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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

Matthew McGehee

Matthew McGehee, Photographer

Matthew McGehee, a managing editor, is a member of the class of 2023. His favorite part of photojournalism is the satisfaction of putting in the work to get a good photo during an assignment. He is a member of the U-High soccer team and likes to hike.

Awards:

2024 Illinois Journalism Education Association: First place, sports photo, One-run loss ends baseball season

2024 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award: Certificate of merit (with William Tan, Patrice Graham, Gabriel Issa, Kaden Moubayed, Matt Petres), photo story, "Photo Gallery: Raw reactions"

2023 National Scholastic Press Association Photo of the Year: Sports Feature, honorable mention

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

2023 Illinois Journalism Education Association: Second place, photo gallery or slideshow (with Victoria Washington and Audrey Matei, Kaden Moubayed, Henry Benton, Patrice Graham, Ishani Hariprasad, Sarah Abdelsalam), Photos: ArtsFest 2023

All content by Matthew McGehee
Senior Anna Bohlen works at the set of the upcoming fall play “the Firebugs.” She serves as theater manager and plays the role of “Anna” in the production.

[Photo] Sharing the Spotlight

Erich Raumann, Deputy Managing Editor
October 21, 2022
This year, minor adjustments have been made regarding mental health days and workload in the student handbook. One policy outlines that assessments may not be administered two days after school breaks.

[Photo] New year brings changes

Clare O'Connor, Editor-in-Chief
September 9, 2022
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