2019 Event Listing for "Love the Bus"

For more information on Love the Bus 2019 in North Carolina, contact:

Kevin Harrison, Section Chief
Transportation Services
NC Dept. of Public Instruction
(919) 807-3579
Email: kevin.harrison@dpi.nc.gov

Event Date(s)	County	School	Contact Person, Title	Event Details
2/15/2019	Columbus CountySchools	Tabor City Elementary	Shonna Garrell/Assistant Principal	Breakfast for bus Drivers.
2/11/2019	Robeson County Schools	Union Chapel Elementary	Christina McMillan, Assistant Principal	The first day of the week will be the kickoff for the drivers. Breakfast will be served to them by our cafeteria staff as well as posting of the posters around our campus in recognition of Bus Drivers appreciation week. Each grade level will be assigned a specific driver to shower with tokens of appreciation throughout the week. Our Cheerleaders will serenade the drivers on the afternoon of the week and possibly throughout the week. Our art department will create cards for the drivers as well as special ornaments for keepsake tokens of the event.
2/13/2019	Henderson County Schools	Sugarloaf Elementary	Kathy Jones/Assistant Principal	Students will make bus driver appreciation cards and they will be delivered to the drivers on Feb. 14th. The bus drivers will participate in a Bus Driver Appreciation Breakfast on Feb. 13th. We will also hold a Bus Driver Appreciation Parade. The drivers will walk down each hall while students show their appreciation with signs, high-fives, and appreciations chants.
2/11/2019	Iredell-Statesville Schools	Third Creek Elementary	Peggy Johnson PTO President	A special breakfast and goodies for the week.
2/11/2019	Brunswick County Schools	Waccamaw School	Jane Grey Browning, M.S.Ed., Ed.S./Assistant Principal,	During the week and throughout the year, we provide same tokens of appreciation to our drivers including, but not limited to food, gift cards, and notes of appreciation. We thank all bus drivers across the State as it is a very important part of the Public School System.
2/11/2019	Johnston County Schools	Wilson's Mills elementary	Andrea Jones/ Principal	Each day they will receive a special treat and on Wednesday, they will be served lunch and on Friday they will be served a breakfast. We love and appreciate all our drivers.
2/22/2019	Cumberland County School	Loyd E. Auman Elementary	Dr. Queesha Tillman	we will be hosting a collaborative celebration for all the regular bus drivers, sub drivers, and EC drivers in the Seventy-First School district in Cumberland County. The theme for this celebration is "The Bus Oscars"! We celebrate ALL 71st district Bus Drivers & CCS Transportation in RED CARPET style with a LIVE DJ rocking all the old school and new school jams from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. Refreshments will be served.
2/14/2019	Guilford County Schools	Southeast Guilford Middle School	Caitlin Fisher/ teacher	We will be setting up buffet a breakfast for the bus drivers. This has become an annual event. We make a banner that the students sign as well.
2/11/2019	Cleveland County Schools	Burns Middle School	Lisa Fulbright- AP/Bus Administer	We love our bus drivers. Monday 2/11 Lunch- Homemade Taco & Potato Soup Tuesday 2/12 Breakfast- Homemade biscuits Wednesday 2/13 Homemade Banana Pudding Cup Thursday 2/14 Homemade Chocolate treat Friday- Monogrammed Shirt
2/15/2019	Edenton Chowan Public Schools	D. F. Walker Elementary School	Trisha Walton, Assistant Principal and School Bus Coordinator	D. F. Walker Elementary School and White Oak Elementary School have collaborated to plan an appreciation luncheon for our bus drivers. During this luncheon, bus drivers will receive a lunch box filled with sweet treats to end "Love the Bus Week" activities. We will start the week with Donuts and coffee as a Monday morning treat. On Tuesday we will have "Kid letters, Cards and Cokes." On Wednesday our drivers will receive "Soap and Sugar Daddies," and on Thursday, for Valentines Day, we will give Valentines Candy and Kudos. Each gift will include safety tips for our drivers and notes of appreciation. Our drivers have a very important role in ECPS! We want to make sure they realize their importance!
