School bus drivers are literally the driving force of education, according to Fayette County public school officials. They are the first employees who come in contact with students each school day, and the last at the end of the day.
Fayette County’s school bus drivers are professionally trained individuals who capably and safely transport students at the elementary, middle and high school levels. They teach students about bus safety rules and procedures, manage student behavior on the bus, and care for the physical and emotional wellbeing of each young person every day.
School bus drivers play a vital role in Fayette’s educational system, and that is why each year schools are asked to select one of their deserving drivers as their building’s school bus driver of the year.
Congratulations to the following 2015 Fayette County School Bus Drivers of the Year (note that some drivers have routes for more than one school level, and may be listed as a “driver of the year” for more than one school):
Phil Cooper, Huddleston Elementary.
David Wooddy, McIntosh High.
Joyce Gruschow, Peachtree City Elementary.
Phil Edge, Robert J. Burch Elementary.
Ed McKeogh, Braelinn Elementary.
Loretta Johnson, Fayetteville Elementary.
Laverne Starr, Starr’s Mill High.
Phillip Cooper, Rising Starr Middle.
Gary Nestlehutt, Whitewater High (who passed away in April, and is very much missed).
Patricia Carabajal, Bennett’s Mill Middle.
Ray Walker, Peeples Elementary.
Jerry Carpenter, Sara Harp Minter Elementary.
David Aven, Whitewater Middle.
Danette Corcoran, Fayette County High.
Frank Nevarez, Crabapple Lane Elementary.
David Aven, Inman Elementary.
Tara Bradshaw, Cleveland Elementary.
Brenda Null, Oak Grove Elementary.
Marie Large, North Fayette Elementary.
Ming Chan, Spring Hill Elementary.
Marguree Threatt, Sandy Creek High.
David Wooddy, Kedron Elementary.
Diane Vaughan, J.C. Booth Middle.
