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Roy C. Ketcham High School

99 Myers Corners Road / Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 / PH: 845.298.5100

Sports-Health Office

TIPs

A healthcare professional wearing a face mask writes on a clipboard.

  1. Register Student

Complete registration will include:

  1. valid physical exam and medication orders for self carry/self administration uploaded.
  • *These physical exams must be dated within the year (i.e.  11/1/2025 will be valid for sports starting 11/2026). A physical or medication dated 10/2025 will not be accepted.) Physical Exams must be on the required NYS Physical exam form.
  • *If prescription medications are no longer needed or a chronic condition has resolved (i.e. Asthma) than a discontinue note from the provider should be uploaded or on file. Medication orders should indicate that the student can self carry/self administer and must be valid for the entire sports season. 
  1. 30 day Health History questions completed. 
  • Please note “yes” answers will be flagged and may require further investigation and documentation
  • Possible Cardiac Clearance 
  • Recent injury or surgery clearance if applicable (concussion, fractures etc.)
  • Possible Covid clearance note if required
  1.  Registered Nurse to review registration and documentation.
  1. “Approval status” will then change to NO STATUS, APPROVED or NOT APPROVED. 

*NO STATUS or NOT APPROVED -please check the “Notes to Registrant” section for detailed communication/instruction from the nurse. “Approval status” could change to NOT APPROVED or remain NO STATUS depending on the required information and if the school doctor needs to review.

  • School doctor may need to review the application remotely for final approval.
  1. Approved
  1. Smile and Enjoy the Sports Season!

*For practices, schedules, try-outs, and mixed competition information: please contact the coach or athletic department.

 

Do’s and Don’ts

  • DO regularly check Family ID registration for status updates and final APPROVED status
  • DO refer to the “Notes to Registrant” section for updates or requests from health office 
  • DO understand that the Health office reviews hundreds of registrations each season while managing the health needs of students on site
  • DON’T confuse “registration status” COMPLETED with “approval status” APPROVED
  • DON’T rely on email notifications from Family ID; be proactive and logon to Family ID
  • DON’T upload new physical exams or documents to a registration AFTER it has already been approved
RCK Sports Nurses will be available for Fall Sports/Arbiter (formerly FamilyID) ONLY 
beginning 7/20/26 via email Morgan.Gilardo@wcsdny.org
*Health exams dated 8/1/2025 or newer may be used on NYS Physical exam form only.
*New medication orders will need to be uploaded. 
*If any health condition statuses have changed (discontinued meditations or diagnosis, cardiac clearances, health concerns, injury clearances, etc.) this will require a note from your healthcare provider and needs to uploaded.