edward Park
January 22, 2024
According to students, the long lines in the cafeteria impact their meal choices to minimize waiting time.

[Photo] Students opt for less healthy lunches to avoid long lines

David Li, Reporter
January 5, 2024
Senior Kian Quinn-Calabrese, representing the Eye-to-Eye program, speaks to 4th grade students at one of two panel events relating to topics of identity.

[Photo] At lower school assembly, club leaders share understandings of identity

Light Dohrn, Assistant Editor
December 15, 2023
Today, as fans and athletes look for a closer connection to their idols and favorite players, sports documentaries offer inspiration and provide a new angle to the sport.

[Photo] Behind the Play: Sports documentaries immerse fans, show new perspectives

Kabir Joshi, Assistant Editor
December 5, 2023
A student hands a present covered in festive wrapping paper to another student.

[Photo] Secret Santas, white elephants create sense of community through holiday fun

Light Dohrn, Assistant Editor
December 1, 2023
More sophisticated colognes are replacing less exclusive deodorants as high-end fragrances become popularized for young men through social media.

[Photo] Fragrance fanatics: trend sparks student interest in cologne

Sahana Unni, Editor-in-Chief
November 3, 2023
U-High's new principal Martin Woods gestures to the crowd of students at the back to school assembly. Mr. Woods is eager to get to know students and embrace the Lab community's spirit and closeness.

[Photo] A warm Woods welcome

September 25, 2023
Oliver Go, Ketan Kandula, wearing a mask, and George Ofori-Mante converse in a library room.

[Photo] New COVID-19 mindset confronts new wave

Taariq Ahmed, Digital Editor
September 20, 2023
ORIENTATION SMILES. Tyra DeWeese, Ledya Wreden and Justin Salomon laugh as they walk to the buses to depart on ninth grade retreat, on Aug. 31. The Class of 2027 met their advisers after completing a scavenger hunt.

[Photo] New security, schedule implemented

Mia Lipson and Audrey Park
September 4, 2023
During their retreat, 9th grader Eve Dyson reads instructions on writing a letter to their future self.

[Photo] Vox Pop: Ninth graders share worries, excitement for high school

Chloe Alexander, Mia Lipson, and Clare McRoberts
September 13, 2022
Diane Taylor will retire after showing kindness to students in her 36 years teaching at Lab. During retirement Ms. Taylor plans to spend quality time with family.

[Photo] P.E. teacher leaves legacy of compassion

Amon Gray, Sports and Leisure Editor
May 31, 2022
At practice April 20, sophomore Jace Chen prepares to throw a discus.

[Photo] Photo gallery: Focused Faces

Chloe Ma and Amy Ren
May 12, 2022
Junior Amelia Zheng walks into school on May 5. The middle and high school start time will be at 8:30 a.m. daily.

[Photo] Middle, high school to start later in 2023-24

Ryan Clark, Opinion Editor
May 9, 2022
A student browses social media on their Iphone

[Photo] Doomscrolling: Addictive habit has negative impacts

Ainsley Williams, Reporter
May 2, 2022
Sophomore Mary Bridget Molony hands off a baton to senior Maya Mubayi during a relay team race.

[Photo] Relay team’s close bond catalyzes teamwork, motivation

Colin Leslie, Assistant Editor
April 29, 2022
A copy of author Candace Fleming's “Murder's Among Friends: How Leopold and Loeb Tried to Commit the Perfect Crime” sits in the location where it all started: the streets in Hyde Park where 14-year-old Bobby Frank was taken over a century ago. The book compiles newspaper articles, court records and photos to create a narrative nonfiction account of the “Crime of the Century.”

[Photo] Murder on your block: Author brings century-old university case to younger audiences

Amy Ren, Reporter
April 28, 2022
Soccer coach Joshua Potter listens on as students give a speech honoring him.

[Photo] Unsung Heroes Award honors contributions of faculty, staff

Sophie Baker, Reporter
April 27, 2022
Sophomores Jackson Skelly and Brandon Chang present at a Finance Club meeting April 13.

[Photo] New Finance Team participates in first competition

Mia Lipson, Reporter
April 13, 2022
On March 21, the first day of optional mask wearing, sophomores Adam Cheema and Reid Surmeier talk in the second floor lounge.

[Photo] Students, teachers decide whether to wear masks at school

Caroline Hohner, Features Editor
March 25, 2022
During a Maroon Mentor Series lunch event Feb. 15, U-High graduate Chase Chavin discussed his academic career and work-life.

[Photo] Alumnus shares his academic career, work-life experiences

February 18, 2022
The Model United Nations team won Best Small Delegation at the Chicago International Model United Nations conference.

[Photo] Junior members lead their first Model UN conference

Mia Lipson, Reporter
February 14, 2022
The Model United Nations team won Best Large Delegation for the second year in a row at the Yale Model United Nations conference.

[Photo] Model UN team wins Best Large Delegation at seniors’ last conference

Amy Ren, Reporter
February 3, 2022
Applications for the Internship for Civic Engagement are due Feb. 10.

[Photo] Internship for Civic Engagement applications available

Zara Siddique, Reporter
January 25, 2022
Students complete a workout during P.E. class. P.E. units switched to four-week increments where students stay in the same class with the same teacher the whole year.

[Photo] Lack of teachers, new schedule lead to changes in P.E. curriculum

Joaquin Figueroa, Reporter
December 15, 2021
Spinning out: Sophie Volchenbaum, Jewish Students’ Association co-vice president, participates in a March Madness-inspired dreidel-spinning competition after working hard to pull together the Hanukkah celebration. Contest winner James Sowerby said, “It was really fun to compete with everyone, it was something I hadn’t done in a while so it was really fun.”

[Photo] Photo gallery: Dozens of students celebrate at JSA Hanukkah party

Chloe Ma, Content Manager
December 7, 2021
Sophomore Yolo Martinez prints an assignment in the library. Students can set up Mobility Print on their laptops to print to any of the 25 multifunctional printers throughout the school.

[Photo] New system can ease hassle of printing in library

Anathea Carrigan, Managing Editor
November 2, 2021
Marianne Zemil, the new Jewish Students' Association adviser, connects with a student during a lunch meeting.

[Photo] Jewish Students’ Association recovers from low membership, share Jewish culture

November 4, 2021
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