2/11/2019	Cabarrus County	WR Odell Primary School	Lisa Ober, Assistant Principal	Drivers will be recognized daily at arrival or dismissal. Monday=DONUT what we'd do without you and Dunkin Donuts at arrival Tuesday=You are all that and a bag of chips (chips) Wednesday=Thank you for going the EXTRA Mile (extra gum) Thursday=Thanks for all you do to keep us moving. You deserve a bag of swag! (goodie bags) Friday=We Love our Bus Drivers! Presentation of student made cards
2/13/2019	Columbus County Schools	Old Dock School	Principal	We will have Breakfast for drivers, kids will draw pics thanking bus drivers, snacks throughout the week. Signs and banners!!! We LOVE our buses!!
2/11/2019	Guilford County Schools	Christine Joyner Greene Education Center	Hilary McEachern CTE Teacher and Kris Hoyle, School Social Worker	Providing goodies and handmade cards of appreciation from our students throughout the week.
2/19/2019	Cumberland County	W.H. Owen Elementary School	Latreicia Allen, Assistant Principal	The dedicated bus drivers of William H. Owen Elementary School will be recognized each week with sweet treats. They will be featured each day on the school's social media page. Fun facts about school transportation will be shared during morning announcements. On Wednesday, February 20, the school bus drivers will be presented a luncheon and participate in the second annual Great Roadrunner Ride Along where community leaders and district educators will ride the buses during the afternoon routes. We love our bus drivers at William H. Owen Elementary!
2/11/2019	Onslow County Schools	Clyde Erwin Elementary Magnet	Jeri Blick, Asst Transportation Directo	Award winning bus drivers (perfect attendance, clean bus, outstanding driver) will be treated to breakfast compliments of HSM Manufacturing.
2/13/2019	Cumberland County	Raleigh Road Elementary	Cherissee Shepard/ Assistant Principal	We will celebrate with students making cards for driver and will be given to them as they enjoy cake. They will also revive a certificate and candy with messages throughout the week.
2/11/2019	Rowan Salisbury Schools	Hanford Dole Elementary	Ashley Cox, Assistant Principal	Monday: sweet treat Tuesday: cards from students (pictures of students giving cards for social media/hallway tv) Wednesday: breakfast Thursday: video messages from students on morning paws Friday: T-shirt
2/14/2019	Nash County Schools	Middlesex Elementary School	Kim Clarke, Assistant Principal	On Feb. 14th, our MES staff and students will celebrate our 8 bus drivers with a Love the Bus Driver Breakfast. Cards, letters and pictures will be given to the drivers created by our MES students. Each driver will receive a special goody bag to thank them for their commitment, dependability and service to our school.
2/15/2019	Nash County Schools	JW Parker Middle School	Mrs. Dixon/Assistant Principal	2/11/2019-Snack of appreciation 2/12/2019-Breakfast biscuit 2/13/2019-Note of appreciation 2/14/2019-Snack with drink 2/15/2019-Parker T-Shirt with Lunch
2/14/2019	Washington County	Washington County Schools	Wesley Stokes/Director of Transportation	District Appreciation Breakfast
2/14/2019	Guilford County Schools	Jamestown Middle	TaWuana Cook/Assistant Principal	All week students will be telling their bus drivers thank you vocally, and with personal cards. On Thursday, Feb. 14th, during bus dismissal, bus drivers will be presented with a Certificate and a Bag of goodies with special thank you cards from students that ride the bus. Students also signed a Giant Poster/Card that thanks the drivers for all they do!
2/11/2019	Union County Schools	Rea View Elementary	Emily Culberson	We will give our drivers love notes, treat bags, Valentines, and breakfast to celebrate and thank them!