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Thursday, April 17
5th grade at Wesley Woods

8th grade in Washington, D.C.

7th grade “Out-of-These-Doors” trips

HS Tennis vs. St. Andrew’s, 3:45, away

HS Girls’ Lacrosse vs. Father Ryan, 5:00, River Campus

HS Soccer vs. St. Andrew’s, 5:00, River Campus

2nd grade dance festival, 7:00, Sperling Center

Friday, April 18
5th grade at Wesley Woods

8th grade in Washington, D.C.

HS Boys’ Lacrosse vs. MUS, 4:00, River Campus

HS Baseball vs. Glencliff, 4:30, Seven Oaks

HS Boys’ Soccer vs. King’s Academy, 6:00, River Campus

International Fair, 5:30, auditorium

Monday, April 21
HS Tennis vs. Father Ryan, 4:15, River Campus

HS Baseball vs. Pleasant View Christian, 4:30, River Campus

HS Soccer vs. MLK, 5:00, away

MS Baseball vs. Nashville Christian, 6:00, away

Tuesday, April 22
HS track and field, City Prelims, 3:30, Harpeth Hall

HS Boys’ Lacrosse vs. Ravenwood, 4:30, River Campus

HS Baseball vs. Maplewood, 4:30, Madison Park

HS Girls’ Lacrosse vs. Brentwood, 5:00, River Campus

MS Tennis vs. CPA, 3:30, away

Wednesday, April 23
HS track and field, City Prelims, 3:30, Harpeth Hall

HS Boys’ Tennis vs. FRA, 4:15, River Campus

HS Soccer vs. Page, 5:00, River Campus

HS Boys’ Lacrosse vs. Father Ryan, 5:00, River Campus

MS Girls’ Lacrosse vs. Knights/Eagles, 5:00, River Campus

College counseling meeting with freshman parents, 7:00, Gordon Multipurpose Room

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USN’s International Fair is tomorrow night, Friday, April 18. It’s the perfect way to entertain and feed your family while you sample delicious international food. Read more, and learn about some of the many activities for all ages. Read more. Come to the auditorium on April 24 to hear the spring instrumental concert, with performances by the high school concert band, chamber ensemble, and jazz ensemble. Read more. USN parents are invited to a panel discussion on “Media Wise Parenting” at Harpeth Hall on April 23. Read more. Volunteer to help with the annual Faculty/Staff Appreciation Luncheon on May 22: chefs, hosts, and workers needed. Read more. The Dance Concert is April 25 and 26 at 7:00 in the Ingram Concert Hall at Blair. Tickets are $6 for students and $7 for adults. Read more.	Check out all the USN summer camps and register online. This week’s featured camps are Beginning Drumming and Ecology. Remember to bring in sleeping bags to donate to Ugandan children. Sixth grader Grant Eidam is collecting them throughout April. MTSU Adult Summer Language Institute The MTSU Adult Summer Language Institute offers intensive language classes at USN 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. The Alumni Art Show has its opening reception next Friday, April 25 in the Tibbott Center. Read more.	Thursday, April 17 5th grade at Wesley Woods 8th grade in Washington, D.C. 7th grade “Out-of-These-Doors” trips HS Tennis vs. St. Andrew’s, 3:45, away HS Girls’ Lacrosse vs. Father Ryan, 5:00, River Campus HS Soccer vs. St. Andrew’s, 5:00, River Campus 2nd grade dance festival, 7:00, Sperling Center Friday, April 18 5th grade at Wesley Woods 8th grade in Washington, D.C. HS Boys’ Lacrosse vs. MUS, 4:00, River Campus HS Baseball vs. Glencliff, 4:30, Seven Oaks HS Boys’ Soccer vs. King’s Academy, 6:00, River Campus International Fair, 5:30, auditorium Monday, April 21 HS Tennis vs. Father Ryan, 4:15, River Campus HS Baseball vs. Pleasant View Christian, 4:30, River Campus HS Soccer vs. MLK, 5:00, away MS Baseball vs. Nashville Christian, 6:00, away Tuesday, April 22 HS track and field, City Prelims, 3:30, Harpeth Hall HS Boys’ Lacrosse vs. Ravenwood, 4:30, River Campus HS Baseball vs. Maplewood, 4:30, Madison Park HS Girls’ Lacrosse vs. Brentwood, 5:00, River Campus MS Tennis vs. CPA, 3:30, away Wednesday, April 23 HS track and field, City Prelims, 3:30, Harpeth Hall HS Boys’ Tennis vs. FRA, 4:15, River Campus HS Soccer vs. Page, 5:00, River Campus HS Boys’ Lacrosse vs. Father Ryan, 5:00, River Campus MS Girls’ Lacrosse vs. Knights/Eagles, 5:00, River Campus College counseling meeting with freshman parents, 7:00, Gordon Multipurpose Room View complete Master Calendar return to top of page

“Do the Dance,” the high school dance concert next weekend, features more than 50 dancers and much original work. Read more.	A plea to parents of graduating seniors: we need your help creating a “wall of memories” for the lobby. Read more. Ninth grade parents, plan to have dinner together May 7 at Carrabba’s in Green Hills. Read more.	return to top of page

Sixth graders practice Japanese and Chinese calligraphy with Professor Mel Mihal. Read more. Middle School Family Weekend this spring will be April 18-20. Middle School designates one weekend each trimester as “Family Weekends,” where no homework is assigned and families are encouraged to plan events that they can enjoy together.	Alden Neely and Bailey Whitten, along with all the students in Mr. Wilson Hubbell's 5th grade science class, joined HS Geology teacher Steve Smail for a fossil and geology field trip off of Old Hickory Boulevard near Bellevue. Students collected invertebrate fossils from Ordovician limestones, approximately 450 million years old.	return to top of page

There is still time for you to send in your donation for the Lower School Photo Project. Read more. Lower school students can swap books they have read for books they haven’t read during the week that begins April 28. Read more.	If you’re the parent of a second grade girl who’d like to play softball in the Green Hills Y league, please email Kevin Baynham, who is coaching a team: kbmuscle@comcast.net. Signups are through April 30. The fourth grade operetta, "Tunes and Tales," was last week.	return to top of page

HS Baseball struggles against Davidson HS Boys’ Lacrosse report HS Tennis Soccer team sweeps season series with Davidson HS Track & Field results MS Baseball finds success versus Harding, falls to Mt. Juliet Christian MS Boys’ and Girls’ T&F teams win at FRA, find success at HH MS Tennis finds mixed results MS Girls’ Lacrosse results MS Boys’ Lacrosse beats MBA 7th, falls to McCallie return to top of page		The HS boys' lacrosse team on its way to defeating JPII. Kristi Nye signs a national letter of intent to play basketball at Columbus State University with (clockwise from left) Ken Nye, USN Athletic Director William Belliford, USN varsity girls' basketball coach Dawn Rogers, and Barbara Nye. The MS girls' lacrosse team against Harding Academy.