Winners named in annual Photo Contest
The fifth edition of SCHOOL BUS FLEET’s annual Photo Contest drew dozens of eye-catching shots from across the pupil transportation community.
TORRANCE, Calif. — The fifth edition of SCHOOL BUS FLEET’s annual Photo Contest drew dozens of eye-catching shots from across the pupil transportation community.
This time around, we did away with the categories and opened it up to all types of school bus-related shots. The top entries, as judged by our editorial staff, will appear in a pictorial feature in the August issue of SBF.
Here are the winners (who each raked in $100) and honorable mentions:
Winners
Rebecca Hatfield, Greenville (Ohio) City Schools
Constantine Turner, Fulton County (Ga.) Schools
Andy Eaton, Frederick County (Va.) Public Schools
Honorable mentions
Bryan Kent, Voyageur Bus Co., Duluth, Minn.
Bobby Lane, Troup County (Ga.) Schools
Karen Gullett, Montgomery County (Ky.) Public Schools
Scott Thorner, Star and Strand Transportation Inc., Troy, N.Y.
Debbie Hallinan, Bear Valley Unified School District, Big Bear Lake, Calif.
Harley Pinson, Paulding County (Ga.) School District
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