Schools vie for votes in PennDOT plow-painting contest

Visitors to PennDOT's Facebook page can vote for a “fan favorite” among area schools' entries in a “Paint the Plow” contest.

You can cast a vote by “liking” one of the decorated snowplow blades displayed in a District 12 “Paint the Plow” photo album at the Facebook site. The school whose photo receives the most “likes” will win the contest for its corresponding county.

Voting ends at noon Tuesday.

PennDOT invited schools across the four counties (Westmoreland, Washington, Fayette and Greene) in District 12 to have students paint a snowplow blade with an image promoting winter road safety. About a dozen schools took up the challenge, decorating blades that PennDOT provided and will mount to its trucks for use on roads near the schools.

Westmoreland County school districts taking part include Greater Latrobe, Norwin, Penn-Trafford and Yough as well as the Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center.