Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day - Aycock Elementary

On Friday, November 13, Aycock Elementary School’s fourth- and fifth-grade students will participate in Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day! This event encourages safe walking and biking while honoring Ruby Bridges’ bravery and inspiring students to practice kindness, embrace inclusion, and show courage in their own lives.

 

Friday, November 13, 2026

Event window: 9–11 a.m.

This program is for participating Aycock Elementary School fourth- and fifth-grade students.

 

Students will walk to Fox Pond Amphitheater for a story reading and song, then explore the Ruby Bridges StoryWalk on their return to school. The walking activity and program will take approximately one hour.

 

Each participating student will receive a Ruby Bridges–themed drawstring bag, a flag pennant, and walking and biking safety goodies!

 

The event will conclude with a raffle! One lucky student will receive a children’s book about Ruby Bridges and a reflective backpack to help increase their visibility to drivers while walking or biking to and from school.

 

In case of rain, students will walk the upstairs track at Aycock Recreation Center, with StoryWalk panels displayed along the wall.

 

For questions or concerns about the event, please contact Ashley Zuniga, Safe Routes to School Regional Program Coordinator at Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments, at azuniga@kerrtarcog.org or (252)-436-2040, ext. 2009.

 

Presented in partnership by Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments’ Safe Routes to School Program and Aycock Elementary School.