Whitney M. Young Magnet High School

Wishing all Dolphins an amazing summer break filled with fun, adventure, and relaxation! 🌞🐬

See you in August, when we'll dive back into the action and make some more waves! 🌊

Support our amazing musicians!

Millenium Park
Wrigley Square Stage
Saturday, June 6

The Guitar Program's "Blues Combo"
3:00 PM

The Band Program's "Laflin Collective
4:00 PM

Congratulations are in order, Class of 2026! 🎓 🧡 💙 🐬

Dreams realized, futures bright! 👏

Congratulations to the Academic Center Class of 2026!

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Back-to-Back City Champions!

The Whitney Young Girls Badminton team had a great run at the Badminton City Championships on May 1-2, becoming the Girls Badminton City Champions for a second year in a row! We would like to honor the players for their great achievements:

Natalie Chin - Singles 1, First place
Michelle Yee - Singles 2, First place
Sarida Silapaduriyang & Claire Tian - Doubles 1, Second place
Kylie Watts & Anushri Virmani - Doubles 2, First place

Thank you to Coach C and the rest of the team for guiding and supporting the team to another city championship!

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Our website just got a fresh new look! 👀

Head on over to wyoung.org to see what the buzz is all about.

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Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism and the Scholastic Press Association of Chicago honored Beacon and DubTV programs for their reporting this year during the annual 2026 Scholastic Press Association Awards. Recognized individuals include Hector Cruz Victoria (Feature Writing), Ilse Hammond, Abdulatif Balogun, Liam Fitzgerald, Symone Harden, and Gemma Park (Overall Paper), Gemma Park (Opinion Writing), and Alison Malton (Sports Broadcasting).

Principal Harris was awarded the principal of the year award, a distinction that includes $500 grant devoted to the school’s journalism program. Faculty sponsor Benjamin Gucciardi was selected for the annual Teacher Fellowship, which provides $1500 for continuing education.

Additionally, a grant proposal authored by senior student journalists Lilah Rosenfeld and Kate Evans was accepted by the Illinois Farm Bureau and Illinois Press Foundation. Amid ongoing budget uncertainty, these funds will ensure physical production of the Beacon student newspaper through 2027.

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Keith Xin competed at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Phoenix, AZ. ISEF is the world's largest pre-college science and engineering competition, featuring more than 1,700 finalists from over 60 countries. Keith received a 2nd Place Grand Award in the Chemistry category for presenting his innovative research on nanocellulose hydrogels for the removal of toxic arsenic from water. Along with this prestigious honor, Keith will be awarded a $2,400 prize.

We are incredibly proud of Keith's hard work, dedication, and outstanding representation of our school on an international stage. Congratulations to Keith, and thank you to Ms. Deng for her constant support of Keith’s pursuits in chemistry!

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Always a good day to be a 🐬

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