2019-2020

Note: Because of the COVID-19 lockdown, we are unable to differentiate monthly issues of the Natick Nest during the 2019-2020 school year. As such, all articles appear without an associated month.

Local & National News

Back to the Moon

"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," said commander Neil Armstrong as he took the first-ever steps onto the moon during the Apollo 11 mission. Right now NASA is taking the next leap into space exploration, starting with a visit to our old friend, the moon. Though it . . .

| By Natalia Chopur

Local & National News

What's New in Natick?

Just last month, the MBTA’s Fiscal and Management Control Board announced that they awarded a $36 million contract to improve Natick Center’s MBTA Station. Improvements aim to support accessibility at the station and include the building of two elevators, two handicap-accessible . . .

| By Alexa Solomon

Local & National News

Sensei-tional

Martial arts, by definition, is a sport where fighting skills are focused on combat and self-defense, in a variety of styles. However, at Revolution Martial Fitness (RMF for short), martial arts takes on an additional meaning. Owner Sensei Paul Castagno who is not only a 5th Degree Black Belt . . .

| By Diya Sebastian

Local & National News

Saffron without the Green: An Informational Essay/Op-Ed Hybrid

Education is not knowing how the exact number of people who were killed in the Holocaust but instead, education is being able to identify patterns within events in our past, present, and . . .

| By Khushi Chauhan

Local & National News

Amidst the Chaos: An Informational Essay

As people around the world have begun to put their masks on because of the Coronavirus, many others have begun to take their masks off and truly speak their minds about the pandemic. Unlike the common notion of "hardships bring us together," they are actually tearing us apart. Today . . .

| By Khushi Chauhan

Entertainment & Media

NHS Theatre's 'Bright Star' Illuminates Natick's Student Art Scene

Over the last two weekends, Natick High Theatre put on four very successful performances of their fall musical: Bright Star. The new musical, written by comedian and banjo extraordinaire . . .

| By Clay Napurano

Entertainment & Media

My Problem With 'Cats'

Cats is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The 1980 show is based on a collection of poetry by T.S. Eliot, a famous American poet. The collection, entitled “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats,” is (as) cat-astrophic (as the pun I just made). The book is packed with fourteen pointless . . .

| By Clay Napurano

Sports

Patriots-Chiefs Reaction

The New England Patriots lost to the Kansas City Chiefs 23-16 Sunday Evening, but the loss was not the main talking point for many fans after the game. After a great first drive for the Patriots, one that resulted in a 37-yard flea-flicker touchdown pass to Julian Edelman, I was hopeful for . . .

| By Max Weisman

Sports

Spygate 2.0?

On December 8th 2019 the Cleveland Browns faced off against the Cincinnati Bengals at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland. The Browns ultimately defeated the Bengals but the headlines were made off the field. The National Football League announced they will be investigating . . .

| By Sam Shuster

Sports

2020 NFL DRAFT

The 2019-2020 NFL season has concluded with the Kansas City Chiefs winning Super Bowl 54. The NFL draft is where new careers will begin and where NFL fan bases around the country will find out who will be leading their franchise for years to come. The NFL draft is set to kick off . . .

| By Sam Shuster

Advice & More

An Overwhelming Debt

Sleep may seem like a memory of the past for many high school students with midterms and transitioning into a new semester. This time of immense stress ushers in a whole new wave of all-nighters and sleep-deprived teens. When balancing extracurriculars like sports and clubs on . . .

| By Diya Sebastian

Advice & More

The Origins of Valentine's Day

On February 14 of each year, Valentine’s day is widely celebrated around the world. It is recognized as a day of love and romance, associated with cheesy poems, flowers, and chocolate. This, however, was never the original idea of Valentine's day. As best we can tell, its origins . . .

| By Natalia Chopur

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