Camaraderie Amongst School Bus Drivers at Base in Minneapolis

Northstar Bus Lines and American Student Transportation in Minneapolis are all about camaraderie amongst employees. We thrive on being one big family, and love hearing voices in the breakroom in-between routes. We often embrace this camaraderie by hosting company wide events to keep us all connected, and recognize the work we do.

Events at base consist of a variety of celebrations, competitions, and challenges. For those favored competitions, we implemented a trophy system.

We did this for bragging rights, and to increase employee excitement and participation. New to both the Northstar and American Student Transportation break rooms you can find a shelf displaying past and current winners of each award. Here is a list of the current award winners.

Northstar Bus Lines

Best Halloween Costume
2022 Lynne Soderberg
2021- Darrin Jackson

Chili Cook Off
2022- Matt Schreiber

Best Christmas Bus Decorations
2022- Sue Flaherty
2021- Sue Flaherty

Best Ugly Sweater
2022- Nakesha Allen
2021- Mariana Ferguson

Fantasy Football Winner
2022- Mike Boler
2021- Christine Drachen

NCAA Bracket Challenge Winner
2022- Paul Cronquest

School Bus Roadeo
2021- Bill Donkers

Bill Donkers Award
2022- Bill Donkers

American Student Transportation

Best Halloween Costume
2022- Peggy Thompson and Karen Weinhold

Chili Cook Off
2022- Shavona Roland

Best Christmas Bus Decorations
2022- Peggy Thompson and Karen Weinhold

Best Ugly Sweater
2022- Krystal Degross