The Urban Legend

Urban’s PA classes offer more than just physical activity

Griffin Bianchi, Staff Writer • October 15, 2015

Athletes know the sights, sounds, and smells of their sports. The swoosh of the ball against the net after it flies between the goalie and the post, the buzzer screeching as the first quarter ends, the...

Urban’s tuition to increase to $40,000 for the 2015-16 year

Olive Lopez, Staff Writer • June 4, 2015

$40,000 can buy a wide variety of things. It can buy a new car, a year’s tuition, room, and board at any University of California school, or it can buy next year’s tuition at the Urban School of San...

OPINION: An open letter to phone overusers

Marie Bergsund, Staff Writer • February 10, 2015

I was sitting in the library at lunch on a Tuesday. I had intended to do homework, so I zipped up my procrastination-inducing phone inside my backpack and started in. It was not long before I found myself...

Student brains are more than a science experiment and a standard scale

Marie Bergsund, Staff Writer • February 9, 2015

If you’ve ever taken a science class, you know that an experiment requires a dependent variable, an independent variable, and a control. The most important component is the control. If you’re testing...

Urban School’s Advanced Jazz Band traveled to San Diego for conference

Griffin Bianchi, Staff Writer • January 16, 2015

From Thursday, Jan. 8 through Sunday, Jan. 11, Urban’s Advanced Jazz Band, consisting of 25 students and three teacher chaperones, attended the Jazz Education Network conference and festival located...

GALLERY: Urban School seniors share regrets about their high school experiences

Ariane Goldsmith, Staff Writer • June 5, 2014

It is the end of the school year and Urban's senior class of 2014 is nearing the end of their Senior Spring. Graduation is quickly approaching and many seniors are reminiscing about their past four years...