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Urban School fencing team wins All-City championship

Olivia Morfit, Staff Writer • May 8, 2014

For the first time in the Urban School’s history, the boys fencing team won the All-City Championship on April 19, 2014 at Stuart Hall High School. In fencing, each individual team member’s rank...

College counselors are center stage as college admissions decisions approach

Ella McLeod, Editor-in-chief: News • March 3, 2014

In one month most Urban seniors will receive their college admissions letters. Where they get in depends on their grades, test scores, extracurriculars, family legacy, and who was helping them — specifically,...

Urban transforms into fairytale world as Fall Production class puts on Into the Woods

Sam Johnson, Staff Writer • November 20, 2013

On Nov. 13, Urban transformed into the fairytale worlds of “Little Red Riding Hood,” “Jack and the Beanstalk,” “Rapunzel,” and “Cinderella” as the 2013 Fall Production class put on the...

Cultural appropriation or cultural appreciation – what’s the difference?

Olive Lopez, Staff Writer • October 30, 2013

Rapper Lil Debbie says that she’s “just a white girl in this world” and that she is just as entitled to rap as anyone else is. But others see her music, attitude, and lifestyle as offensive and an...

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...

The Legend’s resident film critic suggests five great independent and foreign movies available on Netflix

Louise Newlin, Staff Writer • April 10, 2013

According to industry icon Roger Ebert (who recently passed after a long bout with cancer), 2012 is the year that revenue from online streaming will pass DVD sales, and we start our long goodbye to the...

The Urban Legend

The Urban Legend

The Urban Legend

Urban School fencing team wins All-City championship

College counselors are center stage as college admissions decisions approach

Urban transforms into fairytale world as Fall Production class puts on Into the Woods

Cultural appropriation or cultural appreciation – what’s the difference?

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

The Legend’s resident film critic suggests five great independent and foreign movies available on Netflix

The Urban Legend

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