Manville High School has announced Na’Quavere “Junior” Thomas as November’s
Athlete of the Month! Junior has been given this award for his excellent skills throughout
the football season. When asked how he felt about being given this award, Junior said he
feels honored. Besides football, Junior also plays basketball, runs track, helps others in the
weight room, and is a part of Middle Earth. Some of his favorite memories from the football
season are, “The bus rides home, definitely the one right after Highland Park because we
were all singing along to a song, Saturday practices, and the home games playing with the
large crowds.” A lot of memories are made throughout the school year, but some of Junior’s
favorites are powderpuff, his criminal justice class, Mr. Manville, prom, homecoming, and
the theater show.
Athlete of the Month! Junior has been given this award for his excellent skills throughout
the football season. When asked how he felt about being given this award, Junior said he
feels honored. Besides football, Junior also plays basketball, runs track, helps others in the
weight room, and is a part of Middle Earth. Some of his favorite memories from the football
season are, “The bus rides home, definitely the one right after Highland Park because we
were all singing along to a song, Saturday practices, and the home games playing with the
large crowds.” A lot of memories are made throughout the school year, but some of Junior’s
favorites are powderpuff, his criminal justice class, Mr. Manville, prom, homecoming, and
the theater show.
After Junior completes his senior year in 2025, he plans on going to college, and will
be the first in his family to attend, as he wants to make his mom, aunt, and other family
members proud. Some interesting facts about him are that he has 8 siblings, loves to paint
and sing, has 2 dogs, has met 2 NFL stars at a football camp, has family members in MHS,
and has even gone bungee jumping before! Junior is a big Rutgers fan, and is working hard
to achieve one of his dreams of performing on their stage after graduating high school.
Congratulations to Junior on being November’s Athlete of the Month!
