Vote online for local finalist in Google art contest
Shelby Newton, an eighth-grader at Northwest Middle School, is one of 40 regional finalists in the national Google art contest.
Shelby will travel to New York City later this month, where the national winner will be announced. Four Doodle 4 Google national finalists will be chosen by online voters. Voting closes at 8 p.m. May 13.
More than 170,000 students entered the contest. This year’s theme was “What I’d like to do someday …”
When Shelby received a call last week from Google to let her know she was a regional finalist, she was shocked.
“I couldn’t believe it because there were such good submissions from my school,” she said.
Google will pay for Shelby and one parent to travel to New York May 18-20 for an awards ceremony. Her doodle also will be displayed at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
The national winner will receive a $15,000 college scholarship, along with other prizes. If Shelby wins, Northwest Middle also will receive a $25,000 technology grant.
Contact Jennifer Atkins Brown at 574-5582 or Jennifer.brown@news-record.com.
Accompanying Photos
Photo Caption: Shelby Newton, an eighth-grader at Northwest Middle School, created this banner as an entry in the annual Doodle 4 Google nationwide contest.
Want to vote?
To vote for Shelby Newton’s artwork in the national Doodle 4 Google contest, visit www.google.com/doodle4google before 8 p.m. May 13.
Shelby is the Region 4 candidate in grades seven through nine.
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