Old Orchard Road residents Sophie Schinfeld, a first-grader, and her mother Stacie are the first walkers to arrive at Bruno M. Ponterio Ridge Street School the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 2 for International Walk to School Day. Ridge Street was one of 4,474 schools that participated across the nation.
First-grader David Gitkind smiles as he holds the hand of his sister Abigail, a kindergartner, as they make their way to school.
Kindergartner Skylar Koransky is one of the first to chalk in her name on a sidewalk outside of Ridge Street School to showcase that she walked all the way from home.
For the 11th year in a row, parents, students, dogs of all shapes and sizes, bikers, scooterers and walkers made their way to Ridge Street School.
Second-grader Lucas Weinfeld, 7, walks to Ridge Street School wearing his best Blind Brook attire.
Crossing guard Linda Kochanowicz stops oncoming traffic on Rockinghorse Trail to allow walkers to cross the street.
Third-grader Mia Zimmerman and fifth-grader Karly Vilato took International Walk to School Day to a whole new level by biking to Ridge Street School last Wednesday morning.
Kindergartner Jason Zhou (right) and his third-grade brother Ethan hold their father Sean’s hands as they walk up the hill to Ridge Street School.
First-grader Shannon Murphy, 5, pauses from her scootering to smile during International Walk to School Day.
Accompanied by his dog Bruce, Knollwood Drive resident James Vnenchak, 8, walks up the hill toward Ridge Street School with his mom Catherine.
