On November 17, 2021

VTrans snowplows named by students

Courtesy VTrans

This fall schools from around Vermont came up with names for VTrans snowplows in their local maintenance district. From creative and clever, to cute and silly, here are the new names of VTrans plows that will be serving their communities this winter.

Each school will be visited by their newly-named plow on Wednesday, Nov. 17 as part of Vermont Plow Day. Schools are encouraged to take pictures with their plow and share on social media with the hashtag #VTPlowDay.

  • Weathersfield Elementary School — Ascutney — Big Bessie
  • Bethel Elementary School — Bethel — Plowtron
  • Castleton Elementary School — Bomoseen — Stardust
  • Neshobe Elementary School — Brandon — Ice Ice Baby
  • Barstow Memorial School — Chittenden — Frostbite
  • Mid Vermont Christian School — Hartford — Darth Blader
  • Killington Elementary School — Killington — Snowday Buster
  • Ludlow Elementary School — Ludlow — Get Out of My Way!
  • Okemo Mountain School — Ludlow — Snow Big Deal
  • Maple Street School — Manchester Center — Maple Snow Racer
  • Middletown Springs Elementary School — Middletown Springs — Tiny Tim
  • Randolph Elementary School — Randolph — Bob the Plower
  • Rutland Intermediate School — Rutland  — Luke Snow Walker
  • Northeast Primary School — Rutland — PAWS
  • Rutland Area Christian School  — Rutland — RACS Snow Destroyer
  • Shrewsbury Mountain School — Shrewsbury — Sub Zero
  • South Royalton Elementary School — South Royalton — Wildcat Winter
  • Thetford Elementary School — Thetford — Snowy
  • Tinmouth Mountain School — Tinmouth — Plow-Cow
  • Tunbridge Central School — Tunbridge — Snow on the Go
  • Mettawee Community School — West Pawlet — Mettawee Mountain Mover
  • West Rutland School — West Rutland — Orange Bolt
  • Hartford High School — White River Junction — Snowicane
  • Woodstock Elementary School — Woodstock — Penguin the Plow

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