โ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ธ๐ถ๐ฑ๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐บ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ ๐ธ๐ถ๐ฑ๐.โ
Even behind a mask, you can see Mikeโs vibrant smile as he opens the doors of Colchesterโs Bus #14. After retiring from 45 dedicated years servicing copiers with SymQuest, Mike decided to spend a few hours a day as a school bus driver, transporting students to and from school each day. He enjoys having downtime to โputter around at homeโ in between his morning and afternoon run and having summers off, but mostly, he appreciates the importance of his job and the connections he's made with families.
"๐โ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐บ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐. ๐๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐โ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ผ๐๐. ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ - ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ, ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐? ๐๐โ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ต๐๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐, ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ฏ๐๐. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ธ๐ถ๐ฑ๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐บ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ ๐ธ๐ถ๐ฑ๐.โ
Officially, Mike works for the districtโs bus contractor, Mountain Transit. But we consider those behind the wheels of Colchester buses, part of our CSD community. Even though many of CSDโs drivers have been with us for years, Mountain Transit is in need of drivers. Weโve had to consolidate portions of routes and downsize some of our transportation offerings because of the driver shortage.
Want to drive for Colchester and make a difference? Hereโs some information about what to expect if you choose to work for STA/Mountain Transit:
For more information and questions, call Mountain Transit at 893-1334 or apply at: https://tinyurl.com/y38a5pyy. Come drive for Colchester Schools!