Blue Bird Employees Volunteer at Middle Georgia Schools to Drive Student Success
Blue Bird Corporation employees have been volunteering at Middle Georgia schools through mentoring, mock interviews, and encouragement cards to support student success and career readiness.
- 1,600+
What Happened
Blue Bird's community commitment includes hands-on support for local schools. In December 2025, production supervisor Brandon Paxton visited the EV Automotive Pathway program at W.S. Hutchings College and Career Academy to discuss careers in engineering and manufacturing. In March 2026, Chief Human Resources Officer David Pasternak and Grants Manager Lauren Beaty participated in Bibb County's 'Principal for a Day' program. In April 2026, employees conducted mock interviews at Peach County High School.
Brandon Paxton speaks at EV Automotive Pathway class at W.S. Hutchings Innovation Center
Blue Bird employees participate in Bibb County's 'Principal for a Day' program
Employees conduct mock interviews at Peach County High School
“This is super cool, [I’m] proud to be a part of a company that pours back into its community.”
Additionally, more than 1,600 personalized encouragement cards were written for third-grade students in Bibb County Schools before state testing. Blue Bird's initiatives aim to empower students of all ages and strengthen the link between education and industry.
Why this matters
These efforts strengthen the connection between education and industry, preparing students for future careers and building community ties.
Terms in This Story
- EV
- Electric vehicle, a vehicle powered fully or partly by electricity.
- OTA
- Over-the-air update, a software update delivered remotely to a vehicle.
- ICE
- Internal combustion engine, the conventional petrol or diesel engine type.
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