NSBSW Poster Contest Winners

The centerpiece of National School Bus Safety Week is the Poster Contest. Thousands of school districts in over 40 states participate in local and state-level competitions to select artwork that depicts school bus safety-related themes and encourages and promotes school bus safety. The winning posters are used to promote safer school transportation for everyone.

The National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT) proudly announces Minakshi Chilagani, a student at River Trail Middle School (GA), as the overall national winner of the 2024-2025 National School Bus Safety Poster Contest.

A panel of judges representing the three national student transportation associations, the National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT), the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services (NASDPTS), and the National School Transportation Association (NSTA)—evaluated entries based on safety impact, originality, artistic quality, and visual effectiveness. Minakshi’s poster stood out among submissions from multiple states across five divisions. As the national winner, her artwork will be prominently featured during National School Bus Safety Week, October 20–24, 2025.

Please Note: The Poster Contest and National School Bus Safety Week are two different events. The poster theme becomes the theme for the following year's National School Bus Safety Week, which is an active and evolving public education program designed to promote school bus safety. This annual event is held during the third full week in October each year.

​2024-25 Poster Contest Winner Minakshi Chilagani River Trail Middle School (GA)	2024-25 Poster
2023-24 Poster	2022-23 Poster
2021-22 Poster	2020-21 Poster
2019-20 Poster	2018-19 Poster
2017-18 Poster	2016-17 Poster