The Urban Legend

Urban student creates film exploring use of Adderall

Vivien Manning, Staff Writer • June 3, 2017

Urban student Will Hoppin (’18) decided to closely examine ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and the use of Adderall in what has morphed into a film that explores his own and others’...

Obamacare: the bill that changed everything

Kian Nassre, staff writer • June 3, 2017

On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law. However, in spite of the law’s fame (or infamy depending on your political views,) many do not...

Cycling shows prevalence among Urban Students

August Ackley, Staff Writer • June 2, 2017

In the spring of 2017, the Urban School of San Francisco began offering an indoor cycling class in addition to rock climbing, strength & conditioning, and other physical activity classes. Cycling...

Greenaction addresses environmental issues in residential development of Bay Area

August Ackley, Staff Writer • June 2, 2017

On April 23, 2017, representatives from Greenaction, an environmental justice organization, came and spoke to the students of the Urban School of San Francisco students during an All-School Meeting....

An annoying sophomore’s take on his “favorite” Urban classes

Kian Nassre, staff writer • May 18, 2017

Computer Science 1 & 2 My name for it: there are 10 types of people in this world, people who get binary and people who don’t. Computer Science is rather hard to explain, so I will define some...

Urban School students take on a diverse array of summer jobs

Sophia Vahanvaty, Staff Writer • May 17, 2017

At 1:30 pm on June 8th, 2017, Urban students will disperse from the school and embark on a variety of summer adventures. Some students will go on graduation trips that take them around the world, some...