The Urban Legend

Gu goes for gold: SF native represents China

Dawson Hoe, Staff Writer, Designer • March 3, 2022

Eileen Gu, an 18-year-old competitive skier, recently won silver in women’s Freeski Slopestyle and gold in women’s Freeski Big Air and women’s Halfpipe in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Gu was...

SF high schools alter schedules and curriculums due to COVID-19

Mira Chandriani, Editor in Chief, Creative • October 19, 2020

Instead of returning to the classroom for a new school year this fall, students across the Bay Area have found themselves learning from their homes. This new reality of Virtual School brings an added twist...

Well-known San Francisco and Urban driving instructor accused of sexual misconduct

Catherine Silvestri, Editor-in-Chief, Magazine • March 21, 2018

DISCLOSURE: When I was a sophomore in high school, Nelson Graves was my driving instructor for three two hour lessons. On January 18, 2018, The San Francisco Chronicle broke a story about sexual misconduct...

The test you don’t want to blow

Catherine Silvestri, Editor-in-Chief of Magazine • October 13, 2017

Before entering the Fall Dance at the Urban School, excitement surrounded the students as they took photos, painted sparkles on their face, and prepared for the space-rave-themed dance, all while waiting...

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...

The Urban School of San Francisco versus University High School: Bitter rivalry or petty jealousy?

Griffin Bianchi, Staff Writer • November 5, 2013

During his first month on the job, Greg Angilly was cleaning a closet when he found a curious artifact from Urban’s long gone sports teams — the mysterious “Blue-Red” bell, which once represented...