Google Doodler Needs Votes

Windsor Hill Arts Infused Elementary student John Christopher Wright is one of 50 nationwide finalists for the Doodle 4 Google contest.

John's work was selected to represent South Carolina from among 114,000 entries. Click here to vote for his doodle!

On May 2, representatives from Google visited his school to unveil the artwork of the South Carolina winner of the national contest.

Doodle 4 Google is a popular contest where students in kindergarten through twelfth grade are invited to use their artistic talents to think big and redesign Google’s homepage logo for millions to see. This year, students were asked to exercise their creative imaginations around the theme, "If I could travel in time, I'd visit…"

One lucky student artist will see their artwork appear on the Google homepage and, as a special bonus, the winning artwork will appear on a limited edition of Crayola’s 64-box of crayons.  

The winner will receive a $30,000 college scholarship and a new computer lab for their school. Google came to the school to congratulate John and provided T-shirts for all students and teachers in the school’s fourth grade.  

Google representatives Jenna Kelly and Lauryn Kalinski unveiled John’s artwork that is entitled “1970s Jazz Scene.”  As a state winner, John will travel with his family to New York City on May 17 for an awards ceremony and the announcement of the national winner.

The national winner will be determined by online voting on the Google website for the favorite doodle from among the 50 State Winners. Online voting will end 5 p.m. Thursday, May 10.

The highest ranking doodler from each grade group will be named as a National Finalist. The five National Finalists (one per grade group) will be announced in an awards ceremony held in New York City on May 17. At the final event, one of the five National Finalists will be named the "National Winner of Doodle 4 Google" and the national winner's doodle will be featured on the Google homepage on May 18 for 24 hours. 

Visit the Google website to vote for your favorite doodle. John’s “1970 Jazz Scene” is posted under the 4-5 grade group.