Washington, D.C., native Akilah Johnson was an**unced as the 2016 winner of the Doodle 4 Google national contest on Monday, beating out more than 100,000 entries from around the U.S. Every year, grade school students compete in the contest for a chance to have their artwork featured on the Google homepage.
In addition to having her winning Doodle displayed on Google, Johnson will*receive a $30,000 college scholarship. Her school, Eastern Senior High School, will also receive a $50,000 Google for Education grant, which offers tech**logy resources for teachers and students. Read more...