Have your kids joined the Doodle 4 Google Contest?

400 State Finalists

Up
to 400 doodles from across the country will be chosen by a panel of
independent judges and Google employees based on which doodles they
feel best represent the "What I Wish for the World" theme. In each
state, 2 doodles will be selected in each grade group, meaning that
each grade group and each state will be equally represented. Entries
from the District of Columbia will be judged along with entries from
Maryland.

40 Regional Winners

Our
judging panel will choose 40 top doodles as Regional Winners. In each
of the ten Regions, each grade group will have one winner. These
Regional Winners will be displayed in a gallery on the Google.com
website. The U.S. public will then vote for the doodles they believe
best capture the theme "What I Wish for the World."

4 National Finalists

An
awards ceremony for the 40 Regional Winners will be held at the Google
New York Office on May 20, 2009. We'll also announce the four National
Finalists chosen by the U.S. public (1 per grade group).

1 National Winner

Finally,
one of the four National Finalists will be awarded "National Winner of
Doodle 4 Google." The National Winner's doodle will 'go live' on the
Google homepage for 24 hours.

The
National Winner will win a $15,000 college scholarship to be used at
the school of their choice, a trip to the Google New York Office, a
laptop computer, and a t-shirt printed with their doodle. We'll also
award the winner's school a $25,000 technology grant towards the
establishment/improvement of a computer lab.

• Each
  of the other 3 National Finalists will win a trip to the Google New
  York Office, a laptop computer, and a t-shirt printed with their doodle.


• Each of the other 36 Regional Winners will win a trip to the Google New York Office and a t-shirt printed with their doodle.


• Each of the other 360 State Finalists will receive a "Doodle 4 Google" official winner's certificate.

This
year we've added a new District Quality Participation Prize in the
amount of $10,000 to the school district that most encourages
high-quality participation from its schools. The District Quality
Participation Prize will also be a grant that goes towards the
establishment/improvement of a computer lab.

As part of
our judging process, every doodle submitted by each school (maximum six
per school) will be given an overall quality score. Doodles that make
it on to the semi-finalist, finalist or national winner rounds will be
given additional points. We'll then add up the total points accumulated
for each school district. The district that has the highest point total
at the end of the contest will receive the technology grant.

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Get started on the Registration page. Only teachers and schools can register.

Each
Doodle 4 Google entry must include a completed entry form, a signed
consent form and, of course, a doodle. Luckily, you can find everything
you'll need right here: