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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
Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga brings a fresh look at a timeless Star Wars video game.

Lego Star Wars game remake balances the old, new

Samuel Beck, Reporter
May 11, 2022
HOLE-IN-ONE. Senior Spencer McKula throws a frisbee toward a putting basket at Nichols Park on April 5. For a full disc golf course, players can go to the Illinois Institute of Technology at 33rd and State streets. In Hyde Park, putting baskets are located in Nichols Park and near Promontory Point.

A guide to niche outdoor sports in Chicago parks

Berk Oto, Editor-in-Chief
April 7, 2022
U-High students use platforms like the ESPN fantasy app to join a fantasy basketball league with friends.

Students build friendships through fantasy basketball

Ethan Swinger, Reporter
March 8, 2022
Senior Johnny Patras returns a hit during a ping pong tournament game against Senior Theo Arado. Johnny lost to Theo 12-10 in a win-by-two game.

Ping Pong Pals: Seniors connect over table tennis tournament

William Tan, Assistant Editor
February 25, 2022
This year’s Winter Olympic Games will be held in Beijing from Feb. 4-20. Members of the U-High community shared what they are most looking forward to watching.

Quick Q: Winter Olympics

Joaquin Figueroa, Reporter
February 7, 2022
With COVID-19 restrictions and geopolitical controversy, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will be unlike any other.

COVID-19, controversy, competition: A look into the 2022 Winter Olympics

Audrey Park, Assistant Editor
February 7, 2022
The mascot of the 2022 Winter Olympics is an animated panda named Bing Dwen Dwen. Read about more Winter Olympics facts below.

Tournament trivia: 44 facts about the Winter Olympics

Téa Tamburo and Peter Cox
February 4, 2022
GETTING A GRIP. Senior Sophie Volchenboum looks for her next move while she scales a bouldering problem at First Ascent in Humboldt Park on Dec. 8. “Competitions are about how high you can get on a route, and when you’re climbing in a gym your goal is to finish the route however you can,” Sophie said. “You don’t get any style points here, you’re not timed. You just want to get to the top.”

Rock stars: Through rock climbing, students reach new heights

Ethan Swinger, Reporter
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
The Garden of the Phoenix in Jackson Park provides a short but beautiful walk behind the Museum of Science and Industry.

South Side parks offer scenic, historic walks

William Tan, Assistant Editor
November 5, 2021
This fall, ninth graders Milo Platz-Walker and Mateo Nacu traveled to Belgrade, Serbia, where they represented the Amateur Athletic Union USA National Karate Team.

Students excel at karate, gain experience at Under 15 World School Sport Games

Caroline Hohner, Features Editor
October 5, 2021
“So considering the pandemic, online chess has become the go-to for a lot of amateur and world-class chess players,” junior Andrew Razborov said. “I think the practicality of online chess and the ability to face opponents of your own level at any time of day has encouraged me to play chess a lot more.”

Chess boards serve as common ground for online, in-person students

Anathea Carrigan, Opinion Editor
April 26, 2021
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