<I>SBF</I> names Photo Contest winners
TORRANCE, Calif. — Pupil transportation professionals captured another eye-popping set of pictures in SCHOOL BUS FLEET’s annual Photo Contest....
TORRANCE, Calif. — Pupil transportation professionals captured another eye-popping set of pictures in SCHOOL BUS FLEET’s annual Photo Contest.
The third edition of the competition attracted 175 entries from 40 entrants. Winners of the three categories — Equipment, Maintenance and Operations — each earned $100.
A pictorial of the winners, runners-up and other notable entries will appear in the August issue of SBF.
Here are the results of the contest, which was judged by SBF’s editorial staff:
Equipment
Winner: Carol Mindnich, Warwick (N.Y.) Valley Central School District
Honorable Mention: Larry Himes, Stafford (Va.) County Public Schools
Honorable Mention: Patti Hankins, Harford County Public Schools (Bel Air, Md.)
Maintenance
Winner: Dan Marling, Nordonia Hills City School District (Northfield, Ohio)
Honorable Mention: Carol Mindnich, Warwick (N.Y.) Valley Central School District
Honorable Mention: Lois Hoffman, Chandler (Ariz.) Unified School District
Operations
Winner: Lillian Ellis, Croton-Harmon School District (Croton-On-Hudson, N.Y.)
Honorable Mention: Bob Harmon, Ohio Department of Education (Columbus, Ohio)
Honorable Mention: Carol Mindnich, Warwick (N.Y.) Valley Central School District
To view slideshows from previous editions of the contest, visit SBF’s online Photo Gallery.
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