Shine on, Senior Athletes: Maya Mattice, Phoebe Fox + Ella Kules

Three cheers for this week’s Senior student-athletes from Fall Season 1: Maya Mattice, Phoebe Fox, and Ella Kules!

composite graphic of student smiling holding tennis racket with text Maya Mattice Senior 2021Maya Mattice

  • Tennis
  • Track and Field
  • Nordic Ski

Community Service: (Volunteer work, etc…)

  • Key Club
  • International Action Club

Future Plans:

  • Play Lacrosse at Bryant University

“I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall.”- Serena Williams

“Sports has always been a way for me to let go of my stress and just have fun. I’m forever grateful that I was able to do that with my teammates, and lucky enough to have made life long friends from GFHS athletics.”- Maya Mattice -Class of 2021

composite graphic of student smiling holding tennis racket with text Phoebe Fox Senior 2021Phoebe Fox

  • High honor roll every quarter since 9th grade
  • Member of National Honor Society

Athletics:

  • Played Varsity Lacrosse since 7th grade, named first team All Star since 8th grade
  • Team Captain since 9th grade (Lacrosse)
  • Varsity Soccer since 9th grade
  • Team Captain since 11th grade (Soccer)
  • Alpine Ski since 8th grade
  • Varsity Tennis 12th grade

Community Service: (Volunteer work, etc…)

  • Coach Youth Lacrosse

Future Plans:

  • Play Lacrosse at Bryant University

“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”- Wayne Gretzky

“Being a GFHS athlete has taught me how much a team can bring people together.” – Phoebe Fox – Class of 2021

composite graphic of student smiling holding tennis racket with text Ella Kules Senior 2021Ella Kules

  • High honor roll every quarter since 9th grade
  • Member of National Honor Society

Athletics:

  • Member of the Varsity Volleyball Team since 8th grade
  • Member of the Track Team since 9th grade
  • Varsity Tennis- decided to try Tennis since Volleyball is being postponed due to COVID-19
  • Member of the Storm Volleyball Club team since 7th grade

Community Service: (Volunteer work, etc…)

  • Member of the International Action Club, Key Club, Student Council and Big
    Brothers, Big Sisters (which all provide opportunities to volunteer)
  • From 9th grade to present I have done 141.5 hours of volunteer work

Future Plans:

  • Play volleyball in college
  • Become a Creative Arts Therapist
  • Travel as much as possible

“Every setback is a setup to make a comeback”- Joel Osteen

“Being an athlete for GFHS has taught me so much. I’ve developed great relationships with the coaches and my teammates. It is definitely something I will miss after graduation.”- Ella Kules – Class of 2021