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Bus Driver Scores Big ‘Road-eo’ Victory in Nevada at STN EXPO
existence,
In its 33 years of this summer
was the first time that the Nevada School Bus Safety Road-eo was held in conjunction with the STN EXPO. Te event also marked the first competition
win employment for
LaDene Fletcher, a bus driver in her seventh year of
with
the Nye County School District in Pahrump, Nev. Not only did Fletcher win the Type D transit-style competition but she also captured the “Top Gun” trophy as the overall points winner. More than 60 drivers competed on July 23 in a reserved parking lot of the Grand Sierra
LaDene Fletcher said she was “shocked” to win the 2011 Nevada school bus “Road-eo” championship.
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Resort. Te competition, which included a written exam and 10 skills stations, took place earlier that day in the hotel parking lot. An awards banquet honoring Fletcher and the other category winners was held that evening. “I really don’t know if I have the words to express how I felt when I won first place
in transit and ‘Top Gun,’” said Fletcher, who became the first Nye County driver to win both events. “I was totally shocked when I heard my name for first place and then again minutes later as ‘Top Gun.’ I think by then I was in real shock.” She added that she spent hours studying for her first road-eo competition and training
with fellow drivers from Nye County — one of whom, third-year driver Tricia Beane, finished in second place behind LaDene in the transit category. Te district provides transportation to communities of Amargosa, Beatty, Duckwater, Gabbs, Yomba, Tonopah, Smokey Valley and Pahrump located in the southcentral region. Nye County is the third-largest county by area in the contiguous United States but is also one of the most rural. Tis fleet of 102 buses travel approximately 1.3 million miles per year. “I was extremely proud when two members of my staff, both of whom came to Reno
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on their own time to participate, were announced as first runner-up and the winner,” said Cameron McRae, transportation director for Nye County. “Ten, to hear that LaDene was also the winner of the ‘Top Gun’ award almost left me speechless.” He added that the performances of Beane and LaDene validated the training the
district provides both new and longtime drivers “I remember looking at my boss [McRae] and then hearing my supervisor, Patty
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Dannenberger, plus my husband Robert, yelling, ‘You did it!,” Fletcher added. “I just sat there for a minute; it was a feeling I’ll never forget. I remember my boss telling me, ‘Don’t hyperventilate.’” Te Nevada state road-eo is scheduled again for the 2012 STN EXPO on July 21. “I know that all participants benefitted from this association,” said McRae. “I hope
that, with your organization’s continued support, we can make this an even better event in years to come.” ■
30 School Transportation News Magazine October 2011
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