The Urban Legend

Religious and cultural holidays at Urban

Mira Chandriani, Editor in Chief, Print • March 3, 2022

The Urban handbook’s religious observances policy asserts, “we honor religious pluralism in our culture and respect the practice of diverse religions among our families. It is our policy to allow...

The Urban rubric

Mira Chandriani, Editor in Chief, Print • February 3, 2022

Urban’s grading system sets the school apart from almost all high schools across the country. Giving students detailed rubrics and narrative feedback on all assignments rather than a single letter grade...

Get to know Jessica Yen

Maya Campbell and Mira Chandriani • October 16, 2021

After a one and a half year hiatus of fully in-person school, the Urban School that students deserted in March of 2020 was not the one they returned to this fall. Inevitably we said goodbye to many and...

Urban community reflects on post vaccination life

Mira Chandriani, Editor in Chief, Creative • June 3, 2021

Having braved over a year of the COVID-19 pandemic, US citizens are now seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. Vaccinations have resulted in the decline of new COVID-19 cases in the US and the loosening...

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...

Opinion: the SAT and ACT have overstayed their welcome

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

A rising number of colleges have begun phasing SAT and ACT scores out of their admissions decisions, in a move that is long overdue. Not only are these standardized tests extremely time-consuming to study...