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February 2012

First Student Recognizes "Love the Bus" Month

January 2012

First Student Supports School Board Recognition Month

First Student Subsidiary Acquires Quebec School Bus Company

First Student Partners with CincyAfterSchool, Cincinnati Public Schools and 3CDC to Bring Students Downtown for Skating Fun

December 2011

First Student Prepared for Winter Weather, Offers Defensive Driving Tips to Motorists

First Student Special Needs Operational Safety Manager Dona Beauchea Receives Elite NAPT Endorsement

November 2011

First Student Initiates City-Wide "Help the Homeless" Donation Drive in Boise

First Student Seeks Safety-Focused Drivers In New Jersey To Join Team

Two First Student Canada Drivers Receive Driver Excellence Award

October 2011

Thomas Built Buses Employees Personally Deliver School Buses to Trenton, N.J.

First Student Urges Motorists to “See Yellow” for National School Bus Safety Week

Experience Works New Jersery Names First Student Employer Champion of the Year

September 2011

First Student (Canada) Continues to Negotiate in Good Faith with Teamsters Local 938

First Student Hosts Two-Day Hiring Event to Fill Open Positions in Kansas City Area

First Student Honors Local Manager with Presidential Awards of Excellence

August 2011

Greg Gallagher Named Area General Manager of First Student’s Northern New Jersey Locations

First Student Offers Discounted Transportation Pricing for Jacksonville Magnet Students in Northwest, Northside and Core City Areas through Monday, Aug.22

First Student Chosen to Provide Transportation for the Port Huron Area Schools in Michigan

First Student and The National Safety Council Team up for Back-to-School Safety

First Student to Provide Transportation for the World Baton Twirling Federation International Cup in Jacksonville, Fla.

July 2011

Navasota Independent School District Chooses First Student as School Transportation Provider

First Student Partners with Fox 19 and Q102 for the 6th Annual Backpack Challenge

First Student Drivers and Staff Honored at NSTA Annual Meeting and Convention in Baltimore

First Student Drivers to Compete at 41st Annual School Bus Driver International Safety Competition

June 2011

First Student Partners with Gameday Management Group to Provide Shuttle Service for the July 4th Weekend Races at the Daytona International Speedway

First Student Honors Top Performing Managers with Presidential Awards of Excellence

First Student Charter Launches Enhanced Website

First Student Holding Job Fair in Newark, Del. on June 21

First Student Seeking Drivers to Join Brownstown, Mich. Team

More than 100 First Student Drivers in New Hampshire Recognized for Safe Driving

First Student Hosting Job Fair to Find School Bus Drivers to serve the Capitol Region Education Council (CREC) in Hartford, Conn.

First Student Hosting Job Fair June 10 to Fill School Bus Driver Positions in South Holland and Glenwood, Ill.

First Student Charter Provides Shuttle Service for 2011 Amgen Tour of California

First Student Seeking School Bus Drivers in Columbia and Jefferson City, Mo.

First Student Seeking School Bus Drivers in Wichita

First Student Seeking School Bus Drivers in Norwich, Lebanon, Columbia and Hebron, Conn.

Anthony Brown Named Contract Manager at First Student in Lutcher, La.

May 2011

First Student Seeking Safety-Minded Drivers in Trumbull and Wilton, Conn.

First Student Hosting Career Fairs to Fill Driver Positions in Kansas City, Mo. Area

First Student Recognizes Drivers Celebrating 40th Anniversary of Providing Safe Student Transportation

First Student Seeking Safety-Focused, Qualified Drivers to Join Teams in St. Joseph, Mo. Area

First Student Locations in New Hampshire Recognized for Outstanding Inspection Performance

First Student Grandview Holding Donation Drive to Aid Alabama Tornado Relief

First Student Hosting Multiple Hiring Events in Conn.

April 2011

First Student Donates Bus Service to Soul Opener

The Capitol Region Education Council Awards School Transportation Contract to First Student

First Student Donating Shuttle Service for April 17 AVA Walk

First Student Hosting Hiring Event in Hamden, Conn.

First Student Seeking Drivers and Attendants for its Morganville, N.J. Team

First Student to Host Job Fairs in Wichita

First Student Hiring School Bus Drivers and Attendants in Butler and Lincoln Park, NJ

First Student Seeking School Bus Drivers and Monitors across Rhode Island

First Student Seeking Safety-Minded Drivers to Join its Lebanon, Conn. Team

First Student Holds Job Fairs in Columbia and Jefferson City, Mo. to Fill School Bus Driver Positions

March 2011

First Student Promotes Dennis Ryan to Contract Manager in Niles, Mich.

First Student Hosts Job Fairs in St. Joseph and Mound City, Mo.

First Student Provides Shuttle Service for LPGA’s Inaugural RR Donnelley Founders Cup Tournament in Phoenix

First Student Seeking Drivers throughout Kansas City Region

St. James Parish School Board Awards First Student Five-Year Student Transportation Contract

First Student Seeking Drivers in Lafayette, Andover and Newton, N.J.

