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Lakeport students to participate in Oct. 4 ‘Walk to School Day’
The event is a joint effort between the Lakeport Police Department, Lakeport Public Works Department, LUSD administrators and members of the LUSD Wellness Council.
School district personnel are encouraging all students to join the festivities as they walk from the parking lot of the High Street Village shopping center to the school sites that morning.
School bus drivers will be dropping students at the staging area, and parents and guardians who usually drive children to the school sites are urged to drop their children off near the former market in the shopping center, starting at 7:30 a.m.
“We are excited about having our students, staff and parents take part in the International Walk to School Day,” said Superintendent April Leiferman. “We have the support and assistance of the City of Lakeport’s Police and Public Works departments. Their staff will be helping with traffic control so that our students will be able to make the walk safely.”
For brief periods of time, a portion of North High Street, Lakeshore Boulevard and Giselman Street will be closed to allow students to walk the route to school.
The Clear Lake High School marching band, accompanied by teachers, staff, and other volunteers, will lead two groups from the shopping center – the first at approximately 7:45 a.m. and the second at 8:15 a.m. Students who participate in the second walk will not be penalized for late arrival.
As walkers arrive, they will be greeted by enthusiastic staff and volunteers. The walkers will be treated to breakfast snacks, provided by LUSD’s Food Services Department, at their respective school sites. The breakfast will consist of muffins and juice, according to Food Services Director Jackie Courtney.
To learn more about the event, call Sue Stout, secretary, LUSD Curriculum & Instruction, at 707-263-2191, or send her an email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Parents wanting to volunteer as walkers or greeters should call to sign up.
“Walk to School Day” is recognized nationally and internationally. In the United States it is coordinated by the National Center for Safe Routes to School. Learn more at www.walkbiketoschool.org/.