Athletics Department

Aspen will be open to accept winter sports registration from October 16 through November 13, 2023.  Winter sports offered at Voorhees High School are: Boys & Girls Basketball, Boys & Girls Fencing, Wrestling, Boys & Girls Indoor Track, Boys & Girls Swimming, Winter Cheerleading-Wrestling & Competition Squad, Winter Cheerleading-Basketball, and Unified Basketball. NEW this season – Ice Hockey! Ice Hockey will be a joint team with North Hunterdon. Click here for start dates, tryout information, and pre-season meeting dates.

If your child is interested in participating in winter sports, please log into your parent Aspen account, click on Page Directory on left hand side, then click on Voorhees Sport.  Fill out the Consent for Participation Form and Health History Update (these forms must be completed for each sports season your child participates).  A valid physical form must be on file in the health office, meaning one that has not expired within 365 days of the sport’s start date.

There is a requirement for students to complete for sports registration.  Student-athletes must go into their student Aspen account, click on Page Directory, click on VH Student, and complete the Sport Wellness Acknowledgement Form.  Students will need to watch the NJSIAA Opioid information video and read the Sudden Cardiac Death pamphlet from NJDOE then click Yes for each and submit the form.  These two items are in the parent Consent for Participation Form, but students need to also acknowledge that they have read/watched the items before they can participate in sports.

If your child needs an Impact baseline test because they are a new student or test has expired (to verify, run Checklist Report at the bottom of Voorhees Sport section), your child will receive an email to their school email account to complete Impact testing remotely. Impact test is valid for two years.

If you have any questions about winter sports registration, please contact the Athletics Office at (908) 638-2199, option 4.

Voorhees High School Athletics

At Voorhees, there’s a place for every Viking to get in the game! Whether you’re looking to compete at the highest level, try something new, or just be part of a team, our athletics program has something for you.

We offer 8-10 different sports per season, with boys’ and girls’ teams at the freshman, JV, and varsity levels. Plus, since 2017, our Unified Sports program has been bringing students with and without disabilities together to play on the same team—building friendships, teamwork, and unforgettable memories.

As proud members of the Skyland Conference and the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA), our Vikings get to compete against some of the best schools in the state.

No matter what season it is, there’s always a way to get involved, show your Viking pride, and cheer on your friends.

Go Vikings! 

Sports You Can Play

Fall 🍂

• Cross Country (Boys & Girls)

• Field Hockey

• Football

• Soccer (Boys & Girls)

• Girls Tennis

• Girls Volleyball

• Cheerleading

• Unified Soccer

• Gymnastics (Co-op with North Hunterdon HS)

Winter ❄️

• Basketball (Boys & Girls)

• Fencing (Boys & Girls)

• Swimming (Boys & Girls)

• Winter Track (Boys & Girls)

• Wrestling

• Winter Cheerleading

• Ice Hockey (Co-op with North Hunterdon HS)

• Unified Basketball

Spring 🌸

• Baseball

• Softball

• Lacrosse (Boys & Girls)

• Boys Tennis

• Track & Field (Boys & Girls)

• Golf (Boys & Girls)

• Boys Volleyball

• Unified Track & Field

Find your sport. Find your team. Find your place at Voorhees. 

Aspen, the North Hunterdon-Voorhees district’s student information system, is now open to accept required annual health forms for the 2023-2024 school year and registration forms for Fall sports. Parents can register their student for Fall sports from July 10 through August 4, 2023.  All forms must be filled out in Aspen, with the exception of the physical form which must be submitted directly to the health office. Physical forms are required for sports and intramurals and for any student new to the high school district.

Freshmen parents – if you did not receive the automated email to set up your parent Aspen account, please contact our database manager, Sherri DiMarcello, at sdimarcello@nhvweb.net and she will resend the information to you.

ALL PARENTS – Annual Health Forms:

Health forms must be completed annually in Aspen for every student. Log into your parent Aspen account and click on Page Directory on left hand side. Click on Health Forms to fill out all required health forms for the new school year. Health forms must be filled out annually for each student. If you recently filled out health forms for summer intramurals, you do not have to fill them out again.  

INCOMING FRESHMEN AND FALL SPORTS ATHLETES – Physicals:

All incoming freshmen and new students to the district must turn in a valid physical by August 1^st to the school’s health office.

For Fall sports athletes who need to submit a new physical, we recommend a valid physical be turned into the health office at least two weeks prior to the start of the sport so there is no delay in practicing. School physician must review all physicals before athlete is cleared to start practice. A valid physical is one that is dated within 365 days of the start date of the sport.

The original and signed physical form must be dropped off or mailed to the health office – keep a copy for your records. The only exception is freshmen parents can turn in a photocopy of a current physical as their child’s previous school may have the original. For a blank physical form, please visit the health office website – https://www.nhvweb.net/vhs/healthoffice/.
 