First Student Hosts Job Fair to Fill School Bus Driver Positions

First Student Hosts Hiring Event in Barrington, N.J.

February 2011

Mike Shedor Named First Student’s Kansas and Central Missouri Region Operations Manager

First Student Partners with Gameday Management Group to Provide Shuttle Service for the Daytona 500 and Companion Races

First Student Seeking Drivers in Lutcher, La.

First Student Hosts Detroit Job Fairs to Fill Driver Positions

First Student Seeking Drivers and Monitors in New Jersey

January 2011

Sir William Van Horne High School, First Student Canada and Rotary Club – Olympic Chapter Receive Mayors’ Excellence Award in Calgary

First Student Supports 2011 School Board Recognition Month

Mike Nolte Named First Student East Region Director of Maintenance

First Student Welcomes New Year with Career Opportunities

First Student Partners with CincyAfterSchool, Cincinnati Public Schools and 3CDC to Bring Students Downtown for Second-Annual School Skates Program

First Student Provides Important School Bus Winter Safety Information

Start the New Year with a New Career at First Student

December 2010

First Student Collecting Donations this Holiday Season to Help the Boise Homeless

November 2010

First Student to Participate in Pittsburgh Job Fair

First Student Acquires Star Shuttle Company

First Student Names George Gans Contract Manager for Columbus City Schools Transportation Operations

October 2010

Scott Turney Named First Student’s Ohio Valley Regional Operations Manage

First Student Names Roger Radcliffe Senior Contract Manager for Detroit Public Schools Transportation Operations

First Student and the National Association for Pupil Transportation Remind Students and Motorists to be Alert around School Buses

First Student Renews or Retains More than 750 Contracts across the United States

First Student Safety Manager Lydell Banks Named a 2010 National Safety Council Rising Star of Safety

First Student President Linda Burtwistle Named to National Safety Council Board of Directors

First Student Participating in Wichita Eagle’s National Career Expo

September 2010

First Student Donates Buses for New Milford Ambulance Corp. Emergency Drill

August 2010

First Student Names James Ring to Senior Contract Manager in Cincinnati

First Student Drivers Honored by the National Safety Council for Exemplary Safe Driving Records

First Student Names Management Team for Detroit Public Schools and Oak Park Schools in Michigan

As Another School Year Approaches, First Student Reminds Motorists to Heed School Bus Stop Arm Laws

July 2010

First Student Drivers to Put Skills to the Test at the 40th Annual School Bus Driver International Safety Competition

Berkeley School District 87 Awards School Transportation Contract to First Student

First Student Maintenance Team Certified by ASE

First Student Charter to Provide Exclusive Shuttle Service for the U.S. Women’s Open in Oakmont, Penn.

June 2010

Minnetonka School District 276 Awards First Student Three-Year Special Education Contract

First Student Recognizes its Drivers and Aides with More than 40 Years of Service in Providing Safe Transportation

First Student Awarded Columbus City Schools Transportation Contract

First Student Supports 2010 California Distinguished School Awards Ceremony

First Student to Host Job Fairs in Wichita

First Student Names Senior Management Team to Serve Wichita Public Schools USD 259

May 2010

First Student Announces Multiple Contract Renewals in Maine and Rhode Island

First Student Charter Provides Safe and Reliable Charter Services for Summer Outings and Activities

First Student Renews Contracts with Terrebonne Parish School District in Houma, La.

First Student Driver David Vargas Honored for Providing Outstanding Service to Students in Trumbull, Conn.

First Student To Equip Entire Fleet of 60,000 Vehicles With Zonar

April 2010

Two First Student Customers are Finalists for Visit from President Obama

First Student Awarded Student Transportation Contract for Pueblo County School District 70

First Student Wins Best in Show Award at the National School Boards Association’s 70th Annual Conference

William Floyd Union Free School District Awards First Student 5-Year Special Education Contract

First Student Charter to Provide Exclusive Shuttle Service for the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic

March 2010

First Student Awarded Student Transportation Contract with Detroit Public Schools

February 2010

First Student Awarded Student Transportation Contract with Detroit Public Schools

First Student Supports the 2010 ‘Love the Bus’ Campaign

January 2010

FirstGroup America Supports Actions to Prevent Distracted Driving

First Student Partners with CincyAfterSchool, Cincinnati Public Schools and 3CDC

First Student Provides School Bus Winter Safety Information

First Student Installs GPS Systems on Memphis School Buses

December 2009

First Student Wishes You A Happy Holiday Season!

First Student Helps ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Provide Home for Buffalo Family

October 2009

FirstGroup America Employee Climbs Mountain

National School Bus Safety Week Reminds Motorists

FirstGroup America Supports Actions to Prevent Distracted Driving

September 2009

First Student Announces Four School Transportation Contracts

FirstGroup America Celebrates Ten Years of North American Operations

August 2009

First Student President Linda Burtwistle Named to National School Transportation Association Board of Directors

First Student Teams With WXIX and Q102 to Fill 1,000 Backpacks For ACT and Brighton Center

First Student Signs New Contract with Holyoke Public Schools in Holyoke, Mass.

