Orange County Public Schools honors Maddison, Eva and Alyssa for WalkSafe Posters

The Orange County Public School Board recognized three special young ladies at its April 14 board meeting.

Congratulations to Maddison Anneus from Lake Silver Elementary, Eva Robinson from Lake Sybelia Elementary, and Alyssa Witting from Lake George Elementary, who were all honored for their winning 2015 WalkSafe® Statewide Pedestrian Safety Poster Contest.

They created colorful posters that stressed the importance of pedestrian safety.

Maddison and Eva, who both attended the school board meeting, displayed their posters to the school board members and received individual recognition.

Thank you OCPS and WalkSafe for partnering with us and a big thank you to Maddison, Eva and Alyssa’s teachers and parents.

WalkSafe® is a three-day curriculum created by the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine that aims to decrease the number of children injured as pedestrians, increase physical activity, and encourage the use of walkable environments. The curriculum combines classroom instruction, interactive practice through physical education, and conceptual learning through art class culminating in submissions to the annual poster contest.

Best Foot Forward and OCPS teamed up with WalkSafe to educate students about pedestrian safety. This year 27 elementary schools and 17,315 students took part in the curriculum – an increase of 34 percent from last year.

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