Drivers receive awards: bring home trophy

Bus drivers bring home first-place trophy after competing in a state competition.

Five Sweetwater County School District No. 2 bus drivers recently competed in the Wyoming Pupil Transportation Association’s competition.

Charmi Martinez, District 2’s transportation safety supervisor, said the volunteer group participated in the three-day event. When they weren’t taking classes, they competed in the bus rodeo, which not only includes a written test, but driving tests.

“It’s a very tough written test,” Martinez said. “It’s different every year.”

Once the written test is out of the way, the driver...