With 5 Gold Keys, 6 Silver Keys, and 7 Honorable Mentions, USN students racked up awards at this year's Scholastic Regional Art Awards.
By Andy King, HS Art Teacher
Students earned 5 Gold Keys, 6 Silver Keys, and 7 Honorable Mentions at this year's Scholastic Regional Art Awards.
The Scholastic Art Competition is the most competitive and renowned student art competition in the U.S. Middle School and High School students ages 13 and up submitted over 1800 artworks from the Middle Tennessee region this year. Of those submissions, 128 Gold Keys, 141 Silver Keys, and 301 Honorable Mentions were recognized. The Gold Key winners will be on display at Cheekwood from Saturday, February 7, to Sunday, March 8.
GOLD KEY Wyatt Block ’26, Sculpture Bridget Beem ’27, Painting Katie Jane Bruehl ’30, Painting Mac Perry ’30, Ceramics Theo Burgess ’27, Printmaking
SILVER KEY Elliott Carlson ’29, Sculpture Eunice Ponce ’27, Ceramics/Glass Imaan Salad ’29, Photography Kavya Shah ’30, Photography Porter Ratliff ’26, Comic Art Theo Burgess ’27, Printmaking
HONORABLE MENTION Chase Small ’31, Photography Claire Dehner ’29, Photography Jayger McDowell-Levin ’30, Ceramics Jones Crumpton ’26, Painting Katie Jane Breuhl ’30, Painting Mac Perry ’30, Sculpture Mars Bredesen ’29, Sculpture
The girls lacrosse team ended its season in overtime to become state runner-up. Tennis players Carter Kojetin '29 finished as a state quarterfinalist, Sophie Oliver '26 and Mary Kate Adler '28 finished as state semifinalists, and Veer Kodali '29 and Max Parker '29 finished as state champions. Meanwhile, eight runners competed at the state track and field meet in Knoxville, where Griffin Davidson '27, Caleb Freifeld '28, Drew Zwerner '28, and Jack Fruin '27, sprinted to first in the 4x800m relay and Jack also placed first in the 800m dash.
For the entire USN community: an invitation to give in gratitude, in celebration, and in honor of the woman who has given so much to our school. Make a gift at usn.org/giving to support students with needs beyond tuition and honor Interim Director Juliet Douglas.
The Middle School Quiz Bowl finished off another successful season with a trip to the Middle School National Championship Tournament in Chicago. The team fought hard and ended the season as a top-100 program in the country, finishing 75th overall. Congratulations to the team on a great performance and to Lucas Lupu ’31, named an All Star for being the fifth-highest scorer nationwide.
USN Mission: 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.