Urban School of San Francisco

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Urban School of San Francisco
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Urban School of San Francisco
  • South Campus: 1563 Page Street, San Francisco
  • North Campus: 1639 Oak Street, San Francisco
Information
Type Independent
Established1966 (1966)
Head of schoolDan B. Miller
Faculty76
Grades 912
Number of students~420
CampusesOak Street Campus, Page Street Campus
Color(s)Blue, Silver and White
Athletics conference Bay Counties League West
MascotBlues
Nickname Urban
NewspaperThe Urban Legend
Website urbanschool.org OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Urban School's Page Street Campus Urban twighlight small.jpg
Urban School's Page Street Campus

Urban School of San Francisco is an independent high school located in the Haight-Ashbury district in San Francisco, California, United States. [1]

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History

Urban was founded in 1966 [2] by a group of Marin Country Day School parents. [3] Urban has grown from 22 students into a student body of over 400. [4]

Leadership

After 32 years, Mark Salkind, a 1970 Urban graduate, [5] retired as Head of School in June 2019. Dan B. Miller was appointed Head of School in July 2019. [6]

Student life

Assistant Head of Student Life, Charlotte Worsley oversees Urban's over 40 student clubs, including 14 for-student by-student affinity spaces. [7] Additionally, Urban has active student government, outdoor and class trips program, and a student newspaper, yearbook, and online literary and arts journal. Performing arts opportunities include fall and winter theater productions, circus class performances, and the annual One Acts Festival, as well as comprehensive jazz band, choral, and ensemble programs. [8]

Athletics

A member of the Bay Area Conference and Bay Counties League-West (BCL-West), Urban hosts title-winning interscholastic teams in baseball, basketball, cross-country, fencing, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. Athletic practices and games are held in the Mark Salkind Center Gym, the St. Agnes Gym, and other venues throughout the city and in Golden Gate Park. Over 65 percent of all Urban students participate on 27 boys, girls and co-ed athletic teams in the department. [9]

Student newspaper

Urban's student newspaper, called "The Urban Legend," is a member of the National Scholastic Press Association.

Notable alumni

Writing

Athletics

Entertainment

Artists and Musicians

Food Services

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