Veronica Msambya, an eighth grade English Language Development student at Glendale Middle School, rides a new Specialized bicycle during her physical education class at the school in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. The school is the recipient of Outride’s Riding for Focus grant and received 51 brand-new bicycles and helmets for students to use during P.E. English Language Development students at the school are attending classes in person. Laura Seitz, Deseret News
Veronica Msambya, an eighth grade English Language Development student at Glendale Middle School, rides a new Specialized bicycle during her physical education class at the school in Salt Lake City on Thursday. Lucas Tucker, a physical education teacher at the school, applied for Ourtride’s Riding for Focus grant and was awarded 51 new bicycles and helmets for students to use during their physical education classes. The students are English Language Development students, and they’re attending classes in person. The bikes were donated by Andrew Love, brand manager for Specialized Bicycle Components, which just happens to be down the road from the school. Two weeks ago, Tucker and other school staff joined Love at the warehouse to assemble all of the bikes.
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Lucas Tucker, a physical education teacher at Glendale Middle School, chats with his English Language Development students at the school in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. Tucker applied for and was awarded Outride's Riding for Focus grant, and the school received 51 brand-new bicycles and helmets for students to use during P.E. English Language Development students at the school are attending classes in person. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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English Language Development students at Glendale Middle School ride new Specialized bicycles during their physical education at the school in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. The school is the recipient of Outride's Riding for Focus grant and received 51 brand-new bicycles and helmets for students to use during P.E. English Language Development students at the school are attending classes in person. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Cassie Bell, a counselor at Glendale Middle School, builds a bicycle at the Specialized Bicycle Components warehouse in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. Glendale Middle School was selected as a recipient of Outride's Riding for Focus grant. The program will provide enough brand new bikes, helmets and tools for students to use during P.E. at Glendale. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Andrew Love of Specialized Bicycle Components, left, and Lucas Tucker, a physical education teacher at Glendale Middle School, unload new bicycles at the Specialized warehouse in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. Glendale Middle School was selected as a recipient of Outride's Riding for Focus grant. The program will provide enough brand new bikes, helmets and tools for students to use during P.E. at at the middle school. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Lucas Tucker, a physical education teacher at Glendale Middle School, center, builds a bicycle at the Specialized Bicycle Components warehouse in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. Glendale Middle School was selected as a recipient of Outride's Riding for Focus grant. The program will provide enough brand new bikes, helmets and tools for students to use during P.E. at the middle school. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Lucas Tucker, a physical education teacher at Glendale Middle School, builds a bicycle at the Specialized Bicycle Components warehouse in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. Glendale Middle School was selected as a recipient of Outride's Riding for Focus grant. The program will provide enough brand new bikes, helmets and tools for students to use during P.E. at the middle school. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Glendale Middle School employees and Specialized Bicycle Components mechanics build bicycles at the Specialized warehouse in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Sept. 16 2020. Glendale Middle School was selected as a recipient of Outride's Riding for Focus grant. The program will provide enough brand new bikes, helmets and tools for students to use during P.E. at the middle school. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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