2014 Event Listing for "Love the Bus"
For more information on Love the Bus 2014 in North Carolina, contact:
Derek Graham, Section Chief
Transportation Services
NC Dept. of Public Instruction
(919) 807-3571
Email: kevin.harrison@dpi.nc.gov
| Event Date(s) | County | School | Contact Person | Phone | Event Details | |
| 2/10/2014 - 2/12/2014 | Asheboro City Schools | Asheboro City School District | David Hayes, Transportation Director | 336-625-5104 x254 | dhayes@asheboro.k12.nc.us | Celebration will consist of coffee, doughnuts, and luncheon for Drivers-Monitors, Mechanics, School Principals, and Assistant Principals. |
| 2/3/2014 - 2/28/2014 | Avery County | Cranberry Middle School | Patti Franklin, Assistant Principal | 828-733-2932 | pattilfranklin@averyschools.net | This will be a month long celebration to include snacks and cards from students. |
| 2/3/2014 - 2/28/2014 | Avery County | Freedom Trail Elementary School | Patti Franklin, Assistant Principal | 828-733-2932 | pattilfranklin@averyschools.net | This will be a month long celebration to include snacks and cards from students. |
| 2/11/2014 | Avery County | Central Services Bus Garage | Brian King, Transportation Director | 828-733-6006 x1512 | brianking@averyschools.net | Celebration will consist of breakfast for drivers and sub bus drivers. |
| 2/13/2014 | Beaufort County | Beaufort Elementary School | Sherrill Moraven, Assistant Principal | 252-728-3316 | sherrill.moraven@carteretk12.org | Celebration will consist of the dedication to our Awesome Bus Drivers. |
| 2/10/2014 - 2/14/2014 | Bertie County | Windsor Elementary School | Mona Gilliam, Principal | 252-794-5221 | mgilliam@bertie.k12.nc.us | This will be a week long celebration to include cards, bus lips, and breakfast. |
| 2/10/2014 - 2/14/2014 | Bertie County | All Schools | William Ledford, Transportation Director | 252-794-6002 | wledford@bertie.k12.nc.us | This will be a week long celebration. Drivers will be presented with polo shirts and tumblers. |
| 2/10/2014 - 2/14/2014 | Bladen County | All Schools | Brandon Smith, TIMS Coordinator | 910-862-2417 | bwsmith@bladen.k12.nc.us | This will be a week long celebration to include appreciation gifts for drivers and mechanics. |
| 2/10/2014 - 2/14/2014 | Brunswick County | Town Creek Elementary School | Amber Lanier, Parent Facilitator | 910-253-6500 | alanier@bcswan.net | This will be a week long celebration to include breakfast, cards of appreciation, and goody bags. |
| 2/10/2014 - 2/14/2014 | Buncombe County | Eblen Intermediate School | Gardner Bridges, Assistant Principal | 828-255-5757 | gardner.bridges@bcsemail.org | This will be a week long celebration to include a special daily treat for each driver. |
| 2/10/2014 - 2/14/2014 | Cherokee County | All Schools | Shannon D. Raper, TIMS Manager | 828-837-2426 | shannon.raper@cherokee.k12.nc.us | This will be a week long celebration to include breakfast for drivers at their home school location, cards, gifts, and goodies. |
| 2/10/2014 - 2/14/2014 | Cleveland County | Washington Elementary School | Jenna Hamby, Assistant Principal | 704-435-9521 | jphamby@clevelandcountyschools.org | This will be a week long celebration to include breakfast, thank you cards, spotlight on drivers, and special treats. |
| 2/10/2014 - 2/14/2014 | Cleveland County | Grover Elementary School | Amy Smith, Assistant Principal | 704-476-8351 | amybsmith@clevelandcountyschools.org | This will be a week long celebration to include banners, treat bags, chocolate, pictures, poems/letters, pizza and ice cream sundae parties. |
| 2/12/2014 | Cleveland County | Casar Elementary School | Susie Goins, Principal | 704-538-9982 | ssgoins@clevelandcountyschools.org | Celebration will consist of a bus driver parade through the halls before the instructional day begins, breakfast, and cards. |
| 2/10/2014 - 2/14/2014 | Columbus County | Tabor City Elementary School | Wendell Duncan, Principal | 910-653-3618 | wduncan@columbus.k12.nc.us | This will be a week long celebration to include breakfast, cake, banner, thermal tumblers, cards, and candy. |
| 2/10/2014 - 2/14/2014 | Columbus County | Tabor City Middle School | Dee Dee Bellamy, Principal | 910-653-3637 | dbellamy@columbus.k12.nc.us | This will be a week long celebration to include breakfast, cake, banner, thermal tumblers, cards, and candy. |
| 2/10/2014 - 2/14/2014 | Craven County | Graham A. Barden Elementary School | Marilyn M. Brown, Principal | 252-444-5100 | marilyn.brown@craven.k12.nc.us | This will be a week long celebration of gifts, presentation of certificates, breakfast, cards, and Love the bus banner displayed in hallway. |
