Middle school photography book sales will help preserve one of the last old growth forests remaining in Nashville. Pictured above is Gary Faulcon's page from the book.Read more.



It’s the Planning and the Plan
Vince introduces USN’s revised Strategic Plan, which will soon appear in your mailbox.
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Last week the 6th grade took a trip back in time to the days of Pompeii. Read more.



Register now for Evening Classes at www.eveningclasses.org. USN students receive a 50% discount on classes if they register by phone at 321-8019.

Read about a few of the classes you shouldn’t overlook.



What if you woke up one morning and discovered that the world you are living in and the face looking back at you in the mirror are not what you have believed for a lifetime? “Incognito” attempts to answer this question. Read more.

The Scholastic Book Fair is in the Hassenfeld Library, January 28-February 1.
Volunteers are needed. Contact Rachel Barden at rwlbjgb@comcast.net or 665-9515 if you are willing to work a 2 hour shift from 7:45 a.m.-5:00 p.m. any day that week.



Hospitality Hosts Needed For Evening Classes
We are looking for volunteers to serve as Hospitality Hosts for Evening Classes Tuesday and Thursday evenings from January 24 through March 13. Read more.



USN dads Willie Stern and Jeff Canter take their volunteer turns on the USNA phones, registering callers for Evening Classes.



You can nominate yourself or someone else to serve on USN’s Board of Trustees. Click here for the form.

Ben Folds is playing at Music Night, Saturday, January 26. Tickets are $75 for general admission and $150 for patrons. The concert, suitable for high school age and above, is at the Belcourt. Read more.



MLK Day in Nashville focuses on connecting students to his legacy. Read more.



Everyone is invited to the sixth annual Gathering of Families, USN’s celebration of Black History Month, on Saturday, February 2. This year it honors journalist Dwight Lewis (former USN parent) and features music by Billy Kirsch and Piper Jones ’08. Read more.





Plan to come to the Homecoming Spaghetti Dinner tomorrow and stay for the basketball games—fun for the whole family. Read more.



Take a look at three of the camps to be offered at USN this summer. Read more.



It’s that time of year again—time for USN’s Annual Red Cross Blood Drive on January 25. Read more.



6th grade parents, come to a discussion of social norms next Friday, January 25. Read more.





It’s hard to know where you’re going until you know where you are, and GPS (Global Positioning System) is one of the best ways to pinpoint your location. With the help of Cynthia Lee and Jake Wilson, Mr. Tommy Sharp is taking his 6th grade vocabulary scavenger hunt outside, giving students approximate coordinates to help them find definitions to vocabulary words. Students then use GPS receivers to find their way to the latitude and longitude of the given “cache.”



High school students can still apply for the Interlandi Scholarship to study at the Interlochen School for the Arts this summer. Email lmerrick@usn.org to learn more.

Thursday, January 17
HS Swimming vs. JPII, 5:00, USN Pool

Friday, January 18
ACT late registration deadline for February 9 testing

MS Boys’ Basketball (B Team) vs. DCA, 3:30, away

MS Girls’ Basketball (B Team) vs. DCA, 4:30, away

Spaghetti dinner for Homecoming, 4:45, cafeteria

HS Girls’ Basketball vs. St. Andrew’s, 6:30, Sperling Gym (Homecoming)

HS Boys’ Basketball vs. St. Andrew’s, 8:00, Sperling Gym (Homecoming)

Saturday, January 19
Homecoming dance, 8:00, auditorium

Monday, January 21
No school K-12, MLK Day holiday

Tuesday, January 22
MS Girls’ Basketball (B Team) vs. Harpeth Hall, 4:00, away

MS Boys’ Basketball (6th Grade) JV vs. Oak Hill, 4:30, Cheek Gym

MS Girls’ Basketball (6th Grade) vs. Oak Hill, 5:30, Cheek Gym

MS Boys’ Basketball (6th Grade) Varsity vs. Oak Hill, 6:30, Cheek Gym

HS Girls’ Basketball vs. Davidson Academy, 6:30, Sperling Gym

HS Boys’ Basketball vs. Davidson Academy, 8:00, Sperling Gym

Evening Classes begin

Wednesday, January 24
MS Girls’ Basketball (A Team) vs. FRA, 4:00, Cheek Gym

MS Boys’ Basketball (6th Grade) vs. Ensworth, 4:30, away

MS Girls’ Basketball (B Team) vs. FRA, 5:00, Cheek Gym

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Lower School children can run the Country Music Marathon in their P.E. classes this spring. Read more.

Any parents who would like to join the USN branch of Gilda’s Gang for the CMM, email Betty White or Janet Schneider.