LMSD Transportation Team Wins At Regional Safety Competition

LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP, PA — If your little ones take the bus to and from their Lower Merion School District school, you have reason to relax. That's because the Lower Merion School District Transportation Department recently took first place in the 46th Annual Montgomery-Bucks School Bus Safety Competition.

The department fielded a team of eight drivers to compete in the competition at William Tennent High School.

They performed exceedingly well, besting all other competing districts en route to capturing first place overall.

In addition to their overall team victory, five of the Lower Merion drivers qualified to participate in the State Competition, which will be held in State College in June.

Commonly referred to as the "Road-eo," the competition challenges the knowledge and skills of drivers in a series of events focusing on student safety, driver professionalism and service excellence.

The competing drivers began the day by testing their knowledge of state laws and safety regulations in a written exam before hitting the pavement to navigate their buses through 12 events full of twists, turns and obstacles.

See the list of finishers below:

• Bob Courtney - 3rd Place
• John Welsh - 7th Place
• Steven Hallman - 8th Place
• Kimberly Bringhurst - 9th Place
• Eric Carroll - 10th Place
• Beth McGowan - 19th Place
• Patricia Everett - Honorable Mention
• Maurice Willie - Honorable Mention

Congratulations to all of this year's competitors and best of luck in the State Competition!