On Friday, May 18th, a large number of students who attend St. Mary Catholic Community School in Crown Point pedaled to school. Students were excited and many parents joined in on the school’s annual “Ride-your-bike-to-school Day.” The group traveled from The Lake County Fairgrounds to St. Mary’s were they were met at the school by many of their classmates who rode from other directions.
Setting a school record, over 300 happy students and parents rode their bikes to school! St. Mary’s 5th grader, Sofia Valdes said, “Riding to school with all my friends was amazing!” Her classmate Sammie Noren added, “It was good exercise too!” “We’re very grateful to Mike Wysocki from the city’s Emergency Management Association, Ed from Ed’s Bicycle Repair, and the nice folks at the Lake County Fairgrounds for helping us make this year’s event the best one yet,” said St. Mary’s principal, Tom Ruiz.
St. Mary Catholic Community School in Crown Point has been educating children in the Roman Catholic tradition since 1872. The school offers grade levels Pre-Kindergarten through eight. St. Mary’s faculty teaches a rich curriculum supported by leading-edge technology. St. Mary’s is currently accepting applications for new students in grades Jr.PK (three year olds) through grade eight for the 2018-2019 school year. To learn more about St. Mary’s School visit stmarycp.org/school.