The Urban Legend

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The Urban Legend

The School Newspaper of Urban School of San Francisco

The Urban Legend

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No Gain, No Brain: How Physical Activity can Cause Increased Brain Function

Sophia Gibson, Staff Writer October 28, 2019

When Jennifer Epstein, Health Education Teacher and Director of Outdoor Trips at Urban tells her freshmen health class to get up and go to the gym, to run around to “get high,” the classroom erupts...

Various European landmarks in France and Italy. Illustration Credit: Loki Olin

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...

Urban students cheer on their fellow Blues at a basketball game against Lick-Wilmerding. Photo credit: Kathryn Doorey

Who really is Urban’s rival?

Ian Ryan, Staff Writer May 28, 2019

Rivalries are a core part of sports, from El Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid to the Bruce Mahoney match between San Francisco high schools Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory and Saint Ignatius...

Opinion: Two-year prom would make a more meaningful high school experience

Eli Gordon, Managing Editor May 22, 2019

In my three years at Urban, I’ve gone to prom three times. Each time, it’s been fun to dress up, take photos and dance with my friends. It may come as a surprise, then, that I believe four-year prom...

Lily Lorenzos 19 locker in the second floor hallway, by Clementine Daniel, staff writer.

Unlocking Locker Culture at Urban

Clementine Daniel, Staff Writer May 8, 2019

If you walk down the hallway at the Urban School, you’ll see rows of dark blue lockers just like any other high school, but one thing might stand out: there are almost no locks.   At Freshman Orientation,...

Ben Shostak (‘19) kicks a ball during an Urban boys’ varsity soccer game. Taken by Doug Ko on September 22, 2017.

Boys soccer kicks off first winter season

Ian Ryan, Staff Writer October 25, 2018

In December, the boys soccer teams will kick off their seasons in the winter rather than the fall for the first time. Many schools, including Lick-Wilmerding High School, University High School, and Marin...

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