This episode features PE teacher Daniela Alexakis, founder of the Yacolt Primary Running Club, which logged an impressive 13,769 miles during the 2024–25 school year. Daniela shares how the club boosts activity, confidence and connection among students. Later in the episode, Brandon Case from First Student and Karen Bisson, BGPS transportation supervisor, about what it takes to safely transport nearly 9,900 students across 273 square miles, including early morning road checks, behavior-management training and tools like the bus-tracking app for parents.
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