The Westwood Athletic Department offers the following sports to Thurston Middle School students:

 

Fall

(Registration ~ May 1 - July 31)

 

Cross Country (co-ed, all grades)                 Cross Country Website

Coaches:  David Lamb, Kevin Long, Chris Botchis

 

Field Hockey (girls, 8th grade)

Coach: Lauren Hillberg

 

Football (boys, 8th grade)

Coach: Bob Hoffer

 

Volleyball (girls, 8th grade)

Coach: Monica Wilkes

 

Spring

(Registration ~ February 1 - March 1)

 

Track and Field (co-ed, all grades)                Track & Field Website

Coach: David Lamb and Mike McCarthy

 

Unified Basketball (a Special Olympic program partnering able-bodied athletes with athletes with disabilities.)  No fee.

Coach:  Will Holets

All athletes must complete the steps 1 & 2 below in order to be cleared to participate in sports.  Step 3 (payment) must be completed before the first game/meet.

 

1.  Registration:  All athletes must register for sports by clicking the registration button below.  Please be prepared to upload a valid physical for your student during registration.  

FamilyID/Arbiter Help

      Registration, Updating Username

      Uploading/Updating Physicals

 

2.  Physicals:  All athletes must maintain a current physical on file with the school nurse, Ms. Baker.  Physicals are valid for 13 months from the date of the physical.  Updated sports physicals may be uploaded by logging into FamilyID and accessing the student's current registration.  Doctor's notes are not a substitute for actual documentation of a physical.

For help on uploading physicals, click HERE.

 

3.  Athletic Fee:  Please do not pay the fee until the season starts.  Please register (above) BEFORE you pay your athletic fee.  Middle school athletic fees are $150/student per sport with the exception of Football which is $300/student.  Unified Basketball has no fee.  Click on the Unipay button below to pay online.  Online payment is preferred but for those requiring payment by check, please send a check made out to Westwood Public Schools to:  WHS Athletics--Matthew Gillis, 200 Nahatan St.

 

Those requiring financial assistance should contact Harley Pease, Executive Assistant to the Superintendent, at hpease@westwood.k12.ma.us. 

If your family has met the $1050 athletic fee cap for the academic year or if you have any questions regarding registration or payment, please contact Martha Laughna in the high school athletic department, mlaughna@westwood.k12.ma.us.  

 

4.  Schedules:  Schedules for all Westwood school athletic teams can be accessed via the link HERE.

 

5.  High School Athletics:  For information about athletics at WHS click the link HERE.