The Urban Legend

The Urban rubric

Mira Chandriani, Editor in Chief, Print • February 3, 2022

Urban’s grading system sets the school apart from almost all high schools across the country. Giving students detailed rubrics and narrative feedback on all assignments rather than a single letter grade...

Teachers share their first kiss stories

Zoe Lusk, Caboose Editor • May 13, 2019

Sometimes it’s easy to forget that teachers were once our age. They too had awkward kisses, embarrassing moments, and first parties. I’ve collected a few teachers’ first kiss stories: GREG MONFILS:...

Do emotions have a place in the classroom?

Vivien Manning, Features Editor • March 29, 2018

We all sat in the classroom, stunned by the brutality and shock of last night’s reading. This is my Women’s United States History class, and we had just read “It Was like All of Us Had Been Raped”...

New schedule met with confusion and excitement

Kian Nassre, Editor in Chief of Visuals • October 24, 2017

In years past, only freshmen would be caught walking the school halls with no clue of what class they had next. As of this fall, freshmen are no longer alone in their perplexion as the entire Urban School...

Election cycle exposes political cynicism at Urban School of San Francisco

Kian Nassre, Staff Writer • February 2, 2017

“I'm so infuriated and disgusted at all the politicians who are not in it for the community they swore an oath to but for their greedy selves,” tweeted by Miss Peregrine @Dafifthsistah on Feb....

Teacher Coaches Reflect On what they have learned

Diego Lopez, Staff Writer • March 29, 2016

When Urban’s varsity soccer team won NCS in November, head coach Danny Cardoza was as focused on his A period Spanish class as he was on the game. Cardoza is one of the few teacher-coaches at Urban...