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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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