Philosophy
We encourage all students to participate in sports while in middle school.听 Our coaching philosophy is to build teamwork, have fun, and improve personal fitness goals. The main purpose of middle school athletics is sportsmanship, not competition. There are no 鈥渢ry outs.鈥澨 Everyone makes the team. Students of all abilities are encouraged to participate. Students find that sports participation is an easy and fun way to get to know classmates and other students. If you student wants to participate but does not have proper equipment for the sport (i.e. running shoes, shin guards, etc.), please contact the Family Resource Center.
FinalForms: Online Registration for Athletics
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See the information below for further instructions.
Current Season Schedules (Prewinter 2024-2025)
- Boys Basketball & Coed Unified Basketball (Updated Oct. 25, 2024)
- Coed Dance & Tumbling (Updated May 23, 2024)
Middle school athletics are free for all students. Bus transportation is provided to and from all games and contests.
Practices are generally each weekday during the season from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. There are no practices or games on early release or no-school days. Coaches communicate via FinalForms to all families with schedule details unique to each sport.
Sports Offered
Season Start Date: September 9
Season End Date: November 4
Girls
- Soccer (grades 6-8)
Boys
- Soccer (grades 6-8)
Coed
- Track & Field (grades 6-8)
- Unified Bowling (grades 6-8)
- Open to all students. Unified Sports is a Special Olympics program that brings together students with intellectual disabilities (called athletes) and those without intellectual disabilities (called partners) to play and compete together on the same team.
Registration Deadline: November 7
Season Start Date: November 8
Season End Date: January 17
Coed
- Dance and Tumbling (grades 6-8)
- Unified Basketball (grades 6-8)
- Open to all students. Unified Sports is a Special Olympics program that brings together students with intellectual disabilities (called athletes) and those without intellectual disabilities (called partners) to play and compete together on the same team.
Boys
- Basketball (grades 7-8)
Season Start Date: January 27
Season End Date: March 25
Girls
- Volleyball (grades 7-8)
Coed
- Wrestling (grades 6-8)
Season Start Date: March 31
Coed
- Cross Country (grades 6-8)
- Football* (grades 7-8)
- Unified Soccer (grades 6-8)
- Open to all students. Unified Sports is a Special Olympics program that brings together students with intellectual disabilities (called athletes) and those without intellectual disabilities (called partners) to play and compete together on the same team.
Girls
- Basketball (grades 6-8)
Activities Offered
To learn more or get involved with a club or activity, please contact your school鈥檚 administrative assistant in the main office.
Middle School Athletics & Activities Contacts
Fairhaven Middle School
Assistant Principal: Shari Walsh
Athletics Administrative Assistant: Karen Batt
360-676-4601
Kulshan Middle School
Assistant Principal: Nikki Lockhart
Athletics Administrative Assistant: Lisa Scott
360-676-4886
Shuksan Middle School
Assistant Principal: Rachel Grogan
Athletics Administrative Assistant: Karen Monterossa听
360-676-4816
Whatcom Middle School
Assistant Principal: Breann Hulford
Athletics Administrative Assistant: Payton Fowler
360-676-4361
Registration Process
Registration is done online through听. Your information is saved from season-to-season and year-to-year, making the registration process quick and easy. You may also register for multiple seasons at the same time.
Creating an Account
FinalForms sends an email to parents and students with steps to create a FinalForms account. Emails are only sent if the student is in grades 6-12. The student must be enrolled in the 小妲己直播 Public 小妲己直播 before an account creation email is sent. If you need assistance creating your account, .
Registering a Student
- Visit
- Click LOGIN under the Parent icon.
- Click INCOMPLETE FORMS.
- Select the sports for which you would like to register. Your selection can be changed at any time prior to the registration deadline.
- Complete each form and sign your full name in the Parent Signature field at the bottom of the page. After signing a form, click SUBMIT FORM and move on to the next form.
- You will see a 鈥淔orms Finished鈥 message when all forms are complete.
- An email will automatically be sent to the your student, prompting them to complete the forms requiring their signature.
- Click MY STUDENTS when you are done. Repeat steps 3 - 6 for additional students.
- If you need to update your information, click the UPDATE FORMS button.
- To be eligible to participate in athletics, each student athlete needs to be cleared through a sports physical. Sports Physicals are valid for two years.
