Wednesday morning was brisk - 39 degrees at about 8 am - but biking to school was a pretty easy call for Hoover Elementary first grader Lizzie Peters. ...
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Northwood Students Encouraged to Walk to School on Wednesday
Northwood PTA sponsors International Walk to School Day event to promote the benefits of safely walking or biking to school. By Jessica Schrader "Walking school buses" are a popular choice to make parents feel more comfortable with their child walking ...
Hundreds of South Bay students opt to walk, pedal to school this month
Students walking or biking to school are recognized every morning at the crosswalks nearby with a red raffle ticket for monthly raffles, and those who take ...
Clemson Elementary holding Walk/Bike to School Day
Most mornings the third grader and other students from his neighborhood bike their way to Clemson Elementary. Connor's mother, Eunice Lehmacher, said she and other parents found some off-road routes. "He gets to school that way," she said. ...
International Walk (or bike) to School Day is Wednesday
The international event that promotes walking or biking (maybe scootering would be good, too?) to school hosts its United States event on Wednesday. ...
Some officials want more students walking or biking to school
by Kali Schumitz | Staff Writer Fairfax County Supervisor Jeff McKay (D-Lee) believes that getting more students to walk or bike to school would be a win ...
Students walking, biking to school takes planning
We know the value of students walking or biking to school. So why didn't officials work from the start to make that happen? This is the same situation that ...
Michigan Principal Punishes Students For Biking To School
by Beth Buczynski Walking and biking to school is an integral part of First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" campaign to end childhood obesity. Yet, when 64 Michigan high school students took it upon themselves to replace the usual senior prank with ...
Siebert students learn about safe biking in preparation for Bike to School Day
The fourth and fifth grade students had a hands-on opportunity today to learn and practice skills that will give them the knowledge they need to practice safe biking habits to and from school and in their neighborhoods." Siebert Principal Susan Johnson ...
School board approves pay-to-participate policy
(Click on the PDF, right, to view a copy of the policy.) Students will pay one fee to take part in as many activities as they want, the board decided. The other option had been to charge students a per-activity fee. The district spends about $1.5 ...
It's time to walk or bike to school again
While many adults over 30 remember enjoying walking and biking to and from school, today it's very different. Although 40 years ago half of all US school children walked to school, today less that 10 percent of school children in kindergarten to 10th ...