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DelDOT congratulates Name That Plow winners

February 6, 2025 - Smith Elementary School was the New Castle County winner in the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) "Name That Plow" contest. The imaginative and engaging names put forth by elementary school students throughout Delaware reflect their creativity and recognition of the hard work done by DelDOT’s snowplow operators and technicians. Congratulations to students at Jennie Smith Elementary School!

The winners for 2025 are as follows:

New Castle County: Ctrl Salt Delete by Jennie Smith Elementary  
Kent County: Plowana by Fairview Elementary  
Sussex County: Blizzard Wizard by John M. Clayton Elementary  

Name That Plow Contest

2025 marks the fourth year of the "Name That Plow" contest, which encourages K-5 students to honor DelDOT’s snow removal teams. The snowplow operators and technicians that plow the roads play a vital role in maintaining safer road conditions for all during winter weather events.