A pep rally Tuesday afternoon prepared Tiger fans to cheer the girls’ soccer team on to the Region championship that evening. Their next game is Saturday, 3:00 at the River Campus. Read more. The cross country team competes Saturday in the Region Championship in Chattanooga.




First grade teacher Marty Kennedy introduces the Great Barrier Reef in her classroom. Read more.

The Alumni Office offers seniors a new way to learn about the colleges on their lists. Read more.

High School Preview
Are you the parent of an eighth grader? Next Thursday you can learn about high school at USN from those who know best. Read more.

Debate Team Succeeds
USN returned with honors from the Samford University Debate Tournament. Read more.

More AP Scholars Named
Raffi Friedman ’08 is an AP Scholar and Demetria Spinrad ’07 is an AP Scholar with Honor. Read full list.

Youth Leadership
Sophomore Natasha Jhala is a member of the Youth Leadership Brentwood Class of 2008.

5th Grade English Teacher Honored at Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference. Read more.

Ravenclaw Visits NYC
Senior and self-described Harry Potter “fanatic” Hannah Edelman, a Ravenclaw, won the opportunity to hear J. K. Rowling in New York City this past weekend. Read the Tennessean story.



Hannah Edelman photo by Mandy Lunn/The Tennessean

Conversations at USN
Three learning opportunities for parents at USN in the next few weeks, as “Conversations at USN” continue:

Tuesday, October 30
Mark Mitchell of the National Association of Independent Schools talks about making an independent school education affordable. Read more.
Tuesday, November 6
Author and filmmaker John Badalament discusses fatherhood. Read more.
Wednesday, November 14
Social historian Professor Howard Chudacoff of Brown University, author of Children at Play, speaks. Read more.




Lower school children enjoy hula hoops, which are new to them. Photo by Chad McClarnon

artclectic begins tonight with the Benefactors’ Party and continues through Sunday. Read more. Read the artclectic article in the Nashville Scene.



“While you were sleeping,” paintings by Camille Engel, are in this week’s artclectic spotlight. Read more.

Fun for kids and time off for parents this Friday. Read more.

High School Chamber Ensemble
Violinist Chris Kim and pianist Hannah Edelman, both seniors, play a Debussy sonata during High School Chamber Ensemble. Read more or watch a video. (1mb QuickTime clip)

Vote for Chris

USN’s Assistant Band Director Chris Gregg explains how to vote for Denver and the Mile High Orchestra as the Next Great American Band.
Read his note from L.A.





Ira Baxter looks back at this year’s Drive for the Green. Read more.

Volunteer to help with registration or hospitality for USN’s Evening Classes. Read more, and learn how to sign up online.

2nd Grade Parent Get Together
Please mark your calendars for Sunday, November 11 from 6:00-8:00 for a second grade parent get-together at the home of Joe and Leslie Freedman, 5113 Annesway Drive. RSVP to Wendy Hafner Smith at wendy_hafner@yahoo.com. Please let Wendy know if you can bring an appetizer to share.

Thursday, October 25
HS parent/teacher conferences after school

MS Boys’ Soccer vs. BGA, 3:45, away

artclectic Benefactors’ party, 6:00, Sperling and Tibbott

Friday, October 26
No school grades 9-12, parent/teacher conferences

MS Girls’ Soccer vs. BGA, 4:00, River Campus

FCD parents’ advisory committee meeting, 11:00, Morris Conference Room

artclectic Community Party, 6:00, Sperling and Tibbott

Saturday, October 27
ACT college entrance exam

artclectic, 10:00-6:00, Sperling Center

HS Girls’ Soccer vs. Tipton-Rosemark, 3:00, River Campus

HS cross country Division II Region Tournament, 12:00, Chattanooga Green Way Farm

Sunday, October 28
artclectic, 11:00-3:00, Sperling Center

Monday, October 29
MS Boys’ Soccer A vs. MBA, 3:45, River Campus

Tuesday, October 30
Deadline to register for December 1 SAT

Student panel for 8th grade orientation to high school, 11:35

HS Bowling vs. Ensworth, 3:45, Hillwood Strike and Spare

MS Boys’ Soccer B vs. MBA, 3:45, River Campus

MS Girls’ Soccer vs. Harpeth Hall, 4:00, away

School affordability workshop for parents, 7:00, Gordon Multipurpose Room

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Anastasia Goodstein (above), author of Totally Wired: What Teens and Tweens Are Really Doing Online, spoke to USN parents last week on the online lives of children and teens. 

Will you coach a basketball team for second grade girls?
Read more.

WNSL Basketball team for first grade girls: Read more.