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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
Meena Lee

Meena Lee, Sports & Leisure Editor

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"

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”

All content by Meena Lee
Located on 53rd Street in Harper Court, the Brave Space Alliance is a community led center for LGBTQ+ people of color on the South and West Sides to recieve support from people who look like them and share their experiences. The center aims to provide culturally competent support.

Thriving: Brave Space Alliance uses mutual aid to provide for LGBTQ+ community of color

Meena Lee, Sports Editor
May 5, 2022

Transgender female athletes must be included, permitted to compete

Meena Lee, Sports Editor
April 12, 2022
Can they play? Transgender athletes face barriers to compete

Can they play? Transgender athletes face barriers to compete

Lucia Kouri, Meena Lee, and Clare O'Connor
April 12, 2022
Forcing transgender girls to play on boys teams invalidates their transgender identity and is nowhere near providing a gender-affirming experience for them, writes Sports and Leisure editor Meena Lee.

Transgender female athletes must be included, permitted to compete

Meena Lee, Sports Editor
March 31, 2022
Eleven years: Ashley Hannah

Eleven years: Ashley Hannah

Meena Lee, Sports Editor
March 16, 2022
Senior Inga Domenick sews costumes for this years SET performance. Inga has been a part of the costume crew since ninth grade.

Setting up SET: Senior expands knowledge of fashion design through theater

Meena Lee, Sports Editor
March 3, 2022
Fine arts department chair Sunny Neater poses with her Mental Health First Aid certificate. The training took Ms. Neater 30 hours to complete.

Successful mental health training program will expand to the Lab community

Meena Lee, Sports Editor
January 24, 2022
Netflixs Tick, Tick… Boom! successfully recreates original musical

Netflix’s ‘Tick, Tick… Boom!’ successfully recreates original musical

Meena Lee, Sports Editor
January 4, 2022
Murky moods. After months of isolation, seasonal depression can cause even more sadness, fatigue, and low motivation.

Seasonal depression darkens students’ moods

Meena Lee, Sports Editor
December 17, 2021
Here’s how you spend your leisure time

Here’s how you spend your leisure time

Meena Lee, Sports Editor
November 16, 2021
SPEAK OUT. At a Student Council-led meeting on Nov. 2, ninth grader Ayush Mishra shares his experiences with the group. The meeting was held for students to discuss strategies for workload.

Heavy workload aggravates students

Peter Pu and Meena Lee
November 9, 2021
Secret club uses memes to prompt dialogue, raise concerns

Secret club uses memes to prompt dialogue, raise concerns

Meena Lee, Sports Editor
October 28, 2021
Senior Loren Calleri brandishes a handmade spear. On a seven-day backpacking trip through the Allegheny Mountains, Loren, alongside Julien Deroitte and several other Lab seniors, spent time enjoying the outdoors and strenghthening bonds.

Over summer break, students travel, learn, rest, grow

Meena Lee, Sports Editor
October 6, 2021
Junior Sid Shah competes against Lake Forest Academy on April 27. The boys tennis team advanced to state, sending two singles and two doubles teams.

Spring sport teams find success in post-season play

Meena Lee , Sports Editor
June 8, 2021
Some students complete their homework on the train to better balance their school work.

Students adjust routines to accommodate commute for in-person school

Meena Lee, Sports and Leisure Editor
May 25, 2021
The Budlong Hot Chicken • $11

The Budlong Hot Chicken • $11

Meena Lee, Content Manager
April 30, 2021
This hate crime exposed the intersection of misogyny and racism that Asian women face and sparked necessary conversations about the importance of deconstructing the fetishization of Asian women, writes content manager Meena Lee.

Deconstruct the fetishization of Asian women

Meena Lee, Content Manager
April 23, 2021
Gen Z has played a key role in organizing recent protests from the gun control movement to Black Lives Matter. Only time will tell if the generation can also walk the walk.

Will Gen Z ‘be the change’?

Meena Lee, Content Manager
April 15, 2021
Teachers began getting vaccinations on Jan. 31.

Teachers grateful to receive vaccination, experience varied effects

Meena Lee, Content Manager
March 5, 2021

Community organizations demand reparations from University of Chicago

Meena Lee, Assistant Editor
March 3, 2021
Saieh Hall, an iconic gothic red-brick building stands near the UChicago quad at the corner of University Ave.

Racial healing: Chicagoland community members fight for reparations

Amanda Cassel and Meena Lee
March 3, 2021
An expanded history curriculum, new English books and conversations in science class are some ways teachers have implemented ideas in diversity, equity and inclusion.

