These are the schools participating this year. Check back here to see what these schools have done!
- Briggsdale Sophomore Class
- Fort Lupton Student Council
- Greeley West AVID
- Highland Student Council
- Roosevelt Student Council
- Windsor Charter National Honor Society
DRIVE SMART Weld County is excited about Buckle Up Drive Smart program's 5th year! The safe driving awareness, peer-driven program allows teen groups/schools the opportunity to earn up to $1,000.00 for their organization or club. Activities can be simple or complex and are awarded a monetary value accordingly. Each school is given a $200 budget to use for supplies for activities. A limit of five schools/groups will be accepted. One group per school. Participants will be chosen on a first come basis. Application forms are required. For more information contact Marjorie Hanson, Public Outreach Coordinator 970.381.8237 / drivesmartweldcounty@gmail.com
See below for activities from participating schools!

buckle_up_drive_smart_rules_and_regulations_2020_21.pdf |

buckle_up_drive_smart_application_live.pdf |

Challenge Activity Ideas |

Buckle Up Drive Smart Activity Submission Form |
Remember, DRIVE SMART Weld County is available with resources! See resource page. http://www.drivesmartweldcounty.org/resources.html
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Buckle Up Drive Smart School Activities 2020/2021
Congratulations to our student groups for pressing on during all the COVID 19 restrictions and remote learning. It's amazing how creative our groups can be! We are proud of them!
Buckle Up Drive Smart School Activities 2019/2020
Congratulations to our BUDS schools! Due to Covid 19 we weren't able to celebrate in person but that didn't stop them from getting their well earned reward!
Fort Lupton High School Student Government earned $1,000.
Greeley West High School Fashion Club earned $1,000.
Platte Valley High School FCCLA earned $700.
Prairie High School FBLA earned $1,000.
Windsor Charter Academy National Honor Society earned $150.
February 13, 2020
Platte Valley FCCLA did a Buckle of Love activity. BUDS members went to all the advising groups and asked students if they always wore their seat belts. If they did they got a sucker with a reminder sign. They reminded all students of the importance of buckling up. 241 - yes and 31 no. |
February 12, 2020
The Ft Lupton Student Government reached their goal and were awarded $1,000 for their efforts to keep their peers safe behind the wheel! They have and are going, above and beyond with an assembly featuring two staff members sharing their personal experiences with car crashes and have a big rig event planned for next month. What a great team! |
January 28, 2020
The Ft. Lupton Student Government group created posters with driving statistics they have collected at their school. Those posters then became Kahoot questions played by all Advisory classes. That same day BUDS members placed signs on cars. They have gotten a lot of positive feedback so will continue every month. Great job! |
December 4, 2019
The Greeley West group put up a Christmas tree in the library. They created colorful paper ornaments and students were encouraged to write a safe driving message and hang it on the tree. Approximately 200 students a day use the library and are exposed to this activity. Happy, Safe, Holidays from Greeley West Fashion Club! |
November 12, 2019
Ft. Lupton BUDS group went to the advisory class where they held a quiz about safe driving. When completed, they gave a presentation on safe driving followed by a post quiz to see how much students learned. Students brainstormed to create a safe driving acronym using FLHS as the letters. |
Buckle Up Drive Smart School Activities 2018/2019
Congratulations to the five groups that participated in our 2018/2019 program!
Fort Lupton Student Council - Earned $1,000
Greeley West Fashion Club - Earned $1,000
Platte Valley FCCLA - Earned $700.00
Prairie FBLA - Earned $1,000
Windsor Charter Academy National Honor Society - Earned $150
Fort Lupton Student Council - Earned $1,000
Greeley West Fashion Club - Earned $1,000
Platte Valley FCCLA - Earned $700.00
Prairie FBLA - Earned $1,000
Windsor Charter Academy National Honor Society - Earned $150
April 19, 2019 DRIVE SMART coalition members Marjorie Hanson (DSWC), Stacey Chase (Banner Health Paramedics), and Tamara Pachl (State Farm) presented Greeley West Fashion Club $1,000.00 for their efforts to bring traffic safety awareness to their peers through our BUDS program. Congratulations on a job well done! |
April 18, 2019
DRIVE SMART coalition members Marjorie Hanson (DSWC Outreach) and Sara Kos (Colorado Motor Carriers Association) awarded Fort Lupton High school's student council $1,000 for their participation in our Buckle Up Drive Smart program this school year! They did an awesome job of spreading the message of making wise choices behind the wheel to their peers. |
February 14, 2019
For Valentine’s Day, the Platte Valley BUDS group went to all advising rooms and took a poll of who wore their seat belts every time they drive or ride. They presented all students who answered "Yes" with a Life Saver sucker. They handed out close to 200 suckers, which is well more than half of the student body. They also reminded each class about the importance of buckling up. |
February 6, 2019
Prairie FBLA BUDS group held a workshop for members of District three FBLA to attend and work on. They gave a presentation on safe driving habits. Participants used their knowledge on the benefits of safe driving from the presentation in an academic competition. Finally, they had the opportunity to see the effects of drunk driving using the fatal vision goggles. |
October 27, 2018
Windsor Charter Academy participated in a Trunk or Treat event. It was a great turn out of both WCA families and the public. Students were allowed to pick a question (easy, medium or hard) and answer those questions for a piece of candy. All questions were geared to Safe Driving, including putting on your seatbelt, distracted driving, etc. |