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The Student News Site of University of Chicago Laboratory High School

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Ryan Burke-Stevenson

Ryan Burke-Stevenson, Photographer

Ryan Burke-Stevenson is a photojournalist and a member of the Class of 2025. His favorite part of photojournalism is being able to give a visual aspect to stories. Outside of photojournalism, Ryan is interested in cooking and cycling.

Awards:

2024 Scholastic Press Association of Chicago, non-sports photo: superior

2023 Association of Texas Photography Instructors Fall Contest, advertising, first honorable mention

All content by Ryan Burke-Stevenson
Embracing the warm weather and clear skies, ninth grader Bryce Poston gazes up at the sky in awe during the eclipse. “It was a pretty cool experience being so close to a full eclipse,” Bryce said, “and I’m glad the school gave us the chance to go out and view it.”

Eclipse excitement: Lab community gathers to celebrate unique celestial event

Jaya Alenghat, Taariq Ahmed, Mia Lipson, Nathan Li, Olin Nafziger, Eli Raikhel, Grace LaBelle, Ryan Burke-Stevenson, Ellis Calleri, and Bryce Light
April 10, 2024
At the annual Spring Fling dance on March 23, themed “Aurora Borealis Bash,” students danced the night away in Sherry Lansing Theater with a high attendance of 420 students.

[Photo] Spring Fling dance enthralls students with Aurora Borealis theme

Zara Siddique, Sports & Leisure editor
March 26, 2024
Lunging at his opponent using his foil to aim for his target, sophomore Ray Han plays through a fencing match at Marian Catholic High School on Nov. 18. The fencing team ended the season with a first-place finish at the Great Lakes Conference Team Championships on Feb. 3.

[Photo] Gallery: Winter sports in review

Zara Siddique, Light Dohrn, and Milo Platz-Walker
March 5, 2024
At an all-school assembly on Feb. 29, Alex Lickerman, a Lab parent and primary care doctor spoke to students about the importance of growing resilience.

[Photo] Lab parent educates students about growing resilience at all-school assembly

Edward Park, Assistant Editor
March 4, 2024
CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY. Local tennis coach Tyron Mason interacts with the Kenwood community as he coaches. He builds relationships with his students along with the neighborhood, becoming a well-known figure in the area.

[Photo] Coaching with care: Tyrone Mason

Jaya Alenghat, City Life Editor
February 20, 2024
Zyn pouches are oral nicotine products that users put under their upper lip, visually concealing them. They come in flavors ranging from citrus to coffee. In Illinois, a person must be 21 to purchase any tobacco or nicotine products. All flavored liquid nicotine products are illegal in Cook County. However, Zyn patches are not liquid until moistened in the user’s mouth.

[Photo] Students use Zyn nicotine products, despite discouragement

Audrey Park, Editor-in-Chief
February 9, 2024
In the U-High library, a student reads on a beanbag. Pleasure reading has become increasingly unpopular, especially among younger generations. Simultaneously, the daily social media usage average is six hours a day.

[Photo] Pleasure reading plummets: As attention spans decrease, so does reading popularity

Chloe Alexander, Arts Editor
January 19, 2024
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
Gina Alicea assembles the new Corvus Gallery installment, Immersed, by 1981 U-High alumna and artist Louise LeBourgeois. This installment will be open from Sept. 22-Nov. 17. 

[Photo] Corvus gallery installment, ‘Immersed,’ opens Sept. 22

Light Dohrn, Reporter
September 21, 2023
Gina Alicea assembles the new installment in the Corvus Gallery, Immersed, by artist and lab alumna Louise LeBourgeois. The installment will be open from Sept. 22-Nov. 17.

[Photo]

As the commencement ceremony comes to a close, the new graduates rejoice and throw their caps into the air.

[Photo] 161 seniors graduate as the Lab community honors the Class of 2023 at Rockefeller Chapel

Mia Lipson, News Editor
June 8, 2023
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