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.?