USN remembers Betty Werthan

A noted and long revered parent of alumni who shepherded the school through its transition from Peabody Demonstration School to University School of Nashville died on May 18, 2020.
In 1974, when Betty Werthan learned of Peabody College’s plans to close its Dem School, she and husband Bernard Werthan Jr. gathered like-minded parents around their dining room table on a Saturday morning. This Transition Committee of parents later leveraged their homes to purchase the school and shape it as a new entity yet still connected to its educational roots.

“Their humility should continue to inspire our steps, but it carries the risk of their signal accomplishment being lost in the mists of time and current day urgency,” Director Vince Durnan wrote in a 2017 column. “When the Werthans and their compatriots came back to USN for visits, I could not help asking if we’d become what they hoped we would, and they invariably answered that they could not have imagined where we are today—deftly turning the spotlight away from them and toward us.”

Betty remained connected with the school over decades since the graduation of her children (Betsy Werthan Schwartz '75, Kay Werthan '78, Tim Werthan '80, Tony Werthan '83) as an Emeritus Honorary Member of the Board of Trustees and generous benefactor, even after her last breath. Click here to read her obituary in The Tennessean.
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  • Mountain Bike Team Takes on “Electric" State Champs Trails, Dehner Snags Overall Podium Medal

    Steve Smail & MTB Team Coaches
    With trail names like Megawatt, Electric Avenue, High Voltage and Livewire, the mountain bike team knew it was time to pedal out some extra watts for their NICA/TICL State Championships at Raccoon Mountain, and survive the technical trails above Chattanooga full of boulder gardens, rock drops and sandy rubble.
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  • Mountain Bike Team Takes on Winged Deer Trails, HS Makes Podium Appearance

    Steve Smail
    Winged Deer Park and trails in Johnson City hosted our 4th race on Sunday October 11th, and despite a bit of hurricane outwash winds and showers - and reduced team numbers due to fall break and distance from Nashville - our racers utilized all available skills and speed which helped “wing" Sophomore Claire Dehner to a 4th place podium spot, our first podium appearance and medal for the season.
     
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  • HS athletics recaps for September 11-17

    Tiger golfers have officially qualified for the region tournament, and our other teams are not far behind. Volleyball sits near the top of the district, finishing up regular season play next week with Senior Night. Girls soccer continues to hold first place in the district after another 9-0 win, and our cross country runners are chasing after some school records. To round it all out, our mountain bike team traveled to Oakfield to continue to improve on their times for the season. There’s plenty more where that came from- so be sure to come out to the River Campus, Sperling Gym, or out on the road to cheer on our Tigers before their seasons end.
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