A Bullitt County high schooler is representing Kentucky in the national Doodle for Google contest – 89.3 WFPL News Louisville

A 15-year-old from Bullitt County might have her art work displayed on the principle Google search web page for a day, and win a school scholarship. 

Claire Schneider, of Bullitt County East Excessive College, entered the Doodle for Google contest for the primary time just a few years in the past. She tried once more the subsequent yr, and this yr.

“I feel since I heard concerning the competitors, I used to be all the time like, ‘I’m gonna preserve doing this till I get it.’ It was nearly like a bucket listing. Like, I’m gonna do that in the future.”

The third time was the appeal. 

Schneider’s design, titled “Bubbles and the Great thing about Nature,” is certainly one of 54 state and territory winners. The work depicts a teenager soaking in a bubble tub, surrounded by inexperienced vines and flowers. It was her response to the competition immediate: “I look after myself by…”

“I form of knew I wished to contain nature in some way as a result of when the climate’s good, I typically really feel simply very relaxed and at residence,” she mentioned. “And there’s only a lot to soak up in nature.” 

Voting to find out the 5 nationwide finalists runs via Tuesday. 

A winner will likely be chosen from these 5. Along with their art work exhibiting up on Google’s search touchdown web page, the winner will obtain a $30,000 school scholarship, plus a $50,000 new expertise package deal for his or her college.

“It is a actually nice alternative,” Schneider mentioned, including that seeing her design on Google.com could be “very very cool.”

As for her inventive aspirations sooner or later, Schneider mentioned she has plenty of pursuits: “So I’m fairly content material with preserving artwork as a pastime.”

However she mentioned she might see herself doing extra with design and possibly even one thing associated to movie down the street.