A school bus fit for a fiesta, a driver who appears on Good Morning America, and Washington’s first electric school bus are among the standout photos from School Bus Fleet's website and Snapshots department in recent issues.
PHOTOS: Pupil Transportation in Pictures — Spring/Summer 2019
The calm after the storm: Susan Garcia, a driver with Litchfield (Ariz.) Elementary School District #79, captured this rainbow hovering over the district’s bus yard after a downpour of rain.
Albert Ross, a driver with San Antonio (Texas) Independent School District (ISD), spent nearly two days decorating the interior of his bus (shown here) with colorful flowers and paper cutouts for the 2019 Fiesta San Antonio. The annual event is held every April to celebrate the city’s vibrant culture.
Franklin Pierce Schools in Tacoma, Wash., unveiled the district’s and the state’s first electric school bus during an elaborate ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 17. Photo courtesy Office of Gov. Jay Inslee
School district officials, students, parents, and several state and local officials attended the ceremony, including Gov. Jay Inslee, who hopped aboard the new bus as it took a lap around Franklin Pierce High School’s stadium track. Photo courtesy Office of Gov. Inslee
Students at Conewago Valley Intermediate School in New Oxford, Penn., decorated one of their school buses to honor McSherrystown Police Department’s K-9 Officer Ozi (pictured center with Chief of Police Michael Woods) on March 7.
Terrie Campbell, a driver for more than 20 years with Hillsborough County (Fla.) Public Schools, won Good Morning America’s annual Mother’s Day “Breakfast in Bed” on May 9 for her kindness towards students. Photo courtesy Tanya Arja
Joplin (Mo.) Schools held its inaugural School Bus Camp on June 22 to highlight the importance of school bus safety for students and parents. More than 190 kindergartners and parents attended the single-day event, which included games, a presentation about railroad safety, and an emergency bus evacuation training. Photo courtesy Justin Crawford
Gary Ouvry, a driver with Durham School Services in West Bloomfield, Mich., had just completed his route when he captured this shot of a rainbow perfectly placed above his school bus. Ouvry said he “couldn’t have drawn it better with a crayon.”