Bike Hero Award 2026

Safe Routes to Schools –
Bike Heroes of 2026

Each Spring, parents, administrators, teachers and friends are invited to nominate a student Bike Hero. A Bike Hero is any student who gets up early to ride regularly, inspires others to bike, and obeys all rules of the road. Five Marin County students were selected to win $50.00 gift cards to a store of their choice.

Penny Picus, Lynwood Elementary 4th grade:

Penny bikes to school whenever she can even though she lives more than 3 miles away. She follows all of the rules and makes sure to be very diligent and safe. She also encourages others to bike to school with her. She is fantastic at keeping the whole pack in order..

Billy DeLamotte, Glenwood Elementary 5th grade:

Billy DeLamotte’s father calls him the 100% boy. That’s because he and his brother, Tao, biked to school EVERY SINGLE DAY this school year RAIN or SHINE. He lives up a hill in the neighboring community of Loch Lomond and his route to Glenwood Elementary is about 2 miles long, part of which he has to bike on the sidewalk of San Pedro Road. Not only that, he is always positive and smiling and offers to help me distribute prizes and collect raffle tickets at the Safe Routes to School welcome table every month. Billy truly is a bike hero!

Maeve O’Connor, Kent Middle School 5th grade:

The guiding theme at Kent for the 5th grade is “Independence: How can I take charge of myself and contribute in all my communities?” Maeve is an exceptional bike-riding student who demonstrates this at school and in her local community. Maeve has ridden her bike to school all year long – rain or wind, freezing hands in the winter, sweaty in the fall and currently this week in the heat! She is the oldest of three girls and so she is helping her mother get the other little ones off in the morning by showing independence and responsibility. She rides on her own and is a role model to her peers. Maeve follows the rules. She is a happy-go-lucky rider who enjoys the benefits of biking to school. She says she loves it.

Dominic Ferrarese, San Jose Middle School 7th grade:

Dominic (Dom) is a daily biker to school. He is on my route to school and I see him following the rules of the road, always wears a helmet, uses his hand signals, stays in the bike lane, and is road safe. Dom is in my Leadership class and is respectful, creative, builds camaraderie, and is a leader in our Walk or Roll events. Dom is a kind and dedicated human who loves to make the world a better place for everyone. Having role models like Dom on our campus, gets others to rally together and make positive changes for our environment and community.