Cy-Fair ISD trustee and Bus Buddy volunteer Bob Covey greets a student at Emery Elementary School as he boards the bus on the first day of school in 2015.[/caption]

With another school year set to begin, Cy-Fair ISD officials are looking for Bus Buddy volunteers.

The Bus Buddies program helps to put new riders at ease and ensure elementary school students are dropped off at the right stops. Starting Aug. 10, volunteers can sign up to ride school buses on the first two days of school, Aug. 22 and 23.

More than 300 community members from local churches, nonprofits and businesses volunteered last year, CFISD officials said. In partnership with the Cy-Fair Houston Chamber of Commerce, this year will be the 10th year for the program.

“Bus Buddies is a great program allowing our volunteers and business partners to appropriately kick off our school year of by serving our young bus riders during their first few days of school,” said Leslie Francis, CFISD’s director of marketing and business relations. “We thank our community for its continued support in building these lasting positive relationships.”

No training is required to become a Bus Buddy. Volunteers can register online at www.cfisd.net/busbuddies.