ITD launches ‘Name a Snowplow’ contest

The pursuing is simply a news merchandise and photograph from nan Idaho Transportation Department.

BOISE — The Idaho Transportation Department and Idaho Department of Education are moving together to footwear disconnected nan first ever yearly ‘Name a Snowplow’ contest. Other states and road departments crossed nan state behaviour akin campaigns pinch awesome success.

Starting Oct. 1, eighth people students crossed Idaho are invited to participate pinch their classrooms to taxable a name. Contest entries will beryllium accepted done nan period of October pinch winning names announced by 2025.

“Our snowplow drivers are very thankful to schools that are capable to subordinate this nosy acquisition opportunity and thief summation wintertime driving information awareness!” ITD Chief Operations Officer and Deputy Director Dan McElhinney said.

Two plows successful each of six Idaho regions will beryllium selected done voting by ITD employees. Winning names will beryllium displayed straight connected ITD plows, pinch winners awarded a sojourn to their schoolhouse by that plow and driver to talk astir wintertime safety. News media will besides beryllium invited to be plow naming events.

This title is simply a business betwixt ITD and nan Idaho Department of Education for teachers successful eighth people classrooms to opt in, pinch nan hopes of sharing wintertime driving information messages arsenic this property group will soon beryllium successful driver’s acquisition classes. Another extremity of adding unsocial names connected plows is to origin each drivers to return a 2nd look and beryllium diligent erstwhile driving done nan winter.

“This title is specified a nosy measurement to prosecute students pinch a information connection that’s basal to our young drivers, particularly arsenic nan upwind cools and wintertime approaches,” Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction Debbie Critchfield said. “I’m grateful for nan business pinch nan Idaho Transportation Department and americium decidedly looking guardant to seeing immoderate student-named plows connected nan roadworthy this winter.”

More accusation regarding nan title winners and plow naming events will beryllium released erstwhile nan submission and voting deadlines person passed.