 See the list of events for parents sponsored by the Parents Council of Nashville.
 Bonus Program Update: Kroger cards now on sale in the bookstore. Read more.
Would you like to host a French student this summer? Read more.
 Nashville Young Writers Festival offers high school writers a chance to learn from professionals and from each other. Read more.
Tuesday night, Afro-Peruvian coastal polyrhythms and traditional instruments mixed with traditional jazz as Gabriel Alegría and the Afro-Peruvian Sextet took the stage to a full house in the USN Auditorium. The concert and associated master class, which raised more than $1000 for earthquake relief in Peru, was part of this year's expansive Evening Classes program. Many thanks to all out there who attended the event and donated to the cause.
photo by Steve Smail
USN has been assured by SAGE, which provides our lunch service, that none of the recently recalled beef had been purchased for use at University School.
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 High School Classical Night is tonight.
“Don’t trust any piece that appears to hover in flight from heaven—it could have been brooded in the dark depths of a sick man’s brain!” Read more.
Register online for USN’s summer camps for kindergarten through adults. Read more.
This week’s featured camps: lacrosse for lower school boys and cooking for high school students.
On Wednesday afternoon Carol Gilligan, author of the seminal 1982 book In A Different Voice, spoke at USN. After the HS Theater Guild presented scenes from her play that is an adaptation of The Scarlet Letter, Gilligan discussed the novel’s moral complexity and answered questions from the audience.
photo by Connie Culpepper
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Thursday, February 21
3rd Grade Parent Education Evening, 5:00, Gordon Multipurpose Room
HS Classical Musical Night, 7:00 p.m., auditorium
Friday, February 22
HS Girls’ Basketball vs. Harding Academy of Memphis (Sub-state Game), 7:00, away
Monday, February 25
College counseling meeting for juniors and parents, “The Arts in College,” 7:00 p.m., Gordon Multipurpose Room
Tuesday, February 26
HS Girls’ Lacrosse scrimmage vs. Harpeth Hall, 5:30, away
College counseling meeting for juniors and parents, “Athletics in College,” 7:00 p.m., Gordon Multipurpose Room
View complete Master Calendar
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Members of the high school Environmental Club participated in Nashville’s inaugural Food Security Summit last Saturday. Pictured are (l. to r.) Katherine Dennis, Kalpana Vallabhaneni, sponsor Lorna Morris, Cassi Johnson, Ian Trupin, Juliette Rubin, Kami Bruner (who coordinated the volunteers), Marion Siman, and Anna Kinkaid. Read more.
 High School offers brown bag lunches for parents, with Jim Schleicher discussing topics of interest. Read more.
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In the first of this year’s two Buhl Lectures, Professor Mary Karpos of Vanderbilt University spoke to the juniors and seniors in the rotunda of Peabody’s Wyatt Center about social stratification, education, and jobs, answering a number of questions from the students.
photo by Chad McClarnon
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Goodlettsville Driver Training is offering Driver Education Classes at USN
this summer. The course consists of 30 hours of classroom instruction and 6 hours of time behind the wheel. You may choose
either of two sessions:
June 2-5 or July 7-10,
8:00-4:00. The discounted
fee for USN students is $350. For a registration form or for more information, contact Cindy Morgan at
(615)481-4175 or cmorgan3034@comcast.net.
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Famous Artists Visit Third Grade: read more.
USN students K-2 can sign up to play baseball with their classmates this summer. Read more.
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Kindergarten children in Ms. McCullough’s class learn about identifying trees by their buds with lower school naturalist Cynthia Lee.
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In the Individual State Chess Championships at Tennessee Tech, third grader Elsa Wilson won 4 of her 5 Chess games. She tied for second place, and on tie breaks, Elsa brought home the fourth place trophy.
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HS Girls’ Basketball team takes 3rd in Region Tournament
HS Boys’ Basketball team finishes 4th in Region Tournament
MS Girls’ Basketball Recap
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.
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Fifth grade basketball players Francesca Eluhu (24), Katie Roth (44), and Brooke Thompson (43) in a 6th grade tournament game.
photo by Michael's Photography
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