CLEARFIELD — Two local schools were recognized for their achievement in the 2018 “Paint the Plow” contest, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced.
Austin High School won as the “Fan Favorite” in the Northern area of District 2, and Coudersport High School won in the “Judged” category in the Northern area.
Voting ended on Friday, resulting in four “Fan Favorite” winners. The judged portion of the competition was completed Monday, resulting in four “Judged” winners.
From those results, District 2 also named Overall winners for “Fan Favorite” and “Judged” categories.
Facebook users selected the “Fan Favorites” in each area by “liking” their favorites via the PennDOT Facebook page. The Austin plow received 485 “likes” — the most of any participating school in Elk, McKean and Potter counties.
Meanwhile, Coudersport High School took top honor in the Northern area in the “Judged” category.
For the first time since the program’s initial offering in 2016, all high schools across District 2’s nine counties were invited to participate. The 16 schools that participated in this year’s competition include Austin, Bellefonte, Central Mountain, Clearfield, Coudersport, DuBois, DuBois Central Catholic, East Juniata, Elk County Catholic, Galeton, Harmony, Juniata County, Mifflin County, Penns Valley, Smethport, and St. Joseph Catholic Academy.
Each school painted a winter safety message on a Department snow plow. The theme for this year’s message was “Know Before You Go,” which is the slogan of 511PA.
The plows will be mounted to a truck that services the area of the respective school district during the upcoming winter season.
