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Thursday, March 6
HS Girls’ Lacrosse vs. Hendersonville, 4:15, River Campus Field 3

HS Boys’ Lacrosse vs. Hendersonville, 4:30, Memorial Park in Hendersonville

MS Baseball vs. Harding Academy, 3:30, Bellevue Babe Ruth Park

MS Girls’ Lacrosse vs. Grassland MS, 4:30, away

Friday, March 7
Deadline to register for April 12 ACT

HS Boys’ Soccer vs. Soddy Daisy, 6:00, Chattanooga

5th and 6th grade party, 7:00 p.m., Gordon Multipurpose Room

Saturday, March 8
HS Boys’ Soccer vs. McCallie, 10:00, away

HS Boys’ Lacrosse vs. Darlington Academy, 11:00 EST, McCallie School

HS Boys’ Lacrosse vs. McCallie, 3:00, away

Cabaret Night, 5:00, auditorium

Monday, March 10
College Counseling luncheon for juniors, 11:40, Gordon Multipurpose Room

HS Track vs. DA, CPA, SCA, NCS, 4:00, River Campus

HS Baseball vs. Maplewood, 4:30, River Campus

10th grade Parent Network meeting, 7:00 p.m., Gordon Multipurpose Room

Tuesday, March 11
2nd Tuesday Coffee, 7:45 a.m., Gordon Multipurpose Room

HS Boys’ Lacrosse vs. Webb School, 4:00, River Campus Field 2

HS Tennis vs. Webb, 4:00, away

HS Baseball vs. Hillwood, 4:30, River Campus

HS Soccer vs. Davidson Academy, 5:00, River Campus Field 1

MS Girls’ Lacrosse vs. Woodland, 4:00, River Campus Field 3

MS Boys’ Lacrosse vs. Hendersonville, 4:15 at Pope John Paul II

5th grade parent meeting about Wesley Woods and Science Fair, 5:00, Gordon Multipurpose Room

Knitting Club sale, 6:00, Threaded Bliss in Brentwood

Wednesday, March 12
Science Fair

USNA Meeting, 1:00, Morris Conference Room

HS Girls’ Lacrosse vs. Ensworth, 4:30, River Campus Field 3

HS Baseball vs. Ensworth, 4:30, away

HS Boys’ Soccer vs. FRA, 5:00, away

MS Baseball (B Team) vs. Ensworth, 3:30, River Campus

9th grade parent network meeting, 7:15, Gordon Multipurpose Room

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What if you could buy a beautiful hand-knitted scarf and help send needy children to school? USN’s Knitwits are having a big sale for charity. Read more. Vince’s report on how all the small pictures make a big picture. Read more. 2nd Tuesday Coffee is March 11. Come to the Gordon Multipurpose Room at 7:45 a.m. for breakfast snacks and conversation about USN with Vince Durnan and other administrators. Enroll your young hoopster in Evening Class 812, taught by USN’s own Adam Sonn, former pro basketball player. It’s only $17.50 for USN students. USN’s successful Evening Classes program relies on technology. Read more. Evening Classes volunteer Diane Honda in the USNA office	The high school’s Cabaret Night is this Saturday. Read more. Photo by Chad McClarnon. This week’s summer camp highlight is on Creative Movement and Songwriting. Check out all the camps and register online. In addition to the wide variety of summer camps for K-12 students, the MTSU Adult Summer Language Institute will offer intensive language classes for adults (also open to rising 7th graders and older students). Sponsored by the Center for Accelerated Language Acquisition at MTSU, language offerings include: German, Arabic, Chinese/Mandarin, French, Scottish Gaelic, and Spanish. Find out details and dates at www.usn.org/summer. Please note that language camps are also available to children Grades 1-6 as part of the 2008 USN Summer Camps. All information and online registration is available at www.usn.org/summer. At the bookstore’s annual sale March 10-13, you'll find bargains on these items and others. Read more.	Thursday, March 6 HS Girls’ Lacrosse vs. Hendersonville, 4:15, River Campus Field 3 HS Boys’ Lacrosse vs. Hendersonville, 4:30, Memorial Park in Hendersonville MS Baseball vs. Harding Academy, 3:30, Bellevue Babe Ruth Park MS Girls’ Lacrosse vs. Grassland MS, 4:30, away Friday, March 7 Deadline to register for April 12 ACT HS Boys’ Soccer vs. Soddy Daisy, 6:00, Chattanooga 5th and 6th grade party, 7:00 p.m., Gordon Multipurpose Room Saturday, March 8 HS Boys’ Soccer vs. McCallie, 10:00, away HS Boys’ Lacrosse vs. Darlington Academy, 11:00 EST, McCallie School HS Boys’ Lacrosse vs. McCallie, 3:00, away Cabaret Night, 5:00, auditorium Monday, March 10 College Counseling luncheon for juniors, 11:40, Gordon Multipurpose Room HS Track vs. DA, CPA, SCA, NCS, 4:00, River Campus HS Baseball vs. Maplewood, 4:30, River Campus 10th grade Parent Network meeting, 7:00 p.m., Gordon Multipurpose Room Tuesday, March 11 2nd Tuesday Coffee, 7:45 a.m., Gordon Multipurpose Room HS Boys’ Lacrosse vs. Webb School, 4:00, River Campus Field 2 HS Tennis vs. Webb, 4:00, away HS Baseball vs. Hillwood, 4:30, River Campus HS Soccer vs. Davidson Academy, 5:00, River Campus Field 1 MS Girls’ Lacrosse vs. Woodland, 4:00, River Campus Field 3 MS Boys’ Lacrosse vs. Hendersonville, 4:15 at Pope John Paul II 5th grade parent meeting about Wesley Woods and Science Fair, 5:00, Gordon Multipurpose Room Knitting Club sale, 6:00, Threaded Bliss in Brentwood Wednesday, March 12 Science Fair USNA Meeting, 1:00, Morris Conference Room HS Girls’ Lacrosse vs. Ensworth, 4:30, River Campus Field 3 HS Baseball vs. Ensworth, 4:30, away HS Boys’ Soccer vs. FRA, 5:00, away MS Baseball (B Team) vs. Ensworth, 3:30, River Campus 9th grade parent network meeting, 7:15, Gordon Multipurpose Room View complete Master Calendar return to top of page

