Meena Lee is a member of the Class of 2022 and is the Sports & Leisure editor for the Midway. She began as a sophomore in the 2019-20 school year. Meena’s favorite part about working for the Midway is getting to explore the school’s community and talking to new people. In addition to journalism, Meena enjoys playing soccer and basketball, reading and painting.
Awards:
2023 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award: Digital sports commentary, second place, “Transgender female athletes must be included, permitted to compete“
2023 Illinois Journalism Education Association: First place, photo story (with Andrew Burke-Stevenson, Carter Chang, Patrice Graham, Gabriel Issa, Meena Lee, Matthew McGehee, Chloe Ma, Matt Petres, Amy Ren, Elliott Taylor, Malcolm Taylor), Focused Faces
2022 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award: Photo layout: full page, third place, Vol. 98, Issue 10 (May 12, 2022), Page 12
2022 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award: Print sports commentary, certificate of merit, “Transgender female athletes must be included, permitted to compete“
2020 National Scholastic Press Association Fall Best of Show: Sixth Place, Election Reporting (main writer), “As trailblazer for multiple identities, Harris inspires students”
