Press Release from Idaho Transportation Department
BOISE, Idaho — Eighth graders across the state have just one week left to help name the Idaho Transportation Department’s snowplows! The first annual ITD Name a Snowplow contest ends on Thursday, October 31.
Eighth grade teachers are invited to submit a name picked by their classes to ITD. Those names will be voted on by ITD employees, and 12 names will be chosen for snowplows this year. ITD chose to ask eighth graders for the names because they are close to getting their learner’s permits and entering driver’s education.
ITD is collecting names through an online form (please only submit if you are teacher or homeschool parent). Educational materials about snowplow safety were also provided through the Department of Education newsletter. If you missed them, email itdcommunication@itd.idaho.gov for a copy.
Contest winners will be announced by early January. The names will be featured on the plows’ blades. The winning classrooms will receive recognition and a special visit from the snowplow they helped name.
