PennDOT Driver and Vehicle Services - School Bus Safety Week Poster Contest

Tom Corbett, Governor

Barry J. Schoch, P.E., Secretary, Department of Transportation

2011 Safety Poster Contest Winners

"I See The Driver - The Driver Sees Me!"

2011 Safety Poster Contest

Twelve student winners of the 2011 School Bus Safety Poster Contest were honored during ceremonies in Harrisburg, Oct. 17. The students, in kindergarten through eighth grade, were honored for their winning entries in the 2011 School Bus Safety Poster Contest. The theme for this year’s contest, "I See The Driver – The Driver Sees Me," stressed the need for students to be cautious and ensure that the driver and students see one another while loading and unloading school bus.

Attending the ceremonies were: (Front row, L to R) Division 4 – 1st Place, Grace Howley, Pennell Elementary School, Aston; Division 1 – 1st Place, Tabitha Forster, David Leech Elementary School, Leechburg; Division 1 - 2nd Place, Rose Fevrier, Cheltenham Elementary School, Cheltenham; Division 1 – 3rd Place, Eric Hays, David Leech Elementary School, Leechburg; (Back Row, L to R) Division 4 – 2nd Place, Jeremiah Oakes, John J. Audubon School #42, Scranton; Division 4 – 3rd Place, Ashley Ryan, Lackawanna Trail Elementary School, Factoryville; Division 2 – 1st Place, Dallas Hite, Penn Cambria Middle School, Gallitzin; Division 3 – 1st Place, Zack Larmer, Log College Middle School, Warminster; Division 2 – 2nd Place, Dazi Patel, John Adams Elementary School, Scranton. Additional winners unable to attend the ceremonies were: Division 2 - 3rd Place, Griffin Chappell, Cambria Elementary School, Ebensburg; Division 3 – 2nd Place, Alma Rodriguez, Upper Dauphin Area Middle School, Lykens; and Division 3 – 3rd Place, Melanie Martin, Log College Middle School, Warminster.

2011 Safety Poster Contest Winning Entries

Division 1 (Grades Kindergarten - 2)

Division 2 (Grades 3 - 5)

Division 3 (Grades 6 - 8)

Division 4 (Special Education)

2011 Pennsylvania School Bus Driver Safety Competition

Six winners of the 2011 Pennsylvania School Bus Driver Safety Competition were also honored during ceremonies in Harrisburg, Oct. 17. The school bus drivers being recognized went head to head in a statewide competition in June, which tested their safety knowledge and skills in conventional and transit bus categories.

Attending the ceremonies were: (From left to right) John Welsh, 1st Place – Transit Bus, Lower Merion School District, Montgomery Co.; Shannon O’Brien, 2nd Place – Conventional Bus, Krapf Bus Companies, Chester Co.; Nancy Johnson, 1st Place – Conventional Bus, Krapf Bus Companies, Chester Co.; and Larry Hannon, 3rd Place - Conventional Bus, Centennial School District, Bucks Co. Additional winners unable to attend the ceremonies were: Cheryl Vogelsang, 2nd Place - Transit Bus, Eagle Wolfington Leasing, Chester Co. and John Choffel Jr., 3rd Place - Transit Bus, Girardat LP, Crawford Co.

2011 PA School Bus Driver Safety Competition Winners

Conventional

First Place - Nancy Johnson, Chester County; Krapf Bus Companies: Second Place - Shannon O’Brien, Chester County; Krapf Bus Companies: Third Place - Larry Hannon, Bucks County; Centennial School District

Transit

First Place - John Welsh, Montgomery County; Lower Merion School District: Second Place - Cheryl Vogelsang, Chester County; Eagle Wolfington Leasing: Third Place - John Choffel Jr., Crawford County; Girardat, LP.

PennDOT would like congratulate all the winners and say thanks to all the students who participated in the school bus poster contest and all of the school bus drivers who participated in the driver safety competition.