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Board approves WHSAA membership; trustees question high soccer assessment fees
Summary
The board voted to approve Wyoming High School Activities Association membership and activity enrollment for 2025–26, and named Max Mills as district representative. Trustees questioned unusually high soccer assessment fees cited in the WHSAA billing.
The Fremont County School District No. 25 board approved membership and activity enrollment in the Wyoming High School Activities Association (WHSAA) for the 2025–26 school year and designated Max Mills as the district’s official representative.
During discussion, a board member raised concerns about assessment fees for soccer, noting the fee listed as $635 (per team/gender) compared with a base enrollment fee of $60. The board member said soccer’s assessment “is 10 times the other sports” and called the amount “unbelievable.” A district speaker cited the WHSAA constitution (as reported in the meeting) — “Article 8 section 6 or 13 section 6” — to explain that activities with negative balances for 2024–25 carry an assessment to recover shortfalls.
Why it matters: WHSAA membership enables student participation in sanctioned activities and tournaments. Assessment fees and activity charges affect school budgets for athletics and extracurricular programming.
Motion and outcome: A board member moved to approve WHSAA membership and activity enrollment for 2025–26 and to appoint Max Mills as the district representative; a second was recorded and the board adopted the recommendation by voice vote with no opposed members noted.
Fee details discussed: According to comments recorded at the meeting, the WHSAA base enrollment fee is $60, but an additional assessment had been added for activities that ran a negative balance in 2024–25. Soccer’s assessment was cited around $635 per gender (the transcript lists $635 as the assessed amount), and board members discussed contributing causes such as referee travel costs and low gate receipts for soccer events compared with higher‑gate sports (basketball, football).
Next steps: Board members requested district staff (Trevor) provide the board with the WHSAA fee breakdown for review. The transcript records that the motion passed by voice vote and that no further action on fee relief or appeals was recorded at the meeting.
