Dust settles on summer construction projects
by Juanita I.C. Traughber, communications director
Each summer, Operations staff spruce up and renovate buildings while hallways have less student traffic.
A piece of 2018 may be unearthed the next century if the future University School of Nashville ever has to replace its iconic Edgehill stairs again. This summer, Operations Director Erik Mash and Director Vince Durnan lowered a time capsule beneath the main building as construction crews replaced the 93-year-old limestone stairs and front porch. It contained programs from the Class of 2018’s commencement and convocation, the USN admissions brochure for prospective families, copies of The Peabody Press newspaper and 2000 Edgehill magazine, as well as Centennial celebration publications “The Story of Our School” and “The Same River Twice,” a stuffed Peabody Tiger and other USN paraphernalia from the Bookstore, and a letter from Durnan. The former limestone stairs were original to the school building which opened in 1925 and have been moved into storage at the River Campus for archiving and repurposing.
Also this summer, construction crews divided a Hassenfeld Library study room into smaller spaces with glass exteriors to increase the amount of study space for individuals and small groups while allowing natural sunlight to illuminate their textbooks and projects.
In addition to routine deep cleaning and painting, other summer projects included replacing the three-decade-old roof over the West Wing, adding a trench drain on the outdoor basketball court, improving drainage on the River Campus baseball field, replacing tiles and book bag lockers in the fifth grade hallway, and adding a ga-ga pit on the backfield for students to play a game similar to dodgeball.
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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
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.