DES MOINES, Iowa – An Ames High School student was surprised with some big news from Iowa Department of Education Director McKenzie Snow on Monday.

Snow was at the high school to announce the winner of the Iowa Education License Plate Design Challenge.

Sophomore Erin Cho was the winner and received a poster-sized version of her winning license plate. It features a goldfinch as an educator perched on three school books.

Cho said that her design was meant to incorporate the educational theme as much as possible.

“I kinda just looked up like different symbols for education …and I incorporated that into my artwork. Like books, and like the graduation hat, and things like that. And also a pair of glasses on the educator finch that I tried to show in my artwork. And also used the state bird as well to show this is Iowa education,” said Cho.

If you are looking to get her design for your Iowa license plate, it will be available later this summer.