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