Roanoke County School Bus Drivers Compete in Regional School Bus Rodeo
Three school bus drivers from Roanoke County Public Schools again have the opportunity to showcase their driving talent at the statewide level this June. This, after the drivers won their respective events for the second year in a row at the Region 6 School Bus rodeo April 25 at Hidden Valley Middle School.
The regional rodeo brought together 26 drivers from three different school divisions (Roanoke County, Roanoke City and Montgomery County). Drivers in each school system competed within their own school divisions in one of three categories: conventional bus, transit bus or special needs bus.
Roanoke County School Bus Drivers Compete in Regional School Bus Rodeo
The winners for Roanoke County Public Schools are:
Conventional Bus:
1st place: Greg Lampert (Glenvar area) – finished in 3rd place at 2008 statewide rodeo
2nd place: Megan Dix (Northside area)
Transit Bus:
1st place: Marie Pratt (Northside area) – finished in 1st place at 2008 statewide rodeo
2nd place: Joe Dudley (Cave Spring area)
3rd place: Buddy Bailey (Northside area)
Special Needs Bus:
1st place: Linda Turner (Northside area) – finished in 3rd place at 2008 statewide rodeo
First place winners in each division will represent their school system at the statewide school bus rodeo June 23 at Northside High School. The statewide rodeo is part of the Virginia Association of Pupil Transportation Summer Conference taking place in Roanoke June 22-25.