University School of Nashville

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University School of Nashville
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Address
University School of Nashville
2000 Edgehill Avenue

Nashville
,
Tennessee

United States
Coordinates 36°08′40″N86°47′55″W / 36.1444°N 86.7985°W / 36.1444; -86.7985
Information
Type Private
Established1975 (originally established as Peabody Demonstration School in 1915)
CEEB code 431725
DirectorAmani Reed
Faculty265
GradesK-12
Genderco-ed
Enrollment1081
Campus Urban area
Color(s)Garnet, Columbia blue [1]
Athletics conference TSSAA [2]
Mascot Tiger
NewspaperThe Peabody Press
Website www.usn.org
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University School of Nashville is an independent, coeducational, day school located in Nashville, Tennessee.

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History

Referred to colloquially as USN, the school was founded in 1888 by the Peabody Board of Trustees. [3] The school was first founded as Winthrop Model School; in 1915, it became Peabody Demonstration School (PDS), a part of Peabody College intended to demonstrate the operation of a school. The school was founded by Richard Thomas Alexander. [4] While it was Peabody Demonstration School, it became the second high school in Nashville to be desegregated, following Father Ryan High School, and the first one to be fully desegregated, meaning that extra-curricular activities were desegregated in addition to academics. The demonstration school was closed in 1974, several years before Peabody merged with adjacent Vanderbilt University. The students' parents bought the school; by a student vote, the school was established as University School of Nashville.

Historically, USN has been recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Program. In the Class of 2011, with 91 students, there were 12 semifinalists and 13 commended students recognized by the program. In 2010, both Presidential Scholars for Tennessee were USN students. USN also produced a Presidential Scholar in 2012 and in 2017.[ citation needed ] [5]

Facilities and campuses

Perhaps the largest addition to the school in its history came in 1998, when an 80-acre (32 ha) external campus was purchased for the purpose of housing athletic facilities. The River Campus currently houses a baseball field, a softball field, a full-sized track, and 5 multi-purpose fields that are rotated between men's and women's soccer, lacrosse, and ultimate frisbee. Construction has recently finished on tennis courts. In addition, this site originally had a 15-acre (61,000 m2) sum of wetland, situated on the Cumberland River and Whites Creek. The original wetland was filled in for athletic fields and a new one of equivalent size was excavated and filled with water.

In 2003, USN opened the Christine Slayden Tibbott Center for the Visual Arts. The center also included a fitness center. [6]

The next year, the school opened the Hassenfeld Library. This 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) addition now houses 25,000 books, 2,400 educational videos, and 147 periodicals. [7]

In 2012, USN revamped the cafeteria and dining area. [8]

In 2015, as part of its 100-year anniversary celebration, the school revamped a large part of the 19th avenue entrance.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "University School of Nashville ~ History of PDS and USN" . Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  2. ↑ "University School of Nashville ~ Athletic Philosophy" . Retrieved February 6, 2011.
  3. ↑ The USN website's history page
  4. ↑ George W. Lucero (2012). Begin with the Child, the Story of New College, Unpublished manuscript, Illinois State University, Normal, IL.
  5. ↑ "USN Presidential Honors". USN.org. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  6. ↑ USN Facilities and Campuses
  7. ↑ The Hassenfeld Library
  8. ↑ "Sperling Renovation, June 2011" . Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Alumni Association, NABV, & Distinguished Alumni
  10. ↑ "Distinguished Alumni". USN. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Ned Davis: Alumnus Celebrates School's Lasting Impact on His Life". University School of Nashville Alumni. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  12. ↑ "USN Alumni Live On Stage". University School of Nashville. February 22, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  13. ↑ Alumna returns to campus for Buhl Lecture
  14. ↑ Ichikawa, Akiko (March 25, 2020). "A New Clyfford Still Documentary Explores the Life and Work of the Enigmatic Abstract Expressionist". Art in America.
  15. ↑ "2020 Brown Student Exhibition". artcall.org.
  16. ↑ "USN Alumni Live On Stage". University School of Nashville. February 22, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  17. ↑ Susan Yeagley ′89 Skypes with High School
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