BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing an extended deadline for the third annual "Name a Snowplow" contest for students in Massachusetts.  

 

The contest seeks to solicit names for 12 MassDOT snowplows that will be in service for the upcoming 2024/2025 winter season. Submissions will now be received through 5:00 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 13. 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.  Winning names will be announced on Friday, Dec. 20.

 

Applications for the contest are due by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 13, and can be submitted by using an online portal:  https://www.mass.gov/forms/name-a-snowplow-contest-submission. The contest winners will be invited to participate in a scheduled snowplow unveiling event. 

 

A selection panel composed of MassDOT employees will choose two school classroom winners that are located within each of the six Highway Division districts.  The winning submissions will be evaluated based on two grade-level categories: 1) kindergarten through fourth grade; and 2) fifth grade through eighth grade.  

 

During the second annual snowplow naming contest last winter, the winning names were: 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.  These names, which were placed on the sides of plow trucks a year ago, remain on those vehicles.