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Seniors’ words of wisdom
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Drugs, death and disappointment
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Rue swallowing balloons of fentanyl, Cassie on all fours dressed as a dog and loan sharks cutting off Nate’s pinky toe — all of this happened in the first three episodes of season three of HBO’s hit series “Euphoria.” On April 12, the show returned for its third season and drew mixed reviews from critics...
Blues love Blues Jam
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The 2026-27 school year will mark the 10th anniversary of students showcasing their talents in Blues Jam. Blues Jam is a student-run event that occurs two to three times per year during lunch in the Page Street campus backyard. A member of the Student Committee started the event in the 2016-17 school year as an...
Out, loud and proud
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The first San Francisco Pride event, which happened on June 27, 1970, commemorated the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall riots. The day has long been a celebration of joy, queerness and resistance in the face of oppression, and eventually became pride, which is celebrated the entire month of June. In the 1970s, activists organized a...
Mari and Daphne’s 2025-26 year in review
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First day of school Sept. 2, 2025 Students, faculty and staff welcomed new Head of School Quinton P. Walker to campus and began the 2025-26 school year. The Urban Legend publishes its first paper of the year Oct. 15, 2025 Fall Class Days Oct. 24, 2025 Taking a break from usual class schedules,...
One Acts Festival comes to PACC stage
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The Performing Arts + Community Center held the 37th annual One Acts Festival, featuring four short-form, student-written productions, from May 26 through 30. This year, Sara Xa-Chin ’26, Asher Albers ’26, Zoya Sarangan ’26 and Jack/Junie Froyd-Kamrath ’26 each wrote and directed their own One Acts show. One Acts is a senior-only class offered in...
Students hope for a girls flag football team
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Touchdowns, perfect spirals and ten-yard lines: In the past, Urban has had a co-ed varsity flag football team, though there has never been a tackle football team. Students are now trying to start a girls varsity flag football team in the fall of 2026. They are currently gauging whether there is enough interest to form...
Softball’s home run of a season
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The varsity girls softball team finished the spring season in fourth place within the Bay Counties League West. Their record made them unrecognizable from the winless season a few years ago. The team concluded the season with its best performance since the 2019 season. Captains Audrey Thornton ’26, Noli Rosen ’26, Jackie Villegas ’26 and...
Boys varsity volleyball brings home two banners
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Urban’s varsity boys volleyball team finished this season with a 25-2 record. The team won the North Coast Section Division II Championship on May 14 and made an appearance in the California State Playoffs on May 19, establishing itself as a force in Northern California high school boys volleyball. The 10-person team is composed of...
Biotechnology and California History
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In the 2026-27 school year, dozens of students will delve into the arts of mapmaking, DNA extraction, museum curating and microbial culture. These are among the many activities students can expect to see in Urban’s two new courses — California History and Applied Biology: Biotechnology. California History will be a non-UAS 11th and 12th grade...
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