- The following professionals can provide a sports physical: Medical Doctor (MD), Doctor of Osteopathy (DO), Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP), Physician鈥檚 Assistant (PA), and Naturopathic Physician.
- We recommend you connect with your primary care physician as soon as you are interested in sports. Often it can take a couple of months to get in for a well-child check. When you make your appointment for a well-child check, be sure to tell the office that you also need a sports physical form completed. Some clinics have their own form and others will fill out the forms attached here.
- If possible, print the form below and bring to your appointment.
- After the form is complete, either upload the form following the instructions below or bring to your school鈥檚 athletic and activities office.
Click below for physical forms:
If you are student who is homeschooled, participates in the Family Partnership Program, or attends private school, you are able to participate in activities at your neighborhood school. To do so, please register online and then sign up through FinalForms. 听
In June 2020, the WA State Legislature passed听. Essentially, this law requires all school districts to:
- Waive attendance or participation fees for eligible low-income students
- Reduce attendance fees for low-income students鈥 family members
- Reduce attendance fees for low-income nonstudents age > 65
In many ways, our school district has already done much of what HB 1660 seeks to accomplish. With Project Free Education, we have removed many of the fees related to extracurriculars for all students. However, we know there continue to be costs associated with our extracurricular programs, and the next steps in implementing this law are to establish systemic ways to remove those fees for eligible students (to be eligible students must be eligible for college bound scholarship, qualify for free or reduced lunch, or meet certain criteria on the family income survey).
To ensure we are working to remove fees for all our participants, there is a HB 1660 Consent Form in all student athletes鈥 FinalForms pages. This consent form will ask the athletes and their family for consent to determine whether they qualify to have fees removed. From there, our ASB bookkeepers at each school will work with students to ensure fees are waived when appropriate.
In 2011, 小妲己直播 Public 小妲己直播 launched鈥疨roject Free Education,鈥痑n initiative whereby families are not asked to pay towards school supplies and some activities. This is a budget priority that attempts to close some of the gaps in state funding without鈥痑sking too much financially鈥痮f鈥痮ur families.
One piece of Project Free Education is there are no fees for school-based athletics or activities. There may be costs for additional opportunities throughout the year to travel with teams, purchase uniform pieces, or attend post season events. However, as we continue to make our programs as accessible as possible, we seek to cover costs whenever possible.
Medical insurance is required to participate in middle and high school athletics.
If you do not have medical insurance,听we provide information regarding student accident and health insurance coverage administered by听. Coverage is available for:
- Interscholastic Tackle Football
- School-Time Accident Plan
- Full-Time 24/7 Accident Plan
- Accident & Sickness Plan
- Dental Accident Plan
These low cost plans are used by many school districts across the state. Although they are not the only provider of this type of coverage, they have been recommended by our Washington 小妲己直播 Risk Management Pool.
All students are welcome and encouraged to participate in school athletics. Students are able to participate in sports according to their gender identity or their gender most consistently expressed.
Students with eligibility questions should reach out to the school assistant principal.
From the :
PHILOSOPHY OF GENDER IDENTITY PARTICIPATION: The WIAA encourages participation for all students regardless of their gender identity or expression. Further, most local, state and federal rules and regulations require schools to provide transgender and other gender-diverse student-athletes with equal opportunities to participate in athletics. The purpose of this policy is to offer clarity with respect to the participation of trans and gender-diverse student-athletes. Additionally, this policy encourages a culture in which student-athletes can compete in a safe and supportive environment, free of discrimination.
18.16.0 GENDER IDENTITY PARTICIPATION - All students have the opportunity to participate in WIAA athletics and/or activities in a manner that is consistent with their gender identity. Currently, most athletic programs are offered separately for boys and girls as outlined in . Athletes will participate in programs consistent with their gender identity or the gender most consistently expressed. School personnel responsible for student eligibility will work collaboratively with the student-athlete to determine eligibility. Once the student has been granted eligibility to participate in the sport consistent with their gender identity, the eligibility is granted for the duration of the student鈥檚 participation and does not need to be renewed every sports season or school year. The WIAA staff is willing to collaborate with any member school seeking assistance regarding gender equity. For additional information on Gender Identity, refer to .