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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

The Urban rubric

Mira Chandriani, Editor in Chief, Print Feb 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...

11th and 12th Grade Dean Charisse Wu in her youth. Submitted by a classmate.

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 Mar 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”...

Excerpt of a survey conducted on 68 members of the Urban community between Sept. 18 and Sept. 24 measuring respondents' reactions to various aspects of the new schedule. The margin of error was 9%.

New schedule met with confusion and excitement

Kian Nassre, Editor in Chief of Visuals Oct 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...

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