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Walk to School Day is fun
5/11/2008 | Today's Georgetown Times Online Edition
Published on 4/24/2008
On Tuesday, the Georgetown County School District, along with other South Carolina school districts, celebrated Walk to School Day.
Schools participating in the county were:
Andrews Elementary
7:15 to 7:45 a.m. -- Parent dropoff at Andrews High School Stadium. Students walked the sports track.
7:45 to 7:50 a.m. -- Pledge of Allegiance, Panda Pledge and group picture.
7:50 to 8:10 a.m. -- Walk to School March (begin on Gapway Road, make a left on sidewalk in front of school).
8:10 a.m. -- Breakfast in classroom.
Rosemary Middle
At 7:40 a.m., students met at Andrews Christian School, which also participated in walk.
Walk proceeded down the street that separates Rosemary campus and Andrews Christian School.
Students walked through the back gate of Rosemary and into the cafeteria.
Sampit Elementary
Walk began at 1:30 p.m. in the multimedia room with a rally that included a wacky walk competition, along with a discussion about healthy physical activities. All the students then walked around perimeter of school. After the walk, they met in the multipurpose room again and discussed the benefit of walking. Students received stickers and pencils provided by the district.
Waccamaw Elementary
Theme was Walk to a Safe and Healthier School at WES.
Health specialists from HealthPoint came and spoke to the children. Activities included:
* Walk to School assembly
* Physical activity session
* Walk around the perimeter of the school (front to back)
* In-class activities
* Advertise in Waccamaw Weekly
* Sent flier home to parents
* Distributed pencils and markers to students
* Served healthy snacks to students after the walk
PTA/Business Partners assisted with healthy snacks.
Student Senate assisted with the walk.
Georgetown Middle
Administrator Tyrone Davis and several other community members greeted walkers as they arrived on campus. Each person was in charge of giving an item (GMS bulldog wristbands, GMS bulldog Walk to School Day pencils, Walk to School Day pencils sent by the district office, a healthy granola bar and a sticker) to each walker. The adults enjoyed themselves, and students were very appreciative of the attention and the items they received.
Maryville Elementary
Students met at Screven Baptist Church on South Island Road between 7:30 to 7:45 a.m. and started walking at 7:45 a.m. to the school. They arrived at the school around 8 a.m. As students were walking, they sang.
Several pictures were taken of students who participated and stickers, and pencils, provided by the district, were handed out.
Then the students who wanted to eat breakfast went to the cafeteria. They wore blue shirts.
McDonald Elementary
The walk took place around perimeter of school beginning at 9:15 a.m. The entire school participated.
Children made a circle (one student remarked that they were making a big earth) behind the school and principal spoke on the benefits of walking and riding bikes to school.
Children continued to the front of the school for a healthy snack, pencils and stickers.
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