9th Grade Profiles


Name: Lucia Ferris
Previous School: Creative Arts Charter
Favorite Color: blue
Go to book/movie/tv show: book – The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
The food you’ll never get tired of: thai food
What you are looking forward to most in your time at Urban: making friends
Fun fact: I once found earwigs in my pomegranate and I somehow still love pomegranates.


Lilia Cardenas
Saint Finn Barr Catholic School
Gold or Black
Banana Fish (Anime)
Ramen or BBQ Pork Buns
I am mostly looking forward to making new friends and finding new interests or hobbies.
Fun Fact: When they asked Schoenberg about whether John Cage, who had been one of his music students, was a good composer, he said no. John Cage isn’t a composer. He’s an inventor of genius.


Name: Sofia Arango
Previous school: The Girls’ Middle School
Favorite color: Yellow
Go to movie: Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Food that I’ll never get tired of: french toast and bacon
Something I’m looking forward to at urban: making new friends
Fun fact: I play bass


Name: Page Sparks
Previous school: Katherine Delmar Burke School
Favorite color: Blue
Go to TV Show: Grey’s Anatomy
The food you’ll never get tired of: Caesar Salad
What you are looking forward to most in your time at Urban: Meeting new people in the Urban community.
Fun Fact: I was named after the town, Page, in Arizona.


Name: Ellis Monty
Previous school: Hamlin
Favorite color: Green
Go to book/movie/tv show (specify which one): The parent trap
The food you’ll never get tired of: Pasta
What you are looking forward to most in your time at Urban: Making new friends
Fun Fact: Yo mama


Name: Simi Bohuslav
Previous school: Adda Clevenger School
Favorite color: Green
Go to book/movie/tv show (specify which one): Avatar the last airbender
The food you’ll never get tired of: Tacos
What you are looking forward to most in your time at Urban: Meeting new people
Fun Fact: I like Sailing


Name: Ella Chen
Previous school: San Francisco Friends School
Favorite color: blue
Go-to tv show: Gilmore Girls
Food I’ll never get tired of: cheese
What I’m looking forward to at Urban: meeting new people, sports
Fun fact: I love surfing and the ocean


Name: Selah M.
Previous school: CAIS
Favorite color: Grey
Go to movie: Spirited Away
The food you’ll never get tired of: Ramen
What you are looking forward to most in your time at Urban: Making friends 🙂 (also science)
Fun Fact: I’ve participated in a medical trial (I’m not sure how fun that sounds,,)


Name: Carter Fox
Previous school: Hall Middle School
Favorite color: Blue
Go to tv show: Brookly Nine-Nine
The food you’ll never get tired of: Cereal/Pizza
What you are looking forward to most in your time at Urban: Meeting new people from the city
Fun Fact: I like to sail


Name: Max Lalezari
Previous School: Brandeis Marin
Favorite Color: Blue
Go to tv show: the society
The food you’ll never get tired of: cup of noodle
What you are looking forward to most in your time at Urban: looking forward to making new friends
Fun Fact: I like to skateboard


Name: Arlo Sears-Bicknell (he/him)
Previous School: Presidio Hill School
Favorite Color: Maroon
TV Show: Dark! It’s incredibly well-written and cohesive, with lots of shocking but important twists. It would definitely be worth rewatching, just to try and make sense of it all.
Food: All types of pasta…
At Urban: I’m looking forward to meeting new people and being academically challenged. Also expanding my world view!
Fun Fact:
– About myself: I memorized 500 digits of pi a couple years ago and I can still recite about 180 of them. It is pointless but very fun.
– About the world: The milky way rotates at about 168 miles per second, meaning your absolute location in space changes by about 600,000 miles each hour!


Name: Ciara Howard
Previous school: The San Francisco School
Favorite color: Blue
Go to tv show: Criminal Minds
The food you’ll never get tired of: chocolate
What you are looking forward to most in your time at Urban: actually going to campus


Name: Evan Wong
Previous School: Town School
Favorite Color: Blue
Go to tv show: Avatar the Last Airbender
The food you’ll never get tired of: Watermelon
What are you most looking forward to in your time at Urban: excited most for playing soccer at Urban
Fun Fact: I am pretty fast at bear walking


Name: Linda Ye
Previous school: AP Giannini Middle School
Favorite color: White
Go to book/movie/tv show (specify which one): Changes all the time but any one of the Harry Potter book series
The food you’ll never get tired of: Soba
What you are looking forward to most in your time at Urban: Building relationships with the people at Urban and being a part of the community all together
Fun Fact: I sing and play the guitar during my free time


Name: Dylan Marchiel
Previous school: Presidio Hill School
Favorite color: aquamarine
Go to book/movie/tv show: Friends (tv show)
The food you’ll bever get tired of: green grapes
What you are looking forward to most in your time at Urban: Being part of such an incredible community
Fun Fact: I’ve been on a soccer team every year since I was two


Name:Daisy Meritt
Previous School: Kittredge School
Favorite Color: Blue
Go to Tv Show: Gravity Falls
The food you’ll never get tired of: Squash Soup
What you are looking forward to most in your time at Urban: Getting to make new friends and learn new things.
Fun Fact: I have synesthesia. That basically means that I hear colors when I hear music.


Name: Zev Vestel
Previous school: Alta Vista School
Favorite color: Green
Go to book/movie/tv show (specify which one): Favorite movie: Deadpool movies
The food you’ll never get tired of: Avocado
What you are looking forward to most in your time at Urban: Meeting new people and making friends.
Fun Fact: My favorite dessert is chocolate.


