Newsweek has again named Uni a "public elite" in the magazine's annual ranking of best American public high schools. Only 16 schools earned that distinction this year. Public elites are those schools that did not make Newsweek's larger list of 1,500 top public high schools because their SAT or ACT scores were too high.

Thirty-two students and four chaperones left today for a two-week trip to Greece organized by history teacher Chris Butler. "I've been really looking forward to it," Butler said. "About this time of year I'm really getting a little antsy to go over there. It's a spiritual kind of thing for me, so it's very sort of cleansing."

Teenagers are well versed in using technology for entertainment, but our ability to access, manage, evaluate, and communicate information is often weak. It is important that we become more comfortable with this application of technology, and using the iPod Touch in the classroom is one way we can do that.

Thanks to a $200,000 donation from Catherine Chou Gruschow ('94) and George Gruschow ('95), Uni will soon be getting some renovations and additions. Read on for more about the changes, from air conditioning in the North Attic to laptop and iPod Touch labs.

When Allan Luo and Richard Wang graduated Saturday, they had plenty of academic accomplishments to their credit. But one of their last achievements as Uni students came on the tennis court. Luo and Wang made it to the third round of the IHSA Urbana boys sectional in late May.

Of the 57 members of the recently graduated Class of 2009, one of the most colorful and individualistic was Laura Voitik. Whether it was her multiple changes of hair color or unique fashion sense or fiercely independent way of looking at things, Voitik was hard to miss during the past five years. Learn more about this future veterinarian.

When Katherine Allen met Jeremy Kemball three years ago, she discovered that their families shared a South African connection. Their paths didn't cross much after that, but as the 2008-09 school year approached its conclusion, Katherine decided to learn more about this University of Illinois-bound senior before he graduated.

What do you get when you combine a devotion to biking, a love of environmental studies, and a penchant for finding out-of-the-ordinary destinations for reflection? Say hello and goodbye to Class of 2009 alum Andrew Lovdahl as we explore the quirky method behind his thoughtful madness.