Natick High School is an urban/suburban public high school serving students in grades 9 to 12 in Natick, Massachusetts, United States. The school is located on the banks of Dug Pond. Its enrollment was 1,603 students during the 2015–2016 school year. The original building was built in 1953 at approximately 189,000 sq ft (17,600 m2). and opened in 1954. The building was expanded in 1965 (additional 94,000 sq ft.). Additional renovations took place in 1985.[4] In 2010, the town voted to replace the Natick High School building.[5] The new facility was constructed on the fields immediately to the south of the former building. Demolition on the former building began on June 25, 2012.[6] The new building design is based on a model approved by the state of Massachusetts. This was necessary in order to maximize state reimbursement for design and construction; it cost $78 million. The new high school opened to students on August 29, 2012.
Natick High School Theater produces two full-length plays each year, usually presenting a full-scale musical in the fall semester and a more intimate straight play, revue or theatrical event in the spring. In the winter, students have the option of staging a completely student-run, student-acted, student-directed piece as well.
The Natick High School Speech Team is a speech and debate team. The team has won the Massachusetts Forensic League State Championship and has had multiple state and national champions. Each year, the Natick High School Speech Team sends students to the National Catholic Forensic League Grand National Tournament and occasionally sends competitors to the National Speech and Debate Association's National Speech and Debate Tournament as well.
The Natick High School Music Program provides students with a rich selection of vocal and instrumental ensembles including Concert Choir, West Street Singers (formally advanced concert choir, currently a competitive show choir), Chamber Singers (all-female advanced choir), Men's Choir (all-male choir), Musae (all-female choir), Symphonic Band, Jazz Band, and Wind Ensemble, all of which offer an honors designation. Natick High School also has a student-led a cappella program consisting of two co-ed groups, Seven's Not Enough (est. 2006) and Scalestorm (est. 2016) and one treble group, Retrograde (est.2019). Each year, Natick High sends vocalists and instrumentalists to the Jr. District Festival Sr. District Festival and All-State Music Festival. Historically, Natick High's musical ensembles have had success at the Massachusetts Instrumental and Choral Conductors Association (MICCA) Competition, winning gold medals.
Natick High School offers 18 sports for boys and 19 for girls.
The school announced the formation of an esports team in 2019.
Natick's Football team has made USA Today's Top 25 list a total of three times. In 1982 (No. 23). 1983 (No. 10), and 1984 (No. 13).
The Sassamon & The Natick NestEdit
The Sassamon was the school newspaper that was published four times a year, in December, February, April, and June. It eventually became the annual yearbook. The Sassamon was named after John Sassamon, the Native American aid of John Eliot (missionary). Currently, Natick High's newspaper is The Natick Nest, named after the school's nickname, the Redhawk. The Natick Nest is published 6 times a year. [7]
Darren Flutie, CFL and NFL veteran who attended Natick High School before going to Boston College; second all-time in receptions in the CFL. CFL Hall of Famer.
Dan LaCouture, drafted into the NHL 1996; played for the Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, New Jersey Devils, Carolina Hurricanes.
Augustine Og Mandino (1923–1995), self-help inspirational author of 22 books. He was born in Framingham and a 1940 graduate of Natick High School where he was an editor of the high school newspaper, "The Sassamon."
Jonathan Richman, singer-songwriter and former frontman of The Modern Lovers. He featured an instrumental track entitled "Maybe a Walk Home from Natick High School" on his solo album Her Mystery Not of High Heels and Eye Shadow.
