THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, September 2, 1994              TAG: 9409020699
SECTION: AUTO WEEKLY              PAGE: H1   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: BY RHONDA MILLER
                                             LENGTH: Short :   33 lines

PRESCHOOL CARPOOL IS SOCIAL LINK CHILDREN'S NEW FRIENDS, AND PARENTS OF FRIENDS, BECOME A VITAL PART OF THE ROUTINE.

[This story is not available electronically. For complete text, please see microfilm.] ILLUSTRATION: Color photos by ERIC THINGSTAD

Gigi Miller, holding daughter Katharine, 2, poses with her other

children Wills, 8, and Gina 5, outside the family station wagon

that's used to carpool the kids to preschool, elementary school and

Norfolk Academy.

Susan Fredricks, far right, is ready to carpool preschoolers to

Montessori Preparatory School. Left to right are: Ian Tupper, 4,

Jana Fredricks, 5, and Joshua Fredricks, 4.

Pat Bradford, right, uses her 1985 Ford Crown Victoria to carpool

children to All Saints Day Care. Left to right are: Kyle Veater, 5,

Jerry King, 6, and Brian Sagedy, 3.

by CNB