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River Trail Student Wins Georgia Doodle 4 Google Contest

Sixth-grade Johns Creek student Christine Anna Jeong was among 50 state winners in the seventh annual contest.

A River Trail Middle School student could soon have her art on the Google homepage for hundreds of millions to see. 

On Tuesday, Google announced the 50 state winners in its seventh annual Doodle 4 Google competition, a contest open to students across the United States to redesign the Google logo inspired by the theme “If I could invent one thing to make the world a better place...” 

Christine Anna Jeong, a 6th grader at the Johns Creek school, is Georgia's winner with her doodle, “The Galactic Express”, which allows people to explore the world and will help scientists to solve the biggest mysteries of outer space.  

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Christine’s doodle was selected from the tens of thousands of entries received this year. Students' ideas ranged from water purification to advanced robotics and nutrition solutions. 

To help their favorites succeed, everyone across the country can vote for their favorite doodle from the 50 state winners. 

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Voting will be open from April 29 to May 9 on the Doodle 4 Google website and the public vote will determine the five national finalists (one for each grade group). 

Google will announce the five finalists and one as the national winner on May 21 at an awards ceremony at its headquarters in Mountain View, California, which all 50 state winners will be invited to. 

The winning student will work with Google’s team of professional doodlers to animate their doodle, which will be displayed on the Google homepage on June 9. 

The winner will also take home a $30,000 college scholarship and his or her school will receive a $50,000 Google for Education grant towards the establishment and improvement of a computer lab or technology program. 


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