Wolf Administration Honors Students, Drivers at Pennsylvania School Bus Safety Awards

Wolf Administration Honors Students, Drivers at Pennsylvania School Bus
Safety Awards

10/17/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

In a ceremony at the Governor's residence today, Pennsylvania Department of

Transportation (PennDOT) Deputy Secretary for Driver and Vehicle Services
Kurt
Myers joined other Pennsylvania school bus safety advocates to underscore
the
Wolf Administration's commitment to highway safety by honoring nine
students
for communicating important school bus safety messages, and six school bus
drivers for their superior driving skills.

The students, in kindergarten through eighth grade, were recognized for
their
winning entries in the 2017 School Bus Safety Poster Contest. The theme for

this year's contest, "My Driver – My Safety Hero," reflects the trust
extended
to school bus drivers by both parents and students.

"By taking part in the poster contest, these young artists use their talent
and
creativity to help us share important safety messages," PennDOT Secretary
Leslie S. Richards. "This year's creations are a testament to the trust
families and students place each day in the skills of our school bus
drivers
and their commitment to delivering our most precious assets to and from
school
and extracurricular activities safely."

This year's winners were chosen from 642 public and private school student
entries. The first-place entries will be forwarded to a national
competition to
be judged at the end of this month.

2017 School Bus Safety Poster Contest Winners include:
Kindergarten – Grade 2
First Place: Anaya Pushkarna, Bradford Woods Elementary School, Bradford
Woods,
Allegheny County
Second Place: Adelyn Myers, All Saints Catholic School, Cresson, Cambria
County
Third Place: Aubrey Strait, Saint Michael School, Loretto, Cambria County

Grades 3 – 5
First Place: Yanning (Maria) Jiao, Franklin Elementary School, Sewickley,
Allegheny County
Second Place: Hermiony Valdes, Fairview Elementary School, New Cumberland,
Cumberland County
Third Place: McKayla Winkler, Philadelphia Academy Charter School,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County

Grades 6 – 8
First Place: Madison Urick, St. John the Evangelist Regional Catholic
School,
Uniontown, Fayette County
Second Place: Derek Domidica, Saint Michael School, Loretto, Cambria County
Third Place: Ashanti Zayas, Grover Washington Middle School, Philadelphia,
Philadelphia County
Also during today's ceremony, PennDOT Bureau of Driver Licensing Director
Kara
Templeton and Lt. Robert Krol, Director of the Commercial Vehicle Safety
Division in the Bureau of Patrol for the Pennsylvania State Police,
presented
certificates and Governor's citations to six school bus drivers for winning
the
2017 Pennsylvania School Bus Driver Safety Competition. Held each June, the

competition tests school bus drivers' knowledge of safety rules and safe
operation of their buses.

"Bus drivers do an extraordinary job every day ensuring the safety of our
children as they travel to and from school," said Lt. Krol. "These drivers
serve as a model for all school bus drivers and this recognition further
reinforces the trust parents have in them."

2017 PA School Bus Driver Safety Competition Winners:
Conventional Bus
First Place: Shanon O'Brien, Chester County; Krapf Bus Companies
Second Place: Ruth Del Vecchio, Chester County; Krapf Bus Companies
Third Place: Larry Hannon, Sr., Bucks County; Centennial School District

Transit Style Bus
First Place: Ted Dubbs, Montgomery County; Lower Merion School District
Second Place: Cheryl Vogelsang, Chester County; Eagle Wolfington
Third Place: Arlen Sanden, Centre County; Fullington Bus Company

For more information about school bus safety, visit PennDOT's highway
safety
website, www.penndot.gov/safety, select the "Traffic Safety and Driver
Topics"
tab then select the "School Bus Safety" tab. The website also offers an
interactive video illustrating Pennsylvania's school bus stopping law.

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