PHOTOS: Holiday Spirit Abounds in Student Transportation

The transportation team at Durham’s Hutchinson, Kan., location dressed up one of their school buses as Rudolph the Red Nosed reindeer for a holiday parade on Nov. 23. Photo courtesy Chuck Mosqueda

Shown here is the front of the bus, outfitted with paper cut-out eyes on the bus’s mirrors and a wreath and bin creating the red nose. Photo courtesy Chuck Mosqueda

Almont (Mich.) Community Schools took first place in the annual Holly Day Light Parade on Dec. 7 for their Santa Claus bus. One of the district’s maintenance technicians modified and mounted materials for the bus, including a generator for the lights. Photo courtesy Kara Cunningham

Baldwin-Whitehall (Pa.) School District’s transportation department collected over 60 bikes and helmets for a local radio station’s Toys for Tots campaign. Photo courtesy Baldwin-Whitehall School District

The Wilson County (N.C.) Schools transportation department's Christmas tree features an impressive array of school bus ornaments. Photo courtesy Gail Baker

Transportation staff at school bus contractor M.L. Bradley in Navan, ON, decorated one of their school buses for the annual Santa’s Parade of Lights in Orleans, ON, on Nov. 30. Photo courtesy Paul Dupuis

Shown here is the bus lit up and headed to the parade. Photo courtesy Paul Dupuis

The transportation staff at Michigan City (Ind.) Area Schools held a holiday food and book drive on Dec. 13. They collected 3.46 tons of food supplies and delivered it to their local Salvation Army. Photo courtesy Michigan City Area Schools

Bourne (Ma.) Public Schools hosted their annual Stuff-a-Bus event on Dec. 14 to collect toys for students. Shown here are a group of students who participate in the event every year. Photo courtesy Sue Downing

Glendale (Ariz.) Elementary School District #40 showed off one of its buses in the city's Hometown Christmas Parade on Dec. 14. The district won the "Best Community Spirit" prize for its bus entry. Photo courtesy Glendale Elementary School District #40

In North Carolina, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' "Gus the Bus" made an appearance in the North Mecklenburg Christmas Parade on Dec. 7. Photo courtesy Marybeth Kubinski