People can vote for their favorite doodle from among the state winners.
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There are 53 entrants in all, one for each state (as well as Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and Guam), separated by age group so youngsters aren’t competing against the artistic talents of high schoolers. The search giant is now inviting the public to weigh in on which Google doodles-created by kids in grades K-12-will have a shot at actually gracing Google’s homepage.
The drawing, which incorporated the letters “G-o-o-g-l-e” was the reason the entire school had gathered Friday morning for a special presentation.
A Clarksville student’s love of owls and art have made her a victor here in Maryland.
“She’s an art genius and she just loves it. We already frame her artwork and send it to our friends”, Han’s father Henry said. The G is a glue gun because she says she is crafty.
Schneible’s winning doodle for OH – selected out of 100,000 entries – called “Now Playing”, depicts her “self-proclaimed, silly, music-making, star-gazing, guitar-strumming self singing beneath the trees in the Blue Ridge Mountains”, according to a release from Google.
Google will announce five national finalists, and one national victor, March 21.
The victor and national finalists will travel to Mountain View, Calif. for a workshop with Google’s team.
This year, the national finalists can also nominate an inspiring teacher to go on the trip.
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The national finalists and victor will be taken to Google headquarters to meet with their professional doodlers, the victor will also take home a $30,000 college scholarship and their school will get a $50,000 Google for Education grant. See a full list of state winners on Google.
