We Have an Impact on our Students!

One student in New York gained the will to succeed after speaking to her school bus driver after having a rather rough day at school. Ken Boisvert was the driver of Destynee Duncan, (who is now graduated)when she boarded the school bus one day after school and said that she was never going back. Duncan said that the state tests they administer in New York to all students, had been too hard and she had felt that she had performed them badly.

Pictured above is Boisvert and Duncan.

 



 It was at this time that Boisvert decided to step in and talk with the student about how important it is to finish school and graduate. He explained to Duncan that it is hard to succeed in our society without having your diploma. He is right of coarse seeing as very few places will hire anyone who isn't in school and did not graduate. That being said Boisvert told Duncan his story, expressing at one point that if he was able to finish she should be able to as well.

Duncan did go back to school. She did graduate, it was Boisvert that she invited to the ceremony. It is also him that she thanks and credit with her return and successful finish.

School bus drivers can be the best part of every students morning or the most influential person in a moment.  Here at Hoglund transportation we strive to let the students have a safe ride but we also want to offer them a trustworthy adult who is ready and willing to help to the best of their abilities. To Ken Boisvert, I say he did an amazing job and deserves to be recognized as an outstanding member of the school bus community.

Thank You,
Haleigh

46 Years Behind the Wheel!!!

Not many drivers have been around long enough to see the 2-way radios installed  in school buses, but  Joyce Bernard has. With 46 years of school bus service under her belt she has witnessed a lot and can attest to the improvement of school bus safety. Bernard started driving to be closer to her children and when she found out the job was not a part time commitment she dove right in and has been dedicated since.

For most students the first thing they experience each and every Monday-Friday morning is a ride on the school bus. That means that the first person they see is a school bus driver and that is why being a driver is not to be taken lightly. Drivers can make that first day special and add a little "umff" to a child's step just by giving them a warm and reassuring first meeting! A bound between a driver and a student can be one of the stronger relationships they have during their elementary school years since they can remain the same during the entire time spanned.

Pictured above is  Joyce Bernard.

 Bernard says that she felt like her students didn't really care about her, she was wrong. When she hit black ice in one of her earlier years and got into a little accident the company was downsizing the area they needed covered and Bernard asked if she could cover a route closer to home. She late found out that the students where going to the school board because they thought she was being punished for the accident. Bernard commented that the children she drove were amazing .

We encourage our drivers to treat the children with a "kind and caring" attitude at all times to ensure that both the student riders and the drivers stay on good terms and able to easily approach one another if something was to happen. We encourage our students and drivers to always be open with each other. Hoglund Transportation works hard to insure that your child's first, second, and all the way to the final bus ride they take is in a comfortable and welcoming environment.

Thank You,

Haleigh