Evesham Township School District student wins NJ Doodle 4 Google
An Evesham Township School District student shared how easy it is to be green with the world through the Doodle 4 Google art contest.
Fourth-grade Robert B. Jaggard Elementary School student Dakota DeMaise, 10, entered the contest along with other students as an extracurricular activity in her computer class last school year.
She was one of two state finalists for her Google artwork in the kindergarten- through third-grade level.
This past summer’s contest held the theme “What I Wish For the World,” which asked students to illustrate a Google logo with colors and images representing something they hope to see in the world.
DeMaise, who hopes that the environment is protected and for people to participate more in green initiatives, designed a green-themed Google design.
Her Google doodle entry, titled “It’s Good to be Green,” features colorful letters surrounded by pictures of the earth, trees, flowers and a recycling sign.
The contest was open to United States students in kindergarten to 12th grade between the ages of 5 and 18.
About 400 winners from across the United States were chosen as state winners, 40 were chosen as regional winners, and four as national finalists. One national winner out of the four national finalists won an opportunity to have their artwork displayed as the Google logo for one day, a copy of the artwork on a T-shirt, a laptop computer, a trip to the Google headquarters and a scholarship worth $15,000.
Technology teacher Russell Bowles told students about the contest as a voluntary extracurricular opportunity at Jaggard.
This is the second year Bowles opened the competition to Jaggard students. Prior to starting on their designs, Bowles showed students examples of entries from the previous year so they could get an idea of what the contest entailed.
Many of the 150 students at Jaggard who entered chose to illustrate a Google logo about world peace or sustainability.
“It really made the students think about the world and where we stand today,” Bowles said.
Bowles thought it was a great competition for students and suspects that students were inspired by the sustainability theme because of the school’s recent recycling programs and efforts to cut down on paper waste by using electronic communication with parents.
“The kids really enjoyed it and were excited to find out who the state winners and regional winners were. They worked really hard, so it’s nice to see a winner at a local school,” he said.
Dakota, of Marlton, found out about her win in September and was surprised to hear the news.
“I was confident I had a chance, but I didn’t think I would make it this far,” she said. Dakota enjoys drawing and tries to incorporate her earth-friendly ideas into her artwork by drawing trees and flowers and by using recycled and scrap paper.
“People should recycle more so that everyone can see how beautiful the Earth is. We want the Earth to last long, so you’ve got to be green,” she said.
The artist was inspired to care about the environment after going camping with her friends and because she likes animals and nature.
“I’ve been to a lot of places that are beautiful and wouldn’t want them to go away,” she said.
In addition to drawing, Dakota enjoys playing soccer and the flute and entered the contest because she thought it would be a fun way to use her drawing skills.
“I just decided to enter because I thought it was a good opportunity. Once our teacher started talking about it, I had so many ideas,” she said.
To see Dakota’s winning doodle, as well as other winning doodles, visit www.google.com/doodle4google.
Fourth-grade Robert B. Jaggard Elementary School student Dakota DeMaise, 10, entered the contest along with other students as an extracurricular activity in her computer class last school year.
She was one of two state finalists for her Google artwork in the kindergarten- through third-grade level.
This past summer’s contest held the theme “What I Wish For the World,” which asked students to illustrate a Google logo with colors and images representing something they hope to see in the world.
DeMaise, who hopes that the environment is protected and for people to participate more in green initiatives, designed a green-themed Google design.
Her Google doodle entry, titled “It’s Good to be Green,” features colorful letters surrounded by pictures of the earth, trees, flowers and a recycling sign.
The contest was open to United States students in kindergarten to 12th grade between the ages of 5 and 18.
About 400 winners from across the United States were chosen as state winners, 40 were chosen as regional winners, and four as national finalists. One national winner out of the four national finalists won an opportunity to have their artwork displayed as the Google logo for one day, a copy of the artwork on a T-shirt, a laptop computer, a trip to the Google headquarters and a scholarship worth $15,000.
Technology teacher Russell Bowles told students about the contest as a voluntary extracurricular opportunity at Jaggard.
This is the second year Bowles opened the competition to Jaggard students. Prior to starting on their designs, Bowles showed students examples of entries from the previous year so they could get an idea of what the contest entailed.
Many of the 150 students at Jaggard who entered chose to illustrate a Google logo about world peace or sustainability.
“It really made the students think about the world and where we stand today,” Bowles said.
Bowles thought it was a great competition for students and suspects that students were inspired by the sustainability theme because of the school’s recent recycling programs and efforts to cut down on paper waste by using electronic communication with parents.
“The kids really enjoyed it and were excited to find out who the state winners and regional winners were. They worked really hard, so it’s nice to see a winner at a local school,” he said.
Dakota, of Marlton, found out about her win in September and was surprised to hear the news.
“I was confident I had a chance, but I didn’t think I would make it this far,” she said. Dakota enjoys drawing and tries to incorporate her earth-friendly ideas into her artwork by drawing trees and flowers and by using recycled and scrap paper.
“People should recycle more so that everyone can see how beautiful the Earth is. We want the Earth to last long, so you’ve got to be green,” she said.
The artist was inspired to care about the environment after going camping with her friends and because she likes animals and nature.
“I’ve been to a lot of places that are beautiful and wouldn’t want them to go away,” she said.
In addition to drawing, Dakota enjoys playing soccer and the flute and entered the contest because she thought it would be a fun way to use her drawing skills.
“I just decided to enter because I thought it was a good opportunity. Once our teacher started talking about it, I had so many ideas,” she said.
To see Dakota’s winning doodle, as well as other winning doodles, visit www.google.com/doodle4google.
