Ann Kozak, Marketing Specialist, The Family Foundation School, Hancock, NY, 845-887-5213, announced that Wells Thompson, starting midfielder for the 2001 Family Foundation School soccer team, was chosen by the New England Revolution as the number five overall draft pick in the 2007 Major League Soccer (MLS) Super Draft in Indiana in February.

Thompson, who attended The Family School in 2000 and 2001, led the Family Falcons all the way to the Section IX championship with an 18-1 season.

Recalling his career at The Family School, Thompson said, “The team was very much like a family due to the deep relationships you gained with the other players.”

Thompson attended Forsyth Country Day School in Lewisville, North Carolina for two years after leaving The Family School, and went on to Wake Forest University where he played four years of Division I college soccer and led the team in goals.

During his first year at Wake Forest, Thompson won the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) All Freshman award. As a senior he received the Atlantic Coast Conference All-Tournament Award.

The Family Foundation School, a college-prep boarding school for teens at-risk, also noted Thompson’s achievements off the soccer field since leaving the school. He recently visited the Dominican Republic as part of a student missionary group, and has stated that his long-term career aspirations include working with at-risk kids.