OCPS announces Oct. 25 as Hurricane Helene, Milton make up day

Orange County Public Schools has announced that Friday, Oct. 25, will serve as the make-up day for missed school days because of the recent hurricanes.

By Sam Albuquerque
| 4:00 a.m. October 12, 2024

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West Orange Times & Observer

Following Orange County Public Schools' announcement that school will reopen Tuesday, Oct. 15 — with Monday, Oct. 14 already being a predetermined student holiday and teacher workday — it has also determined that Friday, Oct. 25 will serve as the make-up day for time missed due to Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

Although OCPS closed campuses for four days due to the two storms, due to the number of instructional minutes in the OCPS student schedule, only one make-up day will be needed.

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OCPS also announced that all extracurricular and after school activities — including sports — may resume Oct. 14, and rescheduling of athletic events postponed due to the storm may begin. Practices may also resume voluntarily during the weekend.

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Sam Albuquerque

A native of João Pessoa, Brazil, Sam Albuquerque moved in 1997 to Central Florida as a kid. After earning a communications degree in 2016 from the University of Central Florida, he started his career covering sports as a producer for a local radio station, ESPN 580 Orlando. He went on to earn a master’s degree in editorial journalism from Northwestern University, before moving to South Carolina to cover local sports for the USA Today Network’s Spartanburg Herald-Journal. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his lovely wife, Sarah, newborn son, Noah, and dog named Skulí.