The Oregon Pupil Transportation Association hosted its State Safety Exercise on May 31, 2025, at Salem-Keizer School District Gaffin Transportation Center.

Winners were...

General Conventional

• 1st Place: Brian Cravens, First Student Bethel

• 2nd Place: Kevin Webber, Bend La Pine Schools

• 3rd Place: Sarah Hodges, North Clackamas

General Transit

• 1st Place: Brian Rickmann, Beaverton School

• 2nd Place: Marcos Valdes, Beaverton School

• 3rd Place: Kevin Beck, Salem-Keizer School

Mini Bus

• 1st Place: Kandice Schwartz, Bend La Pine Schools

• 2nd Place: Lanisha Carson, Portland Public

• 3rd Place: Aaron Flores, Portland Public

Novice Conventional

• 1st Place: Scott Hinsvark, North Clackamas

• 2nd Place: Brenden Burge, Bend La Pine Schools

• 3rd Place: Roxana Mandujano, Centennial School

Novice Transit

• 1st Place: Andrew Sasser, Beaverton School

• 2nd Place: Jegar Lagrander, Reynolds School

• 3rd Place: Garr Harrell, Bend La Pine Schools

Team Competition

• 1st Place: Jared Kent, Catherine Francis, and Brian Rickmann, Beaverton School District

• 2nd Place: Marcos Valdes, Len Curry, and Leslie Varela-roca, Beaverton School District

• 3rd Place: Sarah Hodges, Connie Lutz, Scott Hinsvark, North Clackamas Schools

Special Needs Safety Exercise

• 1st Place: Aldon Grove / Hillary Fischer,  Beaverton SD

• 2nd Place: Kandice Schwartz / Lauren Webber, Bend La Pine SD

• 3rd Place: Roxana Mandujano Resendiz / Stormy McCartt, Centennial SD

• 1st Place: Brian Rickmann, Beaverton School

• 2nd Place: Marcos Valdes, Beaverton School

• 3rd Place: Kevin Beck, Salem-Keizer School

"Our drivers have been practicing on their own time each Sunday for months," said Kim Crabtree, executive director of transportation, Bend La Pine Schools. "Their hard work paid off, and they can't wait for the next competition!"