{"id":488716,"date":"2026-10-08T02:36:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T02:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/488716\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T02:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T02:36:08","slug":"westminster-participates-in-national-walk-roll-to-school-day-orange-county-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/488716\/","title":{"rendered":"Westminster participates in National Walk &#038; Roll to School Day \u2013 Orange County Register"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Two people head to Schmitt Elementary School in Westminster during...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/OCR-L-WALKTOSKL26-1008-06-PB.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Two people head to Schmitt Elementary School in Westminster during National Walk &amp; Roll to School Day on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Veronica Johnson, who works for the city of Westminster, greets...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/OCR-L-WALKTOSKL26-1008-03-PB.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Veronica Johnson, who works for the city of Westminster, greets students at Schmitt Elementary School in Westminster during National Walk &amp; Roll to School Day on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Westminster Police officer Manny Nunez greets walkers at Schmitt Elementary...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/OCR-L-WALKTOSKL26-1008-05-PB.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Westminster Police officer Manny Nunez greets walkers at Schmitt Elementary School in Westminster during National Walk &amp; Roll to School Day on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A student gets a Westminster police sitcker at Schmitt Elementary...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/OCR-L-WALKTOSKL26-1008-09-PB.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A student gets a Westminster police sitcker at Schmitt Elementary School in Westminster during National Walk &amp; Roll to School Day on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Students, parents and staff make their way to Schmitt Elementary...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/OCR-L-WALKTOSKL26-1008-02-PB.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Students, parents and staff make their way to Schmitt Elementary School in Westminster during National Walk &amp; Roll to School Day on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Students, parents and staff make their way to Schmitt Elementary...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/OCR-L-WALKTOSKL26-1008-01-PB.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Students, parents and staff make their way to Schmitt Elementary School in Westminster during National Walk &amp; Roll to School Day on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Students get snacks and water at Schmitt Elementary School in...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/OCR-L-WALKTOSKL26-1008-07-PB.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Students get snacks and water at Schmitt Elementary School in Westminster during National Walk &amp; Roll to School Day on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Principal Sarah Nead-Rendon greets students at Schmitt Elementary School in...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/OCR-L-WALKTOSKL26-1008-08-PB.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Principal Sarah Nead-Rendon greets students at Schmitt Elementary School in Westminster during National Walk &amp; Roll to School Day on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hisao Rangel rides his Spider-Man bike with his mom Yumiko...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/OCR-L-WALKTOSKL26-1008-04-PB-1.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Hisao Rangel rides his Spider-Man bike with his mom Yumiko Ramirez to Schmitt Elementary School in Westminster during National Walk &amp; Roll to School Day on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 9<\/p>\n<p>Two people head to Schmitt Elementary School in Westminster during National Walk &amp; Roll to School Day on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-enlarge mng-gallery-fullscreen-expand\" aria-label=\"Expand fullscreen slideshow\">Expand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Students put their best foot forward Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Then their other foot, and so on. Or they peddled or scooted.<\/p>\n<p>National Walk &amp; Roll to School Day is held annually on Oct. 7 and lots of families took the opportunity to leave their cars at home and get to school walking or riding along their neighborhood streets.<\/p>\n<p>The city of Westminster got in the spirit with city officials and police officers at campuses to welcome students and spread the message promoting healty lifestyles and safer streets.<\/p>\n<p>At Westminster School District\u2019s Schmitt Elementary on Trask Avenue, students were met by city and school representatives waving pom-poms, and one even dressed as a traffic cone. Officers also kept a watchful eye as families crossed streets.<\/p>\n<p>School Principal Sarah Nead-Rendon greeted students wearing a traffic cone hat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWalk &amp; Roll to School Day is a reminder of how connected our community can be,\u201d said Assistant City Manager Adolfo Ozaeta, project manager for the city\u2019s Safe Routes to School Plan. \u201cI\u2019m proud to see students, friends, and neighbors walking, biking, and rolling to Westminster schools each year. It is wonderful to witness the collaborative efforts of our city staff, school district, police department, and volunteers who make these journeys safe.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two people head to Schmitt Elementary School in Westminster during National Walk &amp; Roll to School Day on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":488717,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164,7,179,15,100,611,77,6737],"class_list":["post-488716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-california","tag-community","tag-education","tag-news","tag-orange-county","tag-uncategorized","tag-westminster"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=488716"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488716\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/488717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=488716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=488716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=488716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}