School Bus Safety Poster Contest Winners Announced

The Cyr Foundation for Excellence in School Transportation joined the New York Association for Pupil Transportation in announcing the winners of the 2012 School Bus Safety Poster Contest.  The winning entries were judged and selected during the 2012 New York Annual School Transportation Conference in July in Saratoga Springs.

The Poster Contest promotes school bus safety by engaging school students in designing and completing posters that contain a safety theme.  The theme for the 2012 Poster Contest was “Stand Back from the Yellow and Black.”  Students compete in four divisions: Kindergarten-second grade, third-fifth grade, sixth-eighth grade, and special needs students.  There is also a new ‘computer aided design’ category for students to enter.

The posters entered at the state level are those that are judged and selected by NYAPT Chapters across the state.  Winners receive cash prizes and the first place winners are entered in the national poster competition conducted by the National Association for Pupil Transportation.

The winners in each division in 2012 are as follows:

DIVISION I (K-2)

First Place:          Keilani Baldwin                 Keshequa CSD

Second Place:    Samantha Tanguay          Baldwinsville CSD

Third Place:         Kelsea Martin                    Keshequa CSD

DIVISION II (3-5)

First Place:          Regina Guitierrez             Baldwin UFSD

Second Place:      Riley D’Andrea                  Farmingdale UFSD

Third Place:         Jennifer Song                    Monroe-Woodbury CSD

DIVISION III (6-8)

First Place:          Jennifer Li                           Patchogue-Medford SD

Second Place:      Margaret Wang                 Monroe-Woodbury CSD

Third Place:         Nga Ruckdeschel              South Seneca CSD

DIVISION IV (Special Needs)

First Place:          Ryan Murad                       Eagle Avenue Middle School

Second Place:       Brandon S                           Syracuse City SD/Elmerest

Third Place:         James Cobb                        Keshequa CSD

NYAPT and the Cyr Foundation thank all the students who participated in the School Bus Safety Poster Contest this year and all the teachers and art teachers who encouraged their participation. 

Thanks also go to the Wayne Finger Lakes Transportation Supervisors Association and the Wayne Finger Lakes SBDI Association for their generous sponsorship of the Poster Contest in 2012.

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