MassDOT Announces the Winners of the Name A Snowplow Contest04:17PM / Sunday, December 24, 2023 | |
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced the winners of the second annual, "Name A Snowplow" contest for statewide elementary and middle school students in Massachusetts.
The winning plow names are Flower Plower, Edward Blizzardhands, Glacier Gobbler, Polar Pathmaker, Snow B Wan Kenobi, The Snolar Express, Sleetwood Mac, Snow Place Like Home, Snow-hemian Rhapsody, The Mayplower, Snow Monstah, Fast and Flurryous.
This contest received entries from public school classrooms from across Massachusetts. The contest chose names for 12 MassDOT snowplows that will be in service during this 2023/2024 winter season. The purpose of the contest is to celebrate the snow and ice season and to help recognize the hard work and dedication shown by public works employees and contractors during the winter season.?
"Keeping our roads across Massachusetts clear and safe every winter is a tough job. We are glad to see educators engage their students in a fun competition that pays tribute to this essential public service," said Transportation Secretary and CEO Monica Tibbits-Nutt. "I want to congratulate the winning classrooms and look forward to seeing all of the snowplows in the field." ??? ?
The 12 winning classrooms are listed below.
Winning Submissions for K through 4th Grade
District 1
Chester Elementary School
Chester
4th, Mikayla Menin
Flower Plower
District 2
Franklin Avenue Elementary
Westfield
1st, McKenna Mortimer
Glacier Gobbler
District 3
Heritage School
Charlton
3rd, Beth Simoncini
Snow B Wan Kenobi
District 4
Linden STEAM Academy
Malden
4th, Katie Carter
Sleetwood Mac
District 5
Brookfield Elementary School
Brockton
4th, Catelynn Maloney
Snow-hemian Rhapsody
District 6
UP Academy Dorchester
Boston
4th, Katherine Brea
Snow Monstah
Winning Submissions for 5th through 8th Grade
District 1
Buckland Shelburne Elementary School
Shelburne Falls
6th, David Conlon
Edward Blizzardhands
District 2
Mahar Regional
Orange
8th, Kyle Magoffin
Polar Pathmaker
District 3
Burgess Elementary School
Sturbridge
5th, Melissa Forni
The Snolar Express
District 4
William Diamond Middle School
Lexington
8th, Cecilia Vosland
Snow Place Like Home
District 5
Orleans Elementary School
Orleans
5th, Cirrus Farber
The Mayplower
District 6
Pollard Middle School
Needham
7th, Ken Lundberg
Fast and Flurryous
Applications for the Snowplow Naming Contest were submitted by Friday, December 1, 2023. There was no limit to the number of applications that could have been submitted per school.?
A selection panel composed of MassDOT employees chose two elementary school classroom winners that are located within each of the six Highway Division districts.? The winning submissions were evaluated based on two grade-level categories: 1) kindergarten through fourth grade, and 2) fifth grade through eighth grade.?
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