“Best High School Teacher” Goes Geeky
Read how the man voted “Best High School Teacher” in the Nashville Scene poll uses technology in his classes. (And learn which USN teacher came in third in that same poll, despite teaching middle school.) Read more.

Gifted Children
A lecture tomorrow evening at Vanderbilt’s Wyatt Center is on perfectionism in gifted children. Read more.
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Counting the Costs of Independent School Education
Workshop led by Mark Mitchell of NAIS to be held at USN on October 30. Read more.



Mark Mitchell




John Badalament and USN Parent Darin Murphy talk about fatherhood at last fall’s Dialogue with Dads program. Badalament returns to USN on November 6 for Dinner With Dads.
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Moms and Dads Coffee with John Badalament: A special invitation for USN moms.
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Governor’s School for Academics
Summer 2008 Academic Governor’s School applications for qualified students in the tenth and eleventh grades who would like to participate in a challenging program are now available in Mrs. Wallis’ office or online at www.tennessee.gov/education/govschools. Read more

Governor’s School for the Arts
Summer 2008 Governor’s School for the Arts applications are now available in Mrs. Wallis’ office or on line at www.tennessee.gov/education/govschools. The Governor’s Schools for the ARTS will offer talented high school students intensive learning experiences in the areas of Music, Theatre, Visual Art, or Dance.
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A field trip took the ninth grade to the River Campus and to the Parthenon for an inter-disciplinary learning experience. Read more.



Fall Fest–A Movie Night To Remember.
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USN Students Begin 2nd Year of Penny Harvest
Last year students at USN collected more than 480,000 pennies for this child philanthropy program. Collection begins today. Read more.

Courier Available Online
The USN Courier, the High School’s weekly student newspaper, is available online at www.usn.org/courier every Thursday.



Is Chris Gregg, USN assistant band director, in the “Next Great American Band”? Read more.

AP Scholars Correction
The list of Class of 2008 AP Scholars that appears on the website was missing several names when first posted. Read the corrected list.

Will you coach a basketball team for second grade girls?
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WNSL Basketball team for first grade girls: Read more.

Wednesday, October 17
PSAT testing for 10th and 11th graders

MS boys’ soccer 'B' vs. Ensworth, 3:45, away, A team game to follow

MS girls’ soccer vs. Ensworth, 3:45, home

Thursday, October 18
Fall Break

HS cross country, City Championship, 4:00, Steeplechase Course

Friday, October 19
Fall Break

Monday, October 22
MS Boys’ Soccer ‘A’ vs. CPA, 3:45, away

Tuesday, October 23
HS Bowling vs. Brentwood Academy, 3:45, Hillwood Strike and Spare

MS Girls’ Soccer ‘A’ vs. CPA, 3:45, away; B team game to follow

MS Boys’ Soccer ‘B’ vs. MBA, 3:45, Sylvan Park

HS Girls’ Soccer vs. Davidson Academy, Region Tournament, River Campus, 7:30

Wednesday, October 24
11th grade parent network meeting, 11:30, Morris Conference Room

Senior portrait proof books returned, 3:00-5:00 by appointment, Ferdowsi Conference Room

HS Bowling vs. Father Ryan, 3:45, Melrose Lanes

Gallery reception, main lobby and Meacham Art Gallery, 4:00

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Grab a cup of coffee, browse the new best sellers, and enjoy live music, all while helping the USN library? Read more.

Dates Set for Next Year’s Middle School Musical. Parents of children in grades 4-7, read more

artclectic Spotlight
This week’s artclectic spotlight is on Genie Maples, who answers the question “Why abstraction?” Read more.



Painting by Genie Maples.