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Riding a bike to school can be tough in Nome, where the roads have tiny shoulders and only a handful have sidewalks.<\/p>

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Students at Anvil City Science Academy recently tried a safer way to make the trip.<\/p>

It was an overcast, windy day in Nome, but that didn\u2019t stop ACSA student Tessa Timbers-Payenna from joining.<\/p>

\u201cWe woke up early and had a big breakfast,\u201d she said.<\/p>

“I had eggs, bacon and cinnamon and sugar toast,” her classmate, Paige Lewis, chimed in.<\/p>

Timbers-Payenna was joined by nearly two dozen other middle schoolers.<\/p>

Jeff Collins, parent of an ACSA student, led the route that started at the Nome Recreation Center.<\/p>

\u201cNice job coming to the first bike bus. It’s going to be hard because we’re going to be going into the wind, I\u2019m going to say that right away,\u201d Collins told the group.<\/p>\n

The route included stops to pick up more students at Old St. Joe\u2019s Church in the center of town and at the Icy View neighborhood halfway between downtown and the ACSA campus.<\/p>

Before getting underway Collins laid out the rules for the ride, which included several road crossings. He demonstrated a whistle he would use to signal when to stop or go.<\/p>

ACSA Principal Emily Annas organized the Bike Bus event after seeing a similar ride in Portland on social media. As the group set off to the west, Annas watched with a smile plastered on her face.<\/p>

\u201cI love our kids, and I love our community, and I just want to do things that are like core memory events, and I hope for them this is a core memory because I know for me it will be,\u201d Annas said.<\/p>

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The latest incarnation of Portland\u2019s Bike Bus began in 2022, and has since ballooned to include 32 different schools. Pop stars like Justin Timberlake and Benson Boone have joined for the boisterous Portland program, which includes a loudspeaker for music and unique bike frames. Annas said Nome\u2019s Bike Bus isn\u2019t quite as flashy, but comes with quirks of its own.<\/p>

\u201cWe don’t have sidewalks, we don’t have bike paths, we’ve got muskox,\u201d Annas said. \u201cWe have some shoulder to go over on, but in town there\u2019s not a lot of room for vehicles and students.\u201d<\/p>

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Annas said by riding together it’s easier for drivers to spot them, making the four-mile route safer. For the first ride, a police car up front and firetruck in the back helped, too.<\/p>

Some bikes were in better shape than others. The group made several stops to put chains back on gears and air up tires. Only one minor crash was reported.<\/p>\n

Nearly an hour and a half after starting, the group rounded the corner of campus to cheers and handmade signs of encouragement.<\/p>

With just days left on the school calendar, Collins said the ride was a good test for future events.<\/p>

\u201cPart of it is building the culture around it,\u201d Collins said. \u201cThis is honestly the absolute safest ride I’ve ever been on.”<\/p>

In the afternoon, students strapped up their helmets for the ride home. Twenty-four helmets were donated by Norton Sound Health Corporation, which hosts a Bike Rodeo event each spring to talk about injury prevention and help tune up bikes. The event is scheduled for 12 to 2 p.m. on June 6.<\/p>

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