The Urban Legend

Are you Yeti for prom?

Kimia Amiri, Editor in Chief, Creative • March 20, 2025

As we approach spring, students and faculty alike turn their attention to a highly anticipated event of the school year — Urban’s annual prom. For many high schools in the United States, prom is exclusive...

This spring’s sensational social

Daphne Yeh Gilman • April 21, 2024

At 7:00 p.m. on May 11, 2024, hundreds of students will arrive at The Pearl venue. They will be dressed and ready to attend one of Urban’s largest and most anticipated events of the year: prom. In past...

Urban modifies annual events in response to COVID-19

Mira Chandriani, Staff Writer • April 24, 2020

With COVID-19 rapidly spreading, Urban’s entire third trimester has turned into Virtual Urban. Along with students taking their classes online, traditional spring events are changing. Read on to learn...

Opinion: Four-year prom is an important Urban tradition

Zoe Lusk, Caboose Editor • May 22, 2019

Prom can be a stressful experience. The pressure to look flawless, have a date, go to a party and experience the best night of your life can be overwhelming. Freshman year, I remember spending hours online...

Opinion: Two-year prom would make a more meaningful high school experience

Eli Gordon, Managing Editor • May 22, 2019

In my three years at Urban, I’ve gone to prom three times. Each time, it’s been fun to dress up, take photos and dance with my friends. It may come as a surprise, then, that I believe four-year prom...

How social class affects social life

Zella Lezak, Guest Writer • June 6, 2018

Ever since I got to The Urban School of San Francisco, I have always been impressed with the way we deconstruct parts of our identities, such as gender, sexual orientation and race, in and out of the classroom....