First Student Awarded Contract with Decatur, Ill. Public School District 61

First Student Awarded Student Transportation Contract with the East Peoria, Ill. School District 86

First Student Enters into Agreement with Collins Bus Corporation

First Student Offers Tips for a Safe, Enjoyable Bus Ride

FirstGroup America’s Carey Paster Inducted into National Student Transportation Association Hall of Fame

July 2009

First Student Drivers Finish in Top Ten at International School Bus Safety Competition

Sixteen FS Drivers Qualify for the 39th Annual School Bus Driver International Safety Competition July 18 & 19

June 2009

First Student Awarded Merced County Office of Education Student Transportation

First Student Signs New Contract with Avon Central School District in Avon, N.Y.

First Student Awarded Student Transportation Contract with the Homewood School District 153 in Homewood Ill

First Student Awarded Student Transportation Contract with the Benton Harbor Area Schools in Benton Harbor Michigan

May 2009

First Student Awarded Student Transportation Contract with the Adrian School District in Adrian, Michigan

First Student Awarded Nashoba Regional School District Transportation Contract, Bolton, Mass.

First Student Doubles School Bus Contract with the Los Angeles County Office of Education, Adds Alternative Fuel Buses

First Student Awarded Student Transportation Contract with the Troy School District, Troy Michigan

First Student Signs Student Transportation Contract with the Wayzata Independent School District #284 in Plymouth, Minn.

First Student Awarded Student Transportation Contract for North DuPage Special Education Cooperative in Bloomingdale, Ill.

End of School Year Conjures Memories of School Days Past - First Student Survey Finds 4 in 10 Adults Recall School Bus Driver’s Name

FirstGroup America Sponsors Cincinnati’s Flying Pig Marathon - First Student Buses to Transport Runners

April 2009

FirstGroup Accepts National Safety Council’s Highest Safety Honors

First Student Awarded Cincinnati Public Schools Transportation Contract - District Estimates $11.5 Million Savings Compared to Current Contract

First Student, Inc. to Retrofit 520 St. Louis Area School Buses through EPA Grant

March 2009

First Student Signs New Contract with Shawnee Mission Unified School District 512 in Shawnee Mission, Kansas

First Student Signs New Contract with Wright City R-II School District in Wright City, Missouri

First Student Signs New Contract for School Bus Transportation with Rhode Island Department of Education

February 2009

First Student Acquires New York School Bus Company

Linda Burtwistle Named President of First Student

January 2009

FirstGroup America adds First Student Sales to Duke’s Portfolio

December 2008

First Student Signs New Contract for Student Transportation Services with San Mateo-Foster City Elementary School District in Foster City, Calif.

November 2008

FirstGroup America One Year After the Purchase of Laidlaw

August 2008

First Student Announces $9.8 Million Purchase Agreement for Installation of Unique Safety Feature

FirstGroup America Partners with Cincinnati Reds to Give 20,000 Student Planners to Fans on “Back to School Night”

First Student Urges Parents to Talk to their childen about School Bus Safety

July 2008

First Student School Bus Drivers and Monitors Earn Top Placements at Minnesota Special Education School Bus Driver and Transportation Assistant Awards

First Student School Bus Drivers Win 23 Invitations to Compete in the School Bus Driver International Safety Competition “Road-eo” July 19 & 20

First Student Signs New Contract for Student Transportation Services with the Oak Ridge, Tennessee School District

June 2008

First Student Earns Environmental Achievement Award through Project Green Fleet-Rochester

FirstGroup America Partners with the Reds Community Fund

First Student Helps Make Holidays Brighter for U.S. Troops

"Stuff a Bus" Holiday Campaign into full swing...

One of Nation’s Largest School Bus Transportation Providers Pushes for Postage Stamp Recognizing School Bus Drivers

First Student Statement Following I-35W Bridge Collapse

FIRSTGROUP PLC Acquisition Of Laidlaw International, Inc. Closes

California Fires Response: FIRST STUDENT RESPONDS WITH RELIEF EFFORTS FOR AFFECTED RESIDENTS, EMPLOYEES

Remembering One of New Haven's Finest...First Student Provides Transportation for Officers Bidding Farewell to a Fallen Comrade

First Student Reminds Motorists to Drive Safely—Especially Around School Buses

First Student Donates Buses for Field Trips to Bryan Memorial Gallery

Little Rock School District Renews School Transportation Contract with First Student

First Student New Orleans Moves into New Facility

First Student Signs New Contract for Student Transportation Services in Houston

New Contract Signed with Las Cruces Public Schools in New Mexico.

First Student Recognizes its School Bus Drivers for Ohio School Bus Driver Appreciation Day

First Student spending $90M to upgrade school buses

First Student Announces Potential $1.2 Billion Purchase Agreement with Navistar, Inc.'s IC Bus

First Student Signs New Contract for Student Transportation Services with West Hartford Public Schools in West Hartford, Connecticut

First Student Signs New Contracts for Student Transportation Services in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania

First Student Donates $5,000 to the Help Group for Autism Awareness Month

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