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Bike/Walk Challenge Day Five: Best Day Yet!
Largest numbers of participants recorded on Friday morning
On the final day of Vienna's Bike/Walk Challenge 2012, hundreds of kids made their way to school on Friday morning by walking, biking or scooting. The challege coincided with the .
Friday's grand total was 1,485 - the highest of the week. More than half of all elementary school students participated in the event.
Vienna Elementary School saw the largest ever bike count ever on Friday with 78 kids cycling to school.
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"We overflowed our two racks and the extra one brought over from the ball fields," said Sean McCall.
Wolf Trap Elementary's bike train had three Fairfax County Police Bike Patrol Officers and members of HPC Junior Team riding with students.
Louise Archer, the largest elementary school in Vienna, saw the most students participating this week.
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Stay tuned to Patch later this afternoon when we'll announce the big winner!
Friday's Counts:
Walkers and Scooters
Bikers
Total Single-Car
Dropoff
Carpool Cars
Students by Bus Cunningham Park 296
8
304
not reported
not reported
not reported
Louise Archer 353
8
361
not reported
not reported
not reported
Marshall Road 280
62
342
not reported
not reported
not reported
Wolftrap
209
76
285
70 cars dropped off 91 students
not reported
not reported
Vienna
115
78
193
42 Cars brought in 52 students not reported
not reported
Total 1253
232
1485
Overall:
Monday Walkers/Bikers Tuesday Walkers/Bikers Wednesday Walkers/Bikers Thursday
Walkers/Bikers
Friday
Walkers/Bikers Total Cunningham Park 89 153
211
230
304
987
Louise Archer 181 289 326
329
361
1486
Marshall Road 103 227
297
316
342
1285
Wolftrap 84 223
225
270
285
1087
Vienna 125 158
197
174
193
847
Totals 582
1050
1256
1317
1485
Percentage of School Population
Number of Walkers/Bikers
Total Student Population
Percent of population participating
(Wednesday)
(Wednesday) Number of designated walkers
Percent of walking population participating
(Wednesday) Cunningham Park 304
488
62
2
351
87
Louise Archer 361
793
45
1
125
288
Marshall Road 342
652
52
10
239
143
Wolftrap
285
578
49
13
264
107
Vienna
193
359
53
22
116
166
Total 1485
2870
51
8
1095
135
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