The Urban Legend

Ending the drought one drip at a time

Ilana Brandstetter, Features Editor • November 19, 2014

Despite the Urban community’s pride as environmentalists, few students have made significant changes in the midst of California’s worst drought in reported history. Diana Silvestri (’15), a member...

EDITORIAL: Gender binary decisions all wrong for Urban School students selecting next year’s leaders

Griffin Bianchi, Staff Writer • May 8, 2014

Every year, for the last 26 years, Urban has elected co-presidents to lead all-school meetings, plan events, and guide the student committee. And every year, according to a rule in force since 1988, Urban...

Urban basketball and soccer lose stars, hope to recoup

Alex Johnson, Staff Writer • November 7, 2013

Every sports coach, at some point in his or her career, has had to face the question that legendary country singer George Jones once sang about: “Who’s going to fill their shoes?” Fans of the...

New Urban School shark club takes on global issue of shark mistreatment and unsustainable fishing

Ilana Brandstetter, Staff Writer • May 30, 2013

SHARKS: the words behind the acronym are still up to interpretation, but after an initial meeting on March 25, a new club at Urban has gotten off to a strong start. Emily Miller (’15) created SHARKS...

Trip week, spring break begin at Urban School of San Francisco — catch you on the flipside

April 13, 2013

It's official — we're leaving. Spring has sprung, and that means that Urban School students will be heading out of the classroom and the Legend newsroom for awhile. Trip Week begins April 15. Urban...

Survey reveals Urban students get boost from private tutors

Ella McLeod, Staff Writer • April 10, 2013

How much help do Urban students get outside of school? A Legend survey has found that one in three Urban students has used a private tutor during the 2012-13 school year. And of the students who are...