- December 16, 2025
Students at Ormond Beach Elementary took a different route to school Oct. 8 in participation of National Walk to School Day.
Local kids recently experienced the many forgotten benefits of simply walking or biking to school.
Ormond Beach Elementary was one of the Volusia County schools that participated in National Walk to School Day, an event aimed at showing students all they can accomplish just by changing their mode of transportation. According to the organization’s website, www.walkbiketoschool.org, walking to school:
Trish Scuteri, office specialist at Ormond Beach Elementary, said the event is especially important for students at her school.
“Because all of our students live within two miles of our school,” Scuteri said in an email, “all students walk, ride their bikes or come in a vehicle. So we feel it is extra important to create a heightened awareness for our students.”
