Check out these pictorial highlights from several Love the Bus celebrations held in February 2014, including the American School Bus Council's event that drew U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.
PHOTOS: Love the Bus 2014
Transportation employees pose with their pancakes and sausage at the Houston Independent School District celebration. In addition to the breakfast items, each employee received a Valentine’s card with candy.
With cheerleaders cheering him on, Foxx walked through the halls of the school, which were decorated with school bus artwork made by students in Oak Hill's art classes.
Douglas Ray Edward (center) of Madison County Schools in Huntsville was named the 2014 Alabama Love the Bus Driver of the Year. He is pictured with Transportation South President Bucky Law (left) and Alabama state pupil transportation director Joe Lightsey.
Students entertain the crowd at Transportation South’s Love the Bus event.
Attendees also heard a band perform and listened to a message from Lightsey about the incredible track record of the school bus industry.
For Love the Bus 2014, the Houston Independent School District transportation leadership team served pancakes and sausage to more than 1,300 transportation employees to celebrate their work in safely transporting children to and from school. Pictured from left are transportation managers Chandra Robertson, Nathan Graf and Tesha Foster.
The American School Bus Council (ASBC) held the main Love the Bus event at Oak Hill Elementary School in High Point, N.C., on Feb. 21. Among the dignitaries in attendance was U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.
Foxx spoke to students about being respectful to their bus drivers and appreciating the safety, environmental, congestion mitigation and access-to-education benefits of the yellow school bus.
Foxx greets students at the ASBC Love the Bus gathering.
Oak Hill first-graders performed an interpretation of the children’s book Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
A group of Oak Hill fourth- and fifth-graders performed a song on their recorders.
Foxx poses with ASBC representatives.
Transportation South in Pelham, Ala., held a Love the Bus celebration on Feb. 4. The dealership honored the state’s best drivers, as voted by the students, parents and teachers they serve.
Guests were treated to a barbecue lunch and cake.