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Uni High taking diversity seriously

By Amy F. Reiter
Sunday February 24, 2008

Robin Scholz

Geoffrey Beck, a senior at University Laboratory High School, shows a paper to his teacher in his literature class at the school in Urbana on Feb. 13, 2008.

URBANA – In some ways, University Laboratory High School looks like any other public school: messy lockers, overstuffed backpacks, teenagers roaming the halls.

But, unlike most public schools, Uni is selective. Its population isn't confined to students from one town, but to students from around the area who've excelled at tests and grades and essays.

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