 All About Athletics @ South Lakes,
Summer Edition #4
Concorde District Info: www.concordedistrict.com
SLHS Athletics Website: www.southlakesathletics.net
SLHS Athletic Booster Website: https://southlakesboosters.com/
SLHS Athletic Calendar- CLICK HERE
Scores & Standings: CLICK HERE
Weekly Schedule
Home events bolded
Monday, August 10
- Girls Volleyball vs Lightridge*, 5/6/7:15pm
Tuesday, August 11
- Field Hockey @ Lake Braddock*, 6:15/7:30pm
Wednesday, August 12
- Girls Volleyball @ Woodson*, 4:45/5:45/7pm
- Boys Volleyball vs Woodson*, 5:30/7pm
- Boys Varsity Football @ South County*, 6:30pm
Thursday, August 13
Friday, August 14
Saturday, August 15
* = scrimmage
Activities Office Updates
Athletic Office: Summer Hours
Monday-Friday, 9 am - 2 pm
Regular Hours will resume on August 3rd.
sportsYou
This is our new app for team communications. Team updates, workouts, schedules, etc. will be posted on each team's page. We are in the early stages, but will begin adding Fall tryout info and calendars to sportsYou.
We have created a group page for parents, athletes, and coaches to receive Activities Office updates. You can access information via web or app.
sportsYou Sign Up Instructions: SLHS_Athletics_Community
Athletic Registration
Our athletic registration site, FinalForms, is now live! You should have received an email to register your athlete for sports. Please check your inbox (spam included) to complete the athlete registration. For rising 9th graders, your last middle school may not be populated yet. Please type “Not Listed” if your previous school isn’t listed. This is mandatory to participate in all VHSL sports.
Online Athletic & Activity Registration (FinalForms) must be completed each school year
- FCPS will be using a new athletic registration platform, FinalForms, beginning Fall 2026.
- All parents with students registered in grades 9-12 will receive a confirmation email from FinalForms. These emails will be delivered to the email address associated with the enrolling parent. If you have not received this, please go to https://fairfax-va.finalforms.com/
- After you receive the initial email from FinalForms, view the Parent Playbook (linked below) to get started in FinalForms.
VHSL Physicals
We are accepting physicals all summer. The activities office is open Monday-Friday, 9-2pm. Parents are also able to upload physicals directly into FinalForms.
New!!!! Wristband Eligibility System
To streamline our tryout process, we are implementing a new athlete check-in system using wristbands.
Before an athlete can participate in tryouts, they must check in at the Activities Office to receive their wristband. To be eligible for a wristband, athletes must meet the following two requirements:
- Have a valid VHSL physical form on file (can be uploaded in FinalForms, but can be turned into our office)
- Complete the online athletic registration via FinalForms.
Seahawk Coaching Staff Updates
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Brandon Millias- Boys Volleyball, Head Coach
Coach Millias joins us with a strong background and a wealth of coaching experience across Northern Virginia and New York. Most recently, Brandon served as the Varsity Assistant Coach at Robinson Secondary School, and we are thrilled to bring that local competitive experience and his passion for student-athlete development to South Lakes.
He also holds a degree in Physical Education and a minor in Athletic Coaching and is dedicated to building a high-energy environment where players are challenged to grow both as individuals and as a cohesive unit.
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Adam Temple – Swim & Dive, Head Coach
Coach Temple is a familiar face to our students, as he currently serves as an English teacher right here at South Lakes. He is a proud South Lakes alumnus, graduating in the class of 2001. During his time as a student-athlete here, he both swam and played football, before going on to play football at Emory & Henry College.
Coach Temple has experience and a deep passion for both swimming and coaching young athletes. In addition to his background in education, he has honed his coaching skills at the club level, previously coaching for the Herndon Aquatic Club.
Coach Temple is excited to step into this role and is looking forward to working with our student-athletes to continue to build on our program's strong traditions both in the classroom and in the pool.
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Alexa Phillips – Dance, Head Coach
Please welcome our new dance coach, Alexa Phillips, to South Lakes! Coach Phillips has an amazing background. She has danced all over the world with Royal Caribbean Cruise Line and even represented Team USA at an international dance competition in Poland. On top of her incredible professional experience, she has been teaching and choreographing locally, at Studio Bleu and her current role teaching at Mission Dance Project. She is talented, professional, and versatile, and we are so lucky to have her leading the Seahawks dance team this season!
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Spencer Alston- Boys Lacrosse, Head Coach
We are pleased to announce Coach Spencer Alston as our new Boys Lacrosse Head Coach!
Coach Alston is a familiar face at South Lakes. He served as our Varsity Assistant Coach last season and currently leads our Girls Flag Football program.
A 2018 South Lakes graduate and 2024 Yale University graduate, Coach Alston has a strong championship history as a Seahawk. He was a member of the football team that won two District Championships and a leader on the lacrosse team that captured three consecutive District Championships from 2016–2018 and made a State Tournament appearance in 2016.
We are excited to welcome Coach Alston to this new role and look forward to his leadership this spring!
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sportsYou
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Sign Up for sportsYou for updates from the Activities Office. This is also the platform that coaches will be using to communicate with their teams and parents. • From your computer, phone, or tablet, download the app or visit sportsyou.com and click Get Started. • Follow the prompts and enter your information to set up your account login.
Join the SLHS Athletics Community group with the access code: CSK65AGA or scan the QR Code below.
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Stripe Out The Nest
Seahawks! On Sept 3 let’s stripe out the stadium for our first home game!! Plan accordingly on where you want to sit and wear that color shirt.
Seahawk Hype Squad: Rock the Green!
Seahawk Band: Rock the White!
