Get ready to roar during Homecoming 2026
Spirit Week is January 12-16. Show your Tiger pride by coloring Peabody the Tiger or playing in TIGER BINGO. K-12 Tigers and their families also can share their school spirit by dressing up on themed days and returning to campus Friday, January 16, for the HS Habitat for Humanity Club's Spaghetti Supper and basketball games.
By Juanita I.C. Traughber, Communications Director
Homecoming Spirit Week 2026 is bound to be great. Here are ways you can participate:
Color Peabody the Tiger
A special Homecoming-themed Peabody the Tiger coloring sheet can be downloaded here and are available in the Hassenfeld Library, After School, and the Edgehill Lobby. They will be displayed in the Edgehill Lobby throughout the week.
Dress up and come to school events
Monday, January 12
Pajama Day
Tuesday, January 13
Book Character Day
Homecoming Spirit Week 2026 is bound to be great. Here are ways you can participate:
Color Peabody the Tiger
A special Homecoming-themed Peabody the Tiger coloring sheet can be downloaded here and are available in the Hassenfeld Library, After School, and the Edgehill Lobby. They will be displayed in the Edgehill Lobby throughout the week.
Play USN Tiger Bingo
Play USN Tiger Bingo on Facebook and Instagram during Homecoming Spirit Week for a chance to win gift cards and school swag. Click here to download your board and repost & share using #USNtigerpride. Here’s how to play:
Play USN Tiger Bingo on Facebook and Instagram during Homecoming Spirit Week for a chance to win gift cards and school swag. Click here to download your board and repost & share using #USNtigerpride. Here’s how to play:
- Click here to download your board. You also can screenshot it from our Facebook and Instagram accounts.
- Repost the board to your personal account and share photos/videos as you complete each square. Be sure to use #USNtigerpride and tag or mention the school account. Your profile must be public for us to see your posts.
- Complete five squares in a row (horizontally, diagonally, or vertically), just like regular Bingo. Show us your completed board on social media or bring it to the Office of Marketing and Communications, room 1175 in the Gordon Wing.
This game is designed for the entire USN community. Parents of younger students can post on their accounts for their children. Middle and High Schoolers should wait until after 3:30 p.m. to use their phones and log onto social media. Alumni, we want to see your school pride too.
Dress up and come to school events
Monday, January 12
Pajama Day
Tuesday, January 13
Book Character Day
Wednesday, January 14
Jersey Day
Jersey Day
Thursday, January 15
Dress like a Teacher Day
3:30 to 5 p.m. Read Across USN Community Night in the Hassenfeld Library
Dress like a Teacher Day
3:30 to 5 p.m. Read Across USN Community Night in the Hassenfeld Library
Friday, January 16
Tiger Spirit Day: Wear your best USN spirit store swag or team apparel.
Tiger Spirit Day: Wear your best USN spirit store swag or team apparel.
- 2 p.m. K-12 Pep Rally in Sperling Gym for students, faculty, and staff only; Parents needing to pick up K-12 students from school early should do so before 1:45 p.m. Lower School families should expect dismissal to run a few minutes later than usual.
- 5 to 7 p.m. HS Habitat for Humanity Club's Spaghetti Supper in Sperling Cafeteria: Tickets are $5 for children age 10 and younger and $10 for everyone older.
- 4:30 p.m. HS JV Boys Basketball vs. Mount Juliet Christian Academy in Sperling Gym
- 4:30 p.m. Fifth Grade Girls Basketball vs. Lipscomb Academy in Cheek Gym
- 5:30 p.m. Sixth Grade Boys Basketball vs. Lipscomb Academy in Cheek Gym
- 6 p.m. HS Varsity Girls Basketball vs. Community Christian Day School in Sperling Gym
- 7:30 p.m. HS Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Mt. Juliet Christian Academy in Sperling Gym
Saturday, January 24
7:30 to 9:30 p.m. High School Homecoming Dance in Durnan Auditorium
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Click here to preview the camps USN will offer in 2026 and plan for warmer days. Led by USN faculty and coaches as well as local professionals, flexible morning and afternoon sessions allow either whole or half-day experiences. Opt into lunch, after care, and bus service from West Nashville and East Nashville to our Edgehill Campus.
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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
Nashville, TN 37218
2000 Edgehill Ave.
Nashville, TN 37212
Phone: 615-321-8000
Fax: 615-321-0889
Email: info@usn.org
River Campus
1200 County Hospital Road
Nashville, TN 37218
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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.
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.