| February 7, 2008 | News & Publications |
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MS Girls’ Basketball (B Team) vs. BGA, 4:00, Sperling Gym MS Girls’ Basketball (A Team) vs. BGA, 5:00, Sperling Gym MS Boys’ Basketball (B Team) vs. BGA, 6:00, Sperling Gym MS Boys’ Basketball (A Team) vs. BGA, 7:00, Sperling Gym Friday, February 8 HS Swimming, State Meet, All Day, Centennial Sportsplex HS Girls’ Basketball vs. Webb School, Senior Night, 6:30, Sperling Gym HS Boys’ Basketball vs. Webb School, Senior Night, 8:00, Sperling Gym Saturday, February 9 MS Boys’ Basketball (6th Grade), USN 6th Grade Tournament, All Day MS Girls’ Basketball (6th Grade), USN 6th Grade Tournament, All Day MS Boys’ Basketball, HVAC Tournament, 10:00 a.m. at MBA main gym HS Dance for Life, 8:00, Gordon Multipurpose Room Sunday, February 10 MS Girls’ Basketball (6th Grade), USN 6th Grade Tournament, Noon-6:00 Tuesday, February 12 Wednesday, February 13 HS Play, The Diviners, 7:00, auditorium |
 The High School’s 20/20 Day, this year’s version of Issues Day, focused on the theme of Identity Awareness. A day of small group discussions led by students ended with a silent activity called the Identity Spectrum (above). The students in charge of planning the day were Rachel Zolensky, Hannah Cornfield, and Jesse White, all ’08. photo by Chad McClarnon   Nashville Young Writers Festival offers high school writers a chance to learn from professionals and from each other. Read more. |
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 Congressman Jim Cooper speaking to Vince Durnan’s and Matt Haber’s Economics classes on Monday, helping to bring headlines into the classroom by discussing public policy questions with the students. The day he visited, Congressman Cooper was the subject of David Brooks’ column in the New York Times. return to top of page |
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Eighth grade parents: please get in touch with Dr. Gilmer if you haven't received a communication from Dr. McCoy about 8th Grade Internship Day on February 29. Email lgilmer@usn.org or call 321-8026.  “What’s on your mind?” 5th grader Francesca Eluhu examines a real human brain during a culminating activity that was part of a grade-level thematic unit on brain science. Read more.  “But Everyone’s Doing It: How Student and Family Perceptions Influence Our Kids’ Social Choices”: a talk for parents of 7th and 8th graders on February 15. Read more. |
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Middle School students Mary Monroe, Abby Easton and Alexandria Churchwell wait as their bowling partners Leigh Thomas, Sarah White, and Adam Hudnut-Beumler take their turn during the bowling class at Hillwood Strike and Spare. Daniel Gordon taught this first-time winter P.E. option for 7th and 8th graders which may pave the way for competition with other middle schools next year. Tomorrow, February 8, Middle School holds its annual Talent Show, which promises a very entertaining range of student talent. Please join us. The show begins at 1:00 in the auditorium. Middle School will have regular dismissal (3:15). return to top of page |
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 Fourth grade teachers and Lower School Naturalist Cynthia Lee spent the day February 1 at the Warner Parks in the class “Identifying Trees by Twigs and Bark,” taught by the Park naturalists. That afternoon they walked in the woods and practiced identifying trees by their bark. |
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 First graders with their weather flags  Punxsutawney Phil has nothing on our first grade students, who recently launched a Weather Unit and will soon become our resident meteorologists. Read more. |
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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. return to top of page |
| Boys’ Basketball team wins two of threeGirls’ Basketball team drops three State Swim Meet PreviewMS Girls’ B-Team wins USN Invitational Tournament The Middle School Boys’ Basketball Tiger of the Week is 6th grader James Douglas. James plays on both the 6th grade team and the B team, logging more than twenty minutes a game for each team. He is a hard worker who leads by example. On Monday, he scored 15 points against Page Middle School for his highest output of the season. Health Forms Needed All high school and middle school athletes must have a health form on file with the athletic department before they engage in team practices. Forms are on the USN website and should be returned to Josh Scouten in the athletics office. Email jscouten@usn.org if you have questions. return to top of page |
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