Sarah Harrison is the winner of the Connecticut Doodle 4 Google Competition. Harrison’s winning artwork, was revealed at an assembly at Bunnell High School on Wednesday, was inspired by the prompt “What I see for the future…” As winner, Harrison will be awarded an Android tablet and the chance to win a $30,000 college scholarship and $50,000 Google for Education grant for her school. She is the one winner from Connecticut. As well as have her doodle featured on the Google homepage on March 31 fir 24 hours.
Chosen from among about 4,200 entries, a Connecticut teenager's doodle went up on Google Friday afternoon.
Sarah Harrison, of Stratford, won the national Doodle 4 Google contest with her illustrated vision of acceptance and respect.
Inspired by the prompt, "What I see for the future ..." Sarah, 15, drew kids of various skin hues lined up with arms over each others' shoulders. Six of the eight wear T-shirts that together spell "Google," with religious and other symbols promoting equality and tolerance substituted for letters. The drawing also includes a child in a wheelchair and another holding a cane.
"My future is a world where we can all learn to love each other despite our religion, gender, race, ethnicity, or sexuality," Sarah said. "I dream of a future where everyone is safe and accepted wherever they go, whoever they are."
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