James C. Wright Middle School Student Wins Statewide ‘Doodle 4 Google’ Contest


Alyssa Anderson, a 7th grade student at James C. Wright Middle School, was recently chosen from thousands of applicants as the Wisconsin winner of the ‘Doodle 4 Google’ contest.

Students across the nation were asked to re-design the famed Google logo using the theme, “what I see for the future,” as inspiration. Google also asked each participant to submit a 50-word statement describing the message, process, and design of his or her doodle.

Alyssa’s doodle, titled “New Life for the Extinct,” depicts fantastical creatures in a natural setting against a cityscape background. Google representatives surprised Alyssa and other Wright students with a congratulatory school assembly.

Raya Broad, an eighth grade student at Wright and Wright Free Press staff reporter, is thrilled for her peer Alyssa. “It was awesome when I found out [Alyssa] won this year. We are really good friends and she is such a great artist,” said Raya.

Alan Cruz, also a Wright Free Press staff reporter and classmate of Anderson’s, agrees with Broad. He remembers watching Alyssa working on her doodle in class. “I told her it looks amazing,” recalled Alan.

Google representatives will evaluate the work of state winners and announce a national ‘Doodle 4 Google’ winner on March 31. The chosen design will be featured on Google’s homepage for millions of internet users to see. Additionally, the winner will receive $30,000 in college scholarship money and a $50,000 Google for Education grant for his or her school. The school grant will go toward improving the computer lab and technology programs in the winner’s school.

We at Simpson Street Free Press are impressed and inspired by Alyssa, and we hope you will join us in supporting her design and Wright Middle School. To vote for Alyssa’s doodle, which you can do from multiple devices once per day until March 6, visit doodles.google.com.

Good luck, Alyssa! We’ll be pulling for you from SSFP newsrooms.

[Sources: WMTV ; Wright Free Press Student Interviews ]

This is so cool!!! It's crazy how you win that much money for a doodle! – Selyna Gonzalez , Sennet Middle School (2017-03-04 13:13)
Congratulations, Alyssa! I love your doodle, you are very talented! I will be voting for you for sure! – Sylvan Bachhuber , Evansville High School (2017-03-04 13:14)
That is awesome. Good luck for the nationals. Good luck Alyssa – Amanda , Sennett Middle School (2017-03-06 13:53)
You did a great job. I love the doodle and it is cool. You are very talented!! – Avery , Sennett Middle School (2017-03-06 13:54)
This is a very good drawing. It's crazy how your doodle could be so popular. Good luck. – Mario , Sennett Middle School (2017-03-06 13:55)
Good job, Alyssa! I agree that your doodle looks amazing! – Zella Milfred , Sennett Middle School (2017-03-06 13:55)
congratulations, that's amazing and i really love yore doodle. – Destany , sennett middle school (2017-03-06 13:55)
Wow! This is something I have never seen before, but Alyssa did a really good job with this! I will totally be voting for her! – Rory S. , Sennett Middle School (2017-03-06 13:58)
Wow Great job on that drawing hope you win that prize!!! – Cristian Avila-velazquez , Sennett middle school (2017-03-06 14:02)
This is so cool!! – David Tyler , Jefferson Middle School (2017-03-11 20:00)
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