West Babylon Student-Artist Vies for National Recognition

After capturing first place at the county and state levels of the New York Association for Pupil Transportation School Bus Safety Poster Contest, West Babylon Senior High School ninth-grader Giuliana Grosso’s creation is now heading to judging on the national level.

The theme for 2015 contest was “Bully Free Zone” and called for submissions in the following categories: grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8 and special education. Guliana’s poster won in the 6-8 grade category, as it was submitted last year when she was at the junior high school.

The National School Bus Safety Poster Contest is sponsored each year by the National Association for Pupil Transportation, the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services and the National School Transportation Association.

Photo courtesy of the West Babylon School District: From left: Jennifer Tomeo, West Babylon Junior High School art teacher, Henry Bianco, West Babylon School District’s head of transportation, Giuliana Grosso and Allen Miller, Suffolk NYAPT President.