High School Activities and Athletics
Bellingham High School
Activity/Athletics Coordinator: Chad Larsen
Administrative Assistant, Activities and Athletics: Alex Duncan
360-676-6575, ext. 7168
Sehome High School
Activity/Athletics Coordinator: Colin Cushman
Administrative Assistant, Activities and Athletics: Kristin Cerenzia
360-676-6481, ext. 5201
Squalicum High School聽
Activity/Athletics Coordinator: Patrick Brown
Administrative Assistant, Activities and Athletics: Pam Behee
360-676-6470, ext. 7634
Options High School
For activities, please contact: Bethany Barrett, OHS Assistant Principal
For athletics, please contact: Sarah Curlin, BPS Administrative Assistant for Activities and Athletics
Activities Offered
To learn more or get involved with a club or activity, please contact your school’s athletic administrative assistant in the main office.
Bellingham, Sehome and Squalicum each offer the following activities and clubs. Beyond this list, please visit each school’s website for additional opportunities specific to each school (, , ).
- Performing Arts (band, choir, orchestra, theater)
- Drama
Year-Round ASB Activities and Clubs:
- QSA
- Robotics
- Debate
- Language Clubs
- National Honor’s Society
- Band
- Choir
- Orchestra
- LINK Crew
- Sports Medicine
- FBLA
- DECA
Sports Offered
Season Start Date: August 26, 2024 (Football only: August 21, 2024)
Girls
- Cross Country
- Soccer
- Slowpitch Softball
- Swim & Dive
- Volleyball
Boys
- Cross Country
- Football
- Tennis
Coed
Season Start Date: November 18, 2024
Girls
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Flag Football
- Gymnastics
- Wrestling
Boys
- Basketball
- Swim & Dive
- Wrestling
Coed
Season Start Date: March 3, 2025
Girls
- Golf
- Softball - Fastpitch
- Tennis
- Track & Field
Boys
- Baseball
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Track & Field
Coed
Registration Process
Registration is done online through聽. 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.
Please note: Registration is required for nearly all activities and athletics offerings. Registration is not required for academic classroom-based clubs.
- 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:
In June 2020, the WA State Legislature passed聽. 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 一本道app 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.
Creating an Account
FinalForms sends an email to parents and students with steps to create a FinalForms account. Emails are only sent if the is in grades 6-12. The student must be enrolled in the Bellingham Public Schools 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 聽a 鈥淔orms Finished鈥 message when all forms are complete.
- If required, 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.
In 2011, Bellingham Public Schools launched鈥槐镜繿pp 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 一本道app 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 high school athletics.
If you do not have medical insurance,聽we provide information regarding student accident and health insurance coverage administered by聽. 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 Schools Risk Management Pool.
Students are required to complete a聽WIAA contract if they do not attend the聽school full-time.
Running Start
If you are enrolled in Running Start,聽complete the聽, print your class schedule, and return to the athletic office.
Off-Campus Classes
If you are enrolled in any off-campus classes, complete the聽, print your class schedule, and return to the athletic office.
Home School
If you are home schooled, complete the聽, print your class schedule, and return to the athletic office.