REGISTRATION FOR FALL SPORTS AND MARCHING BAND:

The Fall sports offered at Voorhees High School are listed below with names of the head coaches. Please click here for starts dates for each sport. To register your student for Fall sports or marching band, log into your parent Aspen account and click on Page Directory on left hand side. Click on Voorhees Sport to fill out the required sports registration forms.  You will select the sport of choice or band in the Consent for Participation Form. You can run a checklist report at the bottom of the Voorhees Sport section to see if you are missing any required forms. For help navigating the Voorhees Sport section, please click here for assistance.

ImPact baseline test for concussions is required and the test is valid for two years. Incoming freshmen parents received an email from the athletic trainer on how freshmen could complete ImPact testing at home (check your junk folder if you don’t have it). Only students who never had an ImPact test (i.e. incoming freshmen or new students) or whose test has expired will need to complete testing (trainer already reached out to juniors with expired tests). If you need an Impact test and did not receive the email with link, please reach out to athletic trainer Keith Skinner at kskinner@nhvweb.net.

Athlete’s Responsibility for Sports Registration:

There is one form that student-athletes must fill out themselves in their own student Aspen account for sports registration. Athletes need to log into their student Aspen account, click on Page Directory on left hand side, then click on VH Student, and complete the Sports Wellness Acknowledgement Form. In the form, athletes will review the Sudden Cardiac Arrest pamphlet from NJ Department of Education and the Opioid Video from NJSIAA. Make sure they click Submit at bottom of form so the form goes through.

If you have any questions about required forms, please contact the health office at 908-638-2148.

Below is the list of fall sports offered at Voorhees High School and the head coaches if you have any questions:

Boys Cross Country:   Head Coach Nick McFarland, nmcfarland@nhvweb.net

Girls Cross Country:   Head Coach David deWolfe, ddewolfe@nhvweb.net

Football:                     Head Coach Richard Kurtz, rkurtz@nhvweb.net

Field Hockey:            Head Coach Meghan Hughes, meghughes@nhvweb.net

Boys Soccer:             Head Coach Chase Barbieri, cbarbieri@nhvweb.net

Girls Soccer:             Head Coach Ian Kirkpatrick, ikirkpatrick@nhvweb.net

Girls Tennis:             Head Coach Mitchell Collins, mcollins@nhvweb.net

Girls Volleyball:       Head Coach Aniela Huizenga, ahuizenga@nhvweb.net

Cheerleading:            Head Coach Meghan Garofalo, mgarofalo@nhvweb.net

Marching Band:         Band Director Joseph Reynolds, jreynolds@nhvweb.net

Unified Soccer:           Head Coach Rebecca Schaefer, rschaefer@nhvweb.net (Unified Sports^® joins students with and without disabilities on the same team)

Dear Voorhees Parents/Guardians:

Several Voorhees High School sports teams will be running summer intramurals/workouts during the summer of 2023, including: Boys & Girls Cross Country, Boys & Girls Track & Field, Field Hockey, Football, Boys & Girls Soccer, Boys & Girls Volleyball, Softball, Baseball, and Boys & Girls Lacrosse. Marching Band will also be holding summer intramurals and Weight Room is also an option for summer intramurals. If your child is interested in participating in one or more of the above sports or band workouts/intramurals, registration is required in Aspen by a parent/guardian, see instructions below. Other sports are running summer camps through outside organizations; click here to view offerings and register through that organization.

Schedule:
Summer intramurals will not begin before June 19^th. For specific schedules, please check the summer intramural/workout schedule on the athletics website: click here.  If you have any questions, please email the coach for that sport.

Registration Window:
Registration in Aspen is required for summer intramurals/workouts and Aspen will be open to complete registration forms from May 30^th through June 16^th.

Instructions to Complete Registration:
If your child would like to participate in a summer intramural/workout, please log into your parent Aspen account and do the following:

• On the homepage, click on Page Directory on left hand side.
• Then click on Voorhees Intramural
• Fill out the Consent for Participation Form and Health History Update. If your child is participating in more than one intramural/workout, you will have to fill out the Consent Form for each intramural/sport separately.
  
  Your child must also have a valid physical on file in the Voorhees health office to participate; physical must be dated after June 19, 2022 to be valid for summer intramurals. All physicals must be mailed or dropped off to the health office; you cannot upload them in Aspen.

A valid Impact baseline concussion test is also required if your child has not had one or it expired (mostly applies to rising freshmen); the athletic trainer will send freshmen parents, or to any returning student whose test expired already, an email with the link to complete Impact testing at home prior to start of intramurals. 

For parents of incoming freshmen, you will need to complete annual Health Forms as well in Aspen. To access Health Forms in your parent Aspen account:

• Click on Page Directory on left hand side of homepage
• Click on Health Forms
• Complete the Emergency Information and Over-the-Counter Authorization Forms and any other forms listed that pertain to your child, such as asthma or diabetes. 
• Make sure to click Submit at the end of each form so they go through. If you receive an error message, it means you missed a field.

Spring athletes signed up on Aspen that need a baseline concussion test will receive an email from IMPACT on March 1st. Please complete the baseline test before your first practice.