HIGH POINT, N.C. — School bus manufacturer Thomas Built Buses is once again recognizing bus drivers and the job that they do by asking students to nominate their drivers for the Children’s Choice School Bus Driver of the Year contest.
“Getting students safely to school and home again is a school bus driver’s primary responsibility,” said Kelley Platt, president and CEO of Thomas Built Buses. “Many drivers do this and go the extra mile. The essay contest lets us hear directly from children whose bus drivers have made a meaningful impact in their lives by being role models, champions, mentors and friends.”
Over the years, officials said Thomas Built has received thousands of heartfelt essays from children across the U.S. and Canada sharing stories of bus drivers’ compassion and extraordinary actions that help make their day brighter.
For the contest, now in its eighth year, students in kindergarten through sixth grade are invited to submit essays of at least 90 and no more than 200 words to nominate their favorite school bus drivers. Students can describe what makes their drivers special.
