In Shawnee we had a jump start on all the walking fun with the formation of Walking School Buses around town and the Mayor’s Challenge to get our students to walk the distance to Japan with plenty of fun prizes to stir up more excitement. As of September 9th, 2019, the launch of the Mayor’s Challenge, local schools have logged 4,837 miles! Which is 76% of the way to JapanLet’s make it to Japan, home of our sister city Nikaho and original Blue Zone Okinawa, before 2020!

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