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Bike/Walk Challenge Day Two: 1,050 Hit Sidewalks
New single-day record Tuesday for Vienna schools' challenge
The second day of Vienna's Bike/Walk challenge set a new single-day record Tuesday, as 1,050 students from five elementary schools walked, biked or scootered to class.
The highest single-day total in last year's contest, between three elementary schools,
Tuesday's participation also
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Vienna Elementary School Principal John Carmichael surprised students this morning by joining them on the sidewalk; School Board member Pat Hynes joined Wolftrap Elementary School students as they walked to class.
Tuesday's numbers showed not only an increase in total students, but also in the percentage of schools' designated walkers — those who live within a mile of the building — taking on the challenge. During the school year, many of these students will get a ride to school instead of going by foot.
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At Wolftrap, 216 students walked to class — 84.5 percent of the school's total 264 designated walkers.
Other schools, like Vienna and Louise Archer Elementary, had more than 100 percent of their designated walker population participating on Tuesday.
For pictures from Cunningham Park, Marshall Road and Louise Archer Elementary Schools, click through the gallery in the media player above.
Full results:
Tuesday's Counts
Walkers
Bikers
Total Single-Car
Dropoff
Carpool Cars
Students by Bus Cunningham Park 152
1
153
32
57
58
Louise Archer 281
8
289
Marshall Road 202
25
227
Wolftrap
216 7 223
114 cars dropped off 140 kids via KissNRide
Vienna
140
18
158
54 cars brought 72 students in the KissNRide
Total 991
59
1050
Overall:
Monday Walkers/Bikers Tuesday Walkers/Bikers Wednesday Walkers/Bikers Thursday
Walkers/Bikers
Friday
Walkers/Bikers Total Cunningham Park 89 153
932 Louise Archer 181 289
Marshall Road 103 227
Wolftrap 84 223
1,021 Vienna 125 158
593 Totals 582
1050
2546*
Percentage of School Population
Number of Walkers/Bikers
Total Student Population
Percent of population participating
(Tuesday)
Percent of walking population participating
(Tuesday) Cunningham Park 153 488
31.4 % 351
43.6 % Louise Archer 289 793
36.5 %
125
231 % Marshall Road 227 652
34.8 %
239
94 % Wolftrap
223
578
38.6 %
264
84.5 % Vienna
158 359
44 %
116
136 % Total 1050
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