With the school year coming to an end, Fayette County’s school bus drivers are making their final routes, but not without being recognized for their hard work and dedication.
Over 100 Fayette County school bus drivers were honored with a special luncheon for their service during the 2017-18 school year.
School bus transportation plays a critical role in students’ education, as bus drivers are responsible for transporting the world’s most precious cargo – children –from the neighborhood to the classroom each day.
Although every Fayette County bus driver is appreciated, the transportation department gave special recognitions to Tina Barrett, Timothy Brown, Sharryn Moret, and Linda Shaw who have been driving with Fayette County for 20 years.
Special recognitions were also given to 24 bus drivers who were named the 2018 School Bus Drivers of Year. Every school in Fayette County selected a bus driver who goes above and beyond each day to transport and care for hundreds of students. Several assistant principals were in attendance and presented their schools’ bus of driver of the year with an honorary plaque.
Applauding drivers for their commitment, Dr. Joseph Barrow, superintendent of Fayette County schools said, “You’re the first person they see in the morning and the last person they see before they go home; you have such an impact on their lives so thank you for your service to the community.”
Congratulations to the following 2018 Fayette County School Bus Drivers of the Year:
· Alan Bell, Bennett’s Mill Middle
· John Williams (posthumously), Braelinn Elementary
· Amanda Heath, Cleveland Elementary
· Steve Bauer, Crabapple Lane Elementary
· Rosevelt Nelson, Fayette County High
· Angela Pressley, Fayetteville Elementary
· Mike Callahan, Flat Rock Middle
· Richard Carter, Huddleston Elementary
· Ralph Johnson and Paul Gibbs, Inman Elementary
· Patricia Corbalis, J.C. Booth Middle
· Doris Rockhill, Kedron Elementary
· Nathan Gibson, North Fayette Elementary
· Jim Morrissey, Oak Grove Elementary
· Dewey Patterson, Peachtree City Elementary
· Tara Bradshaw, Peeples Elementary
· Laverne Starr, Rising Starr Middle
· Danny Campbell, Robert J. Burch Elementary
· Erick Jefferson, Sandy Creek High
· Christopher Hausser, Spring Hill Elementary
· James Morrissey, Starr’s Mill High
· Mary Catherine Domaleski, Whitewater Middle
· Randy Cornwell, Whitewater High
