Student Majdaah Salaah and Chuck Kohl, a community volunteer from Fidelity Investments, work together to assemble a bike. Photo by Amy Wallot, April 13, 2015
Mike Listerman teaches geometry at the Transformational Learning. Tony Perkins, director of the Covington Independent schools’ alternative program, said staff members focus on developing strong relationships with the students. Photo by Amy Wallot, May 7, 2015
Marty Fedders teaches students how to compose informal writings during class at the Transformational Learning Center in Covington. Photo by Amy Wallot, May 7, 2015
Heidi Furguson practices fractions with her math students at the Transformational Learning Center in the Covington Independent Public Schools, which has one of 11 programs recognized this year as Alternative Programs of Distinction by the Kentucky Department of Education. Photo by Amy Wallot, May 7, 2015
Students in Nicole Freyburger's 2nd-grade class are eager to give an example of alliteration. Photo by Amy Wallot, May 7, 2015​
Second-grade students Caleb Trejo, Talynn Burton and Shayden Anderson read out loud as a group for fluency practice. Photo by Amy Wallot, May 7, 2015
Second-grade student Fayth Griffin answers questions that check for comprehension after reading a passage about voting. Photo by Amy Wallot, May 7, 2015
Caleb Trejo "reads for pleasure", as his teacher Nicole Freyburger calls it, before class gets underway at Glenn O. Swing Elementary School (Covington Independent). Photo by Amy Wallot, May 7, 2015
Sixth-grade student Azriel Senglebach listens as volunteer Alex Swearingen talks about the math and engineering concepts used in bike assembly. Photo by Amy Wallot, April 13, 2015
English teacher Elizabeth Wolf takes on the character Dr. Ima Reader during her class at Holmes Middle School (Covington Independent). Photo by Amy Wallot, May 15, 2012
Sixth-grade students Azriel Senglebach and Anthony Brockman assemble a bike under the supervision of GE volunteer Alex Swearinger. Photo by Amy Wallot, April 13, 2015
Volunteer Fang Ping holds the wheel steady as 7th-grade student Elijah Crosby tightens the bolts. Crosby said being in the club has boosted his courage and confidence. Photo by Amy Wallot, April 13, 2015
Santha Fitzgerald, volunteer Kelvin Sanborn and Luke Lack prepare to work on their bike. Photo by Amy Wallot, April 13, 2015
Holmes Middle School (Covington Independent) teacher Jeff Haney, center, checks in on groups during the STEM Bike Club at the school. Photo by Amy Wallot, April 13, 2015
Language arts teacher Travece Turner checks answers at \"home plate\" to questions from a reading assignment at Holmes Middle School (Covington Independent). Her lesson that day involved rearranging her classroom like a baseball diamond where students rounded the bases answering questions. Photo by Amy Wallot, May 15, 2012
Travece Turner\'s classroom is beautifully painted with an urban theme at Holmes Middle School (Covington Independent). Photo by Amy Wallot, May 15, 2012
Andrew Arnold leads the class in a motivational chant from his desktop during Elizabeth Wolf\'s 8th-grade English class at Holmes Middle School (Covington Independent). Photo by Amy Wallot, May 15, 2012