The Urban Legend

Senior pranks shut down: the past and future of a school tradition

Luke McKane, Staff Writer, Designer • April 26, 2022

Senior pranks are an iconic tradition at many high schools, including Urban, and after returning to a non-hybrid spring schedule many students have been wondering if the pranks will make a comeback. Urban...

Behind the curtain of One Acts

Zoe Sokatch, Arts and Culture Editor, Caboose Editor • April 26, 2022

Audrey Douglas ‘22 Why did you sign up to write One Acts? I am interested in maybe writing and directing when I’m older. I love writing and I’ve always liked storytelling, so it just sort of made...

Angry seniors, fed up freshman: did virtual school kill senior spaces?

Orla Meehan, Editor in Chief, Creative • October 16, 2021

Throughout my four years at Urban, there has always been one unspoken rule: no underclassmen in the Old Library. As a freshman, I was too intimidated to even walk through the space. Today, however,...

Seniors consider gap years amidst coronavirus pandemic

Eli Gordon, Editor-in-Chief, Print • May 22, 2020

For current seniors at Urban, the year 2020 was meant to be a relatively scripted experience: celebrate in the spring, graduate in June, and move away to college in August or September. But just as the...

Expectations and equity: Urban’s Eurotrip culture

Clementine Daniel, Staff Writer • June 1, 2019

Eurotrips have been an unspoken cornerstone of the post-graduation experience for countless past Urban students. Many see it as a time for them to experience the world and spend time with their high school...

Senior regrets

Vivien Manning, Features Editor • June 6, 2018

[slideshow_deploy id='10351'] Larkin White One time freshman year in history class, Charisse was telling a story about how at this other school she was teaching at, some students told...