Winter Break Edition

Letter From The Editors:

Happy Holidays! We hope everyone has a great winter break!

The Hilltopper's yearbook photo! (As you can tell, being in the Hilltopper makes you significantly more attractive).

Your editors,

Nicole, Eleanor, and Maddie

Photo from NHSfriendsofmusic.org

WinterFest Adapts to Virtual Setting This Holiday Season

By Maddie Gerber

WinterFest is a hallmark of the holidays here at NHS - an opportunity for the musically gifted among us to share their talents with the student body.

Photo courtesy of Maddie Gerber

Our School Spirit Fashionista of the Month

By Hilltopper Staff

As you may have already seen, we're bringing back Athlete of the Month! But, as an even more exciting announcement, we're also bringing back everyone's favorite "_____ of the month"... the FASHIONISTA of the month.

Photo Courtesy of Elizabeth Guttilla

Students to Seniors Holiday Card Project

By Nicole Allen

Elizabeth Guttilla ('22) has started a “Students to Seniors Holiday Card Project” in which students from Needham High School will be sending cards to senior citizens throughout the community.

Photo Courtesy of Gwen Kwong

Fall 2020 Boston Globe All-Stars and All-Scholastics

As the fall sports seasons come to a close, Boston Globe recognizes outstanding athletes for their performance in their seasons. This fall season, Needham has one All-Scholastic, as well as a multitude of All-Stars from each of the fall sports. Congratulations to these athletes!

Picture This: Holiday Lights of Needham

Find Out What Holiday Movie You Should Watch Based Off Your Holiday Lights Preferences

Procrastination Station

After looking through the "Picture This" of all the lights of Needham, take this quiz to find out what holiday movie you should see!

From @NHSFriendsofMusic on Instagram

Dear Edwina: The Virtual SAMD Production

By Talia Bloom

Every year, Students Acting to Make a Difference (SAMD) produces a full length musical in order to raise money for charity. Run by an elected student board, students are in charge of the entire process: selecting the show, interviewing and hiring directors, coordinating with the chosen charity, and managing all behind-the-scenes work for the production.

Photo courtesy of Nicole Allen

Return of Athlete of the Month

By Nicole Allen

This mini-month, we’re doing not one, but two Athletes of the Month. We’re recognizing Megan Allen and Karen Nie, who both recently won the Positive Coaching Alliance Triple-Impact Competitor Scholarship.

Picture This: Snow Day

By the Hilltopper Staff

Photo courtesy of CNN.com

How Movies Are Changing (For Good) In 2021

By Nick George

Last month, Warner Bros. Pictures announced that they would debut their Wonder Woman sequel on their HBO Max streaming service at the same time as the film was released in theaters, which was a pretty monumental reveal.

Photo Courtesy of Business News Daily

What Type of Zoom Student Are You?

Procrastination Station

Have you ever been procrastinating doing your history homework and wanted to know what kind of person you are in class over zoom? Well I have. That's why I made this quiz.