Bay
Bike to School Challenge announces that one of its sponsors, bicycle
manufacturer Raleigh Bicycles, will be awarding a $1,000 scholarship to a Bay
Bike to School Challenge participant in the senior class at Bay High School.
To
qualify, applicants must:
·
Complete
an application and submit it to the Bay High School Guidance Office by Monday,
May 6, 2012.
·
Bicycle
from home to Bay High School at least 10 days during the 2013 Bay Bike To
School Challenge between May 6 and May 24. Applicants must submit their
completed Bike To School ride cards to the Guidance Office, where a copy will
be made of each one and attached to their application. The original ride card
can then be redeemed for the BTS Challenge t-shirt and/or put into the grand
prize drawing.
·
Once
the applicant has biked 10 times (or completed two ride cards), the application
will be activated for consideration.
·
There
is no GPA requirement.
·
Representatives
from Raleigh Bicycles and Bay Bike To School Challenge will select the winner
based on the following criteria: Application essays showing a passion for
bicycling and a commitment to a healthy life and/or environment, as well as
participation in Bay Bike To School Challenge.
The scholarship will be awarded on Friday, May 24, at the school-wide assembly at Bay High School that concludes Bay Bike to School Challenge. For more scholarship details and to download an application, go to www.centurycycles.com/for/BTS or www.bayvillageschools.com.
In
addition to offering these scholarships as part of its sponsorship of Bay Bike
To School Challenge, Raleigh Bicycles is providing the program’s grand prizes
(two Raleigh bicycles each for Bay Middle School and Bay High School), which
students can enter to win after every four bicycle rides to school between May
6 and May 24. Raleigh Bicycles will also give each school $500 if its students
exceed the bike-riding milestones set by last year’s challenge, and it plans to
award the City of Bay Village with a $1,000 grant to improve bicycling
infrastructure in the city.
“By including a scholarship in their generous sponsorship of Bay Bike To School Challenge, Raleigh Bicycles demonstrates that it is not just a partner in the Bay Schools’ effort to make the planet a better place by encouraging students to find healthy and green methods of transportation, but that they also support the value and importance the Bay Schools place upon education,” said Jason Martin, principal of Bay High School.
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