The Spring Choral Concert for grades 6-12 is tonight at 7:00. Read more.

These USN teachers were among the 30,000 runners and walkers in the Country Music Marathon: Robbie McKay, Janet Schneider, Katie Lang, Sarah Harrison (front row, left to right). Back row: Betty White, Bill Rodriguez, Cristin Viebranz, and Linda Wallis. Not pictured: Tamara Berthel, Katie Greenebaum, and Justin Karpinos. The teachers had sponsors for their running or walking, with donations going to Gilda’s Club.



Volunteer to help with the annual Faculty/Staff Appreciation Luncheon on May 22: chefs, hosts, and workers needed. Read more.



Have you been wondering how you can help further the spread of digital astrophotography? Physics and astronomy teacher Bill Rodriguez can use your old web cams for this purpose. Read more.

Your child can discover this summer that learning a new language is fun—classes for 1st through 6th graders held at USN are taught in the TPR method which aims to duplicate the effortless way we acquire our first language as babies. Read more.

Check out all the USN summer camps and register online.



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.





These seniors performed at last week’s HS Instrumental Concert (l. to r.): Ben Easton, assistant director Chris Gregg, Hannah Edelman, Charlie Napier, Chris Kim, Jennifer Plumridge, director Joe Getsi, Stuart Davis.
photo by Adair Freeman



A film by USN high school students is a finalist in the Fox17/Ford Motor Co.'s "Driving Skills for Life" contest, and you can vote for it to be shown during the finale of American Idol. Read more or see the film.

USN singers Abby Perlman, Charlie Kolarich, Piper Jones, and Miranda Merrick in front of Nashville's Schermerhorn Symphony Hall prior to their All-State Choir performances. Through a series of auditions beginning in September, these talented choristers sang with Tennessee's finest high school musicians under the direction of world-renowned clinicians.

A plea to parents of graduating seniors: we need your help creating a “wall of memories” for the lobby. Read more.



Parents of juniors, it’s time to think about your child’s senior portrait. Read more, and learn this year’s dates so you can mark your calendars.



Ninth grade parents, plan to have dinner together May 7 at Carrabba’s in Green Hills.  Read more.



Parents of juniors, will you volunteer to help with graduation events so that parents of seniors can enjoy the festivities? Read more, or email lgfishel@comcast.net to volunteer.

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Seventh graders go to “School of Rock” during Out of These Doors. Read more about the project. Click here to listen to Currency (4mb mp3 file). Click here to hear Common Thread (3mb mp3 file).



Common Thread (left), Currency



Seventh graders get flying lessons in the Aviation “Out of These Doors” trip.



These 7th graders enjoyed "Cooking with Madame" (Interlandi) for their Out of These Doors adventure.

Field Day is coming up for 4th-7th graders on May 21. Read everything you need to know about it.





On Shakespeare's birthday, April 23, Ms. Godwin's 5th grade English class threw a party in his honor. They have been reading Shakespeare Stealer by Gary Blackwood.



USN’s Mathletes from grades 6-8 excelled in the annual math competition at Austin Peay State University, returning with a first place for the 8th graders and other top scores. Read more.

Kindergarten teacher Mary McCullough meets Lucy Calkins of Teachers College Writing Project. Mary, Kim Avington-Scott, Jason Hooper, Laura Laughter and Susan Touchstone participated in a Calkins writing workshop last week in Cincinnati, Ohio.





Three kindergarten girls wait at the start line for their turn in the Kids' Country Music Marathon.



First graders get pumped up to finish the Kids' CMM at LP Field.

Field Day is coming up for 4th-7th graders on May 21. Read everything you need to know about it.



Operetta Photos Available
Tom Noser, Joseph’s dad, has posted the photos he took of the fourth grade operetta at
http://gallery.mac.com/tnoser#100047. Email him at tom@tomnoser.com.





Fourth graders and their kindergarten book buddies were entertained by the Nashville Symphony Woodwind Quintet. Joy Worland, a member of USN’s “Team Library” and French horn player, invited this group to USN. Musicians are Norma Rogers, flute; Roger Wiesmeyer, oboe; Dan Lochrie, clarinet; Gil Perel, bassoon; Joy Worland, horn.





At the third grade “Recorder Fests,” children perform for their parents and special guests.

At the end of an integrated reading, writing, social studies and science study of fairy tales, first graders celebrate Fairy Tale Day. First grade classes made castle cakes, crowns, and wands. They danced, recited poems, and read traditional fairy tales as well as parodies. See more photos taken by Sarah Grace or her mom Kimberly Manz at http://homepage.mac.com/
kimberlymanz/FairyTaleDay
photo above by Sarah Grace Manz '19



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Vanderbilt will offer free physicals to USN student-athletes on May 3, starting at 1:15. This is a good way for athletes to complete their required annual physicals. The address is Vanderbilt Sports Medicine, Medical Center East, South Tower, Suite 3200. If you have questions, email jscouten@usn.org.

Instead of getting these free physicals, students entering 7th and 9th grade next year will need to visit their doctors and have an EPSDT physical, with a form filled out by the physician. Click here for the form.



HS Soccer team wins two

HS Baseball wins 4 straight, improves to 15-5

Girls’ Lacrosse finishes season with a win

HS Track and Field shines at City Meet

HS boys’ lacrosse team downs Ensworth

MS Baseball

MS Girls’ Lacrosse

MS Boys’ Lacrosse

MS Track and Field

Ultimate girls’ team wins state, boys place third



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Katie Kidwell ’09



Aaron Eskind ’08
photos by Michael’s Photography