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The Student News Site of University of Chicago Laboratory High School

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The Student News Site of University of Chicago Laboratory High School

U-High Midway
The student crowd spectates the annual student-versus-faculty soccer game at Wellapalooza held on May 18.  

Spectators cheer for favorite students, faculty in Wellapalooza soccer game

Zara Siddique, Audrey Park , and Taariq Ahmed
May 31, 2023
The app Flora - Green Focus by AppFinca Inc. has a 4.7 star rating on the Apple app store and more than 2,000,000 users. This productivity app can be a great way to keep U-High students motivated and organized when studying for finals.

Productivity app ‘Flora – Green Focus’ helps with educational motivation

Jaya Alenghat, Reporter
May 17, 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
Due to problems of working with the data provided by Authentic Connections, the new health and wellness survey vendor, the results have not been publicly released four months after students took the survey.

Health and wellness survey delayed due to data setbacks

Katie Sasamoto-Kurisu, Assistant Editor
February 16, 2023
Students and athletes, in particular, use pilates to practice mindfulness and get exercise.

Student athletes use Pilates, mindfulness as a form of exercise

Taariq Ahmed, Reporter
February 7, 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
While protein is an essential component of a diet, supplements, such as protein powder, are unnecessary.

Protein powder provides unnecessary diet supplement

Peter Cox, City Life Editor
January 17, 2023
Though CBD products have grown in popularity, research shows that the drug has few known effects.

CBD products popular but unproven

Amy Ren, Assistant Editor
November 30, 2022
A student opens the app Gas on their phone where they get different questions every hour.

Get Gassed: App fails to be less toxic than other social media platforms

Chloe Alexander, Assistant Editor
November 9, 2022
While Café Lab offers a salad bar, students often gravitate toward the quicker, more convenient options at the grill.

Food Fight: Café Lab’s options clash with students’ health choices, expectations

Clare McRoberts, Assistant editor
October 19, 2022
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