Seahawk Community and Friends- Let's fill in the Blue, Green, and White sections!!
Special Stripe Out shirt in tshirt and Nike drifit are available for purchase! https://slfbstripeout2026.itemorder.com/shop/home/
Registration & VHSL Physicals
Activities Registration Site
We are excited to announce that Fairfax County Public Schools has partnered with FinalForms, an online forms and data management service. FinalForms allows you to complete and sign athletic forms for your students. FCPS and FinalForms have worked to ensure we safeguard your most sensitive information. FinalForms meets all of FCPS’ rigorous data protection requirements and will be a tremendous new partner.
The most exciting news is that FinalForms saves data year-to-year, meaning that you will never need to enter the same information twice! FinalForms will also pre-populate information wherever possible, for each of your students, saving you time. You may review your data at any time to verify it is current. You will be required to sign your forms once per year and after any update.
All parents with students registered in grades 9-12 will receive a confirmation email from FinalForms. These emails will be delivered to the email address associated with the enrolling parent. Please check your spam/junk folder and if the FinalForms email landed there please “mark as safe” emails from FinalForms and add them to your “contacts”. Your school, and the Office of Student Activities and Athletics, will use FinalForms to communicate directly with the enrolling parent quite regularly throughout the school year.
After you receive the initial email from FinalForms, click on the Parent Playbook (below) to get started in FinalForms. If you require any support during the process, scroll to the page bottom-right and click “Get Help”.
If you have not received the invitation to create your FinalForms account by July 7, 2026, please reach out to the South Lakes Activities Office.
SFTP Parent Playbook (10).pdf
Spanish Version - SFTP Parent Playbook (11).pdf
Physical Process
Legislation introduced in the Virginia General Assembly and recently signed into law will result in two significant changes to the athletic pre-participation examination (physical) requirements for FCPS student-athletes:
- Beginning July 1, 2025, athletic physicals will be considered valid for a period of 14 months from the date the form is signed by the medical provider completing the exam. This is the date on page 3 of the VHSL Athletic Participation/Parent Consent/Physical Examination Form (revised January 2021).
- Beginning May 1, 2025, FCPS student-athletes are EXPECTED to have athletic physicals completed on the new VHSL Athletic Participation/Parental Consent/Evaluation Form (revised April 2025)
- The new form has been updated on the website
Transfer Students
ALL TRANSFER STUDENTS by default are INELIGIBLE. More information can be found on HERE
The NEW Guardian Application Process must be started before the transfer students is considered a "bona fide" student.
NO TRANSFER IS ELIGIBLE UNTIL THERE IS NOTICE FROM THE GUARDIAN SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES A VHSL CITATION AND POST SEASON ELIGIBILITY.
If you have any questions, email Andrew Duggan, Director of Student Activities at amduggan@fcps.edu
2026-2027 Athletics Calendar
High School Try-Out Start Dates
FALL 2026
July 30: Golf
August 3: Cheer, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, Girls & Boys Volleyball:
September 14: Flag Football
WINTER 26-27
November 9: Girls & Boys Basketball, Gymnastics, Rifle, Swim & Dive, Indoor Track & Field, Wrestling
SPRING 2027
February 22, 2027: Baseball, Crew, Girls & Boys Lacrosse, Girls & Boys Soccer, Softball, Girls & Boys Tennis, Outdoor Track & Field
Coach Contacts
FALL
Cheer: Becky Slaight - raslaight@fcps.edu
Cross Country: Scott Raczko - swraczko@fcps.edu
Dance: Alexa Phillips - arphilips@fcps.edu
Field Hockey: Ashley Hiltabrand - ahiltabrand@fcps.edu
Girls Flag Football: Spencer Alston - salston1@fcps.edu
Football: Jason Hescock - jrhescock@fcps.edu
Boys Golf: Kevin Anderson - kanderson3@fcps.edu
Girls Golf: Kevin Anderson - kanderson3@fcps.edu
Girls Volleyball: Sam Farrar - safarrar@fcps.edu
Boys Volleyball: Brandon Millias - bcmillias@fcps.edu
WINTER
Boys Basketball: Mike Desmond - mfdesmond@fcps.edu
Girls Basketball: Mike Wills - mtwills@fcps.edu
Winter Cheer: Emma Sterrett - etsterrett@fcps.edu
Dance Team: Alexa Phillips - arphillips@fcps.edu
Girls Gymnastics: Becky Slaight - raslaight@fcps.edu
Indoor Track & Field: Scott Raczko - swraczko@fcps.edu
Swim & Dive: Adam Temple - aetemple@fcps.edu
Winter Cheer: Becky Slaight - raslaight@fcps.edu
Boys Wrestling: Kevin Hinton- kshinton@fcps.edu
Girls Wrestling: TBA
SPRING
Baseball: Morgan Spencer - mcspencer@fcps.edu
Boys Lacrosse: Spencer Alston - salston1@fcps.edu
Girls Lacrosse: Erin Kenney - erkenney@fcps.edu
Outdoor Track & Field: Scott Raczko - swraczko@fcps.edu
Boys Soccer: Fred Kyle - fmkyle@fcps.edu
Girls Soccer: Kayla Briggs - krbriggs@fcps.edu
Softball: Joe Mills - jtmills@fcps.edu
Boys Tennis: TBA
Girls Tennis: Caren Penso - ctpenso@fcps.edu
Crew: TBA - southlakeshscrew@gmail.com
IMPORTANT LINKS
Athletic Registration
SLHS Coaches Directory
Athletic Booster Club Information
NFHS Network, South Lakes HS
Stay in touch with Seahawk
South Lakes Athletic and Activities Office: 703-715-4517
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