Edgehill Neighbors Share Insights with USN
by Kellon Patey '15
Two weeks ago, individuals from the Edgehill, University School, and greater Nashville communities came together in the USN auditorium, learning side by side about the history of our neighborhood, the current challenges it faces, and the goals that lie on the horizon.
Two weeks ago, individuals from the Edgehill, University School, and greater Nashville communities came together in the USN auditorium, learning side by side about the history of our neighborhood, the current challenges it faces, and the goals that lie on the horizon.
The panelists, neighborhood leaders Rev. Bill Barnes, Nancy Crutcher, King Hollands, and Betty Nixon, spoke eloquently on each topic, providing new perspectives and angles to such neighborhood issues as gentrification, after-school opportunities, and relationship building. The audience was then given the opportunity to ask their own questions, which ranged from “What was your favorite memory about living in Edgehill?” to “How can USN students most effectively build and strengthen friendships between their school and the neighborhood that surrounds it?”
With more than an hour and a half of sage advice and productive exchanges, the panel was an enormous success, leaving all those who attended it with a deeper understanding not only of current events in Nashville, but of the men, women, and children sitting beside them in the crowd. This unity is what the students of USN's Centennial Initiative were aiming for and what we plan to develop and enhance in the future.
Although students will graduate, and the Edgehill community will continue to change, we hope to steadily work toward our goal of being more reliable, more active, and more positive participants in our neighborhood. It is our hope that deep into the next hundred years, students who take part in the Initiative, along with all those who support us along the way, will be able to return to our school and see the effects of their actions.
With more than an hour and a half of sage advice and productive exchanges, the panel was an enormous success, leaving all those who attended it with a deeper understanding not only of current events in Nashville, but of the men, women, and children sitting beside them in the crowd. This unity is what the students of USN's Centennial Initiative were aiming for and what we plan to develop and enhance in the future.
Although students will graduate, and the Edgehill community will continue to change, we hope to steadily work toward our goal of being more reliable, more active, and more positive participants in our neighborhood. It is our hope that deep into the next hundred years, students who take part in the Initiative, along with all those who support us along the way, will be able to return to our school and see the effects of their actions.
In this spirit, we thank those who came to the panel with open minds and eager ears, asking questions and shaking hands for their help in this early stage of our endeavor. The event's reception and success exceeded our expectations.
