8 USN students earn honors for scholastic art
An essay written by Kaya Booth ’22 and poetry written by MP King, Poetry ’22 earned Gold Key Awards.
Twelve pieces of writing by University School of Nashville have been recognized in the Middle Tennessee Writing Region for the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.
The Scholastic Art and Writing awards honor teenagers from 7-12 grades for their exemplary work in both writing and art.
The goal is to promote teenagers’ work, so it can be seen across the world. The purpose of this is to help students capture and identify their talents. Students, with the help of teachers, can submit their work into one of the 29 categories. Each year, some USN students unlock their literary and artistic potential by submitting work into this competition. Scholastic has three award categories: the Gold Key, Silver Key, and Honorable Mention. This year, 28 USN students were awarded for their art, and 16 students awarded for writing.
The gold key pieces by Kaya Booth ’22,, Critical Essay, and MP King, Poetry ’22, are now being judged at the national level. Congratulations to them as well as the following students:
Silver Key
Greta Li ’22, Personal Essay/Memoir
Sheerea Yu ’23, Flash Fiction, Poetry
Honorable Mention
Erica Friedman ’21, Poetry
Anne Griffin ’22, Poetry
MP King ’22, Short Story; Personal Essay/Memoir
Greta Li ’22, Short Story
Rachel Westerfield ’21, Poetry
Emily Wykoff ’22, Poetry
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HS Quiz Bowl team remains state champs
The USN Quiz Bowl team won the state championship for the third year in a row. Congratulations to Ophelia Cherry-Pulay ‘25, Penelope Graham ‘25, Daniel Guo ‘25, Rohan Ramachandran ‘25, Evan Giles ‘26, Jackson Green ‘26, Clover Horwitz ‘26, Mason Lack ‘26, Lucia Gellert ‘27, and Liam Mooney ‘28.Read More -
Mock Trial teams compete at district tournament
USN sent two teams to the District Mock Trial Competition in February, and our A Team secured an invitation to the state tournament. Congratulations to Most Valuable Players Evan Giles ‘26 and Bronson Schmidt ‘25 as well as Ophelia Cherry-Pulay ‘25, who was awarded Best Attorney for the Defense for the entire tournament.Read More -
See you March 24 at the Downtown Derby
Help us pack the stadium at Hawkins Field and cheer on our High School boys baseball team as the Tigers take on Franklin Road Academy on Monday, March 24.Read More
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Email: info@usn.org
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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.