This year’s Edna Thomas Lecture Series for parents features Dr. Anthony Wolf, best-selling author of Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall? on Tuesday, October 28. Read more.



Vince looks at how the economic crisis affects USN. Read more.





Ira Baxter (center) with the winning team of USN parent Hahib Doss (in blue shorts) and Par Bolina, Sattar Hadi, and B.H. Khoo

USNA’s Drive for the Green golf tournament was the biggest success ever, with 90 golfers turning out on a perfect Sunday afternoon. Read more.



75 USN students and recent graduates have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on Advanced Placement exams last May. Read more.



WhippleHill account information for parents is being released. If you are a high school parent coming to conferences October 23 or 24, you will receive it at your conference. If you are a lower school parent, a middle school parent, or a high school parent not coming to a conference, you will receive your account information in the mail the week of October 27.



Have you heard of FCD– Freedom from Chemical Dependency? It’s a Massachusetts organization with a 30-year history of educating teens, families, and schools about preventing drug and alcohol abuse. One way they do this is to help us understand how perceptions affect behavior. Look for more information about the USN Parent Advisory Committee in future newsletters.



Is your writing snappy, concise, compelling? Do you harbor a secret desire to write for the J. Peterman catalog? Join the catalog-writing team for the popular Evening Classes program. We’re looking for a handful of writers to round out the committee.
Contact Jan Read at jan.read@comcast.net if you’re interested.



8th grader Maddie Robin is collecting new and used shoes for Soles for Souls, a nonprofit oraganization. Donate your shoes through November by dropping them off in the designated box in the Middle School office. Questions? Contact Maddie at mrobin@usn.org.






Oscar Duarte, Pepa Samayoa, Isa Alarcon, and Estuardo Villatoro began classes at USN this week as part of the Guatemalan-based Friends and Cultures Exchange Program. The two middle and two high school students will be at USN until December 13. Their host students are Henry Spradley, Reid Dickerson, Sophia Jelsma, and Jimmy Thomas.




Next Thursday is “Ride Your Bike to School” Day at USN, and you can buy a t-shirt and benefit Nashville Greenways. Read more.

Learn the truth behind some common misconceptions about artclectic, which begins this evening with the Patrons Party and continues all weekend.



This week’s artclectic spotlight is on photographer Will Connor. Read more.



More than 100 people attended the opening reception for artist Tommy Crow, with guests enjoying the music of DuoTone (below) including bassist Dan Erickson and USN’s own Jeff Goold.





At the beginning of school, Lorna Morris’ AP Environmental Science class took a field trip to the Hill property, an old-growth forest near the Warner Parks that the Friends of Warner Park are working to preserve. See a video of their visit, which the Friends are using in their fund-raising efforts.



The Annual Fund Is Underway!
A matching gift is a great way to increase the value of your personal donation to the 2008-2009 Annual Fund. Click here to see if your company matches.
Giving online is a fast, safe, and easy way to support the Annual Fund. We need everyone if we are to reach our goal of 100% parent participation.





Company, the HS musical, opening November 5, offers a rare treat for Sondheim fans. Read more.





Donate food this month

Hunger is on the rise in Nashville! Need for food has increased 30% since last year, and the shelves of food banks are empty. Want to help? Read more about the food drive, now till October 28.





New student art is on display in the main building beginning this week. This drawing is by first grader Alex McDonald.

Austin Boone and Keegen Gillette, chairs of Big Brother/Big Sister tutoring, discuss the interview schedule with Shenall Booker. Interviews will be held for tutors Tuesday, October 28, during E and lunch. This year the USN students will mentor children at Carter Lawrence Elementary School.


At the Samford University Debate Tournament, the USN debate team fared well. Read more.





These twelve high school choristers were chosen for the Middle Tennessee Vocal Association Honor Choirs. Read more.

Seniors William West and Ian Trupin (front row, far left) led the USN delegation at the Vanderbilt Model UN conference. Read more.





USN’s 2007 trip to Paris, with M. Espenant presenting a gift to the headmistress of the school where the group stayed.

Parents of students in French III, IV, V, and AP French are invited to an October 29 meeting to learn more about a USN trip to Paris for these students next spring and about USN’s partnership with La Maison d’Education de la Légion d’Honneur, a boarding school in Paris where the students will stay. Read more.

The Quiz Bowl team placed second in the MLK Vergilian Classic. Read more.



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Last week 6th graders debated the issue of deforestation in the Brazillian Rainforest. Here, Sam Shaw and Anna Hindman get themselves in character as conservationists (who apparently have significant hippie leanings), just before they take the podium to state their case in Mr. Sharp’s 2nd period class.



This year Middle School continues its tradition of periodically recognizing students during Town Meeting assembly for random acts of kindness and good citizenship. Read more.

Spanish Club for 5th and 6th graders with Ms. Arcelia Vazquez, USN Lower School Spanish teacher, is beginning. Students of all levels of fluency are encouraged to attend. Read more.





Middle school students in Dr. Chilton’s walking elective now are trying their hands at Geocaching, with teams searching for six caches on Peabody Green last week.

Chess champs

In the USN chess tournament on October 11, USN’s team won in the Primary section and the Elementary team came in third. Read more.

4th grade parents: It’s time to begin to explore USN’s middle school. Learn how.





Lower school students enjoyed last week’s visit from the downtown Public Library’s Puppet Truck.

Register now for the indoor soccer league to be held at USN in December and January.



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HS Girls’ Golf team places 3rd in state

HS girls’ soccer team ends season undefeated in Region

HS Volleyball team wins Region championship

HS Bowling results

HS Cross Country competes at City Championship

Middle School girls’ soccer off to solid start

Middle School boys’ soccer team defeats BA

Middle School Tiger of the Week: Eighth grader Abby Motycka fought hard to hold a talented Ensworth team to only 2 goals on October 13 in the first girls’ soccer game of the season. Abby’s efforts had her diving from post to post and jumping to save a shot over the cross bar.

Eighth grader Sara Garmezy led the HS girls’ golf team to a 3rd place finish at the TSSAA golf tournament last week in Murfreesboro. Sara placed 6th overall at the tournament.



Malcolm Moutenot and James Douglas led the Tigers to a 4-0 win over Brentwood Academy.



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