Somersworth Students Paint Bus Before it Gets Absolutely Destroyed

Take one school bus, add in around 400 enthusiastic middle school students, a few buckets of paint and you have a recipe for some Hilltopper pride.

This recipe is one that is being executed at Somersworth Middle School this week as the students prepare a functioning school bus to take part in the states only School bus demolition derby. Each student has been given the opportunity to wield a paintbrush and add their own flair to the big yellow bus that sits outside the school.

The result has been a lot of fun, and a great looking bus that has a unique flair and character and will be easily recognizable as the Hilltop/Somersworth bus when it takes to the midway at Rochester Fair Grounds on Saturday Night.

The school bus demolition is the only one that takes place in the state of New Hampshire and has to be seen to be believed. The event first began in 2012 and has taken place each year since, growing in popularity with the crowd each year.

My understanding is that each of the district buses that take part in the derby, are fully functioning and many were in service up until June this year. This will all change in Saturday night, when they take on a new lease of life.

I have a feeling there will be a lot of happy Somersworth kids and their families watching as their bus competes on Saturday night when the fun starts at 7pm.

You can find more articles and local coverage from Jenne Holmes SomersworthNow.com.