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    National School Bus Safety Week

    Each year, PennDOT participates in National School Bus Safety Week, which is celebrated every October. For more information on School Bus Safety Week, visit National Association for Pupil Transportation.

    School Bus Safety Week Poster Contest

    Each year, PennDOT sponsors a school bus safety poster contest for students in kindergarten through eighth grade. The winners of the poster contest are recognized at an event in Harrisburg held every October as part of National School Bus Safety Week. This year's theme is Safety First – Safety Always.

    2024/2025 Safety Poster Contest Winners

    The students, in kindergarten through eighth grade, were recognized for their winning entries in the 2025 School Bus Safety Poster Contest. The theme for the contest, Safety First – Safety Always, reminds everyone of the important dynamic between students and their school bus drivers, who navigate commonwealth roadways daily to deliver students to school and home without incident.

    Division 1 (Kindergarten to Grade 2)

    1st Place:

    Angelina Mumford
    Roberts Elementary School
    Wayne, Montgomery County

    2nd Place:

    Joshua Morgenstern
    Roberts Elementary School
    Wayne, Montgomery County

    3rd Place:

    Rosalyn Killian
    William R. Croman Elementary School
    Troy, Bradford County

    Division 2 (Grades 3 to 5)

    1st Place:

    Lipi Kairi
    Baker Elementary School
    Pittsburgh, Allegheny County

    2nd Place:

    Akshay Subash​
    Franklin Elementary School
    Sewickley, Allegheny County

    3rd Place:

    Olivia Cullison
    Robert’s Elementary School, Wayne
    Montgomery County

    Division 3 (Grades 6 to 8)

    1st Place:

    Arjun Kairi
    Fort Couch Middle School
    Upper St. Clair, Allegheny County

    2nd Place:

    Emma Harriger
    Brockway Area Sr/Jr High School
    Brockway, Jefferson County

    3rd Place:

    Arya Subash
    Ingomar Middle School
    Pittsburgh, Allegheny County

    No qualifying entries were submitted this year for the Special Education and Computer Aided categories.

    School Bus Driver Safe Driving Competition

    The Pupil Transportation Association of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania School Bus Association hold a Pennsylvania School Bus Driver Safe Driving Competition every June to test school bus drivers' knowledge of safety rules and safe operation of their buses. A first-, second- and third-place winner is chosen, and the three winners of the competition are also recognized at an event held during National School Bus Safety Week. Approximately 60 school bus drivers from across Pennsylvania participate in the competition each year.

    2025 School Bus Driver Safety Competition

    The winners in the conventional bus category this year were:

    • First place: JoAnne Cowan with Krapf School Bus in Chester County.
    • Second place: Angie Martin with Brightbill Transport in Lancaster County.
    • Third place: Patricia Carey with Krapf School Bus in Chester County. 
    (From L to R) Driver and Vehicle Services Director of Driver Licensing Dios Arroyo; Pennsylvania School Bus Association President Aaron Sepkowski; First Place Winner JoAnne Cowan (West Chester, Chester County, Krapf Bus Company); Second Place Winner Angie Martin (New Holland, Lancaster County, Brightbill Transport); Third Place Winner Patricia Carey (Downingtown, Chester County, Krapf Bus Company); and Pennsylvania State Police Permits and Bus Safety Division Supervisor, Commercial Vehicle Safety Division of the Bureau of Patrol Cpl. Zeina Black

    There were no Transit Style Buses entered in the competition this year.

    PennDOT would like to congratulate all of the winners and say thank you to all of the students who participated in the School Bus Safety Poster contest and all school bus drivers for keeping our children safe on a daily basis.