Name: Reese Bassuk
Previous school: Brandeis SF
Favorite color: Purple
Go to book/movie/tv show (specify which one): I don’t really have one
The food you’ll never get tired of: Chinese food!
What you are looking forward to most in your time at Urban: Meeting new friends and getting a new learning experience.
Fun Fact: I have a dog named Iris


Theo/Theodore Nielsen
Children’s Day School
Pink or light blue
Norsemen (tv show) or Fantastic Mr Fox
Fried eggs or roasted potatoes
I’m looking forward to meeting new people and taking new, exciting classes.
I drove to Alaska when I was 10.


Name: Devin Wilkens
Previous school: San Francisco Day School
Favorite color: purple
Go to book/movie/tv show (specify which one): TV Show: All American
The food you’ll never get tired of: Waffles
What you are looking forward to most in your time at Urban: I am looking forward to meeting new people.
Fun Fact: I have a dog


Name: Natalie dumas (she/her)
Previous school: French American
Favorite color: green and orange
Go to book/movie/tv show (specify which one): go to show is euphoria
The food you’ll never get tired of: sushi
What you are looking forward to most in your time at Urban: the classes and meeting new people
Fun Fact: actually really really sad fact I can’t swim


My name is Minna.
My previous school was San Francisco Friends School.
My favorite color is probably blue, but it changes quite a bit!
My go to tv show is Brooklyn nine-nine.
The food I’ll never get tired of is ice cream!
I’m looking forward to making friends and learning new things!
A fun fact about me is that I love theater 🙂


Name: Marco Infosino
Previous school: Lycee Francais de San Francisco
Favorite color: Black
Go to book/movie/tv show (specify which one):
Book: Summoner Trilogy, Ranger’s Apprentice Series
Movie: Porco Rosso, All Studio Ghibli Movies
The food you’ll never get tired of: Ramen
What you are looking forward to most in your time at Urban: To meet new people, and learn new things
Fun Fact: I love watching documentaries or short videos about History. (Oversimplified, Extra Credits, Vice News, History Matters, Simple History, Infographic Show, Mark Felton Productions)


Name: Viva Wertz
Previous school: Marin Country Day School
Favorite color: Green or blue
Go to book/movie/tv show (specify which one): Go to book is On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
The food you’ll never get tired of: Dim sum
What you are looking forward to most in your time at Urban: making new friends and connections, and learning
Fun Fact: I drink extensive amounts of water


Name: Alex De La Cruz
Previous school: Mission Dolores Academy
Favorite color: Purple
Go to book/movie/tv show (specify which one): Don’t really watch Tv/streaming services nor read books, although Lord of the Flies is a good novel.
The food you’ll never get tired of: Grapes
What you are looking forward to most in your time at Urban: New people, new classes.
Fun Fact: I don’t enjoy math


Name: Dylan Chow
Previous school:Town school for boys
Favorite color:blue
Go to book/movie/tv show (specify which one):norse mythology neil gaimen(book)
The food you’ll never get tired of: sushi
What you are looking forward to most in your time at Urban:(trying new classes and other activities
Fun Fact:I do martial arts


Name: Kyle Young
Previous school: Children’s Day School (CDS)
Favorite color: Navy Blue
Go to book/movie/tv show (specify which one): No go to, but favorite movie is Arrival
The food you’ll never get tired of: Fried Rice
What you are looking forward to most in your time at Urban: Either the Xlabs or the art classes
Fun Fact: I love computers, but can’t code for the life of me.


Name: Julian Gonzalez
Previous school: Live Oak School
Favorite color: Black or Navy Blue
Go to tv show: The Office
The Food I’ll never get tired of: Tacos
What I am looking forward to the most in my time at Urban: To meet people in person, and to learn a lot.
Fun fact: I play the trumpet, bass guitar and love skateboarding.


Name: Finn Smith
Previous school: Alta Vista
Favorite color: Blue
Go to book/movie/tv show (specify which one): The Office
The food you’ll never get tired of: Pretzels
What you are looking forward to most in your time at Urban: Learning new things.
Fun Fact: I have a dog and a cat.


Name: Linda De La Cruz
Previous school: Presidio Hill School
Favorite color: Any kind of blue
Go to book: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
The food I’ll never get tired of: Lomo Saltado (Peruvian dish)
What I’m looking forward to most in my time at Urban: Urban XLabs and building a community
Fun Fact: I love painting on my walls


Name: Emily Loyola
Previous school: San Francisco Day School
Favorite color: Green
Go to book/movie/tv show (specify which one): Go to movie is The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The food you’ll never get tired of: Sushi
What you are looking forward to most in your time at Urban: Meeting new people
Fun Fact: I like to listen to music


Athanasia(Sia) Kanios
Previous school: Claire Lilienthal
Favorite color: Red
Go to movie: any Harry Potter Movie
Food: tacos
I am looking forwards to meeting new people
Fun fact: I peel bananas from the other end


Name: Sephora Haileselassie
Previous school: Chinese American International School (CAIS)
Favorite color: Blue
Go to book: The Sun Is Also A Star
The food I’ll never get tired of: Ethiopian Food.
What I am looking forward to most in my time at Urban: Making new friends and learning new things.
Fun Fact: I like listening to music.