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SamTrans has announced the winners of the annual county-wide student art competition Art Takes a Bus Ride. The awards ceremony also marks the beginning of Transit Month, which celebrates the role of transit in the Bay Area.
The artists, who are in first through 12th grade, were asked to illustrate the theme “San Mateo County Reopens.” This is the 16th year that SamTrans has partnered with the San Mateo County Office of Education to sponsor the contest, which engages students in the classroom and emphasizes arts in the community.
More than 150 submissions were received this year from schools throughout San Mateo County. A panel comprised of members from the San Mateo County Arts Commission selected the winning contestants.
The students, accompanied by their families and teachers, were honored by SamTrans Board Chair Peter Ratto, and were then treated to the unveiling of two special SamTrans buses featuring the students’ works of art. The two wrapped buses will be operating in regular SamTrans service for the next year throughout San Mateo County.
The winning artists received a framed copy of the bus ad card showcasing their art and SamTrans gifts. Their teachers received a gift certificate for arts supplies.
Winning Entries
Chloe Leung, first grade
West Elementary School, Hillsborough
Ryu Suzuki, fourth grade
Meadow Heights Elementary School, San Mateo
Lucy Docampo Pham, fourth grade
Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary School, Daly City
Siyona Jain, fifth grade
Foster City Elementary School, Foster City
Jiayu Xu, sixth grade
Tierra Linda Middle School, San Carlos
Caitlin Regan, seventh grade
Hillview Middle School, Menlo Park
Hanna Docampo Pham, ninth grade
Westmoor High School, Daly City
Esln Ilay San, 10th grade
San Mateo High School, San Mateo
Giankyle Lopez, 10th grade
Westmoor High School, Daly City
Nikaella Mariano, 12th grade
El Camino High School, South San Francisco
Maya Pham, 12th grade
Oceana High School, Pacifica
Wing Tsang, 12th grade
Westmoor High School, Daly City
Art Takes a Bus Ride is one of the many ways SamTrans engages with the communities that it serves. Youth riders have long been a major part of SamTrans service, and introducing people to transit at a young age greatly increases the likelihood that they will continue to use transit throughout their lives.
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