William Tan serves the Midway as editor-in-chief. He is a member of the Class of 2023 and joined the staff in 2020-21 as a sophomore. Collaborating with editors, designing print issues and pursuing meaningful stories are his favorite parts of being a journalist. In addition to journalism, William enjoys playing the cello, watching basketball and trying new foods.
Awards:
2024 Illinois Journalism Education Association: First place, multimedia story package (with Matt Petres), Balancing Act: A brotherly bond drives twin gymnasts Akshay and Kavan Puri to success
2024 Scholastic Press Association of Chicago, sports feature story: superior
2024 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award: Certificate of merit (with Patrice Graham, Gabriel Issa, Matthew McGehee, Kaden Moubayed, Matt Petres), photo story, "Photo Gallery: Raw reactions"
2023 National Scholastic Press Association Digital Story of the Year: Multimedia sports, fourth place (with Matt Petres)
2023 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award: Digital news: personality profile, certificate of merit, "One Book, Two Cultures”
2023 Scholastic Press Association of Chicago, special coverage: (with Clare O’Connor, Chloë Alexander and Amy Ren), superior
2023 Scholastic Press Association of Chicago, sports feature story: excellent
2023 Illinois Journalism Education Association: First place, sports feature, Pressure to perform: Students say managing workload, sports comes with cost
2023 Illinois Journalism Education Association: Honorable mention, sports commentary, Keep no-cut: Everyone plays their part
2022 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award: Print news: personality profile, third place, "One Book, Two Cultures”