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Natick High School is an urban suburban public high school serving students in grades 9 to 12 in Natick Massachusetts United States The school is located on the banks of Dug Pond Its enrollment was 1 603 students during the 2015 2016 school year The original building was built in 1953 at approximately 189 000 sq ft 17 600 m2 and opened in 1954 The building was expanded in 1965 additional 94 000 sq ft Additional renovations took place in 1985 4 In 2010 the town voted to replace the Natick High School building 5 The new facility was constructed on the fields immediately to the south of the former building Demolition on the former building began on June 25 2012 6 The new building design is based on a model approved by the state of Massachusetts This was necessary in order to maximize state reimbursement for design and construction it cost 78 million The new high school opened to students on August 29 2012 Natick High SchoolLocation15 West Street Natick MassachusettsUnited StatesInformationTypePublic high schoolOpen enrollment 1 Established1954School districtNatick Public SchoolsPrincipalJason HoyeFaculty125 47 FTE 2 Grades9 12Enrollment1 732 2018 19 2 Student to teacher ratio13 80 2 Color s Red Blue WhiteSongNatickFight songHere Comes Natick HighAthletics conferenceBay State ConferenceMascotRudy The RedhawkTeam nameRedhawksRivalsFraminghamNewspaperThe Natick NestWebsitenhs wbr natickps wbr org Contents 1 The arts at Natick High 2 Athletics 3 The Sassamon amp The Natick Nest 4 Notable alumni 4 1 Athletics 4 2 Fine and performing arts 4 3 Other 5 Footnotes 6 External linksThe arts at Natick High EditNatick High School Theater produces two full length plays each year usually presenting a full scale musical in the fall semester and a more intimate straight play revue or theatrical event in the spring In the winter students have the option of staging a completely student run student acted student directed piece as well The Natick High School Speech Team is a speech and debate team The team has won the Massachusetts Forensic League State Championship and has had multiple state and national champions Each year the Natick High School Speech Team sends students to the National Catholic Forensic League Grand National Tournament and occasionally sends competitors to the National Speech and Debate Association s National Speech and Debate Tournament as well The Natick High School Music Program provides students with a rich selection of vocal and instrumental ensembles including Concert Choir West Street Singers formally advanced concert choir currently a competitive show choir Chamber Singers all female advanced choir Men s Choir all male choir Musae all female choir Symphonic Band Jazz Band and Wind Ensemble all of which offer an honors designation Natick High School also has a student led a cappella program consisting of two co ed groups Seven s Not Enough est 2006 and Scalestorm est 2016 and one treble group Retrograde est 2019 Each year Natick High sends vocalists and instrumentalists to the Jr District Festival Sr District Festival and All State Music Festival Historically Natick High s musical ensembles have had success at the Massachusetts Instrumental and Choral Conductors Association MICCA Competition winning gold medals Notable alumni of Natick High s theatre program speech team and music programs include William Finn Alison Fraser Jonathan Richman and Marc Terenzi Athletics EditNatick RedhawksConferenceBay State Conference 1 DivisionI or IIAffiliationMassachusetts Interscholastic Athletic AssociationAthletic directorTim CollinsLocationNatick MAFootball stadiumMemorial Field also Lacrosse Soccer and Track and Field 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Basketball arenaNatick High School Gym also Volleyball and Wrestling 9 10 11 12 13 Ice hockey arenaWilliam L Chase Arena 14 15 Baseball stadiumMahan Field 16 Softball stadiumNatick High School Softball Fields 17 Other FacillitesSassamon Trace Golf Course golf 18 Natick High School Tennis Courts Tennis 19 20 Blue Hills Ski Area Ragged Mountain skiing 21 22 Keefe Tech Pool Longfellow Sports Club Natick swimming and diving 23 24 25 Gymnastics Express gymnastics 26 MascotRudy the RedhawkNicknameRedhawksFight songHere comes Natick HighColorsRed White and BlueWebsite 27 28 Fall Boys Cross Country Cheer Soccer Sailing Football GolfGirls Cross Country Cheer Soccer Sailing Swim amp Dive Volleyball Field HockeyWinter Boys Basketball Ice Hockey Indoor Track amp Field Swim amp Dive Wrestling Cheer SkiGirls Basketball Ice Hockey Indoor Track amp Field Gymnastics Cheer SkiSpring Boys Baseball Lacrosse Outdoor Track amp Field Tennis Sailing Ultimate VolleyballGirls Softball Lacrosse Outdoor Track amp Field Tennis Sailing UltimateNatick High School offers 18 sports for boys and 19 for girls The school announced the