Centennial Initiative Moves Forward
by Sydney Robbins '16 and Kate Tanner '16
The Centennial Initiative Committee, a group of self-selected high school students, continuously strives to build and strengthen reciprocal relationships with our fellow Edgehill neighbors to foster a unified community in which various individuals and organizations support and learn from each other (mission statement).
Our recently formed partnership with SALAMA grew significantly over the last few weeks as we helped SALAMA begin to build a functional library for their readers. USN high schoolers Shayna Elliot '17, Lindsey Hardy '17, and Megan Kasselberg '16 teamed up to lead a school-wide book drive for SALAMA in order to give the Edgehill urban ministry a jump start in collecting appropriate books for kids they serve in their after school and summer programs. Representatives from SALAMA joined the Centennial Initiative team at a recent meeting to educate committee members about the multitude of programs SALAMA offers. Ms. Carolyn Anthony, USN class of '82, said she was especially appreciative of our book contributions because she has a special memory of her USN 3rd grade teacher, Mrs. Pangle, teaching her to love reading.
Involvement in the Terrance Murray Edgehill Community Garden is about to start up again with more school participation than before. In order to get the new growing season started, Environmental Club, in response to a request from Ms. Brenda Marrow, FRC Director, has purchased a new tiller so that all of the plots can be prepared for planting. In addition to the Environmental Club returning to weekly gardening sessions after Spring Break, Lorna Morris, a high school environmental science teacher, will also be working with the fourth graders to introduce them to gardening and to our community garden. The Centennial Initiative Committee has funded the purchase of their garden supplies and is eager to hear about their experiences! Special thanks to D4L for giving much of their proceeds to the Centennial Initiative Committee to fund this and other requests from our Edgehill partners.
With Spring Break beginning this weekend, the high school has just wrapped up the food drive for our Edgehill neighbors. On Tuesday, the Community Service Club officers, with the assistance of Benjamin Harris '18 and Stuart Myers '18, began to organize the food bags, which will go directly to students at our partner organization, Brighter Days. We hope that the bags will assist children in enjoying their break off from school.
We give a special thanks for everyone who has participated in one of these ventures and who is helping USN in fostering relationships in our community.
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Nashville, TN 37212
Phone: 615-321-8000
Fax: 615-321-0889
Email: info@usn.org
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1200 County Hospital Road
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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.