Vote for Leota Junior High eighth-grader’s Doodle 4 Google artwork

Braden Welke, Leota Junior High eighth-grader, is one of 40 regional finalists and one of 10 in his age group selected for the Doodle 4 Google contest. He submitted a drawing that described what would like to do someday: Be the first to travel to the end of space. The Doodle 4 Google contest runs now through May 13. People can go online to www.doodle4google.com and vote for his design. The national winner will receive a $15,000 college scholarship, a laptop and a $25,000 grant toward a computer lab at his/her school. Welke and his family will be flown to New York for the announcement of the winner.

May 5, 2011 3:32 pm
Braden Welke displays his Google artwork with parents Brad Welke and Cynthia Rigby.
Braden Welke displays his Google artwork with parents Brad Welke and Cynthia Rigby.

Braden Welke, Leota Junior High eighth-grader, is one of 40 regional finalists and one of 10 in his age group selected for the Doodle 4 Google contest. He submitted a drawing that described what would like to do someday: Be the first to travel to the end of space.

The Doodle 4 Google contest runs now through May 13. People can go online to www.doodle4google.com and vote for his design. The national winner will receive a $15,000 college scholarship, a laptop and a $25,000 grant toward a computer lab at his/her school. Welke and his family will be flown to New York for the announcement of the winner.