The Urban Legend

What is our generation name?

Ana Gorski, Editor of Arts and Culture • March 28, 2018

Following Generation X and Y, the name Generation Z is so nondescript and bland in comparison to the Greatest Generation or even the Baby Boomers. Although the current study body is apart of Generation...

San Francisco mayoral candidates share their visions for the city

Eli Gordon, Staff Writer • March 28, 2018

In the wake of former San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee’s unexpected death in December 2017, a special election for mayor will be held this coming June. With eight candidates, including prominent city politicians...

Breaking down grading at The Urban School

Vivien Manning • February 6, 2018

Walking through Urban at 5pm on Friday the day grades are released, the anxiety is palpable. Grades, especially the only letter grade we’ve seen all term, can feel so momentous. As a senior, I’ve...

Inside Investment Club

Emma Draisin, Editor-in-Chief, Newspaper • February 6, 2018

Every Monday at lunch, a group of Urban students gather and discuss investment strategies to manage a fund valued at more than 100,000 dollars. Urban Investment Club, as the group is called, operates under-the-radar...

Summer ’17: the Urban way

Tallula Ricciardi and Zoe Lusk • October 24, 2017

It’s a chilly San Francisco morning in the dead of summer. One Urban student is hard at work in a white lab coat, while another is slumped on his couch in his ravioli-stained pajamas. For some, relaxation...

The Urban School shows spirit at pep rally

Vivien Manning, Features Editor • October 18, 2017

Spirit day at The Urban School on Friday kicked off with a pep rally in the garden, the main event being the chance for students to ‘pie’ their favorite teachers. As students showed their Urban...