Cycling Tips & Stories

One of William Shakespeare's seven ages of man was "the schoolboy, creeping like a snail unwillingly to school."

Today's scholars, riding a school bus, their parents' or their own cars, might hoot atthat description.

But wait. A Sept. 7 story in the News-Leader, "Bus runs on kid power," told about a Walking School Bus program at Weaver Elementary School.

Children sign up to walk between home and school, with adult volunteers for safety and protection. The Walking School Bus offers hope that kids will use their feet for something besides kicking back in front of TV or a video game.

There are now 50 youngsters walking in three groups, said Julie Siglock, vice president of the Weaver PTA.