Annual Giving at USJ

We believe in USJ to provide a no limits, excellent education for our children. Our investments in a USJ education will pay dividends tomorrow when our children are prepared for the challenges of college and for success in life.

Gifts to the NO LIMITS Annual Fund are tax-deductible and make up the difference between tuition income and the school's actual budget needs. The Annual Fund helps hold down tuition increases, provides the "extras" in programming, and assures the best learning environment possible.

It is important to have a high percentage of parental support, regardless of the amount of the gift. When USJ seeks corporate or foundation support, those donors consider whether USJ has a high percentage of families who support the school's Annual Fund. Let's pass the test and increase our support participation.

Annual Fund gifts are due by June 1 each school year.

To find out more about the Annual Fund, contact Camille Jones, chairman of the development committee, at 731-784-1868; or Karen Skelton, development coordinator at 664-0812, ext. 21 or kskelton@usjbruins.org. Here is the 2009 annual giving brochure in pdf format.

Annual Fund Reception

Donors who gave $500 and more to the 2008-2009 Annual Fund were thanked with an evening reception at the home of Brad and Joanna Priester in early January. The reception was hosted by USJ’s Board of Trustees.

What are you getting from USJ’s college-preparatory environment?

• Excellent faculty devoted to USJ’s mission of helping your child reach his/her maximum potential. Learn more about our faculty...

• State-of-the-art facilities. For example, USJ has computers with Internet access in each classroom and an athletic campus that is among the best in West Tennessee.

• Successful athletic programs that develop “heart” and body.

• Outstanding opportunities in fine arts. For example, USJ often has more singers in the All-State chorus and more artwork displayed in the Brooks Museum of Art than any other school in West Tennessee outside of Memphis.

• Computer education to prepare your child for today’s world. For example, 8th graders end a quarter of computer class with a presentation to start their own business that uses a variety of computer skills, from spreadsheets to layout and design.

• Academic programs that prepare students for college…
• USJ has 16 Advanced Placement courses that administer required College Board exams. In spring 2007, USJ students took a total of 145 AP exams with an 88 percent passage rate on the exams.
• The top 20% of the Class of 2008 had an average ACT of 28.7 and an SAT score of 1854; 91% of the class had an ACT score of 21 or higher, qualifying them for the state’s Hope Lottery Scholarship of $4,000.
• Last school year, one half of the seventh grade class qualified for the Duke Talent Identification program.

• Individualized Lower School reading programs in a developmentally driven curriculum.

• An education for a lifetime.