Any time someone uses google to search something on the internet, they are greeted with a doodle of the website’s logo. There have been many variations of these doodles over the years, as it is often used to celebrate holidays, honor icons and sometimes just to show off an artist’s creativity. Now, Google has announced the winners of their 15th annual Google Doodle contest, and one of the artists selected is from right here in North Texas.
Back in January, Google asked students across the country to create a doodle based off the prompt “I am grateful for…” According to WFAA, Google selected 55 state and territory winners from tens of thousands of submissions, and for Texas the winner was Haley Ma`, a senior at South Grand Prairie High School. Along with her art submission, Ma wrote “I am grateful for homemade dishes that remind me to cherish my culture and time spent with my family cooking such meals.”
Google will later cut the list down to five finalists before naming a winner, who will receive a $30,000 college scholarship, a $50,000 technology package for their school/non-profit organization, Google hardware and some Google swag. Now, Ma will have her art proudly displayed on Google’s homepage, and hopefully she ends up the national winner as well.
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