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Charlie Lynne Howells and Arianna Esposito were Ormond Beach Elementary School's winners for FDOT's annual Mobility Week Bike Lane Design Contest. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Ormond Beach Elementary art teacher Kim Kinsler claps for the winners and finalists of FDOT's Mobility Week Bike Lane Design Contest. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Ormond Beach Elementary Principal Shannon Hay smiles as her daughter Charlie Lynne Howells walks toward the stage to accept her certificate. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Libertad Acosta-Anderson, Passenger Operations manager for FDOT District Five, and OBE's winner for kindergarten to second grade, Charlie Lynne Howells. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Libertad Acosta-Anderson, Passenger Operations manager for FDOT District Five, and OBE's winner for third to fifth grade, Arianna Esposito. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Libertad Acosta-Anderson, Passenger Operations manager for FDOT District Five, OBE fourth grader Arianna Esposito and her family, Nicholas, Alyssa and Dominic Esposito. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
(Back row) Ormond Beach Elementary Principal Shannon Hay, Nicolas Esposito, Alyssa Esposito, art teacher Kim Kinsler, Assistant Principal Francenia Maddox-Barrs, and (front row) Dominic and Arianna Esposito. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Ormond Beach Elementary Principal Shannon Hay, Justin Howells, OBE second grader Charlie Lynne Howells and Libertad Acosta-Anderson, Passenger Operations manager for FDOT District Five. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
OBE Assistant Principal Francenia Maddox-Barrs, Principal Shannon Hay and her husband Justin Howells, art teacher Kinsler and Carlie Lynne Howells. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Libertad Acosta-Anderson, Passenger Operations manager for FDOT District Five, speaks to OBE students in their school's auditorium. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Libertad Acosta-Anderson, Passenger Operations manager for FDOT District Five, contest finalists Crosby Domasky, London Clark, Olivia Torres, Quinlee Anderson, and art teacher Kim Kinsler. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
OBE students participate in a safety presentation. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
OBE students participate in a safety presentation. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Charlie Lynn Howells' design, "The Colorful Bike Rider." Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Arianna Esposito's design, "Flame of Safety." Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Justin Howells, OBE Principal Shannon Hay, art teacher Kim Kinsler and OBE second grader Charlie Lynne Howells pose with her winning design for FDOT's Mobility Week Bike Lane Design Contest. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
OBE second grade student Charlie Lynne Howells poses with her winning design, now painted in front of her school. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Justin, Alyssa, Arianna and Dominic Esposito and art teacher Kim Kinsler pose with Arianna's winning design. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
OBE fourth grader Arianna Esposito poses with her winning design, now painted in front of her school. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
OBE students Arianna Esposito and Charlie Lynne Howells pose with their families, and staff members from the school, FDOT and the city of Ormond Beach. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Charlie Lynne Howells poses next to her design with her second grade class and teacher Jeanne Neat. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Arianna Esposito poses behind her design with her fourth grade class. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Have you seen the new additions to Ormond Beach Elementary School's front sidewalk?
The Florida Department of Transportation recognized two OBE students on Monday, May 13, for winning the state agency's annual Mobility Week Bike Lane Design Contest. Fourth grade student Arianna Esposito and second grade student Charlie Lynne Howells were selected as the school's winners of the contest, for which the school had submitted 40 entries. The designs were created during FDOT District Five's Mobility Week, a weeklong celebration held each fall that promotes safe, multimodal transportation choices, according to a press release.
What did Arianna and Charlie win? Their winning designs — "The Colorful Bike Rider" and "Flame of Safety" have been painted in front of the school.
“Hundreds of students ride their bike to school every day in Central Florida, and it's our job to teach them about safety," said Libertad Acosta-Anderson, Passenger Operations manager for FDOT District Five in the press release. "What better way to encourage safe cycling practices than a fun personalized piece of artwork by their school.”
May is National Bike Month, and FDOT is recognizing all of its winners at several events held throughout the month. In addition to the unveiling of the designs, FDOT also recognized the school's finalists, gave students a safety presentation and provided goodie bags containing bike safety items.
OBE's unveiling was the second event held by FDOT for the winners.