This studiousness is one of the ways that Raffi Friedman ‘08 became a finalist for a Jefferson Scholarship at the University of Virginia. Last year, fewer than 100 finalists were chosen from nearly 1,000 nominees for this prestigious full scholarship. To quote the Jefferson Scholars website, “Demonstrated excellence and exceptional potential in the areas of leadership, scholarship, and citizenship are the only selection criteria.” Attorney David Raybin will speak to students at next week’s high school assembly. Read more.	Jim Schleicher returns to the Hassenfeld Library Classroom today 11:30-12:30. He’ll talk about “Discipline After the Cows Are Out of the Barn!” and share ideas for responding to the mistakes older teens make. Read more. The 10th grade Parent Network meeting on March 10 will answer questions about the new driver in your family and the law. Read more. 9th grade parents, are you wondering if everything going on at your house is normal? Come to a Parent Network meeting March 12 to find out. Read more.	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 information, call (615) 430-7556 or email jimegregory@bellsouth.net. return to top of page

A 5th grade literature circle group (Tom Kochtitzky, Jack Aylor, Simpson Tanner, Chandler Floyd, Sam May, and Trey Ferguson) works to complete a character venn diagram based on David Balfour and Alan Breck Stewart from Robert Louis Stevenson’s Kidnapped. Spring Soccer Clinic for boys in grades 1-7 at the River Campus, Sunday afternoons beginning March 30. Read more. Click here for a registration form. Boys in grades 5-7 are invited to free basketball clinics beginning this Sunday afternoon. Read more.	Sixth grader Whitley Cargile received a Jr. WNBA National Finalist award, presented by Scott Tygard of the WNSL at town meeting last week. Boys in grades 4-6 can learn to play lacrosse this spring on Sunday afternoons at the River Campus. Read more. Tomorrow at lunch, the High School Community Service Club will hold a pizza sale for middle school students. Slices will be $2 for one and $3 for two. The money goes for tornado relief in Tennessee.	Middle School Honor Choir singers (Front Row: Rachel Rochester, Linde LaChance, Katelin Murdock, Yashwina Canter; Middle Row: Elizabeth Dossett, Jessica Farren, Alexandria Churchwell; Back Row: Katie Bryant, Bailey Conner, Nora May) dressed and ready to sing their evening concert, after a full day of rehearsals with students from all over Middle Tennessee. These singers were chosen from hundreds who auditioned. return to top of page

Fourth grade parents, you’re invited to get together for fun on Sunday, March 30. Read more. In the state qualifying chess tournament, the primary team came in third and elementary came in fourth, and both teams qualified for the State championship, to be held at the end of the month. Our primary team was represented by Elsa Wilson, Puja Jagasia, Wei Dai, Will Greenfield, and John Morphett. Jake Wilson, Robert Green, Jing Dai, and Ria Jagasia made up our elementary team.	Last weekend these young Tigers won the West Nashville Sports League top-bracket third grade basketball championship for the second year in a row. Pictured are Jordan Wardell, John Morphett, Darryl Jackson, Jackson Bryant, Isaac Eskind, and Myles Hamilton. Read more. Spring Soccer Clinic for boys in grades 1-7 at the River Campus, Sunday afternoons beginning March 30. Read more. Click here for a registration form. Boys in grades 4-6 can learn to play lacrosse this spring on Sunday afternoons at the River Campus. Read more.	return to top of page

Kristi Nye ’08 named a finalist for Miss Tennessee Basketball HS Girls’ Lacrosse team starts season with win HS Boys’ Lacrosse Team Opens 2-0 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		Kristi Nye Photo by Michael’s Photography. The dance team, the pep band, and the fans in the bleachers showed their appreciation for the Class of 2008 at the basketball teams’ Senior Night at the end of the season. Photos by Michael’s Photography.