The Urban Legend

Mario Savio: Student revolutionary turned Urban math teacher

Lily Dodd, Staff Writer • February 10, 2015

December 2, 1964. Mario Savio, a young man the newspapers describe as “slender, 6-foot-1, sloping at the shoulders, clad usually in baggy slacks and a heavy jacket,” stands in front of a throng of...

Boston’s WGBH visits The Urban School to film teachers for educational website

Aleah Jennings-Newhouse, Staff Writer • January 29, 2014

Forget about the security cameras: Yesterday, WGBH-TV, a Public Broadcasting Station located in Boston, filmed Urban students in class as part of an educational effort aimed at helping teachers learn...

Friday marks 50 years since the John F. Kennedy assassination; moment in history still relevant to today’s Urban School students

Jacob Winick, Staff Writer • November 21, 2013

It is a day that lives in the nation’s memory: This Friday, Nov. 22, will mark the 50th anniversary of the John F. Kennedy’s assassination by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas. It was a monumental moment...

Urban honors athletes, celebrates success at sports banquet

Mara Pleasure, Staff Writer • May 23, 2012

A roar of applause echoed in St. Agnes Gym on May 21 as parents, teachers and students celebrated the naming of Danielle Shorenstein ('12) and Evan Chang ('12) as the 2011-2012 athletes of the year. Spanish...

Multitasking a common practice among Urban School students, teens, and our generation

Sarah Maccabee, staff writer • April 11, 2010

When does the Internet actually begin to inhibit the aid it is meant to provide? Is it possible to multitask online and produce a high caliber of work? Do students feel multitasking has become a necessity during work? The Legend asks Urban students and others about multitasking at school and at home.