Nic McAtee, a Sedona Red Rock High School senior, spends his free time in outdoor activities like mountain biking, fishing, hiking, backpacking and going offroading. Photos by David Jolkovski/Larson Newspapers There are just over 500 high school-aged students in Sedona and the Village of Oak Creek, according to the 2020 U.S. Census, most of whom are enrolled at Sedona Red Rock High School. While many appear in Sedona Red Rock News stories for their academic or athletic activities, a question many Sedona residents many have is, “What do Sedona area teenagers do when not in school?” Nic McAtee
Nic McAtee is a senior at SRRHS who said he constantly does his best to achieve greatness inside the classroom. McAtee has made the academic honor roll multiple times while also taking hard classes like Advanced Placement calculus. However, there is more to McAtee than meets the eye. Nic McAtee, a Sedona Red Rock High School senior poses for a photograph with his mountain bike near Uptown. “I sail, I spearfish, I do regular fishing, I backpack and I [go] offroading,” McAtee said. “I mean, do a little bit of boat stuff, ice ski too in the wintertime. I’ve just kind of always been outdoorsy.”
McAtee said that he considers mountain biking to be the most fun, as it gets him out of the house and into nature, as well as helping him stay in shape.
“It’s just the people that you get to meet while doing it,” McAtee said. “You get to […]
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