Physicals needed for athletic participation
All student athletes performing for Peabody-Burns junior or senior high school must have a current physical before participating in any type of athletic practice. Physicals must be taken after May 1 to be valid for the upcoming school year.
The physical form provided by the school district must be completed and signed by the student-athlete and parent or guardian before a physical can be obtained. Forms may be picked up at the school office.
The following schedule has been established for physicals on a walk-in basis.
Aug. 10 and Aug. 24, 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., Axtell Clinic, 203 East Broadway, Newton. $20 per physical, $10 returned to school from each physical.
Aug. 10, 1:30 to 3 p.m., Peabody Clinic, 500 West 4th, Peabody. $20 per physical.
Fees are payable at the door. No insurance paperwork will be filled out. A parent or guardian also has the option to go to a family physician where paperwork will be filed with an appropriate insurance carrier.
Questions can be addressed by calling Ray Savage at 620-983-2196 or 620-983-2817.
