Reporter Bio: Natalie Dawson

Natalie Dawson was born in 2009 in Hackensack, New Jersey, and she is in tenth grade. Dawson has many hobbies and talents, such as singing, playing the guitar, playing the clarinet, writing, scrapbooking, journaling, acting, and making videos. She has been singing for her entire life, and she really immersed herself in music starting in third grade. She was praised during the final chorus concert in eighth grade after receiving an award. Dawson is a big fan of pop-punk and post-hardcore rock bands such as My Chemical Romance (her favorite song Mamma), Paramore, Fiona Apple, Fly Leaf, and Steve Lacy. She would like to go to college to study musical education and maybe start a band. She likes to do many things outside of school, like hanging out with her friends, (namely her boyfriend and Sophia Nestler), playing the guitar, and baking with her mom. Plus, she is involved in many clubs, includingTheater Club, Tiger Times club, Women’s Empowerment club, Film club, Band club, Choraliers, etc. A big hot take she has is that she does not like it when people feel fake, like they are putting up an act. Her favorite movie genre is horror, though she would prefer to live in the Scott Pilgrim world because it is comicy and musical. She would also like a silly epitaph to be on her tombstone. Dawson thinks a polar bear can beat a walrus. 

By Dainard Ortiz