Elementary Schools Participate in Walk to School Day

On Wednesday, about 85 students and their families at Jefferson Elementary School walked to school to show their support for October as Walk to School Month.

Throughout the month, schools in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school system are participating as part of the Winston-Salem Area Safe Routes to School Program (SRTS). Walk to School Days are designed to encourage students to walk on a regular basis as a way to be healthy, protect the environment, and be more alert at school.

Continuing a tradition started in 2008, Kimberley Park Elementary School held its Walk to School Day on International Walk to School Day, which was on Oct. 3 this year. Jefferson Elementary held its first Walk to School Day on Wednesday, Oct. 17, and Rural Hall Elementary and Sherwood Forest Elementary Schools are scheduled to have their Walk to School Days on Friday, Oct. 26.

The Safe Routes to School Program for the Winston-Salem Urban Area is sponsored by the City of Winston-Salem Department of Transportation.