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
Haley Maharry

Haley Maharry, Reporter

Haley Maharry is a member of the Class of 2024, and serves as a reporter. Her favorite piece she has done is an audio story called “Fencing team members find new opportunity in fencing P.E. elective.” Outside of journalism, Haley listens to horror podcasts and acts in U-High’s theater.

Awards:

2024 Illinois Journalism Education Association: Second place, multimedia story package (with Jaya Alenghat, Chloë Alexander, Clare McRoberts, Olin Nafziger), Mocktail Mania: Fruity, fizzy drinks offer nonalchoholic, fun beverage option

2024 Illinois Journalism Education Association: Second place, single-page story package (with Chloë Alexander, Mia Lipson, Haley Maharry), Arts: Hiding honky-tonk

2024 Illinois Journalism Education Association: Second place, video story, New club provides outlet for musicians, gives back to community

All content by Haley Maharry
Jaya Alenghat, Chloë Alexander and Clare McRoberts will be editors-in-chief for 2024-25.

[Photo] Midway editors selected for 2024-25 school year

Abhay Chandran, Reporter
April 26, 2024
Jaya Alenghat, Chloë Alexander and Clare McRoberts will be editors-in-chief for 2024-25.

Reporter Haley Maharry argues that while PRIDEChicago shouldn't have excluded some schools representing LGBTQ+ students, the organization is taking the right steps to correct their mistakes

PRIDEChicago parade listening to public, striving for inclusivity

Haley Maharry, Reporter
April 25, 2024
Sophomore Maya Livni, ninth grader Rachel Hu and senior Marlena Leuz discuss Latinx Representation in Media in their Social Justice Week workshop.

Social Justice Week activities promote diversity, inclusivity

Haley Maharry, Reporter
April 17, 2024
Ninth grader Taara Sajdeh qualified for the New Balance nationals and competed in March.

Taara Sajdeh sprints to success

Haley Maharry, Reporter
April 11, 2024

Video: Social Justice Week to bring equity themed conversations through workshops, activities

Haley Maharry, Reporter
March 29, 2024
U-High’s mock trial team participated in the state Mock Trial competition on March 16-17 in Springfield where they connected with each other and gained experience.

Mock trial competes at state and gains experience

Haley Maharry, Reporter
March 22, 2024
The girls basketball team ended their season on Feb. 10 in the first round of playoffs against Dyett High School.

Girls basketball ends season in first round of playoffs

Haley Maharry, Reporter
March 14, 2024
Showcasing a sea of colors, sizes and styles, headphones have become an integral part of a student's sense of taste and expression.

Headphones serve as form of expression, beyond practicality

Haley Maharry, Reporter
March 8, 2024
MAKING MUSIC. Improv musician Bethany Pickens continues her family’s traditions. She proudly watches over her parents’ honorary street, Irma and Willie Pickens Way.

Hyde Park History: Bethany Pickens

Haley Maharry, Reporter
February 22, 2024
Mocktails are a fruity and fun nonalchoholic beverage option and a unique activity to do with friends or family. Mocktails have become more and more popular in recent years, as alcohol consumption has declined.

Mocktail Mania: Fruity, fizzy drinks offer nonalchoholic, fun beverage option

Haley Maharry, Reporter
February 20, 2024
Reporter Haley Maharry argues that roles filled by celebrities should instead be given to talented new up and coming talents, not names people will recognize.

Celebrity voice casting is ruining the voice acting industry

Haley Maharry, Reporter
February 8, 2024
Nonprofit organization One Warm Coat works to help host coat drives across the country. Given the current influx of migrants in Chicago, organizations like One Warm Coat have an even larger role in helping those without homes to stay warm.

Coat donation program supports new arrivals in winter

Haley Maharry, Reporter
January 23, 2024
Health-related plans are some of most common New Year's resolutions. In order to maintain them, experts say the key is slow but steady improvement.

Resolutions that stick

Haley Maharry, Reporter
January 17, 2024
One of the fifteen food scrap drop-off sites around Chicago set up by the Department of Streets and Sanitation.

New Chicago composting program strives to keep food scraps out of landfills

Haley Maharry, Reporter
December 13, 2023
From Nov. 1-5, student journalists attended the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention in Boston, where they explored the city, competed in contests and won numerous awards.

Journalists learn, receive accolades at Boston national convention

Haley Maharry, Reporter
November 7, 2023
The movie adaptation of "Five Nights at Freddy's" pays homage to original game while being enjoyable to new explorers.

Five Nights at Freddy’s stays true to original game

Haley Maharry, Reporter
November 6, 2023

New club provides outlet for musicians, gives back to community

Haley Maharry, Reporter
October 23, 2023
Latinos Unidos is running a clothing drive to support migrants who have recently arrived in Chicago. The donation box is located in the high school lobby.

