West California Academy of Art and Design Students Doodle for Google

West California Academy of Art and Design students have been taking active part in the annual Doodle4Google art contest every year since 2016. 

Doodle4Google is an annual contest open to students in grades K-12. Students are invited to create their own Google doodle for the chance to have it featured on the Google homepage. 2019’s theme is “When I Grow Up…"
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• The world is more artistic and colorful！Adalee Chuang,12
• The world will be full of technology and I want to an inventor. Alice Muqi Zhang，9
• I want to be a fashion designer. Arissa Xu, 7 
• There will be a mechanical food tree serving all people and end the poverty. Carissa Zhang, 11

​As a world-famous high-tech company, Google holds such art event with a purpose of encouraging creativity in United States school students through a logo contest.

• The visual reality world will be more advanced and images of people’s imagination will come true. Chang Li, 11
• I will create a Water Park for people to have a fun way of learning marine life. Eric Chang, 9  
• I will develop a Google Water Transfer System to save people from drought and flood. Cynthia Chao, 8  
• ​I will grow trees on roofs so that animals can have homes. Ella Chan,10

​The contest provides opportunities for students to convey their ideas and thinking through creativity. Each year contestants are inspired by a pre-selected theme. These themes raise community awareness of the importance of creativity for our future development.

• All wild animals will live in harmony. Emily Wang, 12  
• People will live in a world with better Metro, more crops, trees and flying cars. Eric Song, 10
• I hope not to be allergic to puppies and become a vet who can help dogs. Charcie Chan, 8

​From crayons to clay, graphic design, or even food, young artists can utilize any materials to bring their creation to life. Like all Google Doodles, each doodle must incorporate the letters G-o-o-g-l-e. ​

• People will be able to live in space with family, friends and pets. Ashna Rajiv, 9  
• We will have healthier school lunch! Claire Peng, 7  
• The world will be greener! Wenyue Cui, 7

​West California Academy of Art and Design student Eric Chang, 7 years old, won the California State 1st Place in the 2016 Doodle4Google contest.

​The National Winner will have his or her doodle featured on the U.S. Google.com homepage for one day. He or she will receive: A $30,000 college scholarship；A $50,000 Google for Education grant for his or her school. The four National Finalists who do not become the National Winner will have their doodles featured in the Doodle 4 Google gallery. The 48 State and Territory winners who do not become National Finalists will have their doodles included in the Doodle 4 Google gallery. ​