Natalie Basin

About

Experience

• The Hawk Talk (1 yr)
  • Managing Editor
    May 2026 - Present · 3 mos

    - Co-manage monthly publication cycle - Co-edit all online and in-print articles - Write articles for the school newspaper

  • Section Editor
    Aug 2025 - Jun 2026 · 11 mos

    - Edit all features articles in school newspaper - Support staff writers throughout the writing process - Write articles for the school newspaper

• Madison High School Creative Writing Club (3 yrs)
  • President
    May 2026 - Present · 3 mos

    - Lead and plan weekly meetings featuring writing prompts, games, and activities - Organize and host annual Creative Writing Club “Coffee House” (open-mic session)

  • Vice President
    May 2025 - Jun 2026 · 1 yr 2 mos

    - Assist club president in leading and planning meetings - Create slideshows for club meetings - Fill in when club president is unavailable

  • Team Member
    Aug 2023 - May 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos

    - Wrote short stories, poems, and personal essays weekly

• Teaching Assistant at Flint Hill Gazette at Flint Hill Elementary School
  Nov 2025 - Present · 9 mos

  - Supervise 5th and 6th graders in creating a weekly school newspaper - Edit and approve articles for publication

• Teaching Assistant at HelloWorld Coding Club
  Oct 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 10 mos

  - Assist lead teacher with instruction in building C# applications at a weekend programming school for children ages 11-14 - Supervise student lab work and answer student questions

• Student at "The American Experiment: Foundations of Democracy" Summer Program at St. John's College
  Jul 2025 - Jul 2025 · 1 mo

  - Studied The Federalist Papers, Tocqueville’s Democracy in America, and U.S. political speeches - Discussed in Socratic seminars the implications of texts for the current U.S. political climate