School Bus Safety Week

2019 School Bus Safety Week Poster Contest

National School Bus Safety Week  October 21-25, 2019 - Red Lights Mean STOP!

Who May Enter:

Each public, parochial, and private school may submit posters for each division to the state poster contest. The divisions are:

Division #1 Grades K – 2

Division #2 Grades 3 – 5

Division #3 Grades 6 – 8

Division #4 Special Education

Division #5 Computer Aided Drawing

Deadline Date:

Completed poster designs must be postmarked before midnight, June 29, 2019. All entries will become the property of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), and will not be returned.

Poster Guidelines:

Poster specifications and mailing procedures for the 2019 poster contest can be found in the School Bus Safety Week Poster Contest Guidelines (PDF).

2018 Safety Poster Contest First-Place Winners

2018 SAFETY POSTER CONTEST WINNERS

Nine student winners of the 2018 School Bus Safety Poster Contest were honored during ceremonies at the Governor's Residence in Harrisburg, Oct. 22. The students, in kindergarten through eighth grade, were honored for their winning entries in the 2018 School Bus Safety Poster Contest. The theme for this year's contest, "My School Bus, The Safest Form of Student Transportation!" - a message that says a lot about the drivers we trust to transport our children to and from school every day.

School Bus Safety Poster Contest Winners

Attending the ceremonies were: (Front row, L to R) Division 1 – 2nd Place, Amanda Sommer, Conneaut Valley Elementary School, Conneautville; Division 1 – 3rd Place, Kaylynn Fidler, Pine Grove Area Elementary School, Pine Grove; Division 1 – 1st Place, Maya Bearden, Eagleville Elementary School, Eagleville. (Back row, L to R) Kara Templeton, Director, Bureau of Driver Licensing, PennDOT; Division 2 – 3rd Place, Lee Edgell, Friendship Hill Elementary School, Point Marion; Division 3 – 1st Place, Lauren Schmader, St. Brockway Area Jr/Sr High School, Brockway; Division 3 – 2nd Place, Desteny Keiser, Upper Dauphin Area Middle School, Lykens; Division 3 – 3rd Place, Emalie Brown, Upper Dauphin Area Middle School, Lykens: Division 2, 1^st Place, Alivia Spitz, Reiffton School, Reading; Capt. Robert Krol, Assistant Director, Bureau of Patrol, Pennsylvania State Police. Not pictured: Division 2 - 2^nd Place, Sally Nguyen, Reiffton School, Reading.

2018 Safety Poster Contest Winning Entries

Division 1 (Grades Kindergarten - 2)

Safety Poster Contest - Div 1 First Place

Division 2 (Grades 3-5)

Safety Poster Contest - Div 2 First Place

Safety Poster Contest - Div 2 Second Place

Safety Poster Contest - Div 2 Third Place

Division 3 (Grades 6-8)
Safety Poster Contest - Div 3 First Place

Safety Poster Contest - Div 3 Second Place

Safety Poster Contest - Div 3 Third Place

2018 Pennsylvania School Bus Driver Safety Competition

Six winners of the 2018 Pennsylvania School Bus Driver Safety Competition were also honored during ceremonies in Harrisburg, Oct. 22. The school bus drivers being recognized went head-to-head in a statewide competition in June, which tested their safety knowledge and skills in conventional and transit bus categories.

School Bus Driver Safety Competition Winners

Attending the ceremonies were: (L to R); Mike Webster, 1^st Place – Transit Bus, Brightbill Transportation, Lebanon Co.; Larry Hannon, Jr., 3rd Place - Conventional Bus, Centennial School District, Bucks Co.; Shanon O'Brien, 1st Place - Conventional Bus, Krapf Bus Companies, Chester Co.; Larry Hannon, Sr., 2nd Place - Conventional Bus, Centennial School District, Bucks Co.; Ruth Del Vecchio, 2nd Place - Transit Bus, Krapf Bus Companies, Chester Co.; Beth McGowan, 3rd Place - Transit Bus, Lower Merion School District, Montgomery Co.

PennDOT would like congratulate all the winners and say thanks to all the students who participated in the school bus poster contest and all of the school bus drivers who participated in the driver safety competition.