Sixty-Seven!!! That is the number of doodles I received for the Doodle for Google contest that ended today. Each school that registered with Google was allowed to submit up to six doodles. The judges will name two winners from each age category (K-3rd, 4th-6th, 7th-9th, 10th-12th) for each state. The expert judges will then determine one finalist from each category for each of ten regions. The doodles of the 40 regional finalists will be displayed on the google.com website where the public will vote on the doodle in each category that best reflected the theme: “If I Could Do Anything, I Would…” The 40 finalists will also be invited to an awards ceremony in New York City at Google headquarters on May 26, 2010 where the four national finalists will be announced (one per age group). One grand prize winner will also be announced.

I am very proud of each student who chose to submit an entry for this contest. Your doodle is on display in the slideshow below and on the wall outside the computer lab. You will also be able to proudly display your doodle on your shirt or backpack, because I am making it in to a 3 inch button for you to wear or display.

You may be wondering which six doodles made their way to the desk of the judges at Google headquarters. Watch the slideshow and tell me in the comments (remember, no last name) below which six you would have chosen and why. In the meantime, I’m really hoping one of our students will be getting notified soon to make plans to head north to New York!