Welcome to Wakefield High School Athletic Registration

FAMILIES – PLEASE CREATE ONLY ONE FAMILY ACCOUNT FOR ATHLETIC REGISTRATION, FOR ALL YOUR CHILDREN, TO USE FOR THEIR ENTIRE HIGH SCHOOL CAREERS.

ACTIVITY REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR! CLICK HERE!

All Students who did not participate in Wakefield athletics last year need to be added to the system before you can register. PLEASE Email: rebecca.kigin@apsva.us to add your child to the database. Provide Student ID, full first and last name(s) and grade level for school year 2025-2026.

Recommend Google Chrome or Firefox browser to complete registration. 

CONSENT LINK FOR ALL STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN ATHLETICS AND ACTIVITIES MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE PARTICIPATION

Students registering for Athletics must have a current physical examination on file with the Activities Office AND the activity registration submitted before the student is authorized to participate in practice/tryouts. To ensure clearance for participation, physicals should be completed and submitted electronically to the Activities Office no later than 3 school days prior to the first day of practice/tryouts.

Physicals must be dated on or after May 1, 2025. Physicals for the 2025-2026 school year will be valid for 14 months after the date of exam.

ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION/PARENTAL CONSENT/PHYSICAL EXAMINATION FORM

A complete signed form is required to be submitted to the school prior to any kind of participation, including tryouts or practice, as a member of any school athletic, cheer or marching band teams, as well as some school-based athletic clubs.

The form from the doctor must indicate the student was found to be physically fit for athletic competition no more than 14 calendar months prior to the date on which the previous year’s Athletic Participation/Parent Consent/Evaluation Form report was signed. The report must be completely filled in and properly signed by an approved medical practitioner, attesting that the athlete has been examined and found to be physically fit for athletic competition no more than 14 calendar months prior to the date on which report was signed. Parents must consent to athletic participation. 

Athletic Code (Arlington) 

The student athlete who makes an athletic team at Wakefield should recognize that it is an honor and privilege. Athletes assume the role of school representative at each athletic event and while in public. We expect that athletes will behave in a manner that reflects positively on our programs and school. 

Being accountable for one’s behavior is imperative for personal growth. It is the intent of the athletic department to foster behaviors that ensure integrity, self-discipline, sportsmanship, and academic success. 

Should this confidence be broken, an athlete is subject to disciplinary action for the following violations of conduct codes: 

● Acts of unsportsmanlike conduct such as lying, cheating, fighting, or verbal abuse of opponents, officials, coaches or spectators. 

● Providing false information on official documents for athletic eligibility. 

● Theft or vandalism of personal property or school property. 

● Excessive lateness or tardiness to class 

● Taking part or instigating disruptive activities to the instructional program 

● In school or out of school suspension 

● Participating in hazing activities or violence toward any person 

● Participating in bullying in any capacity including social media bullying and harassment ● Substance abuse violations such as use of school or tobacco, or any controlled substance 

Any of these violations can result in disciplinary action by the team coach and or athletic department administrator. Actions include exclusion from games or portions of games, and/or practice, team suspension, exclusion from a current team or all future athletic teams. The length of each action may be two weeks or at least one competition or as serious as exclusion from the team for up to a year. These violations require a conference with the Director of Student Activities prior to reinstatement to the program. 

Student Behavior and Disciplinary Responsibilities: If a student participating in athletics violates the rules and responsibilities of the APS Handbook, the school staff may, in lieu of or in addition to otherwise-applicable school disciplinary consequences, impose appropriate and fair disciplinary consequences specifically in connection with the athletic programs.

APS Communication Policy : 20-2.215 – Acceptable Use of Social Media

Arlington Public Schools recognizes and supports adapting to changing methods of communication. The importance of teachers, students at all grade levels, and parents engaging, collaborating, learning and sharing in the digital environment is part of 21st-century learning. At the same time, clear and reasonable boundaries for interactions between students and adults are necessary to protect students from misconduct and abuse and to protect adults from misunderstandings and false accusations.

Arlington Public Schools defines social media as any form of online media that allows end users to engage in multi-directional conversations and collaborations, to establish personal profiles, and to view/access personal profiles of other users. Social media may include but is not limited to district-approved social media networks and tools (e.g., Canvass, Google), and external web sites, web logs (blogs), wikis, social networking sites, social bookmarking, online forums, virtual worlds, and any other social media tools generally available to the public or consumers that do not fall within the Arlington Public Schools electronic network.

Social media sites may be used to facilitate communication among groups of students or members of the school community to further the instructional program of the Arlington Public Schools. Arlington School Board policy requires, through its Acceptable Use Policy 45-2, that the use of any electronic media by employees or students should at all times be professional in content and related to the students’ instructional program or school-sponsored extracurricular activities. In addition,

Arlington School Board policy 35-4.10, Prevention of Sexual Misconduct and Abuse, provides: “Adults must restrict one-on-one, electronic communication with individual students to accounts, systems and platforms that are provided by and accessible to Arlington Public Schools.”

Only school-related materials shall be posted on social media sites. All laws pertaining to copyright, intellectual property and licensing must be obeyed. Employees must adhere to the Terms of Use of any site or tool they are using.

Any posting of materials that contains profane or vulgar language, or confidential or personal information about staff or students; encourages illegal activity or conduct that is harassing, threatening, bullying, libelous or defamatory; compromises the safety and security of students, staff or school building; communicates about matters not related to an instructional topic or extra-curricular activity; or displays pictures or images that are pornographic shall be removed immediately upon discovery. The building principal or assistant principal, or a designee, shall be notified of the materials and take action as appropriate.

Arlington Public Schools takes seriously its authority and responsibility to protect students from inappropriate electronic media content or adult-student interactions. Use of social media by schools and departments shall be monitored on a regular basis. Students and staff shall be informed annually of their responsibility to use designated social media tools appropriately and the liabilities associated with that use. Violations of this policy by staff or students shall result in disciplinary actions.