With a new school year upon us, BikeTexas sends our best wishes to students, teachers, and parents as they set out on this new learning adventure. Here’s to an excellent year! As you’re gathering school supplies and planning your new routine, don’t forget to consider how you’ll get to school. Biking or walking to school […]
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Education Station: Bike Back to School 2022
Via the BikeTexas Archives, Hear the Late Congressman James Oberstar Talking about SRTS at #TTAT2022
We have a slate of incredible speakers and exciting topics lined up for TTAT 2022, and we don’t want you to miss it! Register today and enjoy three days of informative, top-notch presentations from wherever you are. You’ll hear from experienced trails and active transportation professionals who are working hard right now in their communities. […]
Top of the Class: Bike Back to School 2021
Ready or not, the new school year is here! We send our best wishes to students, teachers, and parents as they set out on this new learning adventure. With all the uncertainties that this new school year brings, changing up your school trip routine might be low on your priority list. But biking or walking […]
Amarillo Children’s Health and Safety Fair
The first Amarillo Children’s Health and Safety Fair was held on Saturday, September 15, 2007, from noon to 4 p.m. This event was presented by the Amarillo Family Wellness Group. I began organizing the health and safety fair in May of this year in order to promote healthy lifestyles of the children of Amarillo and […]
Cub Scout Troop #24 Membership Drive
Once again Cub Scout Troop #24 called upon the Texas Bicycle Coalition Safe Routes to School Program to provide incentive for students to join the Scouts. Thursday, September 6, 2007 was the second year for Troop #24 to request help from Bike Texas to entice students to become involved in Scouting. Local Outreach Coordinator Cunningham […]
Kohl’s Cares for Kids
Unintentional and preventable injuries are the leading cause of death for children younger than 14. Through the Kohl’s Cares for Kids initiative, associates volunteer at The Children’s Hospital at Northwest Texas Healthcare System in Amarillo, Texas. They organize parties, participate in arts-and-crafts activities, and stock the playroom with toys for children during their hospital stays. […]
Martin Road Skate Park
The City of Amarillo had a grand opening ceremony for a new skate park Saturday, September 8, 2007. This project was funded by the 2006/2007 Parks Division Capital Improvement Program. It is a “street course” type design which can be utilized by bikers and skate boarders. Avid skaters and BMX Free Style bike riders can […]
Gold’s Gym – Girl Scout Thin Mint Challenge
Race #2 of the West Texas Series was held Sunday, Sept 9th, 2007. The spring and summer rains have made the Girl Scout Trails spectacular with all the tree’s and incredible terrain. Chris Podzemny and other volunteers have worked many hours over the last two months to manicure the trails into ideal condition. Cabins at […]
KidsFest 2007
America’s Promise in Amarillo, in conjunction with the third annual KidsFest helped students with back-to-school needs. The free event offered a variety of activities Saturday, August 18, 2007 at Thompson Park, in Amarillo from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. KidsFest focuses on the five areas of America’s Promise: Ongoing relationships with caring adults – parents, […]
PCHEA Back to School Extravaganza
Panhandle Christian Home Educators Association is a home school support group whose purpose is to encourage people in the process of teaching their children at home. They offer opportunities to gather for fellowship and to share ideas. It provides basic information needed to get started in home education by providing information about removing your child […]
Amarillo & Canyon High School Cycling Club
Amarillo and Canyon students will have an opportunity to be the first in the panhandle to benefit from a unique opportunity. High school students will have an alternative to earn Physical Education credits to fulfill their academic requirements for graduation by riding their bicycle. That’s right. Amarillo and Canyon Independent School Districts have programs in […]
NAMI Bicycle Tour
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious mental illness and their families. Dedicated NAMI members, leaders, and friends work tirelessly across all levels to meet a shared NAMI mission of support, education, advocacy, and research for people living […]
Mayor Rides with Residents
Amarilloans of all ages cycled with Mayor Debra McCartt at Monday’s “Move with the Mayor” bike ride. The 15-mile moderately paced bike ride began June 25, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. at Gander Mountain, 10300 W. Interstate 40. Riders headed west on the Interstate 40 access road to Bushland Road, then turned onto the I-40 east […]
Girl Scout Troop 189 Bike Safety Skills Drills
Summer fun leads into Back-to-School travel safety for Girl Scout Troop 189. Neighbors and passersby got a glimpse of the Troop as the girls practiced on the Avondale Elementary School parking lot Tuesday, July 24th afternoon. Starting and stopping, hand signals, scanning, rock dodge, steering around hazards, rock split, quick stop, snail race and other […]
Bushland Summer Day Camp
If you live and work in this small town, you wear many hats, as Stephanie Braddock can attest to. She is an Elementary School Counselor, District Homeless Liaison, District Safe and Drug Free School Coordinator, Elementary Health Committee Chairperson, School-wide Behavior Committee Chairperson (STARS Committee), Crisis Prevention Intervention Instructor, as well as “Mom” and a […]
Safe Routes Reaches 2000 Students in Lubbock This May
As part of the Safe Routes to School initiative, Durwood Mayfield, TBC Local Outreach Manager, and Sherman Phillips, TBC Local Outreach Coordinator, taught bicycle and pedestrian safety to students in kindergarten through 5th grade at four elementary schools in Lubbock this month. Students were taught the importance of wearing a helmet by describing what could […]
Safety City Health Fair
Durwood Mayfield, TBC Local Outreach Manager, and Sherman Phillips, TBC Local Outreach Coordinator, participated in Lubbock’s Safety City Kids Health Fair on Saturday, May 12. Approximately 300 kids and their parents visited the Texas Bicycle Coalition Safe Routes to School booth. There, they received information on the importance of wearing a helmet while bicycling, the […]
LOC’s Visit Grapevine Elementary
TBC Local Outreach Coordinators in Fort Worth, Elaine Wiliams and KC Jones visited Grapevine Elementary April 5th to encourage the P.E. teacher, Ramie Allison, and her 4th grade class to bicycle. “I was thrilled to see over a hundred bikes in the racks. The students were so well behaved it made the session a real […]
West Texas Elementary Health Fair Extravaganza
Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips Consolidated Independent School District held their West Texas Elementary School Health Fair Extravaganza Thursday, May 10, 2007. School nurse, Sharon Earls, BSN, organized the all day event for almost 300 pre-kindergarten through 5th grade students. She has worked at PSPCISD for 23 years. Mrs. Earls’ experience and organizational skills were evident throughout this event […]
Safe Kids Week, 2007
To celebrate the end of 2007 Safe Kids Week, Amarillo hosted an event at Will Rogers Elementary School on Friday, May 4th, 2007. Safe Kids Week events are fun ways for families to learn that close supervision, proper safety devices and other simple prevention measures help children avoid injury. Summer is fast approaching and the […]