| 2/11/2014 | Craven County | Ben D. Quinn Elementary School | Curtis Gatlin, Principal/Bus Supervisor | 252-514-6420 | curtis.gatlin@craven.k12.nc.us | Celebration will consist of classrooms creating posters and banners in the library (appreciation luncheon in library). |
| 2/10/2014 - 2/14/2014 | Edgecombe County | Stocks Elementary School | Amy Pearce, Assistant Principal | 252-823-2632 | apearce@ecps.us | This will be a week long celebration to include cake, chips, bus t-shirt or mug, breakfast, cards, and valentine card from State Superintendent w/certificate and candy. |
| 2/10/2014 - 2/14/2014 | Forsyth County | Forest Park Elementary School | Norma H. White, Bilingual Assistant | 336-771-4530 | nhwhite@wsfcs.k12.nc.us | This will be a week long celebration of treats and thank you cards from the students to each bus driver. |
| 2/3/2014 - 2/7/2014 | Forsyth County | Ibraham Elementary School | Larnitha Hunter, Assistant Principal | 336-703-6771 | lmhunter@wsfcs.k12.nc.us | This will be a week long celebration consisting of a display banner for bus drivers w/photos, gifts, refreshments, and valentine cards from students. |
| 2/10/2014 - 2/14/2014 | Franklin County | Louisburg High School | Michael Sheldon, Assistant Principal | 919-496-3725 | michaelsheldon@fcschools.net | This will be a week long celebration and drivers will receive daily tokens of appreciation. |
| 2/10/2014 - 2/14/2014 | Gaston County | Lingerfeldt Elementary School | Lynne Grindstaff, Assistant Principal | 704-866-6094 | lcgrindstaff@gaston.k12.nc.us | This will be a week long celebration consisting of treats, cards, recognition during morning announcements (1 driver per day), lunch and bus decoration. |
| 2/10/2014 | Halifax County | Dawson Elementary School | Angel Whitby, TIMS Operator | 252-583-2381 | whitbya@halifax.k12.nc.us | Celebration will consist of a 7:45 am red carpet breakfast. |
| 2/14/2014 | Halifax County | Inborden Elementary School | Angel Whitby, TIMS Operator | 252-583-2381 | whitbya@halifax.k12.nc.us | Celebration will consist of a 7:45 am red carpet breakfast. |
| 2/14/2014 | Halifax County | Enfield Middle School | Angel Whitby, TIMS Operator | 252-583-2381 | whitbya@halifax.k12.nc.us | Celebration will consist of a 7:45 am red carpet breakfast. |
| 2/10/2014 - 2/14/2014 | Iredell-Statesville Schools | Woodland Heights Elementary School | Heather Dollevoet - AP/Bus Coordinator | (704)663-1370 | hdollevoet@iss.k12.nc.us | Classrooms/Departments are going to adopt a bus driver & will shower them with cards, treats, and other fun ideas throughout the week. 2/10: Ride the Bus – Staff members have signed up to ride the PM bus routes with the drivers. |
| 2/10/2014 - 2/14/2014 | Lexington City Schools | Pickett Elementary School | Gina Spencer, Principal | 336-242-1546 | gspencer@lexcs.org | This will be a week long celebration with cards and notes for drivers, lunch on Wednesday, and banners for each bus on Friday. |
| 2/10/2014 - 2/14/2014 | Mecklenburg County | Steele Creek Elementary School | Latesha Addison, PTO President | 980-343-3810 | latesha.c.addison@citi.com | This will be a week long celebration to include cards, gifts, decorated bus driver boxes, pizza, and cake. |
| 2/13/2014 - 2/14/2014 | Mecklenburg County | Allenbrook Elementary School | Charles Copeland, Assistant Principal | 980-343-6004 | charles.copeland@cms.k12.nc.us | Celebration will consist of breakfast and lunch for bus drivers, recognition of bus drivers by students and staff, and review of bus safety all week. |
| 2/14/2014 | New Hanover County | Bellamy Elementary School | Cate Woessner, Counselor | 910-350-2039 | cate.woessner@nhcs.net | Celebration will consist breakfast, goodies, and valentines at morning drop-off. |
| 2/14/2014 | Northampton County | Central Elementary School | Felicia Barrett, Driver | 252-534-3381 | barrettf@northampton.k12.nc.us | Celebration will consist of Bus Driver/Monitor Safety Pep Rally at 1:00 PM. |
| 2/10/2014 - 2/14/2014 | Onslow County | Meadow View Elementary School | Lisa Godwin, Assistant Principal | 910-478-3522 | lisa.godwin@onslow.k12.nc.us | This will be a weeklong celebration. Everyday we will do something special for our bus drivers to "show them the love" and thank them for everything they do. |
| 2/10/2014 - 2/14/2014 | Pamlico County | Transportation Department | Clem Harper, Transportation Director | 252-745-4601 | clemharper@pamlicoschools.org | This will be a week long celebration to include daily goodies for drivers and a breakfast on Friday. |
