The Tiger Give Back Challenge, our school's annual giving day, is on Wednesday, March 25. Circle the date on your calendar in Columbia blue and garnet. Consider volunteering to phone a friend during the Connect-a-thon.You don't have to wait for Wednesday to be part of the challenge.
By Justin Gung, Assistant Director of Annual Giving
The Tiger Give Back Challenge is a day to celebrate University School of Nashville. We wear school colors and sing "The Alma Mater." The Cheer Squad and Pep Band raise our spirits. We think of teachers and classmates and pause to appreciate the experience of being a Tiger. Finally, we open our hearts and hands to support the school with a charitable gift to the Annual Fund. All members of our community are asked to give: faculty, staff, alumni, parents of former students, parents of current students, and even students themselves.
If you would like to volunteer in our Connect-a-thon, please let us know. All day long, volunteers will connect with alumni, parents, grandparents, and friends to encourage their generosity. More volunteers means more donations, and more donations means a stronger USN.
One reason why USN is among the finest schools in the entire Southeast region is the Annual Fund. Interim Director Juliet Douglas hits the nail on the head when she says that the Annual Fund lifts our school from the category of excellent to the category of exceptional.
So, Tigers, whether by giving or volunteering (or both!), please join us on Wednesday, March 25. Your support is sincerely appreciated.
Students in grades 5-8 and their families can take USN Evening Class 702: Mah and Pah Jong and Me to learn to play a board game together while benefiting USN's need-based scholarship endowment.
The Helen Meador Summer International Fellowship funded a summer of professional development in South America for Lower School Naturalist Carrie Riley. Through this profound experience, she said she plans to bring these lessons into her teaching, grounding her voice in wonder, joy, and a commitment to protecting the natural world, which she loves.
The impact of USN’s Art Department is not confined to art studios in the Christine Slayden Tibbott Center. Students often engage with art in ways that transcend traditional classroom learning, such as at the opening reception for artist Yanira Vissepó's “Fantastical Views.”
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.
Middle School volleyball and tennis teams are nearing the final games of their seasons, with the competition heating up while the Tigers play to determine their HVAC rankings. Cross country was finally able to race at the River Campus despite the heat, and our mountain biking team traveled to Oakfield, Tennessee, for a high-temperature race weekend.
The MTB team returned to the the twisty trails of tranquil Oakfield, TN on Sept 13th to take part in the second race of the season, as part of the 5-race series hosted by the NICA/TICL League.
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.