The Urban Legend

The School Newspaper of Urban School of San Francisco

The Urban Legend

The School Newspaper of Urban School of San Francisco

The Urban Legend

Why Blues? The history of an unconventional mascot

Simon Hereford, Staff Writer March 28, 2021

“Whose House?” “Blues House!” The cheer shouted at every Urban sporting event. Every student at Urban knows how to respond when a teacher, coach, or fellow student yells “Whose House?” Yet...

Urban community scores below standard on common knowledge quiz

Mira Chandriani, Editor in Chief, Creative March 28, 2021

[slideshow_deploy id='12438']Urban is a school that prides itself on “academic excellence” through “rigorous engagement, comprehensive assessment and thoughtful self-evaluation,” according to Urban’s...

Buying better: the fashion industry’s moral and environmental dilemma.

Tulin Chang-Maltepe, Staff Writer March 28, 2021

Walking down Haight Street, even walking around Urban, we all see a riot of color and culture. Everyone is dressed head to toe in the various colors of the rainbow, in styles ranging from funky oversized...

MOU Posters Spotlight

Caroline Wu and Anna Masto, Guest Writers March 28, 2021

[slideshow_deploy id='12475'] Caroline Wu '22: “This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear...That...

Letter from the Editors

Ellie Lerner and Clementine Daniel March 23, 2021

Dear Urban, In a year unlike any other, our staff has continued to put an immense amount of time and effort into producing issues of The Urban Legend for our community. We are excited to present...

Hybrid learning: what to expect

Maya Campbell, Arts and Culture Editor March 5, 2021

To the 9th graders who have yet to step on campus as a Blue, To the 10th graders who were just getting the hang of maneuvering the halls of Urban, To the 11th graders who last left Urban’s campus...

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