Bike Rodeo Training at WPS

5/23/2023

Berlin, MD – On Thursday, May 18, Worcester Prep, in partnership with Ocean City Police Cpl. Joe Bushnell, held a Bike Rodeo for Grades 1 and 4. Prior to the event, lower school teachers conducted classroom sessions about bike maintenance and safety and then the students had the chance to put their new skills to the test on an outdoor obstacle course.

Founded in 1970, WPS is a private, independent Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 School, located in Berlin, Maryland. Approximately 500 students attend from Maryland, Delaware and Virginia. For more information about WPS, please visit www.worcesterprep.org or call 410.641.3575.

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WPS 4th Grade class with OCPD Cpl. Joe Bushnell (back far left) and teachers Mrs. Kim Jankowski (front far left) and Mrs. Erin Shimko (far right) take a break from the Bike Rodeo to take a photo.
WPS 1st grader Carly McCallum (Ocean City, MD) carefully makes her way through one of the Bike Rodeo’s safety exercises.
WPS 1st grader, Roshan Chapla (Salisbury, MD), gives a left-hand turn signal during a Bike Rodeo safety exercise.
WPS 1st graders Ryder Whitlock (Lewes, DE), Jacques Hillion (Rehoboth Beach, DE), and Cole Sherrin (Ocean City, MD) wait in line to demonstrate what they learned during Bike Rodeo.
WPS 4th grade class observes OCPD Cpl. Joe Bushnell demonstrate how to stop at a stop sign and make eye contact with a vehicle’s driver, in this case, 4th grade teacher Mrs. Erin Shimko.

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Worcester Preparatory School

508 South Main Street, Berlin, MD 21811

Phone: 410-641-3575 | Fax: 410-641-3586

Celebrating 50 years, WPS is an independent, college prep day school for Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 students. Located in Berlin, Maryland, the private school attracts an average of 500 students from Maryland, Delaware and Virginia.