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Student Art Contest Winning Bag Revealed (2014)

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Alexandria Rickli

CONGRATULATIONS to Alexandria Rickli, a 6th grader from J. Douglas Adams Middle School in Brentwood.

The Central/East office of 511 Contra Costa conducted a student artwork contest among middle schools in Central and Eastern Contra Costa County for the 2014 511 Contra Costa market bag design.  The winning artwork of Alexandria Rickli was chosen among 12 entries.  The theme of the artwork contest was Explore New Ways to Get Around: carpool, transit, bike, skateboard and walk and was to depict how these environmentally-friendly ways of getting around help reduce pollution and promote clean air.  Required elements included the incorporation of the funding partner logos.  The contest winner won a $50 gift certificate to a local cinema.

Contra Costa Green just Art

The bags will be given away to the public at the John Muir Birthday – Earth Day Celebration on Saturday, April 26th at the John Muir National Historic Site in Martinez, and the Pittsburg’s Green Footprint Festival on June 12th, and other community events.

Student Bag Artwork Contest (2014)

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Calling all student artists!

We need your creative talent to design a cool graphic to be featured on the 511 Contra Costa reusable bag that is distributed across Central and East Contra Costa County.  The winning artist will receive a $50 gift card to the movies and his/her artwork featured in the latest edition of our reusable bag!

What is the theme?beachtote

“Explore New Ways to Get Around”: carpool, transit, bike, skateboard and walk.  Your artwork should show how these ways environmentally-friendly ways of getting around help reduce pollution and promote cleaner air.

What are the requirements?

  1. Use the 17×11 cardstock paper supplied by 511 Contra Costa.
  2. Use of up to three (3) colors is allowed.  (Note: Black is considered one color. You can use the white background of the paper as another source of color.)
  3. Include three (3) logos in the artwork:

–  511 Contra Costa (should be featured prominently)
–  Contra Costa Transportation Authority
–  BAAQMD Transportation Fund for Clean Air

     4. Sign your work!

What are the contest rules?

  • Artwork contest ends  Friday, February 28, 2014.  Entries due by 5 pm Thursday, February  27, 2014 at  City of Antioch City Hall; or Friday, 12:00 noon,February 28, 2014 at 511 Contra Costa in Pleasant Hill.
  • Artwork submitted must be from a student enrolled in a middle school within the cities of Antioch, Brentwood, Clayton, Concord, Martinez, Oakley, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek and the surrounding unincorporated areas.
  • He/she must have permission of parent/guardian to enter in the contest by acknowledging and signing the Parent Guardian Release Form.

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Practice Your Street Smarts (July 4 Parade – 2013)

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Leadership students from Sequoia Middle School marched in the City of Pleasant Hill July 4th parade with a message to the community: “Practice your Street Smarts!”  Sequoia students handed out bike safety lights and Rules of the Road brochures to 1,000 Pleasant Hill residents as they paraded down Contra Costa Boulevard.
Central Contra Costa-20130704-00284 Sequoia Middle School Students
Thank you Sequoia Leadership for sharing your Street Smarts with your community!

2012 International Walk to School Day

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Int’l Walk to School Day- October 2013

Please join us on October 9, 2013 for Int’l Walk to School Day!
Brentwood, Byron, and Oakley Union School Districts Participate after Fall Break on October 16, 2013!
Int’l Walk to School Day aims to promote permanent change by giving students and their families the opportunity to experience the benefits and joys of walking in the community.  This fun event promotes student health and fitness, pedestrian safety, and concern for the environment while decreasing traffic congestion around campus. An annual event, Int’l Walk to School Day builds connections between families, schools and the community at large. Elementary schools throughout Central and East Contra Costa County are currently registering to participate.  Please join us!

Participating Schools: Int’l Walk to School Day 2013

Cambridge Elementary, Concord
Gehringer Elementary, Oakley
Hidden Valley Elementary, Martinez
Laurel Elementary, Oakley
Murwood Elementary, Walnut Creek
R. Paul Krey Elementary, Brentwood
Sequoia Elementary, Pleasant Hill
Timber Point Elementary, Discovery Bay

Contact Kirsten Riker at Street Smarts Diablo to get involved!   Walk on!
kriker@511contracosta.org     or    925-969-0841 x209

Students can "Try Transit" with Wheels

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Is there anything more frustrating than the predictable snarl of traffic around schools in the morning and afternoon. Does it start to seem like every car is an enormous SUV, each waiting to pick up a single tiny kid?
To soothe your commute, Wheels is offering kids FREE rides during the second and third week of school, August 19 through September 9.
The program, in its 11th year, introduces young riders to their local transportation system and provides them with a convenient, eco-friendly way to get to school and to after school activities. Free rides will be available to all middle and high school students on all fixed route and school tripper route service 1.
Students simply need to show the bus driver their valid school issued identification card to ride the bus for free during the promotion. Wheels’ school tripper service focuses on bringing students to and from school from the surrounding neighborhoods. Schedules will be available online prior to the start of the school year. Continue reading “Students can "Try Transit" with Wheels”