Teachers expand curriculum to reflect diversity, equity, inclusion statements

Meena Lee, Content Manager
February 15, 2021
Guest speaker Hasan Kwame Jeffries talks to students about the history of protest and its meaning today.

Reclaiming #BlackLivesMatter: BSA urges students to participate in thoughtful, genuine anti-racist work

Meena Lee, Content Manager
January 24, 2021
Students finish their last assignments as the first semester wraps up.

End of semester assessments, deadlines span two weeks to relieve stress

Meena Lee, Content Manager
January 19, 2021
The new Netflix adaptation of The Prom is a witty lighthearted film that brings Broadway to your TV screen.

Broadway adaptation of ‘The Prom’ dazzlingly touches on varied experiences of LGBTQ+ community

Meena Lee, Content Manager
December 17, 2020
Sophie poses in front of her house with her two current foster dogs. Having fostered 10 kittens and 13 dogs from PAWS Chicago, Sophie developed deep relationships with her animals and learned how it feels to make an impact on others through service. 

After 23 foster animals, Sophie Raphael develops deep relationships, a dedication to service

Meena Lee, Content Manager
December 7, 2020
While U-High remains in distance learning, students from nursery to second grade continue with in-person instruction.

Younger students adapt to changes during in-person classes, but challenges remain

Meena Lee, Content Manager
November 17, 2020
Even if the ban on indoor dining was lifted, U-High students believe it is too unsafe during the pandemic and people should consider other options before dining inside.

Students concur with, adjust to recent ban on indoor dining to avoid infection risk

Meena Lee, Content Manager
November 13, 2020
After five days of ballot counting, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won the Presidential and Vice Presidential races.

Following Biden-Harris win, students, faculty excited

Caledonia Abbey, Ryan Clark, Caroline Hohner, Meena Lee, Adrianna Nehme, and Téa Tamburo
November 7, 2020
It’s not the same as being back in school with everyone, but it is what we can offer, and we are excited to offer it. We just want to give people the opportunity to see one another, not through Zoom screens, Dean of Students Ana Campos said about the events.

Junior, senior classes to hold in-person events on campus

Meena Lee, Content Manager
November 4, 2020
Ms. Harris is the first woman of color to be nominated for a national office by a major party.

As trailblazer for multiple identities, Harris inspires students

Meena Lee, Content Manager
November 3, 2020
NBCs Workplace sitcom The Office is popular among U-High students. In 2018, cast member Rainn Wilson visited the school.

Rewatching TV shows offers students comfort, nostalgia

Meena Lee, Content Manager
October 21, 2020
Students gather around a club shopping booth during the 2019-20 school year.

Clubs send videos to participate in virtual club shopping

Meena Lee, Reporter
September 15, 2020
Students flood into gymnasium at back to school event in 2019.

Retreats, assemblies, club events restructured to fit online school environment

Olivia Griffin and Meena Lee
September 15, 2020

Bake

Meena Lee, Reporter
June 9, 2020
Heres our guide to keeping yourself and your family occupied at home through the upcoming summer.

Bingewatch, bake and make: Ways to entertain yourself at home

Abe Callard, Meena Lee, and Colin Leslie
June 9, 2020
Amanda Cassel is one of 12 students named to the Illinois All-State Journalism Team.

Midway editor receives state honor for dedication to staff

Meena Lee, Reporter
May 14, 2020
To solve the gun crisis, we should not be afraid to repeal the second amendment says reporter Meena Lee.

To solve gun problem, America should repeal Second Amendment

Meena Lee, Reporter
May 3, 2020
Juniors Rohan Shah and Loren Pope listen during a Mock Trial practice in March 2020. Mock Trial was a new club this year, and unfortunately was unable to compete in their first-ever competition because of COVID-19.

Mock Trial competition canceled, but members have hope

Meena Lee, Reporter
April 14, 2020
Rashne Hassan scrutinizes a recently-printed car of the kind she hopes to be building with the club she is creating, where students would participate in F1 in Schools, a competition where students build small cars and race them against other schools.

Junior working to create engineering club in Makerspace

Meena Lee, Reporter
March 6, 2020
Lusia Austen examines one of the photos of the exhibit Braids, designed by artist Shani Crowe and on display in the Corvus Gallery in Gordon Parks Arts Hall until March 13.

New artist-in-residence displays art exhibit, teaches students to braid

Meena Lee, Reporter
January 23, 2020
U-High sophomores and juniors will work among fellow high school and college students for 37.5 hours a week to research areas of interest in the computer science field.

Applications open for SummerLink internships

Meena Lee, Reporter
December 12, 2019
Book Club

Book Club

Meena Lee, Reporter
October 25, 2019
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