AHA! Moment: Winners Galore
Middle School is off to an award-winning start in 2025. Read about the many accomplishments of our Middle Schoolers in this week's AHA! Moment.
What better way to celebrate Homecoming week than to announce a slew of awards and recognitions our students have received, both internally in USN classes and externally in some interscholastic competitions?
Congrats to all of these historians!
Meanwhile, on Wall Street…back in December, our 6th graders wrapped up their cross-curricular unit on the novel The Westing Game, which combined a study of the stock market and philanthropy. Ms. Dismuke awarded prizes to the students with the most profitable and sustainable stock portfolios and a single prize for the best persuasive essay on the topic of philanthropy.
In a theme common to this column, Lucas Lupu was the winner of the best persuasive essay, and he earned a custom T-shirt with a quote from his essay on the back. The quote was, "Whether you are looking for better mental or physical health, a sense of connection with your community, or a sense of purpose, volunteering can provide it all."
You might recall the Great History Challenge that our 6th through 8th graders were competing in during December. The competition had some technical difficulties that pushed our 6th graders to a January competition date immediately after Winter Break. The time off from school did nothing to chill our students’ enthusiasm, as our scholars did some incredible work on the GHC.
Our three Grade-level winners, Lucas Lupu ‘31 (6th), Reya Roy ‘30 (7th), and Oren Schwartz ‘29 (8th) were guaranteed a spot in the regionals in early April. Congratulations to these three, as well as Asher Huffman ‘29, for placing in the top three scores behind Oren in second place and our school winner, Lucas!
Maybe more impressive on an institutional level, though, is the number of other students we qualified for the Regional round. We were told to expect “a few” wildcard spots based on our reputation as an institution. When all the scores were counted, we qualified 37 students for the Regionals in April! The complete list of qualifiers is:
Oren Schwartz ‘29 Asher Huffman ‘29 Elliott George ‘29 Harper Hughey ‘29 Vihaan Sinha ‘29 James Michels ‘29 Emmeline Self ‘29 Hattie Molvig ‘29 Clio Cherry-Pulay ‘29 | Reya Roy ‘30 Rose Doyle ‘30 Lucy Garrison ‘30 Henry Cupples ‘30 Mac Perry ‘30 Claire Yu ‘30 Ike Tift ‘30 Charlotte Shinohara ‘30 Tigerlily Tashian ‘30 Jeannie Jansen ‘30 | Lucas Lupu ‘31 James Keiper ‘31 Gray Ezell ‘31 Emma Harris ‘31 CeCe Vogt ‘31 Bennett Khazanov ‘31 Julian Hansen ‘31 Allie Jackson ‘31 Kushi Annam ‘31 James Barbieri ‘31 Anna Wolf ‘31 Neel Sinha ‘31 Simon Margalit ‘31 Nick Keegan ‘31 Caldwell Adams ‘31 Arnav Mohan ‘31 Elias Freifeld ‘31 Bruce Li ‘31 |
Congrats to all of these historians!
Meanwhile, on Wall Street…back in December, our 6th graders wrapped up their cross-curricular unit on the novel The Westing Game, which combined a study of the stock market and philanthropy. Ms. Dismuke awarded prizes to the students with the most profitable and sustainable stock portfolios and a single prize for the best persuasive essay on the topic of philanthropy.
The winners were:
Overall Best Performing Portfolio:
Benjamin Cropsey ‘31 & Ella Murdock ‘31
Most Sustainable Portfolio (by travel group) | Most Profitable Portfolio |
T group: Lucas Lupu & Samuel Younger R group: Alfie King & Bruce Li E group: Serena Tanner & Ryan Ricks (tie) E group: Max Haber & Sawyer Dibble (tie) K group: Julian Hansen & Rory Freiberg | T group: Griffin Johnson & Hayden Sasser R group: Austin Choe & Arie Seigle E group: Nick Keegan & Arnav Mohan K group: Boden Gulmi & CeCe Vogt |
In a theme common to this column, Lucas Lupu was the winner of the best persuasive essay, and he earned a custom T-shirt with a quote from his essay on the back. The quote was, "Whether you are looking for better mental or physical health, a sense of connection with your community, or a sense of purpose, volunteering can provide it all."
More USN News
List of 3 news stories.
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Ava ’26 recognized by National Council of Teachers of English
Congratulations to the rising senior, who has been selected for a 2025 Achievement Award in Writing by the National Council of Teachers of English.Read More -
Retired faculty, staff return to USN
As part of a longstanding tradition, retired teachers and professionals from USN over the years came together to celebrate, connect, and reminisce during their annual luncheon in Durnan Auditorium.Read More -
Athletes beyond Edgehill
Read MoreIt is common to have five or more University School of Nashville student-athletes sign college athletic commitment letters each year, and this year, USN saw eight more student-athletes commit to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level. USN has several alumni participating in their chosen sport at the collegiate level from the Classes of 2021 through 2025. Continue reading to learn more about where Tigers are competing beyond Edgehill.
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University School of Nashville models the best educational practices. In an environment that represents the cultural and ethnic composition of Metropolitan Nashville, USN fosters each student’s intellectual, artistic, and athletic potential, valuing and inspiring integrity, creative expression, a love of learning, and the pursuit of excellence.