Spirits are high among students, school district staff, and drivers, as these photos capture special moments ranging from parades to sunrises and rainbows, to fun bus decorations, awards, unveilings, and donations.
PHOTOS: Pupil Transportation in Pictures - Spring/Summer
Waving signs and clapping their hands, students from Ryder Elementary School showed their appreciation for Cobleskill-Richmondville (N.Y.) Central School District’s transportation team during a bus parade on Feb. 26.
Photo courtesy Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School District
The parade was part of the district’s Bus Driver Appreciation Week, during which transportation workers were recognized for their hard work in safely getting students to and from school, especially in the midst of the pandemic.
Photo courtesy Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School District
A sign of hope: Clarence Mow, a school bus driver for The Mount Academy in Esopus, New York, was stopped at an intersection at the perfect time in March to capture this shot of a passing bus from school transportation provider Orange County Transit.
Photo courtesy Clarence Mouw
A helping hand: The transportation team at Barnegat (N.J.) Township Schools collected donations to deliver food and other items to families in need this past Easter. Lisa Vargas, the district’s transportation director, said the team plans to continue the initiative next year.
Photo courtesy Lisa Vargas
All aboard the Bunny Bus! Mel Nieuwenhuis, a substitute standby driver for Dousman Transport Co. in Delavan, Wisconsin, decked out one of the company’s buses to showcase at a community Easter event on April 3. The Bunny Bus was inspired by a previous creation from one of the company’s now retired bus drivers, Anita Gerhardt.
Photo courtesy Mel Nieuwenhuis
Snoqualmie Valley (Wash.) School District received its first electric school bus from Washington-based Blue Bird dealer Bryson Bus Sales and Service on May 19. Shown here are representatives from the school district and bus dealership.
Photo courtesy Snoqualmie Valley School District
Dave Egleston, a retired bus driver for West Des Moines (Iowa) Community Schools, donated funds for the new room, noting he wanted the space to feel like a living room and not an institution.
Photo courtesy West Des Moines Community Schools
Sarah Carey, a high school teacher at Waterloo (N.Y.) Central School District, snapped this photo of some of the district’s buses parked in front of a March sunrise.
Photo courtesy Sarah Carey
Ten members of the transportation team at Temple (Texas) Independent School District (ISD) received the district’s Superintendent Leadership Award on April 12 for their help in transporting residents during an ice storm in February.
Photo courtesy Temple ISD
In Jonesborough, Tennessee, Washington County Schools unveiled its first LionC electric school bus during a ceremony at the district’s bus garage on June 3. The bus, which was purchased using a $219,250 grant through the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s School Bus Replacement Grant Program, is reportedly the first of its kind in the state.
Photo courtesy Tennessee Valley Authority