Heat has school officials keeping close eye on athletes

School officials are keeping a close eye on the athletes in this heat, and have trainers in place in case anything goes wrong.

When temperatures soar in the Valley -- schools do everything they can to make sure their students are on point when it comes to their safety.

Bullard High School Athletic Director Brandon Gilbert said, "Luckily we knew this temperature was going to be here today so we've been telling our kids really for the last week to make sure you're hydrated."

The heat wave arrived just in time for the Valley championships in tennis, and division sectionals in softball at Bullard High School. So officials took extra steps to provide students and spectators with shelter from the hot sun.

"What we've done is provide some canopies for the tennis players, we've got a lot of trees out by the softball field," said Gilbert. "We've got a lot of water. Something we're doing different today is putting some ice chests in between the courts so the kids can keep their water or Gatorade so when the switch sides they can hydrate then as well."

At Washington Union High School in Easton, instructors moved PE indoors and modified the kids' activities to keep them safe and comfortable away from the heat.

PE Instructor Jessica Rybaczyk said, "The intensity has changed so not so much endurance type running or workouts but some where they get a break or work with a partner and incorporating a lot of water breaks too for them."

School officials will continue to monitor the weather and air quality tomorrow as the temperatures are expected to be even higher. And some are already making plans to keep students indoors during PE.