Legend staffers go “Face to Face” with Tampa Bay Times journalists on India drug testing series
February 1, 2012
Urban students met to listen to two reporters/photojournalists from the Tampa Tribune, talking about a series they wrote on drug testing in India in 2008. The online talk was part of the Poynter Institute’s “Face to Face” program, which links student journalists with professional writers... Read more »
History unfolding: Are Occupy protests the new civil rights movement?
Jonathan Baer, Staff Writer
December 14, 2011
Call it a flashback: When the Occupy movement hit San Francisco, it brought back memories of Vietnam, sit-ins, the sexual revolution, the rise of feminism – the glory times that self-proclaimed “old hippie” Rick Fletcher loved. In a full-body, green jumpsuit, with a matching Army hat, the grey-bearded... Read more »
Urban School sets new breathalyzer policy for student dances
Ella McLeod, Staff Writer
December 14, 2011
Charlotte Worsley, assistant head of student life, announced on Monday, Nov. 28, at an all- school meeting that every Urban student who attends a dance will be breathalyzed to determine if they have been drinking alcohol. According to Worsley, the decision to use breathalyzers for all Urban... Read more »
Urban School students head to India — catch their blog
David Immerman, Staff Writer
December 14, 2011
A group of 15 Urban students, along with 11th and 12th grade Dean Dan Matz and Director of Outdoor Trips Sarah Fontaine, landed in Mumbai, India at approximately 2:50 a.m. Mumbai time (12 p.m. local time) on Dec. 14. The trip attendees will follow a rigorous itinerary throughout their three-week stay,... Read more »
Legend staffers take second place in Story of the Year competition
Hannah Sears, Staff Writer
November 20, 2011
The Urban Legend’s “Proposition 8: Battling Over Same-Sex Marriage” multimedia package won second place for Story of the Year-Multimedia at the National Scholastic Press Association’s High School Journalism Convention on Nov. 19. Kai Matsumoto-Hines (’14) and Ian James (’14), journalism... Read more »
San Francisco’s Dolores Park undergoes renovation
Ella McLeod, Staff Writer
November 17, 2011
A beloved San Francisco park is in the last stage of a major renovation aimed at making it cleaner and safer for the city’s children and families. On Oct. 27, the Dolores Park Community Outreach Project held a meeting where it was decided that the clubhouse will be knocked down and replaced with grass. ... Read more »
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