ranked the #2 High School Model UN team in the United States. In 2018, Lab's Model UN team won the Best Large Delegation award at the Harvard Model UN conference. In addition, the Debate Team has won numerous national circuit tournaments. Furthermore, U-High's Math and Science teams consistently win and place at Regional and State competitions, respectively. Lab also has an award winning FIRST Robotics Competition team, which has completed internationally, two award winning FIRST Tech Challenge teams which have competed nationally, and multiple award winning FIRST LEGO League teams. Organized by the Office of Alumni Relations Development, members of the student body at U-High are nominated by faculty to serve in the Maroon Key Society. The Maroon Key Society serve as ambassadors for the school, and they help provide tours to visiting alumni, potential students, and other guests to the school. The high school's extracurricular activities occasionally make national and international news. For example, in 1990 then-Governor Thompson declared a "Matthew Headrick Day" and the US House made a proclamation when then-student Headrick appeared on talk shows including Today after winning the Westinghouse. In response to the award, the Chicago Tribune wrote: "this ... is a ... school where being on the math team ... can actually enhance one's social status." The Tribune's coverage was controversial because, as noted previously, U-High's extracurricular activities, including the math team, operate on a "no cut policy," and therefore participation was unlikely to confer social status. The faculty responded by posting a banner that humorously read: "The Few. The Proud. The U-High Math Team. Conferring social status since 1990." The Finance Club was founded in 2015 with more than $100,000 of donated funds to invest. Notable alumni and people The Laboratory Schools have been home to many famous individuals, including the Obama family. Athletics The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools offers a number of different athletic programs for both boys and girls, divided into three categories for Fall (cross country, golf, sailing, boys soccer, girls swimming/diving, girls tennis, and volleyball), Winter (basketball, dance troupe, fencing, squash, boys swimming/diving, and indoor track) and Spring (baseball, fencing, sailing, girls soccer, boys tennis, and track and field). The lower and primary school operates under a strict resistance training regimen to develop the strength required to do these activities early. Freshman, sophomore, and junior varsity squads at U-High operate with a "no cut policy," meaning any student