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
The Student News Site of University of Chicago Laboratory High School

U-High Midway
BEAUTY BOOST: Often in the form on pills, beauty supplements are sold to help boost hair, skin and nail health, but frequently lack effectiveness.

‘Ingestible’ skincare offers trendy yet ineffective supplement

Sahana Unni, Features Editor
May 3, 2023
As the location of our formative years U-High has a responsibility to guide and educate students on the perils of substance abuse. This issue remains pervasive, suggesting that we must rethink our approach to tackling it.

High schools must rethink approach to preventing substance abuse

Krishita Dutta, Opinion Editor
April 28, 2023
Reporter Taariq Ahmed argues it’s not difficult to see how men of color often find themselves at the crossroads of the social and emotional boundaries that both people of color and men face.

Men of color face intricate mental health barriers

Taariq Ahmed, Reporter
April 20, 2023
The U-High editorial board argues that Lab cannot keep its label of an academically rigorous institution while adequately dealing with a demand for increased mental health support.

Mental health, rigor stand at crossroads

Editorial Board
April 3, 2023
A HELPING HAND. Over 40 students became certified in a teen mental health training program that covered resources and ways to help distressed peers.

Mental health training program expands to student body

Taariq Ahmed, Reporter
March 31, 2023
This years student wellness survey had overwhelmingly negative results, especially in terms of anxiety, depression, and discrimination.

Lab students experience more depression, discrimination than national average, survey shows

Katie Sasamoto-Kurisu, Assistant Editor
March 23, 2023
Regardless of intent, joking about mental health can be harmful in the long term, and students should be careful about what they say and create an uplifting environment.

Step up to support peers’ mental health

Editorial Board
February 17, 2023
To identify mental health and illness among peers, students can apply by Feb. 16 to a teen mental health training program run by the Learning and Counseling department.

Teen mental health training program accepting student applications

Jaya Alenghat, Reporter
February 8, 2023
Students walk on the campus of Kenwood Academy, one of the schools that participated in the Chicago mayoral survey organized by the Scholastic Press Association of Chicago and Northwestern Universitys Medill School of Journalism.

Survey results prompt other schools to highlight mental health, school security issues

Peter Cox, City Life Editor
February 3, 2023
DEEP BREATHS. Students can practice guided meditations and breathing exercises with the wellness app Insight Timer. The wellness council purchased a schoolwide subscription to the app this year and is hoping students will utilize this resource, and that teachers will incorporate Insight Timer into their classrooms.

Breathe in: School promotes meditation app Insight Timer for student wellness

Clare O'Connor, Editor-in-Chief
January 24, 2023
Taking time to consider the workload that students bring upon themselves throughout a school year on end, both inside and outside of school, can allow students to devise and maintain healthy lifestyles.

Students should strive to balance lifestyle on a small and large scale

Taariq Ahmed, Reporter
December 15, 2022
Author Anya Kamenetz spoke to Lab parents at a webinar about the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on children, discussing her new book, “The Stolen Year: How Covid Changed Children’s Lives, and Where We Go Now”

New book discusses the pandemic’s impact on youth

Haley Maharry, Reporter
October 21, 2022
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