| 2/10/2014 - 2/14/2014 | Perquimans County | Perquimans County High School | Mickey Drew, Assistant Principal | 252-426-5778 | michaelldrew@pcs.k12.nc.us | This will be a week long celebration to include breakfast, driver caricatures, snacks, sweatshirts, and lunch with short video expressing gratitude. |
| 2/10/2014 - 2/14/2014 | Pitt County | Chicod Elementary School | Leslie K. Hayes, Assistant Principal | 252-746-6742 | hayesl@pitt.k12.nc.us | This will be a week long celebration to include daily treats or gifts to the drivers, lunch, breakfast, and special drawings from the students to be displayed in the main hall. |
| 2/17/2014 - 2/21/2014 | Rowan County | Rockwell Elementary School | Joy Wallace, Assistant Principal | 704-279-3145 | wallacejm@rss.k12.nc.us | This will be a week long celebration to include a bus driver trivial/tribute on morning announcements, treats, and cards. |
| 2/10/2014 - 2/14/2014 | Rowan County | North Rowan Middle School | Meredith Williams, Assistant Principal | 704-639-3018 | williamsml@rss.k12.nc.us | This will be a week long celebration to include daily treats (candy, flower, and gift certificates), and breakfast at restaurant. |
| 2/10/2014 - 2/14/2014 | Rowan County | Mt. Ulla Elementary School | Jennifer Warden, Assistant Principal | 704-278-2750 | wardenjh@rss.k12.nc.us | This will be a week long celebration with banners created by students & art teacher, special message on school sign, treats, and catered luncheon on Friday. |
| 2/3/2014 - 2/11/2014 | Rowan County | Bostian Elementary School | Lisa Sigmon, Principal | 704-857-2322 | sigmonlf@rss.k12.nc.us | This will be a week long celebration including breakfast, cards, songs, and Valentines given to all drivers. |
| 2/11/2014 | Sampson County | All Schools | Vicki Westbrook, TIMS Supervisor | 910-592-3191 | vickiw@sampson.k12.nc.us | Celebration will consist of breakfast at 8:00 AM for all county bus drivers. |
| 2/10/2014 -2/14/2014 | Sampson County | Union Middle School | Roderick Mason, Assistant Principal | 910-592-4547 | rmason@sampson.k12.nc.us | This will be week long celebration to include breakfast, tribute during morning announcements, gitfts, hallway decorations in honor of drivers, and parade. |
| 2/10/2014 - 2/14/2014 | Scotland County | North Laurinburg Elementary School | Susan Deese, Assistant Principal | 910-277-4336 | sdesse@scotland.k12.nc.us | This will be a week long celebration consisting of cards to the drivers, goody baskets, breakfast, and a balloon release ceremony. |
| 2/10/2014 - 2/14/2014 | Scotland County | Wagram Elementary | Kachina Singletary, Assistant Principal | 910-369-2252 | kquick@scotland.k12.nc.us | This will be a week long celebration to include breakfast, goody baskets, and cards from students displayed in the main lobby. |
| 2/13/2014 | Stanly County | Locust Elementary School | Joyce Treece, Cost Clerk | 704-961-5105 | joyce.treece@stanlycountyschools.org | Celebration will consist of pep rally, breakfast, cake and goodie bags for each driver. |
| 2/12/2014 | Stanly County | Oakboro Elementary School | Joyce Treece, Cost Clerk | 704-961-5105 | joyce.treece@stanlycountyschools.org | Celebration will consist of pep rally, breakfast, cake and goodie bags for each driver. |
| 2/14/2014 | Surry County | Elkin High School | Cassundra Morrison, Assistant Principal | 336-835-3858 | morrisonc@elkin.k12.nc.us | Celebration will consist of breakfast and gifts. |
| 2/14/2014 | Surry County | Elkin Middle School | Pam Colbert, Pincipal | 336-835-3175 | colbertp@elkin.k12.nc.us | Celebration will consist of breakfast for bus drivers and special gift. |
| 2/14/2014 | Surry County | Elkin Elementary School | Lisa Pendry, Assistant Principal | 336-835-2756 | pendryl@elkin.k12.nc.us | Celebration will consist of a special presentation by staff and students. |
| 2/11/2014 | Swain County | Swain Middle School | Cenda Dickey, Healthy Living Coordinator | 828-488-2119 x5243 | cdickey@swainmail.org | Celebration will consist of bus driver appreciation breakfast. |
| 2/14/2014 | Swain County | Swain East Elementary School | Cenda Dickey, Healthy Living Coordinator | 828-488-2119 x5243 | cdickey@swainmail.org | Celebration will consist of a Love the Bus driver Valentine Day event. |
| 2/14/2014 | Swain County | Swain West Elementary School | Cenda Dickey, Healthy Living Coordinator | 828-488-2119 x5243 | cdickey@swainmail.org | Celebration will consist of a Love the Bus driver Valentine Day event. |
| 2/12/2014 | Wake County | Richland Creek Elementary School | Lucille Glass, Assistant Principal | 919-554-6333 | lglass@wcpss.net | Celebration will consist of a 9:00 AM breakfast, gift bags, and student presentation for bus drivers. |