Crossing guard Hien Vo helps students walk to Johnson Middle School and Finley Elementary School in Westminster, CA on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025 during National Walk & Roll to School Day. The event encourages families to walk and bike to school using safe routes. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Safe routes to school and healthy habits were promoted on Wednesday as students walked and rolled to their classrooms.
The Westminster School District, along with districts across the county, celebrated National Walk & Roll to School Day.
The events promote exercise, as well as safety and the importance of obeying traffic laws, for both students and drivers.
Students walk to Finley Elementary School in Westminster, CA on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025 during National Walk & Roll to School Day. The event encourages families to walk and bike to school using safe routes. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Students and parents navigate traffic on the way to Finley Elementary School and Johnson Middle School in Westminster, CA on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025 during National Walk & Roll to School Day. The event encourages families to walk and bike to school using safe routes. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Traffic cone Veronica Johnson greets arriving students at Johnson Middle School in Westminster, CA on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025 during National Walk & Roll to School Day. The event encourages families to walk and bike to school using safe routes. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Students walk to Johnson Middle School in Westminster, CA on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025 during National Walk & Roll to School Day. The event encourages families to walk and bike to school using safe routes. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Students and police hand out treats and stickers at Johnson Middle School in Westminster, CA on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025 during National Walk & Roll to School Day. The event encourages families to walk and bike to school using safe routes. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Students walk to Johnson Middle School and Finley Elementary School in Westminster, CA on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025 during National Walk & Roll to School Day. The event encourages families to walk and bike to school using safe routes. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Crossing guard Hien Vo helps students walk to Johnson Middle School and Finley Elementary School in Westminster, CA on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025 during National Walk & Roll to School Day. The event encourages families to walk and bike to school using safe routes. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Students walk to Finley Elementary School in Westminster, CA on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025 during National Walk & Roll to School Day. The event encourages families to walk and bike to school using safe routes. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
To help, the city of Westminster has created maps highlighting recommended walking and biking routes. The maps are available on the city and school district websites and were distributed in the schools.
Once at school, students at Johnson Middle School and Finley Elementary School, which sit side by side, were greeted by Westminster police officers, city officials, and an orange traffic cone character.
