Bike to School Challenge: Middle and High Schools

SIGN UP HERE for the Bike to School Month Challenge!

...then download & print the Bike to School Poster (PDF) to promote the Challenge at your school.

Maybe you've been riding to school all winter, or maybe you just rolled the bike out of the garage in celebration of spring.

You know what those kids rolling into to school parking lot in their parents' cars have yet to learn: riding your bike keeps you in shape, your wallet full of money, and the planet healthy.

Join other students this May in celebrating Bike Month!

Bike to School Day

If you are new to riding, try participating in Bike to School Day on Wednesday, May 8. The school with the most riders on Bike to School Day wins its very own bike-blender smoothie party!

Biking to school is easy and fun! Plan your route ahead of time if you've never done it before. You can organize a group of friends to ride to school together, hang up posters to spread the word and ask your school's PTA to supply you with prizes or snacks. See the Bike to School toolkit for other tips to get your momentum going. Most importantly, ride and have fun!

The Month-Long Challenge!

Once you have registered, you can log your miles on the Bike to School Challenge website. Ride to school at least five times during May, and you'll qualify for the competition. The more you ride, the higher you rank, and the higher your chances are of winning awesome prizes!!

Compare your ranking to other competitors, and see how your school measures up against others! You can even keep track of your teachers riding on the Commute Challenge website. The students (and schools) who rode most often by the end of May can win some sweet prizes!

The Rules

In order to register;

  • You must be in 6th-12th grade
  • You must have an email address

Earn a Bike to School t-shirt:

  • If you log 5 trips within the first two weeks of competition (May 1-11)
  • Organize Bike to School month at your school-contact Hanna at cmpa@cascadebicycleclub.org for more details

You can only enter trips to and from school, not errands or personal trips taken throughout the day.

You must enter your miles in order to get credit for them! Don't do all that riding for nothing! You have until midnight on Wednesday to enter your miles for the previous week. No bike computer? No problem. Use this online tool to see how far you rode.

Prizes

At the end of May there will be a drawing for prizes. Your name will be entered into the drawing each time you ride, so the more bike trips you take the better your chances are of winning!

Some other prizes you AND your school can earn include:

  • Bike to School T-shirt: Help organize Bike to School month at your school OR make 5 trips in the first two weeks of May (May1st-11th)
  • Golden Pedal award: If your school logs more trips than any other, a spectacular Golden Pedal Trophy will be awarded as congratulations on your achievement! There is an award for both Middle and High Schools, so make sure to ride plenty and get your friends on bikes too!
  • Bike Blender party: The school with the largest number of riders on Bike to School Day (Wednesday, May 8) will win their very own Bike to School celebration party, complete with a bike-powered blender! Remember, someone from your school must send the total number of Bike to School Day riders to cmpa@cascadebicycleclub.org by the end of the Bike to School day in order to qualify