General Marshall Middle School is proud to promote active and sustainable commuting for our students . To this end, we are offering Workshops, Community Rides, and support staff throughout the school year! Please see below for upcoming offerings and registration links.
BOW-WOW Wednesdays! Bike Or Walk to School on Wednesdays with Teachers!
Bike Bus Staff
General Marshall strives to support students who plan to utilize walking or biking to school by providing Bike Bus Staffers! Staff plan to be at three key intersections to assist students with crossing safely and walking or riding into school on BOW-WOW Wednesdays!
1. The gas station corner at 51st Street and Berkman
2. The pedestrian crossing at Tilley and 51st Street
3. The pedestrian crossing at Manor and Pecan Springs
As this support happens during Teacher Duty time, 7:50 - 8:15, staff will need to stick to a strict schedule in order to return to campus and receive our students for our first class of the day. Please support your student to be timely if they would like to participate with our Bike Buses! This will be our schedule:
7:50 Staff leaves campus8:00 Staff will have arrived to their location by 8:00Students will be assisted through the intersection if they want to continue on their own.Or students will collect with staff, to ride together back to school.8:05 Bike Bus Staff leave to return to campus. (This will change to 8:05 after the first week of school.)8:15 Staff are back on campus and rush to meet their students!
Staff can be identified by the bright yellow vests they'll be wearing, have hand-held stop signs, and may have Bike Bus signs.
Parents are encouraged to join our efforts supporting our active commuters, and you can email Ms. Bobby Sandoval if you would like to volunteer.
Guidance about Bike Malfunctions
Please plan ahead with your children; identify a plan for if their bike malfunctions and they are not able to ride it to school, for example if they get a flat tire. We recommend:
If you have a malfunction and you are close enough to school, lock your bike and walk the rest of the way to school. Communicate with your adults to pick up the bike and address after school.
- If you have a malfunction and are too far to walk, call your adults to come up with a plan. Call the school to let us know, we will support if we are able.
- Tubes and pumps are available at school, and we can assist with repair.
2026-2027 is the Year of the Bike Bus! Feel free to reach out to Ms. Sandoval if you or your student would like to be part of it!
After School Bike Club!
We offer a FREE After-School Bike Club on Wednesdays through Ghisallo Cycling Initiative.
Ghisallo is excited to kick off our 3rd year at Marshall MS and our 15th year serving the Austin Community! Our Marshall Bike Club focuses on teaching students how to safely navigate the streets of Austin while also introducing them to the fundamentals of mountain biking. Our clubs strive to include all students, although basic bike-riding skills are required. We emphasize teamwork and provide a fun, non-competitive athletic experience for your child!
Sign up and Waiver
When
Wednesday after school 3:15-5:30pm
Wednesday after school 3:15-5:30pm
September 16th - December 2nd
Off Days
November 4th
November 25th
Where
GCI Container, next to the tennis courts.
Routes will take place in Mueller, Cherrywood, Little Walnut Creek.
Off Days
November 4th
November 25th
Where
GCI Container, next to the tennis courts.
Routes will take place in Mueller, Cherrywood, Little Walnut Creek.
Registration Closes
September 13th.
Price
FREE! We are a local nonprofit and are able to provide this at no cost thanks to our grants and support from the Austin Community. If you would like to learn how to donate to us please email reidronsonette@ghisallo.
Muevate Marshall / Move It At Marshall!
