Station Middle School Student is Finalist in Doodle 4 Google

Artwork by seventh-grader Meg Mehta from the Barrington Middle School-Station Campus will represent all Illinois students in the nationwide Doodle 4 Google contest. Mehta’s concept for the international search engine’s homepage will now be considered with the winners from 49 other states.

Mehta received the news from Google representatives against a backdrop of balloons, gifts and a large 5-foot by 8-foot rendering of her state-winning illustration. 

Her illustration shows her best day ever: "My best day ever would include a day of skiing followed by a yummy dessert, a puppy (I've been dreaming of this since kindergarten), all A+ on my report card (esp. Math), a healthy earth and a good James Patterson book to read when I fall asleep. Best day ever!"

Doodle 4 Google is a competition open to all K-12 students in the U.S. to create their own Google doodle inspired by the theme, “My Best Day Ever.” More than 130,000 students submitted artwork in this year’s contest. Only one student was selected from each state.

Each of the 50 state winners will be flown to New York for an event on May 22 and will receive a t-shirt printed with their doodles on it. All 50 state winners will also have their doodle displayed in a special exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, May 22-July 14.

The National Winner will have his or her doodle featured on the U.S. Google.com homepage on May 23. He or she will be awarded a $30,000 college scholarship and a trip to New York for the May 22 event. The winning student’s school will also receive a $50,000 technology grant towards the establishment or improvement of a computer lab or technology programming.

From May 1-10, friends can vote for the favorite doodle