Credit: PA Internet News Service
A New Hope-Solebury School District student won third place in a statewide poster contest.
According to PennDOT, Betsy Belmont, a student at New Hope-Solebury Lower Elementary School placed third in the kindergarten through second grade category.
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The poster followed the theme, “Safe Rides – Everyday Heroes.”
PennDOT and the Pennsylvania State Police presented the student winners with certificates and trophies in recognition of their creative efforts.
“With the end of another summer, school is back in session, and school buses have returned to our roads, shifting the Shapiro Administration’s focus to getting young Pennsylvanians to and from school safely,” said PennDOT Director of Driver Licensing Dios Arroyo. “School Bus Safety Week gives everyone an opportunity to pause and realize just how much our own actions behind the wheel can affect innocent, young lives.”
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Below are the 2026 School Bus Safety Poster Contest winners, by grade:
Kindergarten – Grade 2
First Place: Bilal Shayan, Bradford Woods Elementary School, Bradford Woods, Allegheny County. Bilal also placed second in his division at the national competition.
Second Place: Jada Bernard, East Stroudsburg Elementary School, East Stroudsburg, Monroe County.
Third Place: Betsy Belmont, New Hope Solebury Lower Elementary School, Solebury, Bucks County.
Grades 3-5
First Place: Maria Montero, J.M. Hill Elementary School, East Stroudsburg, Monroe County. Maria also placed first in her division at the national competition.
Second Place: Saieesh Kovelakuntla, Franklin Elementary School, Sewickley, Allegheny County.
Third Place: Jeilyn Gutierrez-Torres, J.M. Hill Elementary School, East Stroudsburg, Monroe County.
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Grades 6-8
First Place: Hailey Struble, Bald Eagle Middle School, Wingate, Centre County.
Second Place: Gracelyn Glunt, Bald Eagle Middle School, Wingate, Centre County.
Third Place: Raegan Johns, Brockway Area Junior High School, Brockway, Jefferson County.
Special Education
First Place: Lilyonna Bednar, Wilson Area Intermediate School, Easton, Northampton County.
No qualifying entries were submitted this year for the Computer Aided category.
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The first-place entries moved on to the national competition in August, with two Pennsylvania students placing in their divisions.
