Summer bus passes for students now on sale

Summer in Lawrence offers various activities for kids around town, and getting to and from those events will soon be a little bit easier.

Summer bus passes for students are now on sale at several locations around town. For $10, students in kindergarten through 12th grade can have unlimited rides on city buses June through August.

The passes are on sale at several locations, including grocery stores and recreation facilities throughout Lawrence. For more information, visit lawrencetransit.org or call 864-4644. See below for a full listing of sale locations.

Locations to purchase student bus passes beginning May 1:

• All Lawrence Dillons stores
• All Lawrence Hy-Vee stores
• The Merc, 901 Iowa St.
• City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St.
• Community Building, 115 W. 11th St.
• East Lawrence Recreation Center, 1245 E. 15th St.
• Holcom Park Recreation Center, 2700 W. 27th St.
• Rock Chalk Park, 6100 Rock Chalk Drive

In addition, bus passes can be purchased at the Lawrence Indoor Aquatic Center (4706 Overland Drive) beginning May 23, and from the Lawrence Outdoor Aquatic Center (727 Kentucky St.) beginning May 28.


In other news and notes for Wednesday:

– Eighth-graders will attend their
annual field trip to Worlds of Fun.

– Liberty Memorial Central Middle
School will host family night for
incoming sixth-grade students at 6
p.m.

– South Middle School will host parent
night for incoming sixth-grade
students at 6 p.m.

– Southwest Middle School will host
parent night for incoming sixth-grade
students at 6 p.m.

– West Middle School will host parent
night for incoming sixth-grade
students at 6 p.m.


Elementary school level:

Main dish: French toast sticks with sausage; hummus with cheese and pita bread; peanut butter and jelly with string cheese; chef salad with breadstick

Sides: oven potatoes, orange wedges, salad bar, milk

Middle school level:

Main dish: French toast sticks with sausage; hummus with cheese and pita bread; peanut butter and jelly with string cheese; chef salad with breadstick; hamburger; fish sandwich

Sides: oven potatoes, orange wedges, salad bar, fruit juice, fresh fruit, milk

High school level:

Main dish: baked potato bar; vegetarian gyros; pizza; baja fish taco; deli bar; pizza; cereal with string cheese; parfait with muffin; hummus with cheese and pita bread; peanut butter and jelly with string cheese; chef salad with breadstick; daily sandwiches
Sides: lemon-roasted carrots, green beans, mango, fruit sorbet, fruit juice, fresh fruit, oven potatoes, salad bar, milk