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MassDOT Announces the Winners of the Name A Snowplow Contest
04:17PM / Sunday, December 24, 2023
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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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