The booster club Tiger Arts Patrons contributes additional funding to visual and performing arts at University School of Nashville while providing supporters with free admission to most music, dance, and theater performances. Register for annual TAP membership here for $100.
By Shana Small, TAP Co-Chair
Tiger Arts Patrons is the booster club that supports visual and performing arts across all divisions of University School of Nashville. Including the youngest artists and musicians and our High School performers, TAP helps provide the equipment and support that make arts experiences at USN truly exceptional.
Last year, TAP contributions funded important purchases for our arts programs, including new choir folders, an art projector, and stage lighting upgrades. These are the kinds of behind-the-scenes resources that directly benefit students every day in classrooms, rehearsals, performances, and exhibitions.
For the 2026-2027 school year, a $100 household membership helps continue this support and includes free admission to TAP-sponsored events, including:
"The Lion King," the Middle School musical
"The Addams Family," the High School musical
TAPstravaganza, our K-12 celebration of all the arts at USN
Whether your child participates in music, theater, visual arts, dance, or simply enjoys experiencing the arts, TAP membership is a wonderful way to support creativity throughout the entire USN community. We hope every arts-loving family will join TAP for the new school year. Thank you for helping keep the arts thriving at USN!
Allison Van Konynenburg returns to USN as Interim HS Dean of Teaching and Learning. Taking on additional responsibilities this academic year, Justin Fitzpatrick is now Interim HS Dean for Academic Affairs and Laura Snow is the High School Academic Operations Manager.
Please join us in welcoming to USN: LS Spanish Teacher Connor Mitchell, LS Music Teacher Marisa Frank, LS Learning Support Specialist MacKenzie Grant, Fourth Grade Teacher Alexis Novotny, Second Grade Teachers Cara Bishop and Lindsay Moates, First Grade Teachers Marisa Depke and Molly Roth '10, and Kindergarten Teacher Ellen Haber '00. Also, Naturalist Carrie Riley transitions to LS from the HS Science Department.
Learning Specialist Rachel Harley has over a decade in middle school education. Her office is located in room 1171 on the first floor of the Gordon Wing, in the former Middle School conference room.
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.