Gwinnett Student Wins School Bus Safety Poster Contest

GWINNETT COUNTY, GA — A Gwinnett County student has been selected as the winner of the 2020-2021 National School Bus Safety Poster Contest, the American School Bus Council (ASBC) announced last week.

Huyen Pham, a student at Northbrook Middle School in Suwanee, created the winning poster for this year’s theme: “Be Safe — Know the Danger Zone.”

The danger zone is the area outside a school bus where children are in the most danger of being hit, either by another vehicle or their own bus. The danger zone extends 12 feet from the front bumper, from the left and right sides of the bus, and behind the rear bumper of the school bus. In addition, the area to the left of the driver’s seat is always considered dangerous because of passing vehicles.

Pham’s artwork will be showcased during this year’s National School Bus Safety Week, Oct. 18-22. The theme for the 2021-2022 poster contest is “1 bus + 1 driver = a BIG Impact on Education” and poster guidelines and contest rules can be found here.