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University of Virginia selected Margot Ross '24 to be a Jefferson Scholar. The highly selective scholarship includes the full cost of attending UVA for four years of study as well as numerous enrichment opportunities. It has been 16 years since a University School of Nashville senior last became a Jefferson Scholar.

Congratulations to Sadie Begtrup ’24 on being named a finalist in Hands on Nashville’s annual volunteer awards competition.

Of special note are Illiana Béhague-Mentzel ’25, Lucy Gibbs ’28, Cléo Gauthier ’24, Lin Zheng ’26, and Suzie Zhao '28, who received Gold Key Awards. Their work will be displayed at Cheekwood Estate and Gardens and considered for awards at the national competition later this spring.

After graduating from University School of Nashville, the sprinter will run for the Commodores.

Mahoney Daunic '24 will play baseball at Denison University and Olivia Schwarz '24 will swim for Middlebury College.

Congratulations to the following seniors who were inducted into the USN Cum Laude Society on Wednesday, October 25: Ryan Barrett, Grace Boero, Chloe Cmelak, Ann Cox, Lucy Cramer, Madeleine Ewing, Elijah Galentino, Cléo Gauthier, Claire Gilliam, Olivia Hess, Gavin Higgins, Eleanor Hirt, Alima Kassim, Emily Law, Natalie Mallal, William Ostroski, Sarah Page-McCaw, Caroline Quinones, Margot Ross, Olivia Schwarz, Clara Smail, Isaac Spiller, Katherine Vaughn, Nicholas Venable, Adam Wang, Xavier Warren, Josephine Whelan, and Kailyn Womer.

Fresh off their district championship, the USN mock trial team won the school's first-ever state championship. Congratulations to Xavier Warren '24, Margot Ross '24, Caroline Quinones '24, Bronson Schmidt '25, Erin Joyce '25, Ophelia Cherry-Pulay '25, Benjamin Kampine '24, and Henry Gatto '25.

The Peabody Press, the High School student-run newspaper, took home several awards at the Tennesse High School Press Association Awards, and Margot Ross '24 earned the H.L. Hall Award for Journalist of the Year. Congratulations also to Annie Cox ‘24 and Bronson Schmidt ‘25

Congratulations to team captains Adam Wang '24, Claire Gilliam '24, Henry Wykoff '24, and Eliza Nichols '25 as well as team members Ruchika Ramachandran '27, Eva Choe '26, Lin Zheng '26, Robiya Sahibnazarova '24, Jessica Penilton '24, Emily Law '24, Maya Guha '24, Eleanor Molvig '25, Caroline Keiper '25, Amelie Soslow '25, Erin Ilagan '26, Madeline Wiseman '27, Ethan Lu '27, Zahra Ansari '27, Anne Dervan, Collin Chan '25, Daniel Guo '25 Elizabeth Crane '27, Daniel Law '27, Henry Wykoff '24 (team leader) Collin Chan '25, Madeline Wiseman '27, and Izzy Aulino '24. The team will compete at the state competition on Saturday, April 6.