The Urban Legend

Opera and ballet: relics of the past?

Lilah Edelson, Sports Editor, Managing Editor, Creative • Apr 30, 2026

Since the 16th century, thousands of opera singers and ballet dancers have drawn audiences with their artistic skills. Despite the longstanding popularity of ballets like “The Nutcracker” and operas...

Skylan Tong ’27 and Ella Pradhan ’27 win student body co-presidents election

Ari Braverman, Arts & Culture Editor • Apr 30, 2026

On March 25, the Student Committee (StuCo) announced that Skylan Tong ’27 and Ella Pradhan ’27 won the co-president election for the 2026-2027 school year. The two newly elected...

A Leap of Faith: Gap Year Culture at Urban

Sydney Riemer, Design Editor • Feb 11, 2020

“As we prepare students for college, we celebrate the vitality of adolescence and the abundant possibilities for intellectual growth and personal achievement during these four years,” states the final...

Prom 2017

Zoe Meneghetti, Editor-In-Chief of News • Aug 22, 2017

Suit jackets draped around the edges of chairs, wrappers of red velvet cupcakes crumpled on the white tablecloth, and clusters of high-heels nudged in the corners of the floor set the scene of the Urban...

Fake IDs

Cole Palmer, Staff Writer • Jun 3, 2017

*The names of sources have been changed to protect their anonymity ** The release of this story was delayed by one year to protect anonymous sources As he stepped into the gleaming, fluorescent...

OPINION: 50 years later, Urban School core values continue to carry school community

Zoe Meneghetti, Editor-In-Chief of News • Feb 8, 2017

The 2016-2017 school year marks lots of change for The Urban School. This includes the creation of The Salkind Center and a new job title. However, despite these grand changes, The Urban School has been...

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