2023 Minnesota School Bus Safety Poster Contest Winners

The 2022-23 National School Bus Safety Week Poster Contest theme: Safely Rolling to My Destination. This is a design contest held each year to encourage students to think about all elements of school bus safety. It presents opportunities to discuss pupil transportation safety themes while working on posters.

Minnesota Division Winners

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Division 1 (K-2) Samantha Formosa 1st Grade student from Madison Elementary, Anoka Hennepin School District.

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Division 2 (3-5) Abdullah Muhamed 3rd Grade student from Madison Elementary, Anoka Hennepin School District.

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Division 3 (6-8) Avrie Siedschlag, 6th Grade student from Coon Rapids Middle School, Anoka Hennepin School District.

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Molly Siedschlag 9th Grade from Coon Rapids High School, Anoka Hennepin School District

This year we had 49 entries from 3 school districts; Anoka-Hennepin Public School District, Osseo Public School District and Fridley Public Schools. We had 186 people vote this year which is the highest we have seen. Voting is done electronically with a link. Thank you to all that voted!

The posters are voted on and then divided into divisions; Each participating state may submit one winning poster in each of the following categories:

Division #1 - Grades K-2; Division #2 - Grades 3-5; Division #3 - Grade 6-8; Division #4 - Special Education (Grades K- 12); *Division #5 - CAD (Computer Drawing); *Division #6 - International entries. Our Minnesota contest we accept entries from K-12. The national contest is only K-8. We do have a 9th grade student entry. Molly Siedschlag 9th Grade from Coon Rapids High School, Anoka Hennepin School District.

Prizes:

  • Grade level 1st Place receive a $25 Gift card for Barnes and Nobles
  • Division winners receive a $50 Gift card for Barnes and Nobles
  • 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners of each grade will be invited to bring a guest to the Aug 20th, 2023 St Paul Saints Game.

If you have any questions about the poster contest or how to run your own contest next year, contact Cindy McKay at Cindy.McKay@Fridley.k12.mn.us or 763-502-5026