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Who is the national winner for the Doodle for Google 2015 contest?

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Who is the national winner for the doodle for Google 2015 contest?

What is Doodle for Google?

This is an annual art competition organized by Google for students in the US. In the just concluded 2015 contest, students were asked to create doodles that told the world "What makes me...me." Kids have all kinds of things that make them unique, so they could use all kinds of materials to create their doodles, from crayons, to clay, to yarn, to graphic design, even food and video games.

Who is the national winner for the Doodle for Google 2015 contest?

The National Winner, Akilah Johnson. According to her, she based her doodle off her "Afrocentric lifestyle." She used the doodle to campaign for the blacks: "Black lives matter" found on a placard in the doodle.

How did Google judge the Doodle 4 Google contest 2015?

The judged using the following criteria:

1. Artistic merit: based on artistic skill
2. Creativity: representation of the contest theme, use of the letters in the Google logo, and the unique approach to the doodle
3. Theme communication: how well the contest theme is expressed in both the artwork and the written statement

Who is the national winner for the Doodle for Google 2015 contest?

What is the prize for the Doodle for Google National Winner?

The prize is worth up $100,000 USD comprising:

A $30,000 college scholarship
A $50,000 Google for Education grant for his or her school
A trip to the Google Headquarters in California to meet the Google Doodlers, and the opportunity to nominate a teacher to come on the trip
A Chromebook
An Android tablet
A t-shirt printed with his or her doodle on it

Other runners up - National Finalists and the State and Territorial Winners won their respective packages of prize too.
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