ALBANY, N.Y. — The National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT) recently announced the winners of its 2010 National School Bus Safety Week Poster Contest.

The theme of this year’s contest was “Be Aware — Know the Danger Zone!” German Salazar of Oviedo, Fla., had the winning poster in Division III and was the overall winner of the contest. Other winners are as follows: 

Division I
First: Nia Isabella Garza, Brownsville, Texas
Second: Jennifer Sieredzki, Clayton, N.C.
Third: Elizabeth Beckstrom, Coon Rapids, Minn.

Division II
First: Angela Wang, Canton, Mich.
Second: Sukhmani Kaur, Akron, Ohio
Third: Emma Spencer, Sherwood, Ore.

Division III
First and Overall Winner: German Salazar, Oviedo, Fla.
Second: Kate Roth, Coon Rapids, Minn.
Third: Nicholas Moulder, Warner Robins, Ga.

Division IV
First: Celah Diane Malone, Portland, Ore.
Second: Zoey Make Vinge, Spring Lake Park, Minn.
Third: Patricia Kontemichalas, West Hempstead, N.Y.

Computer Assisted Drawing Division
First: Emily Davis, Baker City, Ore.
Second: Samantha Pezzello, Goshen, N.Y.
Third: Lia Peppers, Colorado Springs, Colo.

International Division
First: Shannon Anderton, APO AP
Second: Chanapa Mann, APO AP

To see the students’ posters, click here.