Doodle 4 Google

I always love it when I open up my browser and there staring me in the face is a special Google Doodle.  It's even better when they are interactive, like the Zamboni game yesterday :). But one Doodle that I always look forward to seeing is the winner of the Doodle 4 Google contest. 

For the past 6 years, Google has held its Doodle 4 Google contest, which is open to all students in grades K-12 in the United States.  The national winner gets a pretty awesome prize package. From the Doodle 4 Google website: "The National Winner will have his or her doodle featured on the U.S. Google.com homepage. He or she will be awarded a $30,000 college scholarship to used at the school of his or her choice, a trip to New York City for the final awards ceremony on May 22nd, 2013, a Google Chromebook computer, a Wacom digital design tablet, and a t-shirt printed with his or her doodle on it. We’ll also award the winner’s full-time school a $50,000 technology grant towards the establishment or improvement of a computer lab or technology program." That's pretty sweet!  Even if you don't win the overall prize, national finalists receive a $5,000 scholarship and the state finalists still get an awesome trip to NYC!

This year's theme is "My Best Day Ever...". Your doodle doesn't have to be limited to something you yourself have done, it can be something you hope for in the future, it can be an achievement for your school, your state, country or the world! Draw something meaningful to you that makes you think of your best day ever.

I encourage everyone to send in a submission and give this contest a shot.  Submissions must be in to Google by March 22, 2013.

For all the contest rules and to download an entry form, check out http://www.google.com/doodle4google/index.html

Miss Keri