By Jake Fogal
FREEPORT – The fourteenth annual Doodle for Google competition is down to 54 contestants, with one from each State and Territory.
Fourth grader Amelia Winter of Freeport is Illinois’ winner, and she dedicated her doodle to her dog Dasher.
“In art class, that was what we were assigned to do as our project for the semester. This years theme for the Doodle for Google is ‘I Care For Myself By.’ My doodle is I Care For Myself By spending time with my dog Dasher,” Winter said.
The National Winner’s art will be displayed on Google.com for one day, in addition to a prize of a $30,000 college scholarship, and their school will receive a $50,000 tech package.
Amelia’s mother, Andrea joined in the excitement for her daughter.
“She’s always loved to draw. She’ll doodle in the car, when we are traveling, kind of whenever she has downtime. ” said Andrea Winter.
“We were super excited when her doodle was selected, but I can’t say we were surprised. It shows a lot of talent and I thought it was beautiful how she incorporated our family pet.”
Voting culminates at the end of day, Tuesday. You can cast your vote for Amelia at doodles.google.com/d4g/.
Jake Fogal can be reached at [email protected].