formation of an esports team in 2019 Natick s Football team has made USA Today s Top 25 list a total of three times In 1982 No 23 1983 No 10 and 1984 No 13 The Sassamon amp The Natick Nest EditThe Sassamon was the school newspaper that was published four times a year in December February April and June It eventually became the annual yearbook The Sassamon was named after John Sassamon the Native American aid of John Eliot missionary Currently Natick High s newspaper is The Natick Nest named after the school s nickname the Redhawk The Natick Nest is published 6 times a year 7 8 Notable alumni EditAthletics Edit Joe Coleman former MLB player Washington Senators Detroit Tigers Chicago Cubs Oakland Athletics Toronto Blue Jays Pittsburgh Pirates San Francisco Giants Rich Costello retired American professional ice hockey player 9 Doug Flutie played football basketball and baseball at the school went on to play football at Boston College and won the Heisman Trophy in 1984 His career continued in the NFL and Canadian Football League before retiring after the 2005 season with the New England Patriots Darren Flutie CFL and NFL veteran who attended Natick High School before going to Boston College second all time in receptions in the CFL CFL Hall of Famer Anjali Forber Pratt wheelchair racer and Paralympian Dottie Green female catcher who played from 1943 through 1947 in the All American Girls Professional Baseball League 10 Walt Hriniak Major League Baseball player Atlanta Braves San Diego Padres Dan LaCouture drafted into the NHL 1996 played for the Edmonton Oilers Pittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers Boston Bruins New Jersey Devils Carolina Hurricanes Eddie Mahan American football player 11 Pete Smith baseball born 1940 former Boston Red Sox player 12 Frank Varrichione born 1932 college All American and five time Pro Bowl professional football player Steelers Rams 13 Fine and performing arts Edit Joanie Bartels first female children s music artist to receive RIAA Gold Record Certification awarded for her album Lullaby Magic William Finn Tony lyricist and musical theater composer Alison Fraser stage actress and a two time Tony Award nominee for her roles in The Secret Garden and Romance Romance Augustine Og Mandino 1923 1995 self help inspirational author of 22 books He was born in Framingham and a 1940 graduate of Natick High School where he was an editor of the high school newspaper The Sassamon John O Hurley actor best known for role on Seinfeld Jonathan Richman singer songwriter and former frontman of The Modern Lovers He featured an instrumental track entitled Maybe a Walk Home from Natick High School on his solo album Her Mystery Not of High Heels and Eye Shadow Jim Riley drummer and band leader for the country band Rascal Flatts Marc Terenzi of the boy band Natural band is a graduate of Natick High School where he experienced early success in the music program Other Edit Joseph M Connolly American police detective and politician Paul Dellegatto chief meteorologist for Fox13 WTVT in Tampa and a contributor to the Fox News Channel is a 1978 graduate of Natick High Gerald Eustis Thomas second African American to become a Rear Admiral in the US Navy He went on to serve as ambassador to Guyana and Kenya and Master of Davenport College 14 Susan Wornick former American television journalist and current TV host and spokesperson Footnotes Edit Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2015 04 12 Retrieved 2017 04 10 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link a b c Natick High National Center for Education Statistics Retrieved February 3 2021 2017 18 SAT Performance Report Massachusetts Department of Elementary amp Secondary Education September 20 2018 Retrieved December 6 2018 New Natick High School Building Project PDF Town of Natick Natick voters say yes to new high school community center MetroWest Daily News 31 March 2010 Benson Brian 25 June 2012 Natick High grad kicks off school demolition MetroWest Daily News Eldridge Mariam ed The Sassamon 4th ed Vol V Natick Massachusetts Natick High School 1916 Internet Archive Web 29 June 2014 The Natick Nest https www eliteprospects com player 38331 rich costello bare URL Kay Rohrer 1945 Rockford Peaches Flickr Photo Sharing January 1945 Retrieved 2016 03 29 Eddie Mahan 1951 Hall of Fame Pete Smith Society for American Baseball Research Frank Varrichione Career Stats National Football League www nfl com Rear Admiral Jerry Thomas Natick High School Wall of Achievement External links EditSchool website New Natick High School Building Project Natick High School Modernization Report 2001 R F Walsh Feasibility Study 2009 42 16 28 91 N 71 21 42 36 W 42 2746972 N 71 3617667 W 42 2746972 71 3617667 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Natick High School amp oldid 1176491896, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
