Nick Thurman with LHHS basketball head coach Joe Duffield

I’m not sure what your teenage athletic workouts were like, but I reported to gyms that smelled of sweaty socks and blinked from aging fluorescent lighting. I never worked out at a facility as lovely as the Lake Highlands High School’s new MAC, or multi-purpose activity center, and I certainly never had a pro athlete cheer me on and give me pointers. But that’s what Wildcat football and basketball players experienced Monday, when New England Patriot defensive tackle Nick Thurman showed up on campus.

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Thurman may be 6’ 4” and 305 pounds, but he’s every bit the momma’s boy, and he returns home every chance he gets to spend time with Angie, his proud and adoring mother. The LHHS 2013 graduate arrived home Sunday, and his first stop, after a hearty home-cooked meal, was a workout with Wildcat athletes on campus.

The Patriot offseason wrapped up June 17, and training camp gets started July 25. Their first preseason game kicks off August 12 at home against the Washington Football Team. Go Nick!

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  • Carol Toler

    Blogger CAROL TOLER and her husband, Toby, are the parents of four LHHS graduates. She has an MBA from SMU and is the proud recipient of the Exchange Club of LH's Unsung Hero Award and Councilman McGough's Blake Anderson Public Service Award. She received LHHS PTA's Extended Service Award, FMJH PTA's Charger Award and a Life Membership from the LHFC PTA. She has moderated candidate debates for Dallas Mayor, Dallas City Council and RISD Trustee races and taught seminars on garnering publicity for nonprofits. She completed training with Dallas Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation and Inside RISD, and she's a sustaining member of LH Women's League. She has served on the boards of After8 to Educate, Dallas Free Press, Healing Hands Ministries and Camp Sweeney and chaired fundraisers for multiple Dallas nonprofits. Email ctoler@advocatemag.com.