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PHOTOS: School Bus Fleet's 2022 Photo Contest

Management•Photos 6•July 22, 2022

Winning entries in the 18^th edition of School Bus Fleet’s Photo Contest capture weather and wildlife – along with the familiar yellow school bus. These shots were selected from 74 total entries by SBF staff.

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A white heron stands in the grass between two parked yellow school buses, creating an unexpected wildlife scene in a transportation yard. The narrow perspective frames the bird between the buses' reflective sides and stop arm. — WINNER: One afternoon after finishing his route for Bristol Virginia Public Schools, Dan Birchfield noticed this heron walking behind a row of buses. He hadn't seen a bird like that before, and as he says, it "was never seen again."
Credit:
Dan Birchfield

A white heron stands in the grass between two parked yellow school buses, creating an unexpected wildlife scene in a transportation yard. The narrow perspective frames the bird between the buses' reflective sides and stop arm. — WINNER: One afternoon after finishing his route for Bristol Virginia Public Schools, Dan Birchfield noticed this heron walking behind a row of buses. He hadn't seen a bird like that before, and as he says, it "was never seen again."
Credit:
Dan Birchfield

A yellow school bus sits inside a maintenance shop with its front bodywork removed, exposing the engine, belts, pulleys, and mechanical components. The image offers a detailed look at a bus undergoing major repair or maintenance. — WINNER: Jean "J.J." Bellemare, a school-bus driver and CDL instructor with Bryan County Schools in Richmond Hill, Georgia, got this photo that shows a school bus in the process of getting a new engine. He called it a tribute to the complexity of the work accomplished by our diesel mechanics and titled it, "A Clockwork Yellow."
Credit:
J.J. Bellemare

A yellow school bus sits inside a maintenance shop with its front bodywork removed, exposing the engine, belts, pulleys, and mechanical components. The image offers a detailed look at a bus undergoing major repair or maintenance. — WINNER: Jean "J.J." Bellemare, a school-bus driver and CDL instructor with Bryan County Schools in Richmond Hill, Georgia, got this photo that shows a school bus in the process of getting a new engine. He called it a tribute to the complexity of the work accomplished by our diesel mechanics and titled it, "A Clockwork Yellow."
Credit:
J.J. Bellemare

Honorable Mention: Zach Randolph, a driver for Killingly Public Schools in Connecticut, got this picture of Bus 45 after a rain shower back at the garage.
Photo: Zach Randolph

Honorable Mention: Zach Randolph, a driver for Killingly Public Schools in Connecticut, got this picture of Bus 45 after a rain shower back at the garage.
Photo: Zach Randolph

Honorable Mention: Rusty Parten, transportation director for Worth County Schools in Georgia, took this photograph of a school bus under a Peach State sunrise.
Photo: Rusty Parten

Honorable Mention: Rusty Parten, transportation director for Worth County Schools in Georgia, took this photograph of a school bus under a Peach State sunrise.
Photo: Rusty Parten

Large snowflakes fall across a school bus parking lot as two yellow school buses, pickup trucks, and other vehicles sit under wintry conditions. The scene captures heavy snowfall during a challenging day for student transportation. — Honorable Mention: Kelly Cabral, a school bus driver for Harford County Public Schools in Maryland, caught this bus lot swirling with snow flurries.
Credit:
Kelly Cabral

Large snowflakes fall across a school bus parking lot as two yellow school buses, pickup trucks, and other vehicles sit under wintry conditions. The scene captures heavy snowfall during a challenging day for student transportation. — Honorable Mention: Kelly Cabral, a school bus driver for Harford County Public Schools in Maryland, caught this bus lot swirling with snow flurries.
Credit:
Kelly Cabral

Several yellow Newfound School District buses are parked in a transportation lot under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds. The low-angle view highlights the fleet lined up and ready for daily student transportation. — Honorable Mention: Amy Coleman, a driver for First Student in Bristol, N.H., took this photo on a beautiful spring Sunday and liked the way the shadow of the chain-link security fence played along the ground.
Credit:
Amy Coleman

Several yellow Newfound School District buses are parked in a transportation lot under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds. The low-angle view highlights the fleet lined up and ready for daily student transportation. — Honorable Mention: Amy Coleman, a driver for First Student in Bristol, N.H., took this photo on a beautiful spring Sunday and liked the way the shadow of the chain-link security fence played along the ground.
Credit:
Amy Coleman