Latinos Unidos hosts clothing drive to support migrants

Haley Maharry, Reporter
October 19, 2023
On Oct. 11, juniors and sophomores took the PSAT/NMSQT in a new digital format, which utilized Chromebooks and an app called Bluebook.

New digital PSAT format offers simplicity despite delays

Haley Maharry, Reporter
October 18, 2023
This year, new technology has been added to multiple classrooms across the historic campus, and teachers are happy with how the new additions have contributed to their classroom environments.

With new technology, teachers experience ease, accessibility

Haley Maharry, Reporter
October 10, 2023
Affirmative Apprehension

Affirmative Apprehension

Audrey Park, Sahana Unni, Light Dohrn, Haley Maharry, and Milo Platz-Walker
September 27, 2023
Students react with a range of emotions to Lab's new security measures that require more frequent use of student IDs for access and attendance.

Students adjust to new security measures with relief, resentment

Haley Maharry and Edward Park
September 20, 2023
Newly released "Monkey King" stays true to the original story while adding stimulating visual elements.

“The Monkey King:” writing an antihero

Haley Maharry, Reporter
September 18, 2023
Keira Harter and Sonakshi Mutreja will receive scholarships for their performance in an exam hosted by the American Chemical Society for first-year chemistry students.

Sophomores awarded scholarships for high national chemistry exam scores

Haley Maharry, Reporter
June 2, 2023
URBAN ROUTE. From Buckingham Fountain to Grant Park to Michigan Avenue, the NASCAR Chicago drivers will make their way through a track that will include views of Lake Michigan and several other Chicago attractions. The front straightaway and pit road will be housed on South Columbus Drive, running along a two-block stretch that will take the race past Buckingham Fountain.

Pulling up downtown: NASCAR hits Windy City

Haley Maharry, Light Dohrn, Jaya Alenghat, Edward Park, Skye Freeman, Niall Danahey, Kabir Joshi, and David Santiago
May 30, 2023
NASCAR explained: 6 things to know about the organization

NASCAR explained: 6 things to know about the organization

Haley Maharry, Reporter
May 30, 2023
“Belle of the Ball” by Mari Costa focuses on the relationship drama between Belle Hawkins, her crush Regina Moreno, and her crush’s girlfriend Chloe Kitagawa.

Breaking the mold, graphic novel ‘Belle of the Ball’ challenges LGBTQ+ tropes

Haley Maharry, Reporter
May 19, 2023
Reporter Haley Maharry says that as D&D is introduced to a broader audience through these new forms of media, more people will be exposed to positive LGBTQ+ representation.

Popularization of Dungeons & Dragons helps to create more safe spaces for LGBTQ+ community

Haley Maharry, Reporter
May 11, 2023
In the last conference of their season, the Model United Nations team won the best large delegation award at the Northwestern University Conference.

Model United Nations ends season with national award

Haley Maharry, Reporter
April 19, 2023
AI interpolation disrespects the care put into the original animation and is of poorer quality.

Stop AI interpolation: People should listen to animators and authentic animation

Haley Maharry, Reporter
March 23, 2023
In the U-High athletics building, fencing equipment is sorted in an orderly fashion. Students who fence on the U-High team are able to expand their skills through a P.E. elective.

Audio: Fencing team members find new opportunity in fencing P.E. elective.

Haley Maharry, Reporter
March 8, 2023
Student journalists in states not protected by a student press law must gain free press rights in order to promote social change.

Student free press laws are necessary for a healthy student community

Jaya Alenghat, Niall Danahey, Light Dohrn, Haley Maharry, and Edward Park
February 22, 2023
Photographers Patrice Graham and Matt Petres placed in seven categories in total for the advanced division of the Fall Photo Contest sponsored by the Association of Texas Photography Instructors.

Two photojournalists win awards in national contest

Haley Maharry, Reporter
January 23, 2023
Dead birds can often be found outside of Gordon Parks Arts Hall, because sunlight reflecting off the large glass windows confuses them.

Fixing the flight plight: Administration has plan to reduce bird-window collisions

Haley Maharry, Reporter
January 5, 2023

Vox pop.

Jaya Alenghat and Haley Maharry
December 7, 2022
Is it really the most wonderful time of year?

Is it really the most wonderful time of year?

Jaya Alenghat, Krishita Dutta, Haley Maharry, Erich Raumann, and Téa Tamburo
December 7, 2022
Author Anya Kamenetz spoke to Lab parents at a webinar about the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on children, discussing her new book, “The Stolen Year: How Covid Changed Children’s Lives, and Where We Go Now”

New book discusses the pandemic’s impact on youth

Haley Maharry, Reporter
October 21, 2022
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