Westside Elementary has a Safe Routes to School Plan, finalized in September of 2025!

Together with Hood River Valley High School, the Urban Boundary has a total of 27 infrastructure recommendations including Frankton and Belmont. Beginning on page 20 of the plan, you will find a school site plan, identified barriers for students and recommendations to make walking and biking safer

80s Walk & Roll Club was inspired by movies of the 1980s like Goonies and E.T. and the current show of Stranger Things. All these shows feature free-range, problem-solving kids riding bikes or blazing trails in the woods.

Students will gain more confidence in biking while subversively learning traffic etiquette, empathy and laws. We listen to music and have fun.

5th to 8th graders welcome. Offered year around.

Throughout the year, Westside will join students around the globe on WEDNESDAYS, as we celebrate these special events:

October 9- International Walk & Roll to School Day

November 13 - Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day

February 12 - Winter Walk to School Day

April 23 - Earth Day

May 7 - National Bike Month

During the Spring, Megan Ramey will join Mr. Bertram for the kinder and 5th grade classes to coach students how to ride, build their confidence and teach basic traffic law, etiquette and empathy.

Students, 5th-12th grade, receive a free Gorge Pass, for unlimited rides on Columbia Area Transit (CAT) and partners. You can also put your bike on the bus to help you get from home to destinations within the Gorge.
Get your pass:

1 - from your school office

2 - with your guardian and student ID from CAT Transit at 224 Wasco, Hood River