ASK Elementary School's Walking School Bus
 POSTED: May 3, 2012
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Anna S. Kuhl Elementary School’s Fit Kids Committee has created the school’s first-ever Walking School Bus.
The Walking Bus - which was comprised of nearly 75 students, parents, staff and community leaders - hit the streets of Port Jervis May 3. The caravan of children and adults – dressed in bright yellow clothing and safety vests – enjoyed a fun walk to school.

All ASK students in grades 2-6, who are considered “walkers,” were invited to participate, along with their parents and adult family members…It was like carpooling to school without the car!
 

According to event organizers Nicole Beam and Lori Sexton, studies show, for various reasons, fewer children are walking to school, and more children are at risk of becoming overweight. The Fit Kids Committee organized the Walking School Bus to encourage more students to walk and enjoy exercising.

The Walking School Bus started at the corner of East Main Street and Kingston Avenue at the J’s Mobil Gas station and proceeded down Kingston Avenue/Culvert Street/Route 209 until it reached the ASK Elementary School playground. Fit Kids Committee members and volunteers were stationed at each bus stop and walked with the "bus." Several Port Jervis police officers, including Police Chief Bill Worden, traveled the route, along with School District Superintendent John Xanthis, Assistant Superintendent John Bell and Port Jervis Councilman at Large Kelly Decker.