Safety Poster Contest

2024-2025 Safety Poster Contest Winners

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2024-2025 Poster Contest Winners

Safety Poster Contest

Every year NJSTS sponsors the New Jersey and National School Bus Safety Poster Contests. Students in New Jersey who are enrolled in public, parochial, or private elementary or middle schools (plus High School for Division 4 only) are eligible to enter. The theme for 2025 is “Safe Rides, Everyday Heroes”. Posters must be received before midnight, April 17, 2026.

2025-26 Safety Poster Contest Flyer

There are six divisions included in the contest:
Division 1: Grades K-2
Division 2: Grades 3-5
Division 3: Grades 6-8
Division 4: Special Education (Grades K-12)
Division 5: CAD (Computer Aided Drawing)
Division 6: International Entries

Students are asked to draw a poster depicting the current year’s theme. The theme for 2024 was “Safety First – Safety Always” The theme for 2023 was “Driving Safely Into The Future.” The theme for 2022 was “Safely Rolling to My Destination.” The theme for 2021 was “1 Bus + 1 Driver = a BIG Impact on Education.” The theme for 2020 was “Be Safe – Know the Danger Zone.” The theme for 2019 was “Red Lights Mean STOP!” The 2018 theme was “My School Bus, The Safest Form of Student Transportation. The 2017 theme was “My Driver – My Safety Hero.” The 2016 theme was “#Stop on Red.” The 2015 theme was: “Bully Free Zone.”

Prizes are be awarded in each division as follows: