Nico Samatar

Nico Samatar, Staff Reporter

Nico Samatar is a freshman at Harrisonburg High School and a staff reporter for Newsstreak. He loves to bake cakes, muffins and cookies. He also loves to play soccer and is planning to try out for the HHS soccer team. He also loves to hangout with his friends after school and on the weekends. He recently travelled to Europe and would love to go again, sometime. The thing he loved most about his trip was the food.

HHS Media’s front porch project

Nico Samatar, Kasey Thompson, and Emma Maddox • April 22, 2020

Since Va. Governor Ralph Northam called for a stay-at-home order, people have been directed to stay at home. Amidst this, HHS Media reporters set out to photograph families on their front porches while...

Freshmen create new fitness routines in response to gyms and school closing

Braeden McGrath and Nico Samatar • April 7, 2020

Freshman Aidan Saunders looked forward to this spring soccer season on the JV team all year. Now, he’s found himself deprived of that opportunity by COVID-19. Saunders has played soccer since middle...

[Photo] Coronavirus causes Kharel to lose senior tennis season

Keenan Glago, Sports Editor • April 1, 2020

The HHS boys tennis team huddle together before their tennis matches.

Burgers of the ‘Burg

Nico Samatar, Staff Reporter • February 25, 2020

With all the burger options in Harrisonburg, I decided to find out which one was the best. For the past five days, I ate at different restaurants to try out their best burger and rated them on a scale...

Cats are more useful than dogs

Nico Samatar, Staff Reporter • February 1, 2020

There are many reasons why cats are better than dogs, but let's start off with the basics. They’re much calmer. There’s no barking or making a mess when your cat’s eating. Cleaning up a dog’s mess...

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