Online Voting Open for Paint the Plow Program in Northwest Region
Ten area schools including two from Venango County took part in the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's annual Paint the Plow contest, which is a statewide initiative to partner with schools to showcase the student's creative ways to get the message of winter driving safety out to the public.
School's in Forest, Mercer, Venango, and Warren painted 10 plows that will likely be in use this weekend.
The program started earlier this school year when PennDOT invited students in the northwest region to come up with a design and then paint it on the plow blade left at the school. PennDot gave the students the theme “Seat belts are always in season” as a prompt.
"The theme was chosen to remind motorists that seat belts save lives and should be worn year-round," the PennDOT press release said.
The two local schools that participated were Rocky Grove and Venango Catholic High Schools.
Youngsville, Eisenhower, Commodore Perry, Mercer, West Middlesexl, Tidioute Charter, West Forest, and East Forest High Schools also participated.
The public is invited to vote through an online survey posted on the PennDOT website at www.penndot.pa.gov/PaintthePlow. The voting form can be found by clicking on the county names within the table. Additional Paint the Plow art programs were held throughout the state and the public may vote on their favorite from each participating district. Participation is limited to one vote per person per district.
The plow in each district that receives the most votes between January 8 and January 15, 2024, will be deemed the “Fan Favorite” for that area. Along with the “Fan Favorite” award, the blades are also eligible for the “Judges’ Pick” honor that will be determined by PennDOT personnel.
The winner in each category will be announced in connection with Winter Driving Safety Awareness Week on January 21 to 27, 2024.
School's in Forest, Mercer, Venango, and Warren painted 10 plows that will likely be in use this weekend.
The program started earlier this school year when PennDOT invited students in the northwest region to come up with a design and then paint it on the plow blade left at the school. PennDot gave the students the theme “Seat belts are always in season” as a prompt.
"The theme was chosen to remind motorists that seat belts save lives and should be worn year-round," the PennDOT press release said.
The two local schools that participated were Rocky Grove and Venango Catholic High Schools.
Youngsville, Eisenhower, Commodore Perry, Mercer, West Middlesexl, Tidioute Charter, West Forest, and East Forest High Schools also participated.
The public is invited to vote through an online survey posted on the PennDOT website at www.penndot.pa.gov/PaintthePlow. The voting form can be found by clicking on the county names within the table. Additional Paint the Plow art programs were held throughout the state and the public may vote on their favorite from each participating district. Participation is limited to one vote per person per district.
The plow in each district that receives the most votes between January 8 and January 15, 2024, will be deemed the “Fan Favorite” for that area. Along with the “Fan Favorite” award, the blades are also eligible for the “Judges’ Pick” honor that will be determined by PennDOT personnel.
The winner in each category will be announced in connection with Winter Driving Safety Awareness Week on January 21 to 27, 2024.
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