Principal Victoria's Notes

At Natick High School, ALL students are required to complete the Summer Reading and Enrichment Assignment.

Some students, who take advanced coursework, may also have required or optional assignments associated with specific courses. Please read below and discuss the following with your NHS student.

Instead of our traditional summer reading program, wherein everyone reads the same book or set of books, we are broadening our options for summer learning to include reading along with other cultural or academically enriching experiences. Specific grade-level courses have coordinated a list of options related to upcoming course content. The texts and activities listed will enable students to build background knowledge through experiential learning while developing an authentic relationship with the upcoming curriculum. When students return from summer break, they will be expected to show their learning from whichever option they have chosen.

The summer enrichment options and the courses are as follows:

Rising Freshmen

• Associated Department: Social Studies
• Course: Global Awareness

Rising Sophomores

• Associated Department: Science
• Course: Chemistry

Rising Juniors

• Associated Department: English
• Course: American Literature

Rising Seniors

• Associated Department: Guidance
• Topic: College and Career Readiness

Please read through the options with your Natick High student. There are options that will suit a variety of learners. For the texts included in the list, the Morse Library has the texts and lists them on their website. All students are expected to complete one of the options listed prior to their return to school.

There are certain advanced courses that require students to get a jump start on content, or to review prior knowledge during the summer. For these select courses, the assignments listed are crucial for setting students up for success next year. These courses are listed below, and the summer assignments can be found here.

• AP Calculus AB
• AP Calculus BC
• AP Art and Design
• AP Chinese Language and Culture
• AP Comparative Government and Politics (Please note that this is NOT the same course as AP Government and Politics.)
  
• AP Economics
• AP Environmental Science
• AP French
• AP Human Geography
• AP Language
• AP Literature
• AP Modern World History

• AP Psychology

• AP Spanish and Culture

• AP US Government and Politics (Please note this is not the same course as AP Comparative Government and Politics.)

• AP US History
  

• Honors English - GRADES 9, 10, 11 and 12

• AP Biology
• AP Chemistry
• AP Physics

All summer assignments can be found here.