Hurricane Milton is already levying an impact on high school sports in Palm Beach County ahead of its projected impact on Florida’s west coast this week.
The Palm Beach County School District issued a statement Monday afternoon regarding the closure of public schools on Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
“All District-operated schools and offices will be closed Wednesday, October 9 and Thursday, October 10,” the District’s statement reads. “Extracurricular activities, after-care programs, sports, school meetings, and other on-campus events are also canceled Wednesday, October 9 and Thursday, October 10.
Additionally, while schools will remain open with classes as normal on Tuesday, all extracurricular activities, including all athletic events, were cancelled.
All schools, classes, and extracurricular activities are scheduled to return to normal on Friday at this time.
Below, find a list of games that have been cancelled because of the storm.
Volleyball
Katz Yeshiva at FAU High
King’s Academy at Pine Crest
Atlantic at John I. Leonard
Santaluces at Trinity Christian
St. Andrew’s at Jupiter
Glades Day at LaBelle
Boynton Beach at Forest Hill
Park Vista at Lake Worth Christian
Dr. Joaquín García at Jupiter Christian
Dreyfoos School of the Arts at Wellington
West Boca at Spanish River
Volleyball
Key West at Boca Raton
Royal Palm Beach at American Heritage-Delray
Olympic Heights at Atlantic
John I. Leonard at Palm Beach Central
Spanish River at Park Vista
Lake Worth at Boynton Beach
Football
Jupiter Christian at American Heritage (rescheduled for Monday, Oct. 14)
Palm Beach Central at Palm Beach Lakes
Boynton Beach at Northeast
Spanish River at Stoneman Douglas
Coconut Creek at Atlantic
Lake Worth at John I. Leonard
Dwyer at Palm Beach Gardens
Park Vista at Santaluces
Royal Palm Beach at West Boca
Coral Glades at Boca Raton
Wellington at Jupiter
Glades Central at Bishop Verot
Dr. Joaquín García at Dillard
Volleyball
Forest Hill at FAU High
Boca Raton at Westminster Academy
Jupiter at Benjamin
Atlantic at Olympic Heights
Palm Beach Central at Park Vista
Palm Beach Gardens at Royal Palm beach
Cardinal Newman and Dr. Joaquín García
Wellington at Suncoast
Boynton Beach at Palm Beach Lakes
Clewiston at Glades Day
This is a developing story. Updates will be provided as information becomes available.
Alex Peterman is a high school sports reporter for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at apeterman@gannett.com.
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This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Hurricane Milton: Palm Beach County high school sports schedule changes
