The Urban Legend

The School Newspaper of Urban School of San Francisco

The Urban Legend

The School Newspaper of Urban School of San Francisco

The Urban Legend

Reworking the South Asian History class

Zoya Sarangan April 25, 2024

History Teacher Guy Leavitt plans to introduce changes to the History of South Asia curriculum in the upcoming 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years. Students in the American Born Confused Desis (ABCD)...

Tattoos and milk miles

Aida Cooney April 21, 2024

While professional athletes play on courts and fields, some fans compete on screens. Fantasy sports leagues allow fans to assemble dream teams made up of professional players from leagues like the NFL...

Opinion: high school students should serve as poll workers

Sophie Mainelli, Managing Editor, Print April 21, 2024

With countless news stories headlining in and outside of the United States, global political affairs can overshadow local elections. High school students must focus on local elections by serving as poll...

Opinion: Black slang is not a punchline

Jaxon Howard, Guest Writer April 21, 2024

As a Black student, it can be difficult to walk Urban’s hallways and hear words like mid, finna, ate, rizz and gas or phrases like “it’s giving” and “out of pocket.” Some may be quick to categorize...

Through the eyes of a child

Mari Flores April 21, 2024

In the Winter of 2021, English Teacher Julian Morris began to develop the idea for a new English elective: Children’s Literature. In the ninth-grade Stories of Us English course, students write a piece...

Spend a semester away

Kimia Amiri and Isaiah Moliga-Puletasi April 21, 2024

Whether through birthing a lamb, bumping into senators on the streets of Washington D.C. or carving your poetry into a linoleum block, three semester schools offer Urban students a new way of learning....

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