Schools
'Fulton’s Finest' Luncheon To Spotlight Bus Drivers Aug. 8
"Fulton's Finest" is the school system's 13th annual recognition for extraordinary school bus drivers, with 166 drivers honored this year.
FULTON COUNTY, GA — Bright yellow school buses are already hitting the Fulton County streets as drivers practice their runs and get ready for the new school year.
But on Thursday, Aug. 8, at 11:30 a.m., more than 200 drivers and district leaders will take a break for a special luncheon at the Omni Atlanta Hotel’s Atrium Terrace at the CNN Center. Called “Fulton’s Finest,” the event is the school system’s 13th annual recognition for extraordinary school bus drivers.
Sponsored by Family First Credit Union, “Fulton’s Finest” is the school system’s 13th annual recognition for extraordinary school bus drivers. A total 166 drivers and their guests will be recognized for excellent service, including perfect attendance and accident-free driving records. Each also will receive a special “Fulton’s Finest” jacket, sweatshirt or polo shirt.
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Adding to the celebration, the honorees will get to relax as they are chauffeured to the luncheon in – what else – school buses driven by their supervisors.
Hosted on the eve of a new school year, which begins Monday, Aug. 12, the banquet will inspire and motivate the 800+ bus drivers who will soon take to the busy streets. Over the summer, routes and bus stops were carefully finalized and mechanics finished inspections and repairs to be sure the fleet would be ready for the first day of school. In addition, all drivers were certified or re-certified in CPR, emergency first aid response, Green Cross Defensive Driving and student behavior management.
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The Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center is located at 100 CNN Center in downtown Atlanta.
Honorees at this year’s event include:
- Alvin Adams
- Crystal Adams
- Aneb Ahmed
- Carmarcia Allen
- Tonie Anderson
- Deborah Ansa
- JoAnn Ardoin
- Valorie Arnold
- Thomas Austin
- Maria Baker
- Quinton Barrett
- Gwendolyn Baugh
- Anthony Belyeu
- Christine Bennett
- Eugene Bettineschi
- Charles Biggs
- Conrad Bishop
- Emory Bonds
- Kidner Boursiquot
- Georgia Bowers
- Gregory Brackman
- Eugene Brady, III
- Renita Bridges
- Maria Carranza
- Barbara Carroll
- Surette Chappel
- David Chester
- Robert Clayton
- Shanta Clayton
- Gary Cobb
- Gail Coleman
- Jared Connell
- Robert Conners
- Rene Cousineau
- Danielle Cox
- Angela Culver
- Charyl Davis
- Elizabeth Delgadillo
- Bailey Dickens
- Sonya Dixon
- Phyllis Dorsey
- Barbara Duncan
- Wendell Duncan
- Kenneth Ferrara
- Lee Fissette
- Terri Fitzhugh
- Terry Fitzhugh
- Renna Flanagan
- Cheryl Freeman
- Myoshi Freeman
- Nancy Freeman
- Travlis Gardner
- Debra Ghant
- John Goodman
- Eartha Gordon
- Patricia Greene
- Christopher Hall
- Donna Hall
- Luke Hall
- Frederick Hallowell
- Susan Hansen
- Devynn Harris
- Charlie Hatton
- Doretha Herring
- Betty Hill
- Charronda Hines
- Stacie Hood
- John Horrocks
- Alice Howard
- Claudia Huix
- Cynthia Hunt
- Josthene Jaboin
- Cynthia Jacklyn
- Casandra Jackson
- Roscoe Jackson
- Sapphire Jackson
- Lisa Jacobs
- Philome Jean
- Angela Jeter
- Valentine John
- Michael Johnson
- Cynthia Jones
- Johnny Jones
- George Kerr
- William Kirstein
- Robert Large
- Ted Lee
- Felder Legendre
- Wonda Lewis
- Patrisha Littles
- Katrina Lorzeme
- Ismeta Manov
- Arthur Marion
- Tonya Marshall
- Peter Martin, III
- Scott Matthews
- Pamela McTizic
- Jeannette Mercer
- Debra Moore
- Herbert Nelson
- Nicole Nobles
- Bernice Norman
- Krystal Notter
- James Odenwalder
- Jermon Owens
- Debra Pace
- Latasha Paschal
- Robert Patton
- Angel Perdue
- Mary Phillips
- Barbara Price
- Teanna Pritchett
- Twila Pryor
- Darius Reed
- Rita Rhymes
- Nancy Richards
- Michael Riggs
- William Rinesmith
- James Ripley
- John “Tom” Roberts
- Robin Robinson
- Stephanie Rogers
- Stephanie Rucks
- Mozart Saintvil
- Gabreille Sanford
- Wakeelah Scott-Russell
- Carolyn Seda
- Heidi Sery
- Vanessa Shepherd
- Desmond Shirley
- William Simmons
- Richard Sleppy
- Donald Smith
- Elizabeth Smith
- Paula Smith
- Vera Stanley
- Felicia Staples
- Nevada Steadham
- Tammy Stokes-Kuykendoll
- Sally Streeter
- Charles Strickland
- Mary Sumlin
- Kenya Taylor
- Harvey Thomas
- Sheila Thomas
- Tracie Thomas
- Felecia Thompson
- Yvonne Tolbert
- Pauline Travis
- Delbert Triber
- Mary Trower
- Katrina Upshaw
- Andrey Viryaskin
- Guoquan Wang
- Kathy Warden
- Alicia Warner
- Stephanie Warrior
- Ruby Whitaker
- Laura Williams
- Linda Williams
- Jack Wilson
- Joseph Wolf
- Clinton Woodruff, Jr.
- Tiffany Wooten
- Barbara Wright
- Tommie Yarbrough
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