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.

Summer learning at Natick High School has something for everyone! 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 full program is HERE, and we have listed the individual grades below for easy access. As an aside, as discussed at recent School Committee meetings, the high school will continue to engage in the Literacy Audit into the 2026-2027 school year. This will present an opportunity to continue to review all our literacy work, including future summer reading selections.

Rising 9th Graders

• 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. 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.

** The summer assignments can be found here.**

• Honors English - GRADE 9

• Honors English - GRADE 10

• Honors English - GRADE 11

• Honors English - GRADE 12

• AP Art and Design
• AP Business & Finance
• AP Calculus AB
• AP Calculus BC
• 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 and Composition
• AP Literature and Composition

• AP Psychology

• AP Spanish Language and Culture

• AP Spanish Literature

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

• AP US History
• AP World History

• AP African American Studies
• AP Biology
• AP Chemistry
• AP Physics 1 (9th grade)
• AP Physics C

• AP Statistics

(NOTE: AP Computer Science A and AP Computer Science Principles do NOT have summer assignments.)

** All summer assignments can be found here. **