November 13, 2025 Athletics Subcommittee Meeting

• Fall Sports Update-Varsity record
  • Cheer: Bay State Conference champions
  • Boys’ Soccer: strong in Bay State Conference
  • 11 all stars in Bay State conference and 5 honorable mentions- Boston Globe All-Scholastics on December 18th (tbd)
  • 1,000pts Cori May swimmer- beat Braintree again this year
  • 5 school records broken in swimming “future is bright for this team”
  • Unified Basketball team undefeated, 6-0; 40 participants
  • Boys Cross Country – 5 qualifiers. Girls doing well too.
  • Football: consolation game against Quincy tomorrow night; home vs. Walpole on Thanksgiving Day
  • Chapman declared Unified School; Bocce team doing well
• 6 collegiate athletes signed yesterday
• D3 level signing in May
• Captain leadership training workshop. Magnitude strength and power relationship. Mindset 360. Students need to know what captain means and be prepared for that. “How to deal with stressful situations as a leader”. Bi- weekly check ins. Guide them through the leadership role.
• Active Minds Chapter vs. Needham this year.
• The dungeon- training with the AD. In the afternoons 3 days a week. Sophomores training Freshmen on how the dungeon works.
• Mental Health Conference at Gillette last week- 12 students taken.
• Feature athlete of the week. WBZ filming (Weymouth alum host) Raf Alcantara; Football, Wrestling, Rugby. Comeback story will air in Dec.

Middle School Update

• Chapman middle school and youth updates. Bocce underway.
• Middle school cross country. 50 participants. Wait list on board Andrea Hicks handling that well. South Shore League champions this year. Future is bright for the runners.
• Feeder program. How can we get creative with the varsity team members to coach middle schoolers and prepare for the sports that they will encounter? Maybe volunteer hours.
• Cheerleaders- Cheer with a Wildcat Dec. 18th
• Roster break down
  • 430 athletes in the fall.
  • High success rate with user fees; Siobhan and AD had great system
  • Collected $14,050 at gates
  • Financial aid – $1,000 gift. Did not have Dreamcatcher for the fall. $1,575 - 44 financial assistance applications for this fall.
  • 36 athletes less than last year
• Noting inventory with uniforms.
• Team photo day- returned uniform to Siobhan after. Less chasing for uniforms.
• Purchased new boys' and girls' basketball uniforms
• Looking at all uniforms for Spring
• Girls Rugby in Spring- new uniforms headed their way, both boys &girls
• Gus Perez suggested celebrating student athletes via SC meetings
• Social media great success- Kelly Powers piggybacking off of AD socials
• 80% of teams moved up to post postseason this fall
• Jeremy Burm- local event supervisor- pay scale is set. Will be posting tomorrow for winter season
• Point person in charge when AD not there. Coverage at every event.
• Police officer available for certain events
• Booster activity- reinvigorated. Parents are doing a great job
• Bring student/trophies to Dec. meeting
• Captain’s training, winter coaches- handout with questions. Get everyone on the same page for Dec try-outs. Handout is new.
• Master calendar- shared with facilities, maintenance
• ArbiterLive function that the public can pull up. Adopted by the MIAA a few years ago. That’s where all the varsity games are locked in. Link on the athletic page on WHS.
• @WHS__athletics- follow on Instagram
• No Freshmen hockey team yet- not enough interest
• Future looks good for girls hockey

Athletics Budget Update

• Kristin Kelly, Cristine O’Connor, and Alyssa Bosse - Athletics Sponsorship program
  • 30,000 for sponsorship banners
  • Location for sponsorship matters- double-sided along higher fence for visibility
  • Banners in the gym above the bleachers
  • Can sponsor an athlete
• DreamCatcher- went over the details recently. Need some more volunteers. Thursday day along the route. Need people along the race. 2-3 water stations. Student athlete singer. 150-200 runners - Wed 3-5pm , 5-7:30pm, (maroon café at WHS) Thurs 6-9am. Ask at Town Wide
• If students volunteer, they get community service hrs.
• Athletic trainer Brian Beaudoin is new- not doing admin work