Utah schools rally students to 'Walk More in Four'

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Shannon Wilson, a member of the UDOT Student Neighborhood Access Program (SNAP) team, rallies students at Arcadia Elementary in Taylorsville on Wednesday to walk to school at least three times a week during the month of September.

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Veronica Bach kisses her children Mackenzie, left, Alexander and Scarlet, goodbye at the entrance to Arcadia Elementary at 3461 W. 4850 South in Taylorsville on Wednesday, Aug. 31. Students, parents, school officials and UDOT kicked off

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Robert Hall, Director of Traffic Safety for UDOT, center, is surrounded by students promising to walk to school at Arcadia Elementary at 3461 West 4850 South in Taylorsville Wednesday morning August 31. Students, parents, school officials and UDOT kicked off

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Sixth-grade friends Sierra Unsworth, left, and Brooklyn Orrillo run hand in hand to the

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Parents walk with their children to Arcadia Elementary at 3461 W. 4850 South in Taylorsville on Wednesday, Aug. 31. Students, parents, school officials and UDOT kicked off

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Friends walk together to Arcadia Elementary at 3461 W. 4850 South in Taylorsville on Wednesday, Aug. 31. Students, parents, school officials and UDOT kicked off

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Parents walk with their children to Arcadia Elementary at 3461 W. 4850 South in Taylorsville on Wednesday, Aug. 31. Students, parents, school officials and UDOT kicked off

Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Sixth-grade friends Sierra Unsworth, left, and Brooklyn Orrillo run hand in hand to the

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Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Shannon Wilson, a member of the UDOT Student Neighborhood Access Program (SNAP) team, rallies students at Arcadia Elementary in Taylorsville on Wednesday to walk to school at least three times a week during the month of September. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Veronica Bach kisses her children Mackenzie, left, Alexander and Scarlet, goodbye at the entrance to Arcadia Elementary at 3461 W. 4850 South in Taylorsville on Wednesday, Aug. 31. Students, parents, school officials and UDOT kicked off "Walk More in Four," an annual statewide safe walking and biking to school challenge. This year the competition encourages all Utah K-8 students to safely walk or bike to school at least three days each week during the four weeks in September. The program offers a $500 prize for the school with the most participation. Additionally, students chart their progress for a chance to win prizes, including helmets, scooters and bikes. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Robert Hall, Director of Traffic Safety for UDOT, center, is surrounded by students promising to walk to school at Arcadia Elementary at 3461 West 4850 South in Taylorsville Wednesday morning August 31. Students, parents, school officials and UDOT kicked off "Walk More in Four," an annual statewide safe walking and biking to school challenge. This year the competition encourages all Utah K-8 students to safely walk or bike to school at least three days each week during the four weeks in September. The program offers a $500 prize for the school with the most participation. Additionally, students chart their progress for a chance to win prizes including helmets, scooters and bikes. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Sixth-grade friends Sierra Unsworth, left, and Brooklyn Orrillo run hand in hand to the "Walk to School" celebration at Arcadia Elementary at 3461 W. 4850 South in Taylorsville on Wednesday, Aug. 31. Students, parents, school officials and UDOT kicked off "Walk More in Four," an annual statewide safe walking and biking to school challenge. This year the competition encourages all Utah K-8 students to safely walk or bike to school at least three days each week during the four weeks in September. The program offers a $500 prize for the school with the most participation. Additionally, students chart their progress for a chance to win prizes, including helmets, scooters and bikes. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Parents walk with their children to Arcadia Elementary at 3461 W. 4850 South in Taylorsville on Wednesday, Aug. 31. Students, parents, school officials and UDOT kicked off "Walk More in Four," an annual statewide safe walking and biking to school challenge. This year the competition encourages all Utah K-8 students to safely walk or bike to school at least three days each week during the four weeks in September. The program offers a $500 prize for the school with the most participation. Additionally, students chart their progress for a chance to win prizes, including helmets, scooters and bikes. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Friends walk together to Arcadia Elementary at 3461 W. 4850 South in Taylorsville on Wednesday, Aug. 31. Students, parents, school officials and UDOT kicked off "Walk More in Four," an annual statewide safe walking and biking to school challenge. This year the competition encourages all Utah K-8 students to safely walk or bike to school at least three days each week during the four weeks in September. The program offers a $500 prize for the school with the most participation. Additionally, students chart their progress for a chance to win prizes, including helmets, scooters and bikes. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Parents walk with their children to Arcadia Elementary at 3461 W. 4850 South in Taylorsville on Wednesday, Aug. 31. Students, parents, school officials and UDOT kicked off "Walk More in Four," an annual statewide safe walking and biking to school challenge. This year the competition encourages all Utah K-8 students to safely walk or bike to school at least three days each week during the four weeks in September. The program offers a $500 prize for the school with the most participation. Additionally, students chart their progress for a chance to win prizes, including helmets, scooters and bikes. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Sixth-grade friends Sierra Unsworth, left, and Brooklyn Orrillo run hand in hand to the "Walk to School" celebration at Arcadia Elementary at 3461 W. 4850 South in Taylorsville on Wednesday, Aug. 31. Students, parents, school officials and UDOT kicked off "Walk More in Four," an annual statewide safe walking and biking to school challenge. This year the competition encourages all Utah K-8 students to safely walk or bike to school at least three days each week during the four weeks in September. The program offers a $500 prize for the school with the most participation. Additionally, students chart their progress for a chance to win prizes, including helmets, scooters and bikes.

The Salt Lake Tribune

· August 31, 2011 10:56 am

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An annual statewide campaign to encourage students to walk or bike to school kicked off early Wednesday with a pep rally at Arcadia Elementary School, 3461 W. 4850 South, Taylorsville.

The Utah Department of Transportation issued the "Walk More in Four" challenge, in which students in kindergarten through eighth grades will be urged to walk or bike to school at least three days each week during the four weeks of September. The school with the highest participation wins $500, and students who chart their progress are eligible for such prizes as bikes, scooters and helmets.

Walking and biking are good forms of exercise for students and reduces the need for car traffic at school, which improves safety for kids, officials said.

For more information about the challenge and how your student can participate, visit http://www.udot.utah.gov/snap. Even students who can't walk to school due to distance can still participate by practicing safe habits while walking or biking in their neighborhoods.