Class of 2015 to be the biggest ever, Urban’s admissions director says
Ella McLeod
June 10, 2011
You can’t say times don’t change: the first graduating class at Urban in 1969 had 20 students. But this fall, there are 103 incoming freshman in the class of 2015, making it the largest class in Urban’s history. In addition to more freshmen than Urban has ever seen, the class of 2015 is unique... Read more »
Combat the conveyor — life is now, so high school students should enjoy it
Megan Madden
June 10, 2011
Life in high school is a waiting game. Seniors wait for college acceptance letters. Our parents wait for our course reports to show up. We wait to find out whether the math quiz really was a disaster, or whether we’ll be filling a leadership role in the coming year. We wait for the digital clock in... Read more »
Been there, done that: get ready for a summer of movie sequels
Jonathan Baer
June 10, 2011
Amid an unsteady economy, a possible NFL lockout, and vacations threatened by volatile gas prices, one industry remains strong: the movies. Hollywood is hard at work approaching one of its prime seasons. As a result, the next couple of months will be chock full of big budget spectacles, familiar characters,... Read more »
History teacher Clarke Weatherspoon to become new freshman-sophomore dean at The Urban School
Hannah Sears
June 10, 2011
Head of School Mark Salkind announced May 31 that Clarke Weatherspoon, an Urban history teacher, will become 9th and 10th grade dean next fall, replacing English teacher and dean Greg Monfils, who will return to full-time teaching. The change came about because Monfils felt he needed a change in his... Read more »
Urban students wrangle raptors at San Francisco’s Randall Museum
Annakai Geshlider
June 10, 2011
Simone Enderlin (’13) and Helena Kleiner (’13) do not play soccer after school or go home to do math problems or surf Facebook. Instead, they hold raptors. The two Urban School sophomores volunteer at the Randall Museum, a free museum located in Corona Heights in San Francisco that educates kids... Read more »
“The Office” mates are changing as season ends
Sonja Bartlett and Zoe Pleasure
June 10, 2011
As die-hard fans of the television mockumentary, “The Office,” we’ve got to say, we’re depressed. Ever since last June, when the departure of Steve Carell was announced, some questions have been running through our minds. For instance, now that Carell is gone, along with his character, Michael... Read more »
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