Bus Driver Appreciation Week May 5-9, 2008
Yancey County Schools’ bus drivers were recognized at a luncheon held in their honor on Monday, May 5, 2008, at the Yancey County Schools bus garage. Before the meal began, Mr. Kenny Renfro welcomed the group and introduced Ms. Lesia Cruz who thanked the bus drivers for their work and recalled her experience as a school bus rider throughout her years as a student. In thanking the bus drivers, she shared a thought that is very true and shows the significant role a bus driver plays in the lives of our children. She said a bus driver is the first person your child sees at the beginning of the school day and the last person that child sees at the end of the school day.
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Bus drivers and other support staff enjoyed a great meal at the
Bus Drivers Appreciation Luncheon.
Ms. Annette Jones presented the Lisa Haney Scholarship to Donald Neal, a senior at Mountain Heritage High School. Mr. Kenny Renfro, Transportation Department Director, presented the Bus Driver of the Year Award to Mr. Ben Robinson.
Annette Jones (L) presented Donald Neal with the Lisa Haney Scholarship.
Ben Robinson (L) received the Bus Driver of the Year Award
presented by Kenny Renfro.
For a third consecutive year, flowers and gift bags were presented to all the transportation department employees by Dr. Miguel Cruz and his staff from Cruz Chiropractic. Dr. Cruz stated, “We just want to give back to the community. The bus drivers tend to get overlooked and we want to let them know we appreciate the work they do.”
The staff of Cruz Chiropractic honored Yancey County Schools bus drivers with flower and gift bags to show their appreciation.
Yancey County Schools extends its appreciation to all of our bus drivers. These drivers are Susan Hoilman, Shirleen Berry, Tina Haney, Pat Skinner, Jeannie Chrisawn, Renee Fender, Annette Jones Christine Fox, Sheila Strickland, Karen Carroll, Rebecca Robinson, Wilma Penland, Joan Chrisawn, Wilma Briggs, Angie Stump, Ben Robinson, Jeanette Deyton, J.C. Morrow, Cindy Jackson, Carolyn Miller, Amanda Ledford, Teresa Thomas, William Silvers, Regina McKinney, Betty Hughes, Annette Bigelow, Sherry Burleson, Mitzie Williams, Glenda Edwards, Camille McIntosh, Michelle McIntosh, William Fox, Nancy Pitman, Carolyn Laws, Lisa Honeycutt, Angie Beaver, Ray Briggs, Charlene Thomas, Sandra Geouge, and Christy Tipton.
Yancey County Schools would also like to thank our bus mechanics Derek Murphy, Tony Robinson and Randy Webb, Transportation Department Administrative Assistant Sherry Laws, and Transportation Department Director Kenny Renfro.