Photo: International Walk to School Day.
Wednesday, Oct. 3 marks the 22nd International Walk to School Day, which has become an annual event of pedestrian fun for students, parents and staff of Wellington Elementary.
For nearly a decade, the Wellington has celebrated the day with “celebrity walkers” – teachers, staff, town officials, and a few celebs – who lead groups parents and students from designated locations east and west of Common Street down to the Wellington.
Beginning in 1997, Walk to School Day is a global event that involves 4,800 schools in more than 40 countries who are all walking and biking to school on the same day with the goal of beginning a worldwide movement for year-round safe routes to schools for walkers and bike riders. The event is sponsored by The National Center for Safe Routes to School which is committed to empowering communities to make walking and bicycling to school a safe, appealing, preferred choice for families.
Want to join? Here are the locations; you can walk from as far away as Grove Street and Unity Avenue (that’s a hike!) to as short as School and Goden streets. Come join the fun.
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WHO WHEN WHERE |
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Ms. Becca Pizzi World Challenge Marathon Women’s Champion Ms. Colleen McBride 2nd Grade Teacher |
7:30 a.m. |
Grove St. and Unity Ave. triangle |
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Fire Chief David Frizzell Belmont Fire Department Mrs. Susan Tudisco Retired SPED Professional Aide Mr. Craig McMahan Music Teacher |
7:45 a.m. |
Elm St. and Lewis Rd. |
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Mr. John Phelan Belmont Schools Superintendent Mr. Steven Tenhor 4th Grade Teacher Mrs. JoAnn Papalia Retired Main Office Clerical Aide |
8:00 a.m. |
Payson Rd. and Common St. |
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Ms. Aimee Doherty Physical Education Teacher Mrs. Melissa Hart Belmont Soccer Assoc. Board Member & Coach |
8:00 a.m. |
Oakley Rd. and Payson Rd. triangle |
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Ms. Mina Vahedi & Ms. Lindsay DeBello Kindergarten Teachers Mr. Ray Johnson PTO Co-President |
8:05 a.m. |
Horace Rd. and Brettwood Rd. |
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Mr. Stephen Lambert Wellington Interim Principal Ms. Annemarie Stewart Wellington Assistant Principal Ms. Sheila Walsh Wellington Guidance Counselor |
8:15 a.m. |
Hillcrest Rd. and Common St. |
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Ms. Joanna Kaselis-Tzouvelis Mrs. Ali Skelly Pre-K Teacher Mr. Jason Greenwood Speech Therapy |
8:15 a.m. |
Orchard St. and Amelia St. triangle |
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Mrs. Kristen (Mrs. B.) Bell 1st Grade Teacher Ms. Ellen Fink Kindergarten Teacher Ms. Christina Cammarata Art Teacher |
8:15 a.m. |
Hillcrest Rd. and Goden St. |
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Ms. Meghan Clow 3rd Grade Teacher Mrs. Meryl Junik PTO Co-President |
8:15 a.m. |
Clark St. and Thomas St. |
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Ms. Rachel Overbeck Children’s Librarian, Belmont Public Library Officer Kristine Pugliese Belmont Police Department |
8:20 a.m. |
School St. and Goden St. |
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The Moozy Cow Moozy’s Ice Cream and Yogurt Emporium “Joey” Launch Mascot Launch Watertown |
8:20 a.m. Waving to greet everyone |
Entrance to Wellington School |