One our favorite Moose’s Josie Reiter!

Look at our 2016 TNHS grad subbing at Thomas Nelson today! She is a student at WKU majoring in Spanish. Erika just returned from a 3 week study abroad program in Argentina. Good luck 

FlyCloser Reflection #2

Recently I have been communicating with Coach Morris about different activities that are coming up for volleyball. In April, we have a team camp as well as open gyms. About a month ago, Thomas Nelson High School participated in another RUSH, however this time we invited that eighth graders from four different middle schools to come. We invited, New Haven, Bloomfield, Boston, and Old Kentucky Home middle school. They had the opportunity to go around and speak with each organization from each club. Most girls came to the volleyball booth where they received a living calendar packet and a sheet of paper that contained information about the middle school camp in April. I was not able to reach out to all of the younger class men, but I am going to reach out to the local schools and give them a flyer that has all the information they need. Communicating with younger kids and their schools can really benefit the Thomas Nelson Volleyball team in the future.

If I start to lead an example by communicating with middle schools, staff at Thomas Nelson High School and my volleyball coach it will teach the leaders underneath of  me to do it. For example, next year our Student Organization Council member is going to be Maddie Brown. She will have the role to talk to younger class men and leave her own type of legacy. Although,  I have only been involved in SOC for my senior year, I have been a leader on the team since my freshman year. I was JV captain my freshman, sophomore, and junior year and was the Varsity captain my junior and senior year. The advice that I would communicate to Maddie is to reach out to other teams, organizations, and staff at Thomas Nelson High School. Do not take it for granted, because once its gone there is no going back. 

Flycloser Semester 1 Reflection

Semester 1 is done of my senior year and I have learned and accomplished so many things in SOC. Soc is abbreviated for the phrase, Student Organization Council. For volleyball, I have contacted our community partner and have started scheduling service projects for the spring semester, since the year is almost up. Having a community partner teaches us that helping out in our local community is a great way to not only connect with them, but as a team as well. We have bonded countless times, whether it is through practice or through team bonding.



Overall, the volleyball team has had a very successful year. We have learned to connect, care, and create as one unit as we took on the year. As the volleyball representative I have updated our blog throughout the whole season, faced many challenges when it came to recruiting players, and helping other people throughout our community. But as 2018 approaches I will continue to connect with the volleyball team even though I will be graduating in May.

Fly Closer Friday Reflection 12/1

Every week in our SOC class we are required to update our Flight Plans. Our flight plans is a document where we write down our weekly goals and if we do not accomplish them then we keep it on the document  until it is completed. This week I wrote down update pictures for the blog and contacting our community partner about service projects. The blog has certain requirements that we have to obtain in order to have a successful blog that helps with the community. However, as a SOC representative we want to connect with our community by reaching out to them and offering our service to them. We can participate in community service projects or help with anything they need.

This week I accomplished contacting our community partner however she did not send me a list of service projects but we are staying in touch. I am also saving pictures for our blog so that I can update it as much as I can so everyone knows what the Thomas Nelson Volleyball team is doing.

Flycloser Friday Reflection 11/17

As a senior at Thomas Nelson High School I take on a lot of leadership roles. One specific role that I am involved in is the Student Organization Council. With this role there is a lot of things that I am responsible for, such as organizing events, updating social media, and most importantly helping everyone be the best that they can be. One way I help to make sure that my teammates are taking care of themselves is by making sure they are exercising, eating healthy, and maintaining a great GPA average. Our goal for our GPA is to have over a 3.5 as a whole organization. Overall, we have accomplished all of these things, even the GPA goal. We have one of the highest grade point averages in Thomas Nelson.  Maintaining these standards of being their best self is something we strive for at Thomas Nelson.

Our community partner is Bluegrass Assisted Living, although they have not contacted me about certain service projects they want us to complete, I am still in contact with them. We are hoping to get something set up for Christmas , like creating  ornaments or going to decorate cookies with them.

This week I plan on becoming a lot more comfortable with our community partner and contacting them at least once a week to see of any more service opportunities are open. This will help me jump out of my comfort zone and be the best that I can be for not only me but for the Thomas Nelson Volleyball Program.

Congratulations to Gracie Crepps! We love you!

Congratulations to our JV team for coming in third place at the Woodford County Tournament! 

Congratulations to our varsity team for winning the Boyle County Invitational Tournament! 

Way to go girls! 

Congratulations to our very own Olivia Hagan for being Student Athlete of August!