High School International Club members present a $1,500 check, money raised through last year’s International Fair, to Jared Miller, Executive Director of Sisters of Rwanda, which works to provide health care, education, and economic opportunity for women and children in Kigali. Read more.

Our Reach: Note from Vince Durnan
No cloying appeal to your volunteer spirit or presumption on your scarce leisure hours in this message—just a report from a proud institutional hood ornament here at his desk. Read more.




USN’s chess team won the primary section of the Wright Middle School Tournament. Read more.

Educator of the Week
Fourth grade teacher Nikki Hunt was last week’s WKRN Educator of the Week.  Read more.

Citizenship Recognition in Town Meeting
Read a list of middle school students recognized for their good citizenship in weekly town meeting.

All Lower School Families
Please come join us Monday, September 24 at 5:00 in the Hassenfeld Library for the first of two Lower School Library Book Parties to be held this year.  Read more.

Education Night for Kindergarten Parents
Lower school is hosting a kindergarten parent education meeting tonight at 5:00 on the “Foundations of Early Literacy:  Supporting Skill Development in the Classroom and at Home.”  Read more.

Hear Noted Author
October 9 and 10
Plan to attend the 2007 Edna Thomas Lectures by Barbara Coloroso, author of Kids Are Worth It!; The Bully, the Bullied and the Bystander and Just Because It’s Not Wrong Doesn’t Make It Right.  Read more.

Pre-Algebra Classes Participate in Study
USN students now in 8th,9th, and 10th grades will recall that during their 7th grade year a team from Vanderbilt University visited our Pre-Algebra classes to conduct a study.  Read more.





On October 30, Mark Mitchell, Vice President of School Information Services at NAIS, will discuss a range of options for financing private schooling during a seminar at USN sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs.
Read more.

PCN for Parents of 7th-12th Graders
“The Parents Council of Nashville is a volunteer nonprofit organization dedicated to providing support for parents through awareness, education and communication….” Visit their website to learn more.

Request for Donations
of Clothing
The high school Community Service Club is collecting needed items for students at the Charles Davis Foundation. Please bring to school until September 28: belts, scarves, gloves, winter hats, and school uniforms (white, navy, red, or black polo shirts and navy, black, or khaki pants).  The children who need these items range in age from PreK-4th grade – sizes 4T-10. Email Kayla Miller or Mrs. White for more information: kmiller@usn.org or bwhite@usn.org.





Follow this link to see more of Kimberly Manz’ photos of the September 9 USNA golf tournament.

Katye Russell’s seventh grade English classes proudly proclaim “We Read Banned Books.”


 

Jim Schleicher talks to 9th grade parents at Saturday’s Freshman Parent Orientation.

The Next College Counseling Meeting for Senior Parents
Monday, September 24: “How Involved Should I Be?” by Jim Schleicher. Read the complete list.




Half of the Cold Mountain Ascent group of the Sophomore Retreat standing on top (6030') of the group’s namesake. Almost 80 sophomores and teachers spent 3 days backpacking and rock climbing in North Carolina’s Pisgah National Forest with a final day spent white-water rafting on the Nantahala River.

New Parent Breakfast
All parents new to USN are invited to breakfast in the Gordon Multipurpose Room at 7:45 on Tuesday morning, September 25.  Read more.

Donate Your Books at Hookup: September 24-28



The Fall Book Frenzy, USNA’s annual used-book sale, is approaching, and we need your books!  Next week volunteers will meet you at your car at morning hookup to unload donations of books, music, and movies. 
Read more.

Fall Fest Movie Night, Friday, September 28

Join us under the stars Friday, September 28 on the back field of the main USN campus for USNA’s Fall Fest Outdoor Movie Night, a free double feature of family-friendly flicks. Read more.
Fall Fest t-shirt design


This week’s artclectic spotlight is on Emily McGrew, 2003 graduate of USN and 2007 graduate of Washington University with a degree in Fine Art with a minor in English.  Read more. 

Thursday, September 20
HS Golf vs. BGA, 3:30, Shelby Park

HS JV & Varsity Volleyball vs. Davidson Academy, 4:30, away

HS Girls’ Soccer vs. Hillwood, 4:30, River Campus

MS Volleyball vs. DCA, 4:00, away

MS XC Quad Meet, 4:00, Percy Warner Park

HS One act plays, 5:00, auditorium

Kindergarten Parent Education evening, 5:00, Gordon Multipurpose Room

HS Parents’ Night, 7:00

Saturday, September 22
HS XC, AF Bridges Meet, 9:00 a.m., Steeplechase

Monday, September 24
HS Golf Region Tournament, all day, Chattanooga

Morning hookup drop-off for books donated to USNA Fall Frenzy

HS Freshman Volleyball vs. Whites Creek/Hillsboro, 3:45, Sperling Gym

HS JV & Varsity Volleyball vs. Webb, 5:00, away

MS Volleyball HVAC Tournament at DCA

MS Golf B-Team vs. Harding Academy, 3:30, Harpeth Valley

LS Book party, 5:00, Hassenfeld Library

MS parent/coach meeting for boys’ soccer team, 5:00, Gordon Multipurpose Room

College counseling meeting for parents of seniors, 7:00, Gordon Multipurpose Room

Tuesday, September 25
Morning hookup drop-off for books donated to USNA Fall Frenzy

New Parent Breakfast, 7:45, Gordon Multipurpose Room

6th grade leaves for Pisgah National Forest

HS Girls’ Soccer vs. Gallatin, 7:00, away

Baseball Fall League, A’s vs. Cubs, 4:00, River Campus

MS parent/coach meeting for girls’ soccer team, 5:00, Gordon Multipurpose Room

Wednesday, September 26th
Morning hookup drop-off for books donated to USNA Fall Frenzy

HS Freshman Volleyball vs. SCA/East Lit., 4:45, at St. Cecilia

Baseball Fall League, Red Sox vs. Braves, 4:00, River Campus

MS Football vs. Christ the King, 4:00, River Campus

MS Golf vs. Harding Academy, 4:00